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Reading the linguistic landscape: Women, literacy and citizenship in one South African township
(2011)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: firstly, to do a multimodal analysis of the
multilingual signage, advertisements and graffiti present on different surfaces in the
main business hub of a multicultural community ...
Textuality in near-synonyms translations of the Holy QurʾᾹn into english
(2011)
The Holy Qurʾān, like the Bible, is an acknowledged literary masterpiece. Its linguistic and aesthetic vivacity with an amalgam of religious beliefs, moral values, religious social orthodoxy and historical backgrounds pose ...
The formation of 'national culture' in post- apartheid Namibia: a focus on state sponsored cultural festivals in Kavango region
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This dissertation investigates colonial and postcolonial practices of cultural representations in Namibia. The state sponsored Annual National Culture Festival in Namibia was studied with a specific focus on the Kavango ...
Negotiation of identities and language practices among Cameroonian immigrants in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This thesis is an exploration of the historical, socio-cultural, economic, and political settings in which identities are negotiated and performed among Cameroonian immigrants in Cape Town. Focusing on language as localized ...
Imagining and imaging the city – Ivan Vladislavić and the postcolonial metropolis
(University of Western Cape, 2011)
This thesis undertakes an analysis of how six published works by the South African
writer Ivan Vladislavić form the perspective of writing the city – Johannesburg – into
being. Beginning from the basis that Vladislavić’s ...
A critical analysis of participatory community development initiatives: a case study of the small business development department of the Elgin learning foundation in the Overberg Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Development thinking in the 21st century has embraced the challenge to inform development practice towards managing the relationship between the macro and micro level of development with an emphasis on people-centred ...
Telling tales of identity: an interpretation of women's narratives
(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 ...
An exploratory study of experiences of parenting among female students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Advancement in education has ensured that there is parity in terms of enrolment for both females and males at tertiary institutions. However, women students continue to face challenges to advancing in education. Given that ...
Omhedi: displacement and legitimacy in Oukwanyama politics, Namibia, 1915-2010
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This is a study of the contest over political and social legitimacy in a former precolonial kingdom, Oukwanyama, in northern Namibia, from 1915 to the present. It tracks the historical shifts in this long time frame through ...
The influence of community participation on water provision: a case study of Chazanga settlement in Lusaka
(2011)
Water provision is currently a global issue in the light of current and potential future shortages in both industrialized and developing countries. Presently, water provision is a top agenda item in any national developmental ...