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Gis mapping of community perceptions of illegal waste dumping in Mbekweni, Paarl
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Illegal dumping is a global environmental problem that receives significant management and research attention from various fields of study. Illegally disposed waste (in all of its formats) can cause negative impacts on ...
Patriarchy in the House of Jacob and PhaloPatriarchy in the House of Jacob and Phalo: Contribution to Contextual Hermeneutics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study investigates the privileges and hermeneutical advantages enjoyed by a Phalo Phalo1 interpreter of practices in t he biblical text that are similar to or the same as those found in Phalo’s patriarchal culture. ...
The everyday life and the missing: Silences, heroic narratives and exhumations.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This mini-thesis draws on the biographical materials of activists; Zubeida Jaffer,
Nokuthula Simelane and Siphiwo Mthimkulu in order to investigate their representation as
South African Anti-Apartheid activists. Within ...
The postcolonial aesthetics of beauty, nature and form: Reading the glass palace, the hungry tide and the shadow lines by Amitav Ghosh
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
One can think of an aesthetic as one’s artistic mode and purpose. The aesthetic is differently
foregrounded in each of Ghosh’s three selected novels: in the first novel studied, aesthetic
concerns are linked with beauty. ...
Visualizing Volkekunde: Photography in the Mainstream and Dissident Tradition of Afrikaner Ethnology, 1920-2013
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This mini-thesis explores the role of photography in the mainstream and dissident tradition of Afrikaner ethnology (volkekunde) from the time of its establishment at Stellenbosch University in the 1920s through to its ...
ʼn Analise van die moeder-dogter-verhouding in geselekteerde werke van swart Afrikaanse vrouedigters
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Die moeder-dogter-verhouding is ʼn terugkerende en fassinerende tema in resente skryfwerk. Dit is die onderwerp van talle wetenskaplike navorsingsartikels, maar tog het dit tot dusver min aandag ontvang in die Afrikaanse ...
The concept of the Sufi Saintly Miracle: A Literary Approach
(University of Western cape, 2020)
study analyses the concept of al-Karāmah al-Sūfīyah (the Sufi Saintly Miracle) in both its religious and literary dimensions. The researcher will shed more light on this genre of narrative literary phenomena by developing ...
The price of liberty: A collection of poems and prose that explore the interplay between freedom and sacrifice
(University of Western cape, 2020)
The Price of Liberty: A collection of poems and prose that explores the interplay between
freedom and sacrifice.
David Schmidt
This mini-thesis explores the interplay between concepts of freedom and sacrifice. It
comprises ...
Eros and politics: Love and its discontents in the fiction of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
In this study I focus on how Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s fiction portrays his socio-political vision through the prevalence of the intimate relationships it displays. The study critically analyses the significant role romantic ...
Women and Law in Malawi: The experiences of women seeking child maintenance at Lilongwe Child Justice Court
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Malawi is endowed with a progressive, transformative and comprehensive legal and policy
framework that guarantees the promotion and protection of human rights and justice for its
citizenry, including women. The country ...