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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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Sand mining challenges in the Western Cape: the case of the tormin mineral sands and maccsand mining and quarrying mines
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Mining, as a primary extractive activity, is characterised by arguably the most environmentally destructive operations worldwide. South Africa’s mining industry, which is an important economic driver, and its environmental ... -
Julian Müller’s narrative approach to pastoral counselling in the South African landscape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The goal of this study is to examine and analyse Julian Müller's narrative approach to pastoral counselling within the South African context. The objectives include exploring both primary and secondary scholarly resources ... -
Adoption of fully-fledged open access e-resources in academic libraries: A case study of the university of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study explored factors that affect academic libraries’ full migration to open access (OA) publishing by critically evaluating existing literature on OA and by engaging with the librarian from the University of the ... -
Media representations of male perpetrators of violence against women and children: a decolonial feminist analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Rates of violence in South Africa continue to be on the rise, and impact negatively on society at large. The struggle to end this violence requires more nuanced understandings of its root causes, which has led to a call ... -
Globalisation and food positioning semiotics: Halaal food access and perceptions among Muslims in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Foodscapes are overflowing with food products from different countries, as globalisation and marketisation promote the mobility of humans and goods. To ensure food security for the nation, globalisation encourages transnational ... -
A critical analysis of three selected themes in the isixhosa literary text: ngenxa yesithembiso
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study chooses to be contemporary and relevant by systemaically, and carefully locating pertinent themes from a selected isiXhosa text titled Ngenxa Yesithembiso. In so doing, themes of corruption and money laundering, ... -
Re-constituting Ghanaian public university libraries to conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Ten Ghanaian public university libraries were investigated to determine if they conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities. The study employed a multiple case study design and was ... -
Information behaviour of mechanical engineering students at a South African institution of higher education and the role of the academic library in meeting their information needs
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Academic libraries in South Africa are increasingly shifting their focus towards providing online resources to meet the needs of off-campus students, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic's emphasis on the necessity of ... -
“We shouldn’t stay in our little bubble… we need to go and swim a bit in other bubbles” an exploration of the theoretical, pedagogical and social dimensions of functional multilingual learning in a Brussels primary school.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: I begin this thesis by completing the original quotation that lends itself to the title. It came from Myriam (a pseudonym), a ten-year-old girl born in Brussels to Ethiopian parents. She used a mix of French, ... -
The politics of representation in the inanda heritage route: A case study of the Phoenix Settlement, Ohlange Institute and Inanda Seminary
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The thesis is a case study of three main sites on the Inanda Heritage Route, namely, the Phoenix Settlement, Ohlange Institute and Inanda Seminary. This is an important heritage route in post-apartheid KwaZulu-Natal, ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of crayfish street trading challenges in Paternoster
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Located on South Africa’s West Coast is the small-fishing and tourist village of Paternoster which is defined and characterized by unspoilt white-washed beaches and cottages that are spread out along the coast. This town ... -
Pathways to healing from intimate partner violence: Voices of young women in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Research shows that there is a process of surviving after being violated by an intimate partner. However, it does not adequately address the pathways to healing and recovery from intimate partner violence (IPV). A research ... -
Animals at work: a multispecies ethnographic study of entanglements of cart-horse labour in Freedom Farm informal settlement, Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Human life experiences are closely intertwined with our relationships with other animals and the environment. From the late 19th century to the late 20th century, Cart-horses served as an informal travel market for the ... -
Gated communities for the working class: A Cape Flats case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Gated developments are proliferating across cities globally, in different forms and contexts. While they have emerged in cities in both the global North and South, the number of gated developments has increased recently ... -
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 comparative analysis of phonological and morpho-syntactic variations in Lungu, Mambwe and Namwanga languages in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The study compares the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Lungu, Mambwe, and Namwanga (LuMaNa) languages which are less documented, and very little is known about their grammar. The purpose is to account for their ... -
User perspectives on the provision of virtual archives in the Western Cape archives and records service
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In the digital era, archival records/resources in physical formats have been made available to a larger audience and received much more usage as a result of digitisation and remote accessibility. The use of technology ... -
Contemporary South African speculative fiction: A study of Mohale Mashigo’s short story collection intruders (2018)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Speculative fiction, South Africa, entanglement, social commentary, post-Apartheid, folktales, tropes, Africanfuturism, Africanjujuism, Mohale Mashigo Abstract Globally, speculative fiction is a popular genre, but it has ... -
Doing friendship: storytelling and playfulness in casual conversational discourse
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study explores the linguistic construction of interpersonal relationships, specifically friendship. Although we have no control over which families we are born into, we can choose who can be our friend and unlike ...
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