Browsing Humanities by Subject "Apartheid"
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An analysis of the National Democratic Revolution's (NDR) contribution to relative deprivation in South Africa
(2021)The ideology of the National Democratic Revolution has been fundamental in South African history, and used by the African National Congress as a tool to abolish the apartheid regime and for governance in democratic South ... -
Destabilisering van hegemoniese Afrikanermanlikheid deur middel van die randfiguur in drie onlangse Afrikaanse films
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)In her influential book, Masculinities, R.W. Connell (2005) formalised the term hegemonic masculinity. She explains that the term, which was coined in the 1980s in sociology, refers to the type of masculinity that dominates ... -
Exploring the sense of belonging of Setswana–speaking older women in Ikageng who were forcibly relocated during apartheid
(North-West University, 2011)The social displacement enforced by the South African Group Areas Act between 1954 and 1955 was understandably experienced as a destructive process with physical and emotional consequences arising from various types of ... -
Exploring young black persons' narratives about the apartheid past
(North-West University, 2009)The extant of available South African qualitative research which investigates issues of the post-apartheid youth appears to be diversified and increasing. A part of this corpus of research, seem to inform on post-apartheid ... -
Foregrounding/Resolving boundaries between "self and other" in selected contemporary South African novels
(2015)This study aims to evaluate the original white colonisers‟ or settlers‟ position and experience in Africa and South Africa during the transitional period between 1998 and 2011, as represented by English white male protagonists ... -
The menace of rape and reconstruction of identities in selected works of Coetzee, Mda and Tlhabi
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Writers in South Africa have actively written on topics on the rape and identity issues within the South African social and psychic spaces. However, studies on these contested matters have tended to overlook how apartheid ... -
Post-apartheid desegregation in Vereeniging, 1991-1996
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003)In 1923, when the concept of Black locations was introduced following the Blacks (Urban Areas) Act, the Blacks became segregated from the other racial groups and were forced to live on the peripheries of towns. Subsequently, ... -
The role of traditional leaders in postapartheid local governance in South Africa : a case study of the Bapong 2 community, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)This study explores the role played by traditional leaders in post-apartheid local governance of South Africa. Due to South Africa's history, and the power that the apartheid regime instilled on traditional leaders, the ... -
Die self as 'n hibridiese ander : 'n postkoloniale perspektief op die hoofkarakter in die film District 9
(2014)This dissertation presents an investigation into the identity transformation of the character of Wikus van der Merwe, the protagonist of the film District 9 (2009), from a postcolonial perspective. In the first instance, ... -
Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) within the South African context : a theoretical and strategic framework for the national security environment
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)We are currently living in a complex global environment where change is a given, constantly fuelled by the increasing pace of technological development. These developments affect every aspect of society, including business, ...