Faculty of Arts: Recent submissions
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The buried chameleon: A novel and critical reflective essay
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The critical-reflective component of the novel The Buried Chameleon explores the background to the writing of the novel, how I conducted my research, the challenges of writing a historical and contemporary dual narrative, ... -
Anti-natalism and internalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Is it morally permissible to bring children into existence? We often go our whole lives never asking ourselves this question, since procreation and parenthood are societal norms. However, a local (and controversial) ... -
Die Afrikaans van Kharkams
(University of the Western Cape, 1983)ln Die Afrikaans van Kharkams word daar in HOOFSTUK I eers 'n uiteensetting gegee van die motivering vir en die aard van die studie. Hierna volg 'n beskrjming van die navorsingsgebied, Kharkams, uit 'n historiese, geografiese ... -
Die sosio-ekonomiese implikasies van seisoenarbeid in Ceres: ’n geografiese perspektief
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)Ceres, soos taIle ander plaEE,elandse dorpe, beleef 'n sigbare chroniese armoedeEoesE,and. Dit is die prim6re oogmerk van hierdie navorsingsprojek om te bepaal wat die kousale verband tussen seisoenarbeid en 'n armoedebestaan ... -
How Do Certain South African Women Construct Masculinity for Their Sons? An Analysis of Motherly Discourse Regarding Gendered Expectations
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The study consists of a discourse analysis of ten conversations with a group of mothers whose sons attend a private primary school in Observatory, Cape Town. The purpose was to ascertain what sorts of discourses these ... -
Our memories of the liberation war: How civilians in post war Northern Namibia remember the war.
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research looks at the gap that exists between public representation and personal narratives of the Namibian liberation war. Having observed the absence of private narratives in the grand national memory, I address the ... -
Perceptions of a disadvantaged community regarding services of the Melton Rose Public library
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Public libraries in disadvantaged communities are underutilised. This study aimed to identify reasons for underutilisation of public libraries in disadvantaged communities and to determine if one of the reasons for the ... -
The common link theory in hadith: A comparison between orientalists and Muslim scholars
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Joseph Schacht’s (d. 1969) Common-link Theory, together with its generalized conclusions, is a key theoretical framework used by most Western and some modern Muslim scholars of Islamic history. The theory proposes that ... -
Beyond difference: A textual and interactional analysis of Afrikaner’s language use and identity in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In a post-national South Africa, spaces are transforming to accommodate multilingualism and address structures of sociolinguistic isolationism and exclusion. In such a transformative society embracing multilingualism is ... -
Exploring meanings of lesbian spaces in Cape Town and their perceived impact on well-being
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Cape Town is perceived as one of the'gay capitals'of the world, yet many individuals who identify as homosexual still experience danger and harassment in this city in their everyday lives. This qualitative study was conducted ... -
Church and rural development: A geographical analysis of Elim
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)The pivotal role of the Moravian Church in development in Elim, a mission station situated approximately 170 kilometres southeast of Cape Town, is the central theme of this geographical analysis. The broader debate around ... -
The environmental health impacts associated with flooding and pollution of Riverine environments: A case study of the Kuils and Eerste river
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The aim of this study was to analyse the interrelationship among hazardous environmental exposures - namely flooding and pollution of the Kuils and Eerste Rivers, and the potential health risks to the natural setting and ... -
Exploring the effectiveness of distance learning as an alternative to mainstream education for disabled children in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The implementation of inclusive education by the South African government has been inspired and mandated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. While South Africa was among the first ... -
"The "Silence" of the Church in South Africa on rape"
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)My interest in the subject of rape stems mainly from three sources. First of all, I was the hospital chaplain of the Congregational Church at both Groote Schuur and Tygerberg Hospitals, where I had the opportunity to counsel ... -
The Role of Health in the Motivation to Visit Mineral Spa Resorts in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This research sets out to examine the role of health in the motivation to visit the mineral spa resorts of the Western Cape. It also examines motivation not related to health, and the extent to which these resorts are being ... -
The sociosyntax of verb-second and verb-third placement in Manenberg Kaaps
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The primary goal of this study is to provide a detailed and sharply focused sociosyntactic description and analysis of an aspect of clausal word order variation in Kaaps. Kaaps is a grammatically understudied, historically ... -
The Development of Higher-Density Low-income Housing ln The Cape Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of Philippi East
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Cape Town, like other South African cities, experiences phenomenal population growth as a result of natural increase, rural-urban and intra-urban migration. The population growth is exceeding the ability of all spheres of ... -
Staff development and training in academic libraries: Case studies in the UK
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)This dissertation is based on a literature review and three case studies of staff development and training in academic libraries in the United Kingdom. The study is not a comparative one but aims at establishing the ... -
A Connotative Turn for Pictorial Semiotics: The Cultural Semiotics of Goran Sonesson
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Goran Sonesson provides a departure point from the work of Roland Barthes in the pictorial semiotic studies. He questions the theoretical and methodological assumptions underlying the Barthesian model. We compare Sonesson's ... -
Branding and material culture of multilingualism and identities in linguistic landscapes in Langa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Very few studies of linguistic landscape (LL) have been conducted in townships, rural areas, and Africa in general. The focus is and has been on major city centres and their surroundings. Therefore, this study seeks to ...