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The articulation of context and identity in U–Carmen eKhayelitsha
(North-West University, 2012)
The primary focus of this qualitative research project is on the articulation of contexts
and identity in operatic texts. In literature, postmodern appropriations and re-writings
of classic nineteenth-century texts have ...
Paul Auster's representation of invisible characters in selected novels
(North-West University, 2012)
In this dissertation I argue that invisible characters, as they appear in Paul Auster’s novels, serve a very specific function within the interpretative framework of a text and that they should be considered to play a ...
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
(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 ...
Die self as 'n hibridiese ander : 'n postkoloniale perspektief op die hoofkarakter in die film District 9
(2014)
This dissertation presents an investigation into the identity transformation of the character of Wikus van der Merwe, the protagonist of the film District 9 (2009), from a postcolonial perspective. In the first instance, ...
Perceptions of social workers regarding life story work with children in child and youth care centres
(2013)
This study focuses on social workers‟ perceptions regarding life story work with children in child and
youth care centres in South Africa. Life story work is an established form of intervention utilized by
social workers ...
Die Olifantjagters van Piet van Rooyen en die Afrika-ruimte : postkolonialisme, ekologie en identiteit
(2001)
This dissertation is a theoretical and interpretative exploration of the prominent themes which are developed in the novel Die olifantjagters by Piet van Rooyen. The study focuses on the spatial aspects of the narrative ...
The Cherry Orchard transposed to contemporary South Africa : space and identity in cultural contexts
(North-West University, 2009)
The transposition of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (originally published in Russian in 1904) to contemporary South Africa in Suzman's The Free State (2000) is based on the corresponding social changes within the two contexts. ...
Die rol van oraliteit en identiteit in die bevordering van gemeenskapseie woordkuns in Suid–Afrika
(North-West University, 2010)
There are many spaces and identities in South Africa which have not been described; communities where the creative potential of the storytellers/writers have not been developed. The complexity of the South African society, ...
Aspects of moral education in Bhaca mamtiseni and nkciyo initiation rituals
(North-West University, 2010)
The main objective of this mini–dissertation is to investigate the basic form and content of moral education as it manifests itself in the mamtiseni and nkciyo female initiation rituals of the Mount Frere region of the ...
Placing the farm novel : space and place in female identity formation in Olive Schreiner's The story of an African farm and J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
(North-West University, 2005)
The farm in South Africa is an ideologically laden but also ambivalent concept, associated with pastoral ideals and the hierarchy of the colonial past; but also with fear and insecurity. The representation of the farm in ...