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1. Hiltermann, Jaqueline Elizabeth. Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life.

Degree: PhD, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29445

► Domestic space and place, as well as how we conceptualise the home, are shifting in response to changes in digital and SNS technologies, and our… (more)

▼ Domestic space and place, as well as how we conceptualise the home, are shifting in response to changes in digital and SNS technologies, and our relationships with such technologies. The home is not only the building in which we live, but a networked assemblage of material and digitally mediated space and place. This study examines predominantly white middle class arrangements of domestic space and place in South Africa, which provides insight into a relatively unexplored aspect of digital culture: the performance of domesticity via SNS, particularly Facebook. Furthermore gendered and racialised power dynamics and privilege in everyday life were investigated through a digital ethnography and critical discourse analysis of posts by 50 Facebook users. This data was supplemented by interviews and in-situ observations of five couples drawn from the broader sample. In combination, these methods revealed how space, place, and domestic responsibilities are secured through narrative practice. Through this study I show how Facebook has emerged as a collaborative platform where storytelling practices are influenced by the site architecture and algorithm. Facebook has opened up the private space of the home allowing domestic space, place, and practice to steadily gain visibility. This visibility, analysed in conjunction with Actor-Network Theory, revealed that homes, and narratives about the homes, are networked and dependent on relationships between actants. The home, and the relationships that stabilise it, are also reflective of discourses and power relations. Human actors negotiated territory and network roles, and these negotiations reveal power and hierarchy. Women remain more tightly bound to the home because of cultural and historical gendered discourses, and as a result the white women participants in this study continue to create place and ascribe space in digitally mediated and material versions of their homes. Furthermore, the resurgence of middle class postfeminist accounts of domesticity have promoted domestic idealism and many women have migrated back to the home spurred on by popular media, and economic privilege that has allowed them to forego paid employment. This study also shows that white, middle class women participants were offered choices to construct their own postfeminist narratives of domesticity. On the other hand, the black women employed as domestic workers by these middle class couples, were largely absent from such narratives and conversations. Findings further suggest that domestic space and place remained the domain of white women participants, and that white men were able to renegotiate their domestic responsibilities because they remained distant from domestic narratives and conversations, where they were largely associated with domestic inadequacy. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Film and Media Studies

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Hiltermann, J. E. (2018). Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29445

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hiltermann, Jaqueline Elizabeth. “Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29445.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hiltermann, Jaqueline Elizabeth. “Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hiltermann JE. Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29445.

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Hiltermann JE. Make yourself at home: networked domestic space, place and narrative in middle class South African everyday life. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29445

University of Cape Town

2. Granger, Lauren Claire. Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2013, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6845

► This study examines how Twitter is used by South African journalist Barry Bateman to share news, report from events and communicate with his audience for… (more)

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Granger, L. C. (2013). Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6845

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Granger, Lauren Claire. “Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman.” 2013. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6845.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Granger, Lauren Claire. “Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Granger LC. Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6845.

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Granger LC. Elite retweets, opinions and engagement: the use Twitter by South African journalist Barry Bateman. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6845

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University of Cape Town

3. Hassreiter, Silke. 'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2012, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12053

This study documented the process of mobile Digital Storytelling with a particular focus on the development of civic awareness and voice as well as the participants’ strategies to address multiple audiences of digital stories and to distribute their video creations through pre-existing peer-networks. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Film and Media Studies

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Hassreiter, S. (2012). 'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12053

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hassreiter, Silke. “'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa.” 2012. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12053.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hassreiter, Silke. “'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hassreiter S. 'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12053.

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Council of Science Editors:

Hassreiter S. 'Digital storytelling' - unplugged public video voices and impression management in a participatory mobile media project for youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12053

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University of Cape Town

4. Venter, Marija Anja. Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2012, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12054

► This dissertation explores the contextual meanings of digital gaming for a group of children from the resource-constrained township of Ocean View, situated 45km outside of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Media Theory and Practice

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Venter, M. A. (2012). Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12054

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Venter, Marija Anja. “Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town.” 2012. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12054.

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Venter, Marija Anja. “Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Venter MA. Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12054.

