142pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2019
A collection of everyday experiences of ordinary South Africans under apartheid. Each story is published in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.
Contributions include:
"Apartheid Violence and its Persistent Aftermath", a foreword by Bettina Wyngaard
"Life Stories as public Narrative - broadening the archive of apartheid memory", an introduction by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Friederike Bubenzer and Marietjie Oelofsen
"A Critical Decolonial Reflection on Historical Narratives from South Africa", an epilogue by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is Professor and Research Chair for Historical Trauma and Transformation, Stellenbosch University.
Friederike Bubenzer is a senior project leader at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.
Marietjie Oelofsen is a post-doctoral fellow, Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation, Stellenbosch University.