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    Experiences of rural girls in a historically dominated organisation: scouts in Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Eastern Cape 

    Van Staden, Maria (University of the Western Cape, 2006)
    This study explores the experiences of young rural girls in scouting practices, who reside in the rural areas of Mpumalanga, Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This exploratory study draws special reference ...
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    Whiteness and the narration of self: an exploration of whiteness in post-apartheid literary narratives by South African journalists 

    Scott, Claire (University of the Western Cape, 2012)
    Drawing on broader discussions that attempt to envision new ways of negotiating identity, nationalism and race in a post-colonial, post-apartheid South Africa, this thesis examines how whiteness is constructed and negotiated ...
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    Perceptions of empowerment: a study of muslim women living in the greater Cape Town Metropole 

    Abrahams, Zulfa (University of the Western Cape, 2011)
    This thesis is a small scale in depth exploration into the perceptions of power held by eight Muslim women residing in the Cape Town Metropole area. Using a Qualitative Feminist approach the study aimed to explore and shed ...
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    Violence against lesbians and (IM) possibilities for identity and politics 

    Judge, Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2015)
    In 2006 South Africa extended marriage rights to gay and lesbian citizens, further signposting their legal inclusion in the post-apartheid order. This inclusion is marked by homophobic murder, signifying the continued ...
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    Migration and body politics: a study of migrant women workers in Bellville, Cape Town 

    Chireka, Kudzai (University of the Western Cape, 2015)
    Migration has become very prominent in South Africa, and unlike most countries on the continent, it is an extremely prominent destinations for migrants. The country attracts migrants because there is a common perception ...
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    Telling tales of identity: an interpretation of women's narratives 

    Barthus, Tatum Terri (University of the Western Cape, 2011)
    This paper examines selected discourses found in the journals kept by 21 working-class women during a training course for domestic workers in South Africa. The principal aim of the paper is to examine how emotion, voice ...
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    An exploration of the discourses women survivors of intimate partner violence draw on to understand intimate femicide 

    Dekel, Bianca (University of Western Cape, 2013)
    This study is about intimate femicide: The murder of a woman by a male intimate partner, namely her husband, boyfriend (dating or cohabiting), ex-husband (divorced or separated), ex-boyfriend or a rejected would-be lover. ...
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    Drag kings in Cape Town: space and the performance of gendered subjectivities 

    Shaikjee, Mooniq (University of the Western Cape, 2014)
    The last few decades have seen the development of a large body of scholarly work on drag queens and performances of femininity by men (see Barrett 1995, 1999). However, performances of masculinity by women have largely ...
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    Women’s representation in Parliament: The role of party women’s wings in Ghana 

    Gletsu, Grace (University of the Western Cape, 2012)
    The political participation of women in parliaments is not only important for sustainable development of every country, but it is also crucial for their voices to be heard, as they form at least half of the world’s population. ...
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    Representations of fatherhood and paternal narrative power in South African English literature 

    Andrews, Grant (University of the Western Cape, 2016)
    This study explores the different ways that South African novels have represented fatherhood across historical periods, from the dawn of apartheid to the post-transitional moment. It is argued that there is a link between ...
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