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Council of Science Editors:

Venter MA. Gamers in Ganglands : the ecology of gaming and participation amongst a select group of children in Ocean View, Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12054

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University of Cape Town

5. Leukes, Pierrinne. A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres.

Degree: Image, Political Studies, 2012, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14226

► This mini-dissertation aims to characterize mobile participation in the South African citizen-led Facebook Group, New Political Forum. It also investigates whether the participation on New… (more)

▼ This mini-dissertation aims to characterize mobile participation in the South African citizen-led Facebook Group, New Political Forum. It also investigates whether the participation on New Political Forum meets Poor's (20 05) criteria for an Online Public Sphere, as adapted from Habermasian concepts of the Public Sphere (Habermas, 1976). The study employed content analysis as its methodology to investigate a random sample drawn from all the posts and comments posted to New Political Forum on every other week day during the period 3 April to 3 May 2012. Three levels of coding were performed on the sampled data. The first level of coding used the Facebook API to determine whether the post and comments were posted via mobile applications or other platforms such as laptops and desktop computers. The second level coded the kind of social interaction which the post represented, according to six categories intended to characterise the way in which users used the group to initiate in debate and find information. Lastly the word count of each post was captured so as to establish its size. Findings revealed that 60% of all posts, and 54% of all comments in the sample were posted from mobile applications. This indicates that, during the period of study, although computers and laptops were playing a disproportionately important role (given limited access to these platforms in South Africa), participation via mobile applications nonetheless accounted for the bulk of participation. Regarding the social interactions on the site, during the month in question, 90% of posts either initiated debate or shared information with the group. Patterns of interaction via mobile applications were similar to the kinds of interaction which took place from other platforms. Posts from mobile applications nonetheless included fewer hyperlinks and pictures than other sources did. The major difference between mobile and other forms of participation related to the relative brevity of mobile posts. The mean word count of mobile posts was almost half the mean word count of posts from other platforms. Thus even though mobile posts were more frequently posted; they were very often shorter than the contributions from other sources. Applying Poor's (2005) Online Public Sphere it was found that New Political Forum does qualify to be considered an Online Public Sphere. This is because the group's history, focus and governance by committed volunteer administrators created a space for inclusive political debates and discussions where the identities of the members played a minimal role in influencing the reception of their ideas. It is suggested that information sharing should be added to Poor's criteria because of the role it plays in debate and opinion formation. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Political Communication

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Leukes, P. (2012). A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14226

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Leukes, Pierrinne. “A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres.” 2012. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14226.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Leukes, Pierrinne. “A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Leukes P. A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14226.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Leukes P. A content analysis on Facebook group, New Political Forum : South African mobile participation in online public spheres. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14226

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6. Carew, Joanne. The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2016, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23428

► Popular notions of "net generations" and "digital natives" have already been subject to sustained academic critique. This dissertation builds on such critiques by documenting the… (more)

▼ Popular notions of "net generations" and "digital natives" have already been subject to sustained academic critique. This dissertation builds on such critiques by documenting the local practices and distinctive mobile literacies of a group of young people in South Africa. These young people (ages 13-17, n=18) were asked how they were learning about and using ICTs. The sample lived in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, and were members of a non-profit youth development organisation, Ikamva Youth, participating in beginner coding classes. This study explored what they had already learned about ICTs from their networks of close interpersonal relationships (n=133) and asked them how they felt about their own ICT knowledge, as well as the ICT skills of those around them. Unlike their wealthier counterparts, such young people do not have ubiquitous Internet connectivity, ease of access to consumer electronics or many opportunities to learn about computers in particular. Yet, rather than being stuck on the wrong side of a 'digital divide' or waiting passively for government to fulfil broken promises about digital literacy in schools, they were actively pursuing knowledge about ICTs and mobiles in particular. They demonstrated distinctive 'mobile-centric' repertoires, fostered through learning about ICTs from their strong ties. This gave rise to a distinctive mobile youth culture, shaped by race, class, and gender dynamics. Gendered biases and preoccupations, peer networks and technicities were particularly important. While this allows many creative and strategic appropriations of mobile technology, it also means that largely homophilous informal learning networks in part set the bounds of their learning. When most of what you're learning comes from your friends, it really matters who those friends are. Unsurprisingly, gaps in their digital literacies were apparent. In particular, their ability to fully participate in modern digital publics is curtailed. It remains essential to provide formal opportunities for young people to learn about ICTs at school, but also informally via a larger network of interpersonal relationships and communities of practice such as Ikamva Youth. Mobile technology presents many opportunities and suggests new approaches to digital literacy. Nonetheless, it seems likely that, given difficulties in accessing high status ICTs and bridging capital in particular, access and knowledge gaps will continue to disadvantage such young people. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Media Studies

