Cultured violence :
Jolly, Rosemary.
Cultured violence : narrative, social suffering, and engendering human rights in contemporary South Africa / Rosemary Jolly. - Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013. - viii, 184 pages ; 24 cm. - Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 7 . - Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
'Going to the dogs' : 'humanity' in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, the lives of animals and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- The state of/and childhood : engendering adolescence in contemporary South Africa -- Spectral presences : women, stigma, and the performance of alienation -- Men 'not feeling good' : the dilemmas of hyper-masculinity in the era of HIV/AIDS.
"Cultured Violence" explores contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict. The book addresses key ethical issues, normally addressed from within the discourses of law, the social sciences, and health sciences, through narrative analysis.
9781846318733 1846318734
2000-2099
South African literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Literature and society--South Africa.
Violence in literature.
Cultural fusion in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary--South Africa.
Human rights--South Africa.
Discourse analysis, Narrative--South Africa.
Cultural fusion in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Human rights.
Literature and society.
South African literature.
Violence in literature.
South Africa.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR9355 / .J66
323.096 8
Cultured violence : narrative, social suffering, and engendering human rights in contemporary South Africa / Rosemary Jolly. - Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013. - viii, 184 pages ; 24 cm. - Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 7 . - Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
'Going to the dogs' : 'humanity' in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, the lives of animals and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- The state of/and childhood : engendering adolescence in contemporary South Africa -- Spectral presences : women, stigma, and the performance of alienation -- Men 'not feeling good' : the dilemmas of hyper-masculinity in the era of HIV/AIDS.
"Cultured Violence" explores contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict. The book addresses key ethical issues, normally addressed from within the discourses of law, the social sciences, and health sciences, through narrative analysis.
9781846318733 1846318734
2000-2099
South African literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Literature and society--South Africa.
Violence in literature.
Cultural fusion in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary--South Africa.
Human rights--South Africa.
Discourse analysis, Narrative--South Africa.
Cultural fusion in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Human rights.
Literature and society.
South African literature.
Violence in literature.
South Africa.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR9355 / .J66
323.096 8