Entre contre-discours et légitimation : la construction d’un ethos testimonial dans L’étrange défaite de Marc Bloch
Abstrak
This study aims at analyzing the discursive means by which the French historian Marc Bloch builds an ethos of witness in the introduction of Strange Defeat. This book recounts the author’s experience of the defeat of the French army in 1940; by thoroughly examining its causes, it offers a counter-discourse to the official propaganda of the time. To legitimize his status as a witness, Bloch exposes elements of his biography in a manner that is consistent with the traditional rhetorical and legal definitions of the position. Over the course of his argumentation, he explicitly references his Jewish identity, an element that has no a priori connection with the focus of his book. Thus, he forces readers to reconsider the mechanisms responsible for both constructing, and limiting, the ethos of a witness, when confronted with prejudices.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Jonathan Sitbon
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2018
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.4000/aad.2593
- Akses
- Open Access ✓