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Carew, J. (2016). The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23428

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carew, Joanne. “The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth.” 2016. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23428.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carew, Joanne. “The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Carew J. The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23428.

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Council of Science Editors:

Carew J. The power of peers: mobile youth culture, homophily and informal learning among a group of South African youth. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23428

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University of Cape Town

7. Scholtz, Katharina. Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2013, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13985

► Mobile communications have added an ever present layer to our personal communication through which social dynamics can be reconstructed. In youth culture specifically, instant messaging… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Media Theory and Practice

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Scholtz, K. (2013). Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13985

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Scholtz, Katharina. “Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels.” 2013. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13985.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Scholtz, Katharina. “Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Scholtz K. Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13985.

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Council of Science Editors:

Scholtz K. Towards understanding mobile messaging ecologies : an exploration of the meanings young people attach to instant messaging channels. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13985

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University of Cape Town

8. Schoon, Alette Jeanne. Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2017, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27024

► This ethnographic study describes the digital media ecologies of hip-hop artists in the marginalised township spaces of a town in South Africa. It shows how… (more)

▼ This ethnographic study describes the digital media ecologies of hip-hop artists in the marginalised township spaces of a town in South Africa. It shows how technology appropriation here is highly contextual and linked to social context, while simultaneously informed by limited digital infrastructure that characterises marginalised communities in the Global South. In describing their social context, the study situates these young people in a post-apartheid space of entrenched racialised inequality, where unemployed black youth have very few economic prospects. Here hip-hop offers protection against despair as it allows a young person to claim a dignified sense of self, which is partly constituted through digital media competency. Through the Black Consciousness philosophy, hip-hop artists in Grahamstown become highly critical of self-defeating narratives rooted in racism, colonialism and apartheid, which often manifest in violent forms of urban masculinity. Instead they find ways to "remix" their identities by incorporating alternative notions of a successful self. These new identities foreground agency and competency, and are informed both by knowledge of African tradition and language, and newly acquired competency in entrepreneurship, artistic genres and digital skills. The study argues that acquisition of digital skills in this space is best conceptualised through the community of practice approach, where skills development is social and linked to a sense of belonging and progress. Just as the hip-hop artists claim agency in remixing their notion of self, they also claim agency in remixing the limited digital technology available to them into various assemblages, so crafting innovative solutions to the constraints of limited and expensive digital infrastructure. Here, through a hip-hop culture that champions overcoming adversity, dysfunctional digital technology is constantly repaired and remixed. Hitherto, research on digital media use in the Global South has predominantly focused on the mobile phone in isolation. This study instead argues for the merits of a holistic digital ethnography, since observations of how these young people combine technologies such as mobile phones, computers and DVD players in everyday life, illustrate how innovation in marginalised spaces may be focused around the remixing of technology. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor), Haupt, Adam (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Digital Media; Hip-Hop

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Schoon, A. J. (2017). Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27024

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Schoon, Alette Jeanne. “Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa.” 2017. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27024.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Schoon, Alette Jeanne. “Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Schoon AJ. Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27024.

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Council of Science Editors:

Schoon AJ. Remixing the tech: the digital media ecologies of the hip-hop artists from Grahamstown, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27024

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University of Cape Town

9. Pallitt, Nicola. Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2013, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10635

► This thesis investigates children's gaming relationships with peers in out-of-school settings, and explores their interpretation of digital games as gendered media texts. As an interdisciplinary… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Film and Media Studies

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Pallitt, N. (2013). Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10635

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Pallitt, Nicola. “Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town.” 2013. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10635.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pallitt, Nicola. “Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

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Pallitt N. Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10635.

