Discursively acceptable memory and accountability bottlenecks in post-authoritarian testimonial discourse
Published online on July 25, 2026
Abstract
Discourse & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how post-authoritarian testimonial discourse can voice critique while limiting the public attribution of blame. Drawing on Van Dijk’s sociocognitive approach, I analyse 41 publicly available oral-history interviews in which speakers ...
This article examines how post-authoritarian testimonial discourse can voice critique while limiting the public attribution of blame. Drawing on Van Dijk’s sociocognitive approach, I analyse 41 publicly available oral-history interviews in which speakers ...