Theresa Rauch

— Theresa Rauch —

Theresa is a Master’s student in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Kent and the Philipps University of Marburg. Prior to her Master’s studies, she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in History at Utrecht University with a major in International Relations and Conflict Studies, where she wrote her thesis on the accessibility of reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her fields of interest and research are post-conflict memorialisation, gendered experiences of peace and conflict, and survivor-centred transitional justice. Beyond this, she is passionate about issues of gender, intersectionality, and decolonisation. She aspires to a career in the field of post-conflict research after gaining experience in NGO work, local research, and fieldwork.
The Many Agents of Memorialization
War memorialization in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains a persistent and contentious subject. In the absence of state laws and regulations governing memorials, let alone a national commemorative strategy, the country’s memorial landscape is saturated with a wide range of memorialization efforts stemming from all levels of Bosnian society.

Charting Your Way Home: Youth Map their Bosnian Landscape for Subjective Atlas’ Latest Edition
For some, maps serve as a streamlined tool to help one get from point A to point B. But for the team of the Subjective Atlas project, the act of cartography itself represents a complex journey informed by politics, history, and the personal relationships we have to the landscape in which our lives unfold.

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