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Pallitt N. Gender identities at play : children's digital gaming in two settings in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10635

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University of Cape Town

10. Noakes, Travis. Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media.

Degree: PhD, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29652

► Digital and electronic learning portfolios (e-portfolios) are playing a growing role in supporting admission to tertiary study and employment by visual creatives. Despite the growing… (more)

▼ Digital and electronic learning portfolios (e-portfolios) are playing a growing role in supporting admission to tertiary study and employment by visual creatives. Despite the growing importance of digital portfolios, we know very little about how professionals or students use theirs. This thesis contributes to knowledge by describing how South African high school students curated varied e-portfolio styles while developing disciplinary personas as visual artists. The study documents the technological and material inequalities between these students at two schools in Cape Town. By contrast to many celebratory accounts of contemporary new media literacies, it provides cautionary case studies of how young people’s privileged or marginalized circumstances shape their digital portfolios as well. A four-year longitudinal action research project (2009-2013) enabled the recording and analysis of students’ development as visual artists via e-portfolios at an independent (2009-2012) and a government school (2012-2013). Each school represented one of the two types of secondary schooling recognised by the South African government. All student e-portfolios were analysed along with producers’ dissimilar contexts. Teachers often promoted highbrow cultural norms entrenched by white, English medium schooling. The predominance of such norms could disadvantage socially marginalized youths and those developing repertoires in creative industry, crafts or fan art. Furthermore, major technological inequalities caused further exclusion. Differences in connectivity and infrastructure between the two research sites and individuals’ home environments were apparent. While the project supported the development of new literacies, the intervention nonetheless inadvertently reproduced the symbolic advantages of privileged youths. Important distinctions existed between participants’ use of media technologies. Resourceintensive communications proved gatekeepers to under-resourced students and stopped them fully articulating their abilities in their e-portfolios. Non-connected students had the most limited exposure to developing a digital hexis while remediating artworks, presenting personas and benefiting from online affinity spaces. By contrast, well-connected students created comprehensive showcases curating links to their productions in varied affinity groups. Male teens from affluent homes were better positioned to negotiate their classroom identities, as well as their entrepreneurial and other personas. Cultural capital acquired in their homes, such as media production skills, needed to resonate with the broader ethos of the school in its class and cultural dimensions. By contrast, certain creative industry, fan art and craft productions seemed precluded by assimilationist assumptions. At the same time, young women grappled with the risks and benefits of online visibility. An important side effect of validating media produced outside school is that privileged teens may amplify their symbolic advantages by easily adding distinctive personas.… Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor), Cronje, Johannes (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Media Studies

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Noakes, T. (2018). Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29652

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Noakes, Travis. “Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29652.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Noakes, Travis. “Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Noakes T. Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29652.

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Noakes T. Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29652

University of Cape Town

11. Robbins, Bonita. Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit.

Degree: Image, School of Education, 2013, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007

► The aim of this study was to explore the interaction between learners and tutors in Dr Math, a mathematics tutoring project that uses instant messaging… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Education

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Robbins, B. (2013). Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Robbins, Bonita. “Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit.” 2013. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Robbins, Bonita. “Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Robbins B. Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007.

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Robbins B. Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007

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University of Cape Town

12. Williams, Jonathan. A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion.

Degree: MPhil ( Inclusive Innovation), Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30046

► There is no more significant threat to a prosperous South Africa than the persistent socioeconomic exclusion and continuous spatial segregation of South African society. Social… (more)

