Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (English) by Title
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Shadows, faces and echoes of an African war: The Rhodesian bush war through the eyes of Chas Lotter – soldier poet
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Poetry that is rooted in that most extreme of human experiences, war, continues to grip the public imagination. When the poetry under scrutiny comes from the "losing side" in a colonial war of liberation, important moral ... -
Signal to noise: sonic reflections on the South African transition period (1984-1998)
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This dissertation is set against the backdrop of my involvement with Shifty Studios, a small independent mobile recording studio based in Johannesburg, between 1983 and 1997. Most of this content is drawn from a wide range ... -
A study of Roy Campbell as a South African modernist poet
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Roy Campbell was once a key figure in the South African literary canon. In recent years, his poetry has faded from view and only intermittent studies of his work have appeared. However, as the canon of South African ... -
What lies beneath tutors' feedback? Examining the role of feedback in developing 'knowers' in English studies
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)Feedback plays an important role in student learning and development in higher education. However, for various reasons, it is often not as effective as it should be. Many studies have attempted to ‘solve’ the feedback ... -
Zimbabwe/Rhodesia writing home: Space, place, mobility and diasporic identity in selected novels
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This thesis examines how “unhomeliness” in a Zimbabwean context enjoins mobility and the diasporic particularities that manifest as subjects move back and forth in a homemaking journey between the country-side and the ...