Browsing Humanities by Subject "Feminism"
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Another creed no one ever taught them: re-visioning theological ideas for women in Charlotte Brontë's novels
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022-06)This dissertation examines the redefinition of Victorian women’s creed and quest for selffulfilment based on their Protestant faith in three selected texts by Charlotte Brontë, namely Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), ... -
Bride of Amazement : a Buddhist perspective on Mary Oliver's poetry
(North-West University, 2013)The thesis undertakes a Buddhist reading of Mary Oliver’s oeuvre. It seeks to fill a palpable lacuna in extant criticism of her work, which tends to adopt Romantic, Feminist, Ecocritical, and Christian viewpoints. Thus ... -
The contribution of South African corporate communication practitioners to organisational performance
(North-West University, 2010)Although public relations is seen as a function that contributes to the greater good of society and the performance of an organisation (ref. Grunig, 2006b:3; Grunig, Grunig & Dozier, 2002:xii), the function does not, for ... -
Placing the farm novel : space and place in female identity formation in Olive Schreiner's The story of an African farm and J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
(North-West University, 2005)The farm in South Africa is an ideologically laden but also ambivalent concept, associated with pastoral ideals and the hierarchy of the colonial past; but also with fear and insecurity. The representation of the farm in ... -
Ruimte as tema en metafoor in die poësie van Afrikaanse vroulike digters na 1994
(North-West University, 2008)This research focused on the metaphor of space as used by Afrikaans female poets in South Africa in the period 1994-2005, both space as an environment and as an abstract space in which the poets find themselves. In this ... -
The security implications for failing to implement gender equality standards : a case study of the Kenyan national government
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Gender stands central to equal development and human security today and it is important to understand the multitude of connections between security and internal conflict, including the effect of gender inequality on human ... -
Tussen Gariep en Niger : die representasie en konfigurasie van grense, liminaliteit en hibriditeit in Kleur kom nooit alleen nie van Antjie Krog
(North-West University, 2007)The volume of poetry Kleur kom nooit alleen nie (Colour never comes on its own) by Antjie Krog, is analysed extensively in this thesis. The main focus of the study is the way in which metaphors associated with boundaries, ... -
The Virtues of Men : an exploration of virtue ethics and its application to masculinity
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The modern era has been an era of progress and innovation. It has also been an era of rapid change where old ideas and traditions were substituted for new and modern trends. While the consequences of these changes have ... -
Walter Ntsimane's portrayal of women in the radio series Motlhabane
(2003)The portrayal of women in Setswana literary works and in the electronic media tends to perpetuate stereotypes of women. This may result in a society that continues to degrade women. Ntsimane, the author of Motlhabane, has ... -
Young working women's beauty practices : a sociological exploration in a South African small city context
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)South African research on the meanings young working women assign to their beauty practices is scant, with specific data on women in Potchefstroom notably absent. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but given the complicated ...