On having voice and being heard: Some after-effects of testifying before the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-341

  Ross, Fiona C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Storytelling; Subjectivity; Testimony; Trauma; Truth and reconciliation commission; Violation; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247458290     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14634996030033005     Document Type: Article

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