▼ There is no more significant threat to a prosperous South Africa than the persistent socioeconomic exclusion and continuous spatial segregation of South African society. Social housing and digital inclusion both play a critical role as inclusionary interventions for the socioeconomic advancement of the previously disenfranchised and the reintegration of apartheid-era segregated communities. Access to ICTs provides marginalised communities with platforms and tools to amplify their voices, gain access to information and reaffirm their citizenship, thereby allowing for more vigorous participation in the national discourse. “The goal of ICTs is not to necessarily solve the digital divide but rather to further the process of social inclusion.” (Warschauer, 2003) Furthermore, these technological platforms provide access to life chances, capital enhancing activities, information and the possibility of building networks outside of individuals’ modest social networks. This study seeks to understand how digital exclusion influences the experience of overall inclusion in South African social housing. This dissertation is a qualitative study employing a mixture of phenomenological and ethnographic methods to document and make sense of the lived experiences of participants in relation to their exclusion. The study uses of semi-structured interviews, focus groups and surveys to explore participants’ adaptation and integration into local formal institutions and the host community of Blue View Terraces, a mostly white, middle-income neighbourhood located in Cape Town. The study discovered the coexistence of many different and competing forms of exclusion. Firstly, a key finding during the process of residential desegregation or spatial inclusion was participants’ pervasive experiences of power dynamics. These power dynamics manifested as discrimination and marginalisation that was partly caused by the absence of relocation support, public awareness programs about social housing and a failure by the social housing institution to adequately address more forms of inclusion than just spatial. Secondly, the findings showed the design of the housing development to be hopelessly inadequate to support newcomers’ actual lives. Necessary infrastructure was omitted in favour of a lower build cost. This led to a higher cost of living that is unaffordable for social housing residents and negates the benefits of lower cost rental accommodation. Lastly, findings showed that digital exclusion negatively influences the adjustment of low-socioeconomic status children into high-socioeconomic schools and leads to forced assimilation when learners come into daily contact with schools in their locality. The findings signify that social and economic inclusion efforts and even building projects can and should not be considered in isolation. Each form of exclusion competes with another, often exacerbating its effects. Also, of significance is the default approach to integration in South African schools of assimilation rather than multiculturalism. The… Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor), Nilsson, Warren (advisor).

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Williams, J. (2018). A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30046

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Williams, Jonathan. “A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion.” 2018. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30046.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Williams, Jonathan. “A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Williams J. A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30046.

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Council of Science Editors:

Williams J. A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30046

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University of Cape Town

13. Mbenga, Chilombo. Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2012, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12353

► This study is located between the contradiction that youth is politically disinterested and that youth is very much politically engaged. Some scholars have argued that… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Film and Media Studies

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Mbenga, C. (2012). Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12353

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mbenga, Chilombo. “Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation.” 2012. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12353.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mbenga, Chilombo. “Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mbenga C. Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12353.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Mbenga C. Exploring South African youths' on/offline political participation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12353

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

14. Mabaso, Samukelisiwe. Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence.

Degree: MA (Media Studies), Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30125

► The online abuse and harassment of women through hate speech is a growing problem. This study explores responses to abuse of women on Twitter, by… (more)

▼ The online abuse and harassment of women through hate speech is a growing problem. This study explores responses to abuse of women on Twitter, by analysing the tactics employed by the feminist network, Take Back The Tech! (TBTT) to combat online abuse through their global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. This study employs various analytical frameworks including feminism, intersectionality, counterpublics, and agenda-setting to investigate TBTT’s tweets and other Twitter users’ responses to the campaign, as suggested by Twitter replies and mentions. During their campaign, TBTT used online activism for both advocacy and mobilisation. Their campaign also worked to empower marginalised voices through the sharing of survivor stories while embracing global dialogue. Calls to action were a fundamental tactic employed by TBTT during the campaign. These calls to action encouraged both online and offline action. TBTT highlighted the need to share stories of strategies for countering violence against women (VAW), to organise offline by arranging meetings to discuss technology-related violence, to transform tools for digital safety, and to encourage followers to make their own digital safety roadmaps. The majority of TBTT’s tweets were original tweets and TBTT also frequently retweeted other users’ tweets throughout their campaign. Through this act of agenda-setting, TBTT aimed to raise public awareness of technology-related VAW. Hashtags enabled TBTT to keep track of the discussion, gauge the progress and success of their campaign, and it also allowed Twitter users to follow and contribute towards the hashtagged conversation. Hashtags were also an effective method of networkbuilding which connected TBTT to other Twitter campaigns dealing with similar issues. These hashtags linked specific TBTT campaigns to broader feminist concerns, while also building connections with feminist counterpublics. TBTT used Twitter for agenda-setting by linking to external media in their tweets. Including these URLs was an effective way of pointing followers to additional information such as their own website, commercial media websites, and websites of feminist and women’s organisations. Furthermore, TBTT overcame Twitter’s 140-character limit and included additional information by using images such as pixel-art characters, memes, infographics, and photos of campaigners’ work. The majority of users who engaged with TBTT during 16 Days did so via mentions while only a few engaged via replies. Thus, despite the active campaigning by TBTT, the Twitter data suggests a relatively low level of active engagement. It is unclear from the available data whether this limited response reflects weaknesses in the campaign, the potentially stifling effect of online abuse or whether followers might have preferred private engagement. Thus, while empowering women, engaging with them and sharing information, tools, resources and tips in order to put online abuse on the public agenda, TBTT’s campaign also highlights the continued importance of… Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

