Performing public confessions: avowal and disavowal of state violence in turkey
Auteur :
Yıldız, Yeşim Yaprak
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231222310
Date de publication :
12 mai 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
It is widely thought that confessions from perpetrators of state violence promote accountability, reconciliation, and justice. Yeşim Yaprak Yıldız offers a challenge to this view through a critical examination of perpetrators’ narratives, analyzing them as performances that shape public perceptions of state violence and responsibility.