• "When men beat women": A critical examination of the literary presentation of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the anthology We must choose life (2008) by Elizabeth Ikhaxas (Ed.) 

  Nauyoma, Oiva S. (University of Namibia, 2021)

  Gender-based violence is a global problem of great concern. This thesis is a critical examination of the literary presentation of gender-based violence in the anthology We Must Choose Life (2008) by Elizabeth IKhaxas (Ed). ...
• Fuctions of Oshiwambo proverbs: An analysis of Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga proverbs 

  Ndume, Leena (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This study analysed the functions of Oshiwambo proverbs. The study was guided by three objectives namely: to analyse and identify functions of Oshiwambo proverbs; to assess the proverbs and examine their meanings; and to ...
• An audio-visual rhetorical analysis of Dr Abraham Iyambo's advocacy for the concept - ''Towards free education for all' 

  Scholtz-Kotzee, Alvera Mariana (University of Namibia, 2021)

  This study offered an audio-visual rhetorical (AVR) analysis of the then Minister of Education and Culture, Dr Abraham Iyambo’s audio-visuals (AVs) on how he advocated for ‘free education for all’ in Namibia. Various ...
• An analysis of the (re)constructions of gender identities through language use on selected Facebook pages of Namibian youth: A case study of the University of Namiia's postgraduate students 

  Matheus, Gerhard (University of Namibia, 2021)

  The rising popularity of social networking sites among university students has led to invisible lines between students’ offline and online identities. Students are often lured into expressing themselves openly on social ...
• Literary archives of conflict, the decoloniality of materialities and resilience in selected narratives of genocide in Namibia 

  Kandemiri, Coletta M. (University of Namibia, 2021)

  The 1904-1908 Conflict has not received much attention as other genocides such as the Holocaust or the Armenian Genocide and with some scholars even arguing that it was not a genocide but just a colonial war. During this ...
• Humanising climate change through climate fiction: A literary examination of New York 2140 (2017) by Robinson and the Drowned world (1962) by Ballard 

  Andima, Eva-Liisa (University of Namibia, 2021)

  Cli-fi is a neologism that is accredited to Dan Bloom, and it is used to refer to novels, short stories and films whose main focus is on the consequences of climate change (Svoboda, 2016). This thesis employed a qualitative ...
• A comparative analysis of Afrofuturism, magical realism and African mythology in Namwali serpell's The old drift and Marlon Jame's Black leopard red wolf: An afrocentric perspective 

  Mbewe, Masiyaleti (University of Namibia, 2021)

  Afrofuturism, Magical Realism and African Mythology are genres in literary fiction that can be used by authors and writers to explore difficult themes, complex characters, speculative settings and experimental plot points. ...
• An exploration of aristotelian proofs in commencement ceremony speeches at the University of Namibia, 2004-2018: The case of Professor Lazarus Hangula 

  Hamurenge, Christoph N. (University of Namibia, 2021)

  Good public speaking is an art, and in order to convince or persuade an audience, one needs to master the skills for this art of oratory. This ability is often enhanced by employing a variety of communication strategies, ...
• Examining the (in)significance of the African boychild as an unheard voice in feminist critical discources: A literary exploration of BA, Dangarembga and Andreas' selected works 

  Butau, Ashlee (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This thesis examined how literature presents the (in)significance of the African boy child as an unheard voice in the selected feminist critical discourses of three literary works - Mariama Ba’s (1979) So Long a Letter, ...
• A literary exploration of ethnocentric segregation and discrimination in Bessie Head's Maru and Gasebalwe Seretse's The Pursuit of Xhai 

  Shigwedha, Hilde (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This literary thesis explored ethnocentric segregation and discrimination in Bessie Head’s Maru and Gasebalwe Seretse’s The Pursuit of Xhai. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of ethnocentric ...
• A postcolonial ecofeminist comparative analysis of war fiction: The case of Arundhati Roy's The God of small and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a yello sun 

  Lunga, Hlumelo D. (University of Namibia, 2020)

  The main focus of the study was to comparatively analyse The God of Small Things (1997) by Arundhati Roy and Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from a postcolonial ecofeminist perspective. Postcolonialism ...
• The significance of Oshiwambo combat names for the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) fighters during the armed liberation struggle of Namibia (1966-1989) 

  Nepunda, Lucia (University of Namibia, 2020)

  The study is based on the anthroponomastics approach and investigated the significance of Oshiwambo combat names for the People Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) freedom fighters during the armed liberation struggle for ...
• A comparative appraisal analysis of political news in The Namibia and New Era newspapers from 2015 to 2018 

  Namawe, Kristoph (University of Namibia, 2020)

  The thesis is a comparative Appraisal analysis of political news from two Namibian English newspapers (The Namibian and New Era), particularly focusing examining the propagation of journalistic attitudinal biases in political ...
• A poststructural feminist examination of widowhood in So long a letter by Mariama Ba and The only son by John Munoye 

  Nahole, Pennina-Peneyambeko Ndeshipanda (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This thesis provides a poststructural feminist examination of widowhood in the novels So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba and The Only Son by John Munonye. The selected two novels were chosen because of the recurring themes on ...
• Exploring linguistic "creativity" on social media: A case of selected posts by Namibians on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp 

