Browsing Masters Degrees (Centre for Communication, Media and Society) by Title
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Radio crosses divides through sport : the role of radio in a post-apartheid South Africa, 1994-2002 : a case study on Ukhozi FM and Umhlobo Wenene FM.
(2003)This study will examine the role sport plays in a new democratic South Africa between the periods 1994-2002. Its objective is to look at how sport can be used, through the medium of radio, as a unifying activity in the ... -
Radio Lesotho in a changing broadcasting environment.
(2003)The Kingdom of Lesotho undertook a number of liberalisation initiatives in broadcasting in the late 1990s. These include several attempts to formulate the media policy document as well as the opening of the airwaves for ... -
The re-presentation of an Indian identity by South African print media : a case study of The Leader 1 April - 25 April 1994.
(1995)In the Kwa-Zulu Natal context, a lot of attention has been paid to the construction of Zulu ethnicity in the potential and discursive spheres. Less attention has been paid however to the construction of Indian ethnicity ... -
Reading modern ethnographic photography : a semiotic analysis of Kalahari Bushmen photographs by Paul Weinberg and Sian Dunn.
(2002)Indigenous communities, like the Bushmen of the Southern Kalahari, always attract visitors who 'go there' to experience the 'life out there'. Travelling in their 4x4s, these visitors also bring cameras and take pictures ... -
A reception analysis of Soul city beyond South Africa : the case of Choose Life in Lesotho.
(2005)This thesis examines the reception of material developed by Soul City: Institute for Health and Development in South Africa and distributed in four Sub-Saharan countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia. Soul City ... -
Representation of the matriarch in South African soap opera: a case study of Uzalo.
(2017)The portrayal of strong female characters, often known as matriarchs, is one of the conventions of the soap opera genre. The genre is considered a ‘female genre’ based on the regular depiction of powerful, influential and ... -
Representing the empowered Black woman : a semiotic analysis of Truelove and Destiny magazine front covers in 2016.
(2017)This research discovers and identifies how South African women’s magazines, namely Truelove and Destiny magazines, communicate and represent the myth of black women’s empowerment on their magazine front covers. Women’s ... -
Reviving 'white elephants' : a culture-centred approach to the African Ivory Route Tourism Patnership.
(2013)This study explores the relationship between the government, private sector and local communities (public-private-community), through tourism and a culture-centered approach to communication for social change. Its focus ... -
Ripples of empowerment? : exploring the role of participatory development communication in the Biesje Poort Rock Art recording project.
(2012)This research focuses on a rock art recording process as a possible social development project from a Communication for Participatory Development perspective. The study is part of and builds on the wider National Heritage ... -
Rise of the Otaku : investigating the anime fandom in South Africa.
This ethnographic research project is an empirical investigation into the nature of the anime subculture and the practices of its fans (popularly known as ‘otaku’ in Japanese culture) in South Africa. Subcultural theory ... -
The role and governance of community radio stations in Zambia : the case of Radio Icengelo.
(2000)Like many African countries in the 1990s, Zambia experienced drastic political, social and economic changes. In response to these changes, Zambia embarked on a market driven economy that has seen the privatisation of most ... -
The role of community leaders in the effective implementation of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a great stride in the HIV prevention field, particularly for the vulnerable populations including adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years who are the hardest hit ... -
The role of culture in health care provision to people living with HIV (PLHIV) in uMkhanyakude District, north of KwaZulu-Natal: a nursing communication perspective.
(2021)Background: There is a sparse literature documenting the health-seeking behaviours of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who seek modern and traditional medicine and the cultural competence of nurses who provide healthcare ... -
The role of film in attitudinal change and behavioural rehabilitation of youth in conflict with the law: Winkie Direko Secure Care Centre and Tsotsi.
Youth are important human capital, and there is a shortage of research on young offenders within the South African context. The legal and the policy frameworks seek to achieve balance by reflecting societal concerns and ... -
Smaller lens, bigger picture : exploring Zulu cultural tourism employees' identity by using cellphilms as a medium for participatory filmmaking methods.
(2013)Media promoting cultural tourism is argued to present specific romantic cultural attributes. In the case of Zulu cultural villages, the image offered is of militarism and bare-breasted maidens. The Western gaze offers the ... -
Social media activism : an analysis of the #RhodesMustFall movement on Twitter (9 March 2015–9 April 2015).
(2018)Social media platforms have increasingly become associated with social movements globally. The platforms enables users to easily produce content, share information and interact with each other. Social media platforms have ... -
Social network fandoms and online role-playing : Harry Potter and The vampire diaries fans on Twitter.
(2014)With the rise of social media, fans of popular culture texts such as films and TV series have taken to new media platforms, and particularly Twitter, to socialize and interact amongst each other, creating virtual communities ... -
South African sport in the global media arena : tackling issues of globalisation and media control and their impact on the national interest
(2008)This dissertation sets out to identify the national interest in terms of South African sport, as represented by the 2003 ICASA Position Paper and Regulations on Sports Broadcasting Rights. The dissertation focuses on South ... -
South African women's magazines and health communication : a reception analysis of HIV and AIDS messages in five most circulated magazines in South Africa.
(2013)The aim of this study is to discover the relationship between health, media and gender, more specifically HIV and AIDS prevention, women’s magazines and women as readers. This research has been conducted within a Master’s ...