Annelies Verdoolaege

List of John Benjamins publications in which Annelies Verdoolaege is involved.

Title

Reconciliation Discourse: The case of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Annelies Verdoolaege

This volume is a research monograph analysing the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from an ethnographic/linguistic point of view. The central proposition of this book is that the TRC can be regarded as a mechanism that leads to the hegemony of specific discourses, thus… read more

[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture, 27] 2008. xiii, 238 pp.

Articles

Verdoolaege, Annelies 2007 The debate on truth and reconciliation: A survey of literature on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Discourse and Human Rights Violations, Anthonissen, Christine and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 13–32 | Article

This article gives an overview of a large part of contemporary TRC literature. Hundreds of publications have appeared on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. With a view to proper academic reflection it would be useful to classify this literature. Various classificatory criteria could be used.… read more

Verdoolaege, Annelies 2006 The debate on truth and reconciliation: A survey of literature on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Critical Linguistic Perspectives on Coping with Traumatic Pasts: Case studies, Anthonissen, Christine and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 15–35 | Article

This article gives an overview of a large part of contemporary TRC literature. Hundreds of publications have appeared on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. With a view to proper academic reflection it would be useful to classify this literature. Various classificatory criteria could be used.… read more