Author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Set For January 30 Lecture

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, author of A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness, will speak at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30. The lecture is free and open to the public, and seating is available on a first-come basis.
In her lecture titled Are Some Things Unforgivable? she will address the implications of her work on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, during which she examined the value and limitations of human remorse and forgiveness. Born in Cape Town, she completed undergraduate studies at Fort Hare University, and received a doctorate from the University of Cape Town. She is associate professor of psychology at the University of Cape Town, adjunct professor in the Unilever Ethics Centre at the University of Natal, and faculty affiliate for the Coexistence program at the Brandeis Ethics Center. Her book, A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness, traces the story of her interaction with convicted killer Eugene de Knock, and her subsequent conclusions about human cruelty, remorse, and the bounds of forgiveness.
She will sign copies of the book following the lecture in the Athenaeum lobby. Her lecture is co-sponsored by International Place and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.