Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Centre for Communication, Media and Society) by Title
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Ideology, hegemony and HIV/AIDS : the appropriation of indigenous and global spheres.
(2004)Ideology is a fundamental aspect of society, and ideological analysis has been applied to the development of explanatory frameworks for understanding structural dominance within social formations. Structural and post-structural ... -
An interpretive study of the representations of South African Zulu masculinities in the soap operas, Uzalo, Imbewu and Isibaya.
(2021)Since their origins in the 1930s, soap operas have been known as a feminine genre. Contributing to soap opera scholarship, this study explores the interpretations of masculinities that are presented in three South African ... -
Investigating students' sexual risk behaviour, risk and protective factors and their responses to the Scrutinise Campus Campaign at universities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The high levels of HIV prevalence amongst young people in sub-Saharan African countries, have led to the clarion call for researchers to investigate the determinants to young people's sexual risk-taking behaviour while ... -
'Lodge-ical' thinking and development communication : !Xaus Lodge as a public-private community partnership in tourism.
(2011)This thesis explores the interface between community development via tourism and the field of development communication vis-à-vis a case study of the community-owned and privatelyoperated !Xaus Lodge in the Kgalagadi ... -
The making of an African public sphere : the performance of the Kenyan daily press during the change to multi-party politics.
(2000)No abstract available. -
Mass media, women and public life in Uganda : interrogating representation, interaction and engagement.
(2017)This study was motivated by the strides Uganda has made towards the growth of the media and women’s participation in public life. The puzzle is that this increased participation of women in public life is hardly captured ... -
Media independence in Ghana: the case of the Fourth Republic.
(2015)The media is often referred to as the fourth estate with the objective of making it autonomous of some society players whose activities seem to sway it from its traditional role of advancing the course of public interest. ... -
Networked participatory cultures in Lusaka, Zambia: how teenagers experience social media and mobile phones.
(2019)Teenagers’ networked participatory culture is influenced by the way they interact, self-present themselves, establish and maintain friendships, and the way they coordinate their day to day lives. Livingstone and Third ... -
News covering in the online press media during the ANC elective conference of December 2017.
(2019)Online press plays an imperative role in the legitimation of ideas, individuals, events and interpretations. Evidence suggests that news media play a significant role in legitimising and de-legitimising political candidates, ... -
Online newspapers and reader gratification: modeling the effects of interactive features, content and credibility among Zambian readers.
(2020)Online newspapers have been in existence globally since 1998 and in Zambia since 1999. They have grown exponentially to establish themselves as a mainstream mass media genre and as the tool and symbol of post-modern life. ... -
The political economy of broadcasting and telecommunications reform in Namibia, 1990-2005.
(2007)The thesis begins with a literature review on the political economy of communication, paying particular attention to the impact of globalisation on the communications sector. It highlights conflictual relationships between ... -
A political economy of mobile telecommunications in South Africa.
The thesis is in part a political economy of telecommunications in South Africa, in part a discourse analysis of the field. While the thesis investigates issues around ownership, control and regulation of the big telecoms ... -
The potential and contribution of Facebook in HIV/AIDS prevention among young people in Uganda.
(2018)Abstract available in PDF. -
Processes and participation in HIV and AIDS communication : using bodymapping to explore the experiences of young people.
(2013)HIV and AIDS is one of the biggest challenges facing South African young people today (Govender, 2010). Young people are at risk, partly through their own behaviour and partly through the attitudes, expectations and ... -
Public participation in the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) radio stations: a case study of Ukhozi FM and SAfm.
(2020)Radio has always and still remail one of the most useful, available, and affordable medium. Radio has remained relevant and continue to build communities through its programming. This is not different from the South African ... -
(Re)positioning communication for enhanced multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment adherence in South Africa: towards an integrated communication model for young women.
(2019)Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health threat in South Africa, which has been the leading cause of natural mortality over many years (Statistics South Africa 2018; Statistics South Africa 2017; ENCA 2015a). ... -
Re-articulating media re/presentations of climate change discourse(s) in South Africa: climate change politics in the Global South.
(2019)Climate change has become a critical 21st global problem, and with it, more threats to planetary existence are increasing. Notwithstanding the seriousness of the climate problem, politicians and policymakers in South Africa ... -
The role of Christian music in identity construction among black South Africans and diasporic Nigerians and Congolese in Durban, South Africa.
(2019)Abstract available in PDF. -
The role of communication in addressing sociocultural factors that influence pregnant women to drink alcohol in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The World Health Organisation report (WHO, 2016) states that one in 10 women consumes alcohol during pregnancy globally, and 20% of these women binge drink. Drinking while pregnant harms the foetus with the possible ... -
Spectrum management in the global age : Zimbabwe's transition from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Abstract available in PDF file.