  Nghipondoka, Tertisia Ndinelao (University of Namibia, 2020)

  The main purpose of this study was to explore linguistic innovation, a case of selected posts by Namibian as expressed on social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. In addition, the study sought to identify ...
• The confluence of rhetoric and science: A rhetorical enquiry of climate change publications in Namibia 

  Sindano, Gerson (University of Namibia, 2020)

  The thesis explored the dynamics of the rhetoric of the language of science on climate change publications. The arguments presented in this study were drawn from a theoretical framework that saw rhetorical arguments, texts ...
• Sexualisation of the feminine in perfume advertisements on Vogue and her magazines from December 2017-December 2018: A semiotic and poststructural feminist approach 

  Shikongo, Ester (University of Namibia, 2020)

  the contemporary world of advertising, the highly sexualised feminine figure sells products (Haugg, 1998). The study examines, through the theoretical lenses of Poststructural Feminism and Semiotic Theories, how women are ...
• A critical evaluation of English-Kwanyama dictionary by G.W.R. Tobias and B.H.C. Turvey 

  Shikesho, Edward (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This study is based in the field of theoretical lexicography also known as dictionary research. It is significant because it aims at the development of Oshiwambo practical and theoretical lexicography. It evaluates the ...
• Reconstruction of atrocities through fiction in Namibia: An evaluation of Mari Serebrov's Mama Namibia and Lauri Kabuitsile's the scattering 

  Nandenga, Anna Ndishakena (University of Namibia, 2019)

  The study explored how fiction represents atrocities and the resilient tactics devised by people who experienced trauma during the 20th century Herero Genocide as presented in the two selected Namibian novels in English. ...
• A critical discourse analysis of the mission statements of selected state-owned enterprises in Namibia 

  Limwena, Eunike (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This thesis is a critical discourse analysis of the mission statements of state-owned enterprises. The purpose of the study was to investigate the English language employed in the mission statements of state-owned enterprises. ...
• The portrayal of women in power and politics in Chinua Achebe's a man of the people and anthills of the savannah 

  Muunda, Loide N. (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This thesis analysed A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987) by Chinua Achebe from a Stiwanism perspective. The study sought to explore Achebe’s ‘feminist ideological turn’ by analysing how women in ...
• A stylistic analysis of language use in advertising: a study of advertisement of selected small to medium entrepreneurs in Oshana region 

  Namwandi, Anna Iyaloo (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This thesis was a stylistic analysis of language use in advertising, a study of advertisements of selected Small to Medium Entrepreneurs in Oshana region. The main purpose of the study was to explore and discuss the most ...
• An investigation of the use of the English language in multilingual communication: A case study of doctors in the Khomas region 

  Basimike, Katrina K. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The present study investigated the use of the English Language in multilingual contexts. It focussed on communication between English speaking expatriate and local doctors from public and private hospitals with their ...
• Herstory, subjectivity and the public sphere in female narratives of the liberation struggle in Namibia: The case of Ndeshi Namhila, Lydia Shaketange, Libertine Amathila and Tshiwa Trudie Amulungu 

  Simataa, Agnes A. (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This study was an exploration of the autobiographical representation of the experiences of four Namibian women who participated in the country’s liberation struggle. The premise of this study was to interrogate how the ...
• Women and subjugation: An evaluation of feminist rhetoric in selected novels by Mary Karooro Okurut, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Unity Dow, Elieshi Lema and Kaleni Hiyalwa 

  Mwetulundila, Rauna (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This study is an examination of feminist rhetoric in selected novels by African women fiction writers namely The Official Wife by Mary Karooro Okurut, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Screaming of the ...
• A stylistics analysis of healthcare communication discourse on billboards and posters in Windhoek 

  Nashipeta, Angelina U. (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This thesis was a stylistics analysis of healthcare communication discourses on billboards and posters in Windhoek. The main aim of the study was to examine how the language used in healthcare communication messages on ...
• An analysis of code switching in the Namibian parliament 

  Iipinge, Sussana (University of Namibia, 2019)

  The focus of this study was on code switching that occurred in the Namibian Parliament as observed from the volumes of parliamentary Hansards from the year 2015 to 2017. This was a desktop study that employed a qualitative ...
• Crossing the boundary: transnationality and interracial marriage encounters in Jane Katjavivi's undisciplined heart and Trudie Amulungu's taming my Elephant 

  Shiyoka, Selma K. (2019)

  The main focus of the study was to explore the literary presentation of transnational identities and interracial marriage encounters as presented by two Namibian autobiographical texts, Taming my Elephant by Amulungu (2017) ...
• A linguistic analysis of discursive strategies in the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) policy document 

  Kalimbo, Mathew (University of Namibia, 2019)

  This study analysed the linguistic devices employed in The Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) document which was launched in 2016. The study aimed to explore the discursive ways in which the devices were employed to persuade ...
• A critical analysis of deictic referencing: A case study of selected editorials in the Namibian newspaper 

  Hangalo, Saara N. (University of Namibia, 2019)

  The focus of this study was to analyse deictic referencing in editorials, and particularly, the way in which the editor employed five types of deixis in 30 selected editorials published between June 2016 and June 2017 in ...

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