Join us at our student-only lunch to meet visiting lecturer, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, and learn more about her work!

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela RI ‘21 graduated with a BA and honors in psychology from Fort Hare University, a master's in clinical psychology from Rhodes University, and a PhD in psychology from the University of Cape Town, where she lectured for almost ten years. A professor and research chair at Stellenbosch University, she holds the South African National Research Foundation Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma and is also the founding director of the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) at Stellenbosch University. Her research interest is in historical trauma and its intergenerational repercussions and exploring what the “repair” of these transgenerational effects might mean. She has published extensively on victims and perpetrators of gross human rights violations, and on forgiveness and remorse.

Register for this discussion by 11:59 PM ET on Monday, September 26 to attend this in-person student-only discussion. The student-only discussion is open to all Harvard students (undergraduate and graduate) and is capped at 25 participants. Lunch will be served. Spots for our student-only discussions tend to fill quickly, so do register early. We will confirm your spot 48 hours before the event!

We encourage you to come prepared with specific questions in mind.

This virtual student-only event will follow Professor Gobodo-Madikizela’s public lecture at Radcliffe, “Reckoning with Echoes of the Past: a South African Story,” on September 29. We encourage you to attend that prior discussion as well!