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Violence against lesbians and (IM) possibilities for identity and politics
(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 ...
Decentering nationalism: Representing and contesting Chimurenga in Zimbabwean popular culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This study seeks to uncover the non-coercive, intricate and insidious ways which have generated both the 'willing' acceptance of and resistance to the rule of Robert
Mugabe and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe. I consider how popular ...
An exploratory study of experiences of parenting among a group of school-going adolescent mothers in a South African township
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study explored adolescent girls' subjective experiences of being young mothers in school, focusing on their personal and interpersonal relationships within their social contexts. Participants included 15 young black ...
"Yes madam, I can speak!'': A study of the recovered voice of the domestic worker
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Events in the last few years on the global stage have heralded a new era for domestic workers,
which may afford them the voice as subaltern that has been silent until now. Despite being
constructed as silent and as ...
Narratives of constructing as gay and having relationships in contemporary South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study examined how gay men construct a gay identity and have relationships within a heteronormative (Kritzinger, 2005) society in South Africa. The impact of this study is that homophobia continues to persist within ...
Soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices in soccer at four Western Cape universities in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study presents an exploration of a group of soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices at four Western Cape universities in South Africa. It discusses female soccer players’ experiences ...
Gender equality and happiness among South African women
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Have South African women's lives become happier since the transition to
democracy? If they are, could this be linked to gender equality? This is the
central question of this study. This study explored a group of ...