Masters Degrees (Art History)
Recent Submissions
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Just drawing: a case study of Visual Arts as a subject in an urban northern KwaZulu-Natal state high school.
(2022)This qualitative study investigated a well-established urban public high school that offers Visual Arts at Further Education and Training level. This was based on the aim of understanding the role and status of Visual ... -
The confessional novel in South Africa : a study of J.M. Coetzee's Age of iron (1990) and Menan du Plessis' A state of fear (1983).
(1992)Abstract available in PDF. -
Blackness and beyond : black consciousness and the antinomies of identity negotiation in South Africa.
(1996)Abstract available in PDF. -
Decolonising the mind : the challenge of Mtutuzeli Matshoba's texts.
(1991)Abstract available in PDF. -
Oral tradition, recent and contemporary black South African poetry in English: towards a relevant aesthetic.
(1996)Abstract available in the PDF. -
A comparative study of the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and Herbert Marcuse with regard to their attitudes towards the culture of their particular epochs.
(1972)Abstract available in the PDF. -
Beyond Sumi-e: A practice-led investigation into the influences of an ancient art form on contemporary artists,with reference to the artworks of Hiroshi Senju and Yoshio Ikezaki.
(2019)This study investigates the influence of traditional ink painting from Japan, Sumi-e, on the artworks of two contemporary artists, Yoshio Ikezaki and Hiroshi Senju. It also examines the impact of these influences on my own ... -
Journey through the past: analysing performance in museums to promote multivocality in historical narratives through a self-devised piece, our footprints, in Bergtheil museum, Durban.
(2018)This dissertation explores the role performance in museums might play through encouraging multivocality in the depiction and exploration of historical narratives in post-apartheid South Africa. The research is situated ... -
Black feminism: A critique of the stereotypical representations of Black women in African-American Comedy Films: A case study of selected Tyler Perry films.
(2018)The media has a potential to raise consciousness, and to educate audiences. It also has a responsibility to shape public opinions and attitudes, but film critics have found that the media, specifically television and films ... -
Reflections on self-realisation in art-based community development: exploring the impact of Caversham Centre and its outreach programs from 2008 to 2010.
(2019)This study critically reflects on the impact of selected community-based interventions activated through Caversham Centre between 2008 and 2010, particularly focusing on how two project leaders who head programmes located ... -
The introduction of British formalism to the Fine Arts Department at the University of Natal from 1936-1969.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file.
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