We curated a series of conversations between members of the Trauma Studies Group and leading scholars in the field of trauma and memory. Our goal is to articulate new understanding of historical trauma and its transgenerational repercussions in South Africa and the broader African continent. The vision is to open up space for an in-depth and on-going examination of historical trauma and its intergenerational repercussions, and to use this platform as an alternative intellectual frontier of knowledge production. We will facilitate scholarly dialogues with a focus especially on the participation of young scholars exploring fresh questions in this field of studies in historical trauma. Most of these dialogues will be by invitation only to allow for extended rigorous discussions; however, some of the conversations will be open to the public.
The full series:
A Conversation with Michael Rothberg
Prof. Michael Rothberg, professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Los Angeles, in conversation with: Dr. Sakiru Adebayo (Assistant professor of English, University of British Columbia), and Dr. Adam Levin, lecturer in literature, [...]
A Conversation with Stef Craps
Manosa Nthunya in conversation with Prof. Stef Craps, professor of English Literature at Ghent University. Respondent: Dr. Thando Njovane lecturer in the English Department, Rhodes University In this conversation on “rethinking trauma,” Manosa Nthunya speaks [...]
Collective Healing: Working with Historical Trauma
Forensic Anthropologist Shari Eppel (Director of the Solidarity Peace Trust) This webinar was part of a two-part series of seminars to launch our co-edited volume, Post-Conflict Hauntings: Transforming Memories Historical Trauma Shari Eppel spoke on [...]
African Scholars Thinking with Cathy Caruth
Prof. Cathy Caruth, professor of English literature, Cornell University in conversation with: Dr. Sakiru Adebayo (Assistant professor of English, University of British Columbia), Dr. Thando Njovane, lecturer in the English Department, Rhodes University, Lerato Machetela, [...]