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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 ...
Place, space and patriarchal femininities in selected contemporary novels by African women writers
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In much feminist literature, women’s spaces are analysed as constructive and supportive sites that may offer respite from patriarchy. However, women’s spaces are not inherently emancipatory. Through the socio-spatial ...
Of flowers and tears
(University of Western Cape, 2018)
The collection of ten short stories, Of Flowers and Tears, aims to capture the events that have shaped my life, impacted on my community. It hopefully gives a voice to topics such as mental trauma, sibling strife, abortion, ...
Visual trauma: Representations of African bodies in the 1983 Contre Apartheid Exhibition
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
After the 1976 student uprising, South Africa entered a period of increased violent state
repression. The struggle against apartheid also became increasingly globalised, as can be seen
in the UN resolution and the rise ...
The wedding interviews: A novella
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
It’s quite simple really. During these interviews you get to talk about anything you like. I’ll ask questions here and there to help the story along. Just be honest and try to forget about the camera. We’ll use the interview ...
Let’s go home: Stories and portraits
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Let's Go Home encompasses thirteen short stories inspired by the Coloured fishing
community of Blompark in Gansbaai. These stories embody a range of voices and perspectives,
some contemporary, some set in the past thirty ...
The marginal grey: A collection of short stories
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
A Collection of Short Stories.
Around a Fire: Poems of Memory and Ritual
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This Creative Writing mini-thesis offers a deep meditation on what it means to speak to ritual
and memory. The thesis is compiled from a collection of original creative work as well as a
short reflective essay that present ...
This Family of Things: Reflecting on the significance of objects in poetry
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The creative project is a mini-thesis. It is made up of a collection of poems, titled This Family of
Things. The collection consists mainly of narrative and descriptive poems which explore the
relationship between people ...
Learning to Exhale
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
My MA mini-thesis in Creative Writing is a collection of 33 poems titled Learning to Exhale. The
poems are centred around a character – a black African woman who is sharing her experiences
of mental illness. The poems ...