Browsing Department of English by Subject "Place"

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  • Place, space and patriarchal femininities in selected contemporary novels by African women writers 

    Steenkamp, Lize-Maree (University of the Western Cape, 2019)
    In much feminist literature, women’s spaces are analysed as constructive and supportive sites that may offer respite from patriarchy. However, women’s spaces are not inherently emancipatory. Through the socio-spatial ...

  • The Sound of the Unseen 

    Horwitz, Samantha H. (University of the Western Cape, 2021)
    This work of fiction explores the themes of relational dynamics, oppression, intergenerational trauma, and the healing and self-actualisation that can be obtained by helping others. It incorporates numerous historical ...

  • Townships, shacks and suburbs: An original collection of poems 

    Khanyile, Musawenkosi Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2018)
    My creative writing full master’s thesis, entitled Townships, Shacks and Suburbs, is a collection of poems that explores the role played by place in shaping identity. Poems in this collection seek to examine the interplay ...