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An exploration of reader response to and social identification with Grade 12 prescribed poetry
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The thesis offers insight into English literature studies as taught at high school level to Grade
12 learners, employing Louise Rosenblatt’s reader response theory to explore and understand
their encounter and engagement ...
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 ...
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 ...
Out of place: a re-evaluation of the poetry of Dennis Brutus
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The main aim of my dissertation is to re-evaluate the poetry of the South African writer Dennis Brutus (1924-2009). Even though he produced a substantial number of poems over more than half a century, his work continues ...
Townships, shacks and suburbs: An original collection of poems
(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 ...
In-between: a collection of poems of loss and memory
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
My mini-thesis in Creative Writing aims to explore memory and childhood through the lens of spatial and temporal consciousness. The vehicle for navigating these memories, whether individual or collective, real or surreal, ...
A cow’s meat: an original collection of poems and photographs that explores the influence of imagery in narrative
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This MACW mini-thesis will examine how photography can inspire narrative in a poem and enhance the impact of its imagery. As I embarked on my journey of writing, I came to the point of needing to augment its effect. So I ...