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Records management as a constituent of corporate governance in higher education institutions: A case study of Walter Sisulu University
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Records management promotes good corporate governance, as it ensures that an institution such
as a university is effectively and efficiently governed and accountable to its stakeholders, which
include students, staff, ...
Body positive ‘healthy’ women: Representations of health and femininities in women’s health magazine South Africa, 2013-2018
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This research explores how representations of healthy femininities are constructed through
narratives of Body Positivity in the South African version of Women’s Health magazine from
2013 to 2018. In my thesis, I examine ...
An encounter with the structural and spiritual violence of coloniality: Intersectional understanding of black students’ experiences of exclusion in higher education
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Since the fall of Apartheid, the new mandate of the democratic South African government has
been to provide equal quality education for all and to desegregate the education system. However,
the national government’s ...
“Anything about us, without us, is against us”: An ethnography of the genocide reparations and decolonial movements in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This thesis explores decolonial memory activism and queer activism in Namibia. It
demonstrates how activists have mobilized in intersectional struggles (Becker 2020;
2022) against the structural remnants of colonialism. ...
Assessment of access and use of school library information resources by Luhlaza high school learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study seeks to assess the access and use of school library information resources by school
learners and the teachers. The study was conducted at Luhlaza High School using a qualitative
approach and case study design. ...
Revitalization of the Urhobo language across physical and virtual spaces
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
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, 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 secret life of doors
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
This mini-thesis explores the poetic journey toward the subconscious images of an individual’s
memory. It comprises a collection of 35 authentic poems and a reflective essay that examines the
uncovering during the creative ...
Semiotic remediation as discourse practice in three Woolworths branded spaces
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Woolworths is known as one of South Africa’s largest retailers with over 400 retail chains
across South Africa, while also expanding into other African countries and the Middle East.
This study aims to analyse the ...
Public pedagogy and the socio-political economy of religious media: A Qualitative Study of the Advent Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN)
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
In Nigeria, academic conversations that intersect religion, media and
education are framed mostly from a formal school perspective. Moreover, the
dominant narrative on religious media is approached from a Christian
Pentecostal ...