By Samantha Cocove On September 23, 2024, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in New York, Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela was formally awarded the 2024 Templeton Prize in recognition of her groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms of trauma and forgiveness.
Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela honoured for work on trauma and forgiveness – News24
by Danielle Daniëls Strong, humble and poised are just some of the words that come to mind after an encounter with Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Templeton Prize. She was honoured and her achievements celebrated at … Read More
SU celebrates 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela – Stellenbosch University
by Anel Lewis Music, dance, ululations and heartfelt tributes marked Stellenbosch University’s stirring celebration of Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the 2024 winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize. Held at the picturesque Webersburg Wine Estate on Wednesday (2 October 2024), the occasion was … Read More
Why Do We Fear Forgiveness? – New York Times
Choosing to forgive can be frightening, but it’s a powerful tool for repairing the harm done by violence, oppression and other traumas.
My Tribute to Arch Desmond Tutu – The Daily Maverick
I would like to share the tribute I wrote in memory of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, published in one of the leading South African online newspapers, The Daily Maverick.
Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award – IOL
I would like to share this story of the tremendous privilege of being awarded the Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship for my project titled “Aesthetics of Trauma, Poetics of Repair.” Below is a summary of the project. This project brings together many … Read More
What Can America Learn From South Africa About National Healing? – New York Times Magazine
By David Marchese Photo illustration by Bráulio Amado Twenty-five years ago, after the end of apartheid, South Africa established its Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission’s subsequent public hearings were an attempt to provide victims of the country’s brutal white-nationalist … Read More
With Tamar Garb, Centre for Racism and Racialisation, University College London
Speakers: Tamar Garb, Durning Lawrence Professor in the History of Art at UCL // Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, South African National Research Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma at Stellenbosch University, and the 2020-2021 Walter Jackson Bate Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe … Read More
On the violence of racism and gender-based violence in South Africa – Daily Maverick
By Dennis Davis In episode 39 of this unique interview series, Judge Dennis Davis talks to Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the South African National Research Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma. South Africa happens to be a traumatised country in … Read More