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Theresa Edlmann is a Post-doctoral Fellow in History at the University of South Africa, based in Cape Town. Her work explores the intersection of personal and social identities with historical narratives, particularly focusing on the psychosocial legacies of apartheid-era violence and military conscription.
Her research examines how narratives of meaning-making evolve over time, emphasizing the experiences of white South African men conscripted into the apartheid state's military system. She analyzes the tension between their roles as both agents and victims of systemic violence, highlighting the unacknowledged trauma and its societal implications.
Theresa contributes to public discourse through articles like her 2015 piece on the unspoken pain of apartheid-era conscripts, which delves into the moral complexities of compulsory service and its lasting impact on post-apartheid identity formation. She is open to research collaborations and supervision opportunities.
