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Olufuko revisited: female initiation in contemporary Ombadja, Northern Namibia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis analyses post-independence Namibian Heritage and identity discourse and its contestations through the contemporary public performance of olufuko. Olufuko is the ritual of female initiation that marks the ... -
Opportunities of muslim female socio-political interaction in Shariah legislation in the northern Nigerian provinces
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This paper identifies the reasons for the lack of Hausa women's political participation and how women can self-determine regarding social change within their patriarchal societies, by focusing on the socio-cultural factors ... -
Our memories of the liberation war: How civilians in post war Northern Namibia remember the war.
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research looks at the gap that exists between public representation and personal narratives of the Namibian liberation war. Having observed the absence of private narratives in the grand national memory, I address the ... -
Performances of Muslim-ness in post-apartheid Cape Town: Authenticating cultural difference, belonging and citizenship
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This thesis presents an ethnographic study of the resurgence of public performances of Muslim-ness and an exploration of the Muslim politics of cultural difference in the democratic, post-colonial, and liberal context ... -
‘Performing Diversity’: Everyday social interaction among migrants from the Great Lakes Region and South Africans in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2020)This dissertation is an exploration of everyday social interactions among and between migrants from the Great Lakes Region and South Africans, who live together as neighbours in a post-apartheid South African community. ... -
Pets and their people: a sociological investigation into the pet-keeping practices of two demographically diverse samples of South Africans
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study provides a sociological analysis of pet-keeping among two different samples of South Africans who display divergent tendencies. The demographic variables that shape attitudes, behaviour and practices towards ... -
A phenomenological study on parents' experiences of their adolescent's substance abuse
(2013)Adolescent substance abuse is a widely researched area both internationally and nationally. It has been known to affect many problems which are prevalent in most low socioeconomic communities such as crime, school truancy ... -
The politics of UMOYA: Variation in the interpretation and management of diarrheal illnesses among mothers, professional nurses, and indigenous health practitioners in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This study deals with the social interpretation of childhood diarrhea among the Xhosa speaking people of the Western Cape in South Africa. It highlights how in the Western Cape political consciousness and moralist discourses ... -
Positive Muslims: a critical analysis of Muslim AIDS activism in relation to women living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research critically analysed Muslim approaches to five women with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town focussing particularly on the approach of 'Positive Muslims' - an awareness-raising and support group for Muslims living with ... -
Possible causes of Divorce in Asmara
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research project seeks to account for some of the causes of divorce in Asmara Eritrea. The existing law in this country recognizes adultery, desertion and cruelty as serious grounds for divorce. However, this research, ... -
The production of gospel music: An ethnographic study of studio-recorded music in Bellville, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis explores the production of music with musicians, singers and music producers who adhere to and promote Pentecostalist Christianity. The music they produce is a recently emerged genre, which I call 'Pentecospel'. ... -
The production of local art for a global cultural market in contemporary Mozambique
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis examines the production of commercial art in contemporary Mozambique. It explores the power relationship between local artists – painters and sculptors – and their patrons and brokers in the art market. This ... -
Radicals and Antiradicals in near-rings
(1979)This thesis deals with Jacobson type radicals and ideals, which are antiradical in the sense that they are direct sums of minimal left ideals and annihilate the quasi-radical of central importance are the s-radical denoted ... -
Re-situating and shifting cultural identity in contemporary Namibia: the experience of rural-urban migrants in Katutura (Windhoek)
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This thesis explores the shifting cultural identities of young Owambo migrants living in Babilon, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, Namibia. Through an investigation of their social, cultural and economic ... -
Respectable Mothers, Tough Men and Good Daughters Producing Persons in Manenberg Township South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This ethno a h explores the mean in s of personhood and agency in Maneberg a township located on the Cape Flats, in Cape Town South Africa. The township was a site of relocation for people who were classified coloured ... -
Respectable mothers, tough men and good daughters. producing persons in Manenberg township South Africa.
(University of Western Cape, 2004)This ethnography explores the meanings ofpersonhood and agency in Manen¢berg, a township located on the Cape Flats, in Cape Town South Africa. The township was a site of relocation for people who were classified coloured ... -
The role of men in promoting women’s reproductive and maternal health in a matrilineal marriage system in Malawi: the case of Ntchisi District
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This research explored the role of men in efforts by the Malawi Ministry of Health to promote women’s reproductive and maternal health in accordance with Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number five, i.e. to reduce the ... -
The role of women in small-scale livestock farming: South African case studies.
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The importance of gender equality has gained traction in academic and political spheres over the past decade. Agriculture is among the various sectors that have experienced an increase in the empowerment of women's ... -
Sensory flows of Spice: A multisensory ethnography exploring how spice influences home cooks’ sense of belonging in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The history of Cape Town is entangled with the spice trade, slavery, colonialism and orientalism. The Cape cuisine narratives often romanticize fixed cultural cuisines, as seen with the "Cape Malay" cuisine, which is only ... -
Social navigation among Rwandan army deserters in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In this thesis, I explore the post military lives of Rwandan army deserters who served in, deserted from the post-conflict Rwandan Defence Force (RDF), and went into self-imposed exile. I sought to understand the transition ...