Browsing Masters Degrees (English, Media and Performance Studies) by Type "Thesis"
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Advertising, community radio and mandate : a case study of Radio Maritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)In South Africa, community radio is a growing phenomenon and over 100 radio stations have been licensed since the establishment of the Independent Broadcasting Authority. Ever since their emergence, their number has been ... -
The Alice books - an imaginative testimony to a child's experiences of socio-cultural norms of the late Victorian age.
(2004)Introduction: Alice in Wonderland is perhaps the most renowned fantasy book for children. Over and above this though, it has relevance for adults. People too often dismiss it as purely escapist reading, a means to escape ... -
An analysis of a pre-election discussion on a Facebook newsgroup entitled Help us stop Jacob Zuma from becoming South Africa's next President, exploring issues of South Africanness and the potential of the new media for democratic expression.
(2010)South Africa, since 1994, has developed both politically and technologically resulting in an opening of communications both locally and globally. The 2009 national elections had been earmarked as a 'make or break' milestone ... -
An analysis of learner satisfaction and learning outcomes in an online learning course at the University of Botswana's Faculty of Engineering.
(2009)Research findings have shown that online learning has the potential to improve the quality of learning if it is designed effectively to embrace interactive, collaborative knowledge building among learners. Online learning ... -
The animal dimension : an investigation into the signification of animals in Homer and archaic Attic black figure vase painting.
(2000)The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the representation of specific types of animals as they occurred in Homer and archaic Attic black figure vase painting with a view to understanding bow they were most likely ... -
Anna's song: the music of stories.
(2010)It is evening. Anna and her Großmutti are watching the first star rise over the Wortmanns’ sugarcane fields. They sit on the stoep of the house Anna and her daughter share with her grandparents. The house is on the same ... -
The application of Paolo Freire's pedagogy in renegotiating HIV stigmatised identities : a study of DramAidE's Health Promotion Project (HPP) at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
(2009)Diagnosis with HIV disease is associated with a negative life event which impacts on health, longevity, reproduction and sexuality. Given the impact of disease stigma on prevailing constructions of masculinity and femininity, ... -
The art of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg during the 1950s and 1960s : the transition from modernism to postmodernism.
(1998)This dissertation is intended as an investigation into the art of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.The aim of thisinvestigation is to assess the possibility that the art produced by Johns and Rauschenberg during the ... -
The artist as a visionary : a consideration of Jackson Pollock, Joseph Beuys and Jackson Hlungwani as visionary artists.
(1996)This study is a consideration of the notion of the artist as a visionary. This perception of the artist is explored in relation to the work and ideas of three twentieth century artists; the American painter Jackson Pollock ... -
Aspects of identity : poet, persona and performance in Sylvia Plath's Ariel.
(2010)Female identity in Sylvia Plath’s Ariel collection (first published in 1965) is a complex site of being and becoming within a 1950s culture of performance. From a twenty-first century perspective, this dissertation bridges ... -
Beauty and the beach.
(2003)This dissertation aims to interpret holiday imagery in the media, as a site of South African cultural production, on the basis of newspaper images of local white and black people published in the Natal Mercury from 1966 ... -
Being the "Bull goose" : masculinity, male relationships and fatherhood in Bitter Eden, King Rat and The Road.
(2014)This dissertation examines the relationships, masculinities and the issue of fatherhood in three different texts, all of which are set in times of extreme crisis and have a male protagonist. The texts are Bitter Eden by ... -
Blogging : investigating the role played by blogs in contemporary South African journalism and the public sphere.
(2009)This thesis seeks to investigate the role that blogs play in contemporary South African journalism through examining six blogs in the South African blogosphere and their content choices. This thesis draws on four key ... -
Boneyard, an original novella, accompanied by an extended essay on experimental narrative strategies in selected examples of contemporary ficton.
(2013)The following dissertation is comprised of an original novel/la Boneyard, as well as a critical exegesis exploring experimental narrative strategies. The novella works within the shifting boundaries of postmodernism. ... -
Can you hear me now? : possibilities of an engaged citizenry by way of Izwi IoMzansi FM community radio and mobile phone convergence.
(2013)Radio and mobile phones have existed in developing countries for years, however the diversity and pace with which these innovations have grown has made it difficult for researchers to effectively explore their effects. ... -
The challenge of the lyrical voice in 'unlyrical' times : a study of Ingrid de Kok's poetry.
(2010)This study places the poetry of Ingrid de Kok in a critical context that is strongly influenced by the political climate. Unlike political rhetoric, the nature of the lyrical poem is personal and complex, arguably ... -
Changing form and political purpose in selected works of Ronnie Govender.
(2009)This dissertation explores changing form and political purpose in selected works of Ronnie Govender, by analysing reasons for the shifts in Govender’s choice of genre, and the effects of these genre shifts in his work. ...