Browsing Masters Degrees (Centre for Communication, Media and Society) by Title
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When myth becomes meaning: examining the representation of female character construction in Uzalo: Blood is Forever.
(2018)Soap operas have been constructed as a feminine genre displaying the everyday reality of female characters. It has been postulated by seminal scholars (Modleski, 1979/1982; Hobson, 1982; Kuhn, 1984; Brown, 1987) that the ... -
Women in the news frame : an investigation into the representation of women in television news : an analysis of SABC2, SABC3 and e-tv news.
(2002)The aim of this research is to investigate the representation of women in South African television news by closely comparing the three stations; e-tv, SABC 2 and SABC 3. The news bulletins that were recorded over a week ... -
Women reading the Gariep River, Upington : structured inclusion.
(2006)This research project focuses on the application of a structured inclusive approach to the use of ethnography for the interpretation of rock art. The geographical research location is the Upington area north of the ... -
Women, HIV and AIDS : perceptions of the female condom among students on UKZN Howard College campus.
(2013)Unprotected heterosexual intercourse is the major cause of the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); however people still engage in unsafe sexual practices. ... -
Yizo, Yizo: This is it? Representations and receptions of violence and gender relations.
(2000)Yizo Yizo, a South African drama series aired in 1999, received extraordinary positive and negative attention for its gritty depictions of township school life. The dissertation explores the relationship between the context, ... -
"ZAZI-Know your strength" : a reception analysis of contraceptive utilisation in correlation to unplanned and unwanted pregnancies among young female learners' in Umnini, KwaZulu-Natal.
Approximately 30% of teenage pregnancies are reported as unplanned in South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal, in particular, has one of the highest concentrations of teenage pregnancy. While there are advances made in addressing ...