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July 27, 2026Discourse & Society

Discursively acceptable memory and accountability bottlenecks in post-authoritarian testimonial discourse

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This article examines the complexities of public testimony in post-authoritarian contexts, revealing mechanisms that limit blame attribution.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how testimonial discourse critiques authority while avoiding explicit blame.
  • Analyzed 41 oral-history interviews focused on gender and sexual dissidence under dictatorship.
  • Utilized Van Dijk's sociocognitive approach to frame the analysis.
  • Identified recurrent discourse mechanisms in the narratives.
  • Four main discourse mechanisms were identified, including ideological polarization and agency management.
  • Testimonial critiques often occur without direct attribution of blame to institutions.
  • Findings suggest broader implications for understanding testimonies in other post-authoritarian contexts.

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Francisco Alonso Almeida (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6700bd40bca442e0d4aae7https://doi.org/10.1177/09579265261468011
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