Browsing Humanities by Author "Nel, A."
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Destabilisering van hegemoniese Afrikanermanlikheid deur middel van die randfiguur in drie onlangse Afrikaanse films
Ströh, Frederick Andries Jacobus (North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)In her influential book, Masculinities, R.W. Connell (2005) formalised the term hegemonic masculinity. She explains that the term, which was coined in the 1980s in sociology, refers to the type of masculinity that dominates ... -
Migrasie en verplasing in Anderkant die stilte (André P. Brink), De reis van de lege flessen (Kader Abdolah) en Idil, een meisje (Tasmine Allas) : 'n genderbeskouing
Marais, Rochelle (North-West University, 2012)Migration and the concomitant crossing of borders is a growing world wide theme in literature. This phenomenon can be attributed to growing mobility and globalisation which allow people to move freely across national ... -
'n Ondersoek na toleransie en abjeksie in Santa Gamka (Eben Venter) en Een schitterend gebrek (Arthur Japin)
Coertzen, Florence (North-West University, 2014)In this dissertation, research is aimed at the multifaceted concepts of tolerance and abjection, which are becoming increasingly relevant worldwide. The way in which these terms are integrated into literary works is ... -
The representation of the female body/embodiment in selected mainstream American films
Jensen, Amy Alexandra (North-West University, 2014)In her article “Visual pleasure and narrative cinema” (1975) Laura Mulvey explains how film portrays the female characters as passive sexualised objects, on display for the male (erotic) gaze. Although, Mulvey did make ... -
The spectator as transtextual detective in the metaphysical detective films of David Lynch
Geldenhuys, Emile Leonard (North-West University, 2013)The filmic oeuvre of auteur director David Lynch has a reputation among average spectators as being too “difficult” to understand. In particular, the Lynch films Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive are considered by the ...