Women’s Testimonies of the Tunisian Uprising (2011-2015)

Testimonial narratives are an essential feature of intellectual life in post-totalitarian societies. Four such testimonies by female activists in post-Ben Ali Tunisia are surveyed here.

by Rania Said

Testimonial narratives are an essential feature of intellectual life in post-totalitarian societies. Post-Soviet Eastern Europe, post-dictatorial Latin America, and post-Apartheid South Africa all witnessed a proliferation of autobiographical accounts by victims of the ancien régime, seeking to reclaim their public voice.

Currently, post-Ben…