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Mabaso, S. (2018). Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence. (Masters Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30125

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mabaso, Samukelisiwe. “Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30125.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mabaso, Samukelisiwe. “Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mabaso S. Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30125.

Council of Science Editors:

Mabaso S. Taking back the tech: an analysis of take back the S 2015 twitter campaign during 16 days of activism against gender violence. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30125

15. Antonie, Cecile Olive. The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa.

Degree: MA (Media Theory and Practice), Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2019, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30327

► This dissertation investigates the diverse practices of sexting within the context of youth culture in South Africa. There is not yet a clear consensus on… (more)

▼ This dissertation investigates the diverse practices of sexting within the context of youth culture in South Africa. There is not yet a clear consensus on the definition of “sexting”, but in this case, it is understood as sending and receiving messages or images via social media that have sexual content, especially nude photographs. This research focuses on young heterosexual people in Cape Town from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, exploring their motives and practices within the context of sexting. In this study 28 individuals aged 13 to 21 participated in in-depth, open-ended interviews which produced qualitative data. This research identifies and combines the theoretical works of Erving Goffman’s (1959) impression management theory and Marcel Mauss’s (1969) theory of gift-giving as lenses through which to study sexting. Both theories are still relevant due to the enduringly performative nature of social interactions. The data garnered from this study confirms that the rules of impression management and reciprocity and exchange apply in the era of social media in that sexting is a practice of social exchange whereby participants try to create the best possible persona, in order to form and secure relationships. Young people negotiate social obligations, status and power in a gendered society in relation to gift-exchange and reciprocity on mobile devices. The study further highlights that although sexism exists in this sphere of society, and sexting practices are fraught with gender inequities and double standards, young women are fighting to maintain a favourable online persona, by countering the derogatory term ‘fuck-boy’. Currently South African law prohibits sexting amongst minors, punishable as a crime. This dissertation argues that young people are motivated by pleasure and pressure to sext; excluding them from the public sphere of social media or trying to control their online sexual practice, is unlikely to prevent harm. Furthermore, humiliating or punishing minors for engaging in sexual activity online could be harmful in itself. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Film and Media Studies

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Antonie, C. O. (2019). The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa. (Masters Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30327

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Antonie, Cecile Olive. “The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa.” 2019. Masters Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30327.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Antonie, Cecile Olive. “The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa.” 2019. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Antonie CO. The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30327.

