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The Faculty of Arts is well respected and well connected internationally. It boasts top academics and a strong research profile. Arts graduates emerge socially responsive and skilled in critical thinking and effective communication and go on to excel in a variety of fields.
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Church and rural development: A geographical analysis of Elim
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)The pivotal role of the Moravian Church in development in Elim, a mission station situated approximately 170 kilometres southeast of Cape Town, is the central theme of this geographical analysis. The broader debate around ... -
The environmental health impacts associated with flooding and pollution of Riverine environments: A case study of the Kuils and Eerste river
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The aim of this study was to analyse the interrelationship among hazardous environmental exposures - namely flooding and pollution of the Kuils and Eerste Rivers, and the potential health risks to the natural setting and ... -
Exploring the effectiveness of distance learning as an alternative to mainstream education for disabled children in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The implementation of inclusive education by the South African government has been inspired and mandated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. While South Africa was among the first ... -
"The "Silence" of the Church in South Africa on rape"
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)My interest in the subject of rape stems mainly from three sources. First of all, I was the hospital chaplain of the Congregational Church at both Groote Schuur and Tygerberg Hospitals, where I had the opportunity to counsel ... -
The Role of Health in the Motivation to Visit Mineral Spa Resorts in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This research sets out to examine the role of health in the motivation to visit the mineral spa resorts of the Western Cape. It also examines motivation not related to health, and the extent to which these resorts are being ... -
The sociosyntax of verb-second and verb-third placement in Manenberg Kaaps
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The primary goal of this study is to provide a detailed and sharply focused sociosyntactic description and analysis of an aspect of clausal word order variation in Kaaps. Kaaps is a grammatically understudied, historically ... -
The Development of Higher-Density Low-income Housing ln The Cape Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of Philippi East
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Cape Town, like other South African cities, experiences phenomenal population growth as a result of natural increase, rural-urban and intra-urban migration. The population growth is exceeding the ability of all spheres of ... -
Staff development and training in academic libraries: Case studies in the UK
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)This dissertation is based on a literature review and three case studies of staff development and training in academic libraries in the United Kingdom. The study is not a comparative one but aims at establishing the ... -
A Connotative Turn for Pictorial Semiotics: The Cultural Semiotics of Goran Sonesson
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Goran Sonesson provides a departure point from the work of Roland Barthes in the pictorial semiotic studies. He questions the theoretical and methodological assumptions underlying the Barthesian model. We compare Sonesson's ... -
Branding and material culture of multilingualism and identities in linguistic landscapes in Langa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Very few studies of linguistic landscape (LL) have been conducted in townships, rural areas, and Africa in general. The focus is and has been on major city centres and their surroundings. Therefore, this study seeks to ... -
God en die lyding. 'n Kritiese ontleding van A. van de Beek se paradigma-teoriee oor die lydingsvraag.
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)Sedert my kinderjare het die nood en lyding van mens en dier en selfs die omgewing my aangegryp en ontstel. As gelowige kind en jongmens het ek altyd gewonder hoe ek die lyding, en veral die skynbaar onverklaarbare en ... -
Talk and play as interactions among bilingual children in Beacon Valley, Mitchell’s Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study investigates talk and play as interactions in a “small context” among so-called coloured bilingual children and their interactions amongst themselves in the community of Beacon Valley (Mitchell’s Plain). One of ... -
Dynamics of Poverty traps in Kenya: Modelling Food Security, Population Growth and the Poverty Trap
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Rural poverty accounts for 630/o of poverty worldwide. Land has been identified as a key productive asset in the hands of the rural poor. Through this land, the poor are able to produce food for their growing population ... -
Boycotting of academics: The case of UWC
(UWC, 1980)An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. -
Semiotics of spatial citizenship: Place, race and identity in post-apartheid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This thesis uses the work of Frantz Fanon as a perspective to anchor an analysis of semiotic material deployed by students during the #Shackville protests at the University of Cape Town in 2016. Through the notion of ... -
Territory and exclusion: Contestations over space in Mitchell’s Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In the post-apartheid city, protest action has become synonymous with land invasions. The constant growth of informal settlements in South Africa places significant pressure on local and national authorities, but more ... -
Socially just pedagogies: Towards participatory parity in higher education
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)South Africa remains challenged by persistent poverty and inequality, the ramifications of which are felt across the higher education (HE) sector. Many students enter universities already hindered by socio-economic ... -
Radical possibilities at the crossroads of African feminism and digital activism
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Studies abound that deal with digital activism and social movements worldwide. Many African scholars continue to dwell on how the effects of technological advancement and access to social media are ingrained in class and ... -
The language factor in students’ experience of assessments: A case study from the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Recent statistics show that 25% of university students in South Africa drop out in their first year of study (Stats SA, 2018). This figure is all the more worrisome when older but still relevant statistics are considered, ... -
Social navigation among Rwandan army deserters in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In this thesis, I explore the post military lives of Rwandan army deserters who served in, deserted from the post-conflict Rwandan Defence Force (RDF), and went into self-imposed exile. I sought to understand the transition ...
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