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The Faculty of Arts is well respected and well connected internationally. It boasts top academics and a strong research profile. Arts graduates emerge socially responsive and skilled in critical thinking and effective communication and go on to excel in a variety of fields.
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Reasons for the insertion of the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)In this minithesis, I argue that the prime reason of the Deuteronomistic Historian (Dtr) for inserting the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer is to convey his (Dtr's) theological interpretation of the history of ... -
Yahweh and the gods: An exploration of the relationship between Yahweh and other gods as reflected in deutero- and trito-isaiah: A theological analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 1998-11)This study begins by recognising the religiously plural context in which the Christian churches currently exist. It discusses the various forces that impel the churches towards recognition of and dialogue with those of ... -
An exploratory study of the representation of lesbian subjectivities in the contemporary Kenyan film Rafiki
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This research analyzes the depiction of black Kenyan lesbians in contemporary Kenyan films. In order to do so, I focus on the film Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu, a 2018 Kenyan drama film that documents the story of romance that ... -
Uphengululo lwesemantiki yezenzi zonxibelelwano esiXhoseni
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Injongo zolu phando kukuphonononga izenzi zonxibelelwano esiXhoseni. Impawu zezenzi esiXhoseni ziza kuphononongwa malunga nobume bolwakhiwo lwe-adyumenti (ARGSTR) ubume bolwakhiwo lwekhwaliya (QUALISTR) kunye nobume ... -
A sociological study of ideology among the Herero of central Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 1984)The concept of ideology: as portrayed in the works of various social theorists, is comprised of a wider Yet related, range of meanings and connotations. Despite its lack of semantic precision, the concept is of value for ... -
Being and neoliberalism: A conceptual history of the subject
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The idea of neoliberalism, as both a guiding principle for economic policy decisions and a governing rationality, is a pertinent issue of our time. The concept itself is often used to describe the contemporary mode of ... -
Protesting death-disability-debility imaginaries: Ontological erasure and the endemic violences of settler colonialism
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)White supremacist rule socially engineered impoverishment dispossession and fomented brutality that black people in South Africa were made to endure through centuries at the settler colonial history , which was intensified ... -
Rebellious Black femininities: Embodiments of freedom, desire and agency in South African popular culture from 1980 to present
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In this thesis, I explore the notion of rebellious Black femininities and how they are articulated through and within popular culture in South Africa. I focus on the biographies of some women who have occupied the South ... -
Pilgrimage walking and spiritual well-being: A case study of a personalised covid trail in Cape Town and surrounding areas
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Pilgrimage, walking, as well as pilgrimage walking are not new concepts. The art of walking, putting one foot before the other, creates many opportunities, including ones for hope, healing, and finding solutions to ... -
Revitalization of the Urhobo language across physical and virtual spaces
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)There is increasing interest in finding an effective revitalization system for safeguarding small and endangered languages. Therefore, this study explores the revitalization of Urhobo, an endangered minority language spoken ... -
The social semiotics of hair: Re-constructing cape coloured South African female identities- the transition
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Cape Coloured women have been misrepresented and misunderstood for generations as a result of apartheid and the deeply rooted ideologies at play during that time. The Coloured body was subjected to the colonial ideals of ... -
Assessing sense of place amongst returnees of District Six, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)District Six was a pre-apartheid community destroyed by racialized forced relocations. Under the Group Areas Act of the apartheid rule, all District Six residents were forcibly relocated and scattered around the city and ... -
Diversity and cultural pluralism with regard to globalization and the universality of the message of Islam: A study on the fundamentals of discourse in a diverse and multiplex world
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Globalization refers to the process of changing the world into a monolithic system for all who live in it and integrating peoples' economic, social, and intellectual activities regardless of religion, culture, nationality, ... -
Imam ' Abdullah Haron life , ideas and impact
(University of the Western Cape, 1986)This study focuses upon Imam ' Abdullah Haron, who is an impertant Muslim religious personality in South Africa who had died in detention in 1969 . He made sincere efforts in bringing about social reforms in his community ... -
Assessing sense of place amongst returnees of District Six, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)District Six was a pre-apartheid community destroyed by racialized forced relocations. Under the Group Areas Act of the apartheid rule, all District Six residents were forcibly relocated and scattered around the city and ... -
The social semiotics of hair: re-constructing cape coloured South African female identities- the transition
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Cape Coloured women have been misrepresented and misunderstood for generations as a result of apartheid and the deeply rooted ideologies at play during that time. The Coloured body was subjected to the colonial ideals of ... -
The un/timely death(s) of Chris Hani: discipline, spectrality, and the haunting possibility of return
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)This dissertation takes Chris Hani beyond the conventionally biographic by thinking through his multiple lives and deaths and engaging with his legacy in ways that cannot be contained by singular, linear narratives. By ... -
“A kind of symphony”: new nature in Jeff VanderMeer’s southern reach trilogy
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Anthropocene is the proposed name for a new geological epoch that has come about due to significant human changes to climate and environment. In response to the Anthropocene crisis, this thesis proposes a re-evaluation ... -
A critical analysis of the influence of culture and gender on isiXhosa literature
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study aims to acquire additional information or earn an improved thoughtful of the prominence of evaluating the influence of culture and gender on isiXhosa literature. The intention is to scrutinize the impression of ... -
Critiquing white ecclesial leadership in multiracial South African neo-Pentecostalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)After twenty seven years of democracy in South Africa, many strides have been made in addressing equity, diversity and racial unity within the landscape of religious institutions. However, a prevailing question that ...
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