Narrative inequality in the TRC hearings: On the hearability of hidden transcripts

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-70

  Blommaert, Jan ^a   Bock, Mary ^b   Mc Cormick, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Hidden transcripts; Human rights violations; Narrative; Pretextuality; South africa; Truth and reconciliation commission

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249159114     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.5.1.04blo     Document Type: Article

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