Council of Science Editors:

Antonie CO. The mobile pillars of sexual relationships. Pleasures and pressures: the practice of sexting in a gendered society amongst young people in South Africa. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30327

16. Venter, Marija Anja. Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2018, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28365

► As the use of mobile technologies, consumer electronics and the internet expand, there are more opportunities for young visual designers around the world to gain… (more)

▼ As the use of mobile technologies, consumer electronics and the internet expand, there are more opportunities for young visual designers around the world to gain access to design industries. Yet differences in infrastructure and spatial configurations create distinct obstacles and opportunities for emerging designers from marginal contexts, as often these infrastructures are not designed with them in mind. Employing a practice perspective, which brings together concerns around identity and infrastructure, I used ethnographic and exploratory methods to understand the creative practices of a group of young, resource-constrained, aspiring creatives from Cape Town, South Africa, who are enrolled in design courses. This thesis explores tensions between authentic creativity and continuity, as well as notions of democratization in visual design practices. Off campus, young people predominantly appropriated mobile devices as infrastructure for creative practices. They used data frugally, grabbed media in patches and snippets, and used multiple free applications together to forge creative work, participation and distributions. These practices, which include mobile-based photography, design and branding, were situated in particular creative worlds, which revolved around distinctive visual styles. Instead of vast networks with flows of data that connect infinite nodes, these creatives experienced the web and digital media as an assemblage of technologies and tariffs for mobile data. Thus, these media-related practices were more ‘patchworked’ than networked. Once enrolled in design courses, a very different repertoire of protocols, standards, materials, technologies, concepts and ways of being became infrastructural to these young people’s participation in formal visual design practices. For many participants, an enduring distance separated them from those embodied, technical and spatial requirements for later professional participation in the design industries. These tensions demonstrated how very particular configurations of resources are infrastructural to visual design practice associated with formal industries. Infrastructure and practice are thus dynamically and asymmetrically mutually constituted. This thesis employs improvisational jamming to make the role of infrastructure visible, along with specific mobile design practices. Many of these mobile systems were standardized and encoded with cultural norms, giving creatives second-hand discourses from which to build their own creative artefacts. These case studies draw attention to the global standardization of infrastructures for creative practice, which threatens to flatten the cultural richness of local creative voices. Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: participatory culture; youth and media; digital creativity; digital media

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Venter, M. A. (2018). Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28365

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Venter, Marija Anja. “Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies.” 2018. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28365.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Venter, Marija Anja. “Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Venter MA. Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28365.

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Venter MA. Patchworked creative practice and mobile ecologies. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28365

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University of Cape Town

17. Mlotsa, Faith Busisiwe. Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions.

Degree: Image, Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa, 2001, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7881

► The study analyzes the discourse from online discussions in a Language and Communication Economics course at the University of Cape Town. The study critiques claims… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Applied Language Studies

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Mlotsa, F. B. (2001). Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7881

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mlotsa, Faith Busisiwe. “Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions.” 2001. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7881.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mlotsa, Faith Busisiwe. “Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions.” 2001. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mlotsa FB. Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2001. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7881.

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Council of Science Editors:

Mlotsa FB. Learner involvement in discourse : a contextualised discourse analysis of undergraduate online discussions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2001. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7881

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University of Cape Town

18. Kreutzer, Tino. Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town.

Degree: Image, Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2009, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8968

► Cell phones introduce a range of new possibilities for the use and production of media, for social networking and communication, political activism, and social development.… (more)

▼ Cell phones introduce a range of new possibilities for the use and production of media, for social networking and communication, political activism, and social development. For this study, 441 grade 11 students at nine schools in low-income areas in Cape Town, South Africa were surveyed about their use of cell phones. These young South Africans have adopted a number of ways to use the Web and mobile Instant Messaging. They also commonly access, produce, and share digital media via their phones and the Internet. Internet access has, until recently, only been accessible to the wealthiest fraction of South African society (about 10% of the population) and so this is a highly significant development. Until now, little quantitative data has been available to describe exactly to what extent and how this cohort is beginning to access and use the Internet and digital media on cell phones. The students reported intensive use of cell phones to access mobile Internet applications, at a far greater level than they report using desktop computers to access the Web. Mobile Internet is considerably more accessible to these students than computer-based Internet access and they are choosing to use the Internet primarily for mobile instant messaging and other characteristic forms of mobile media use. This suggests that these students encounter a distinct, mobile version of the Internet. Their experience of Internet access and digital media may consequently be quite different to that of their computer-using peers. An exploratory media and technology usage approach was chosen to determine first, the availability of cell phones and specific features to the students, and, second, the extent to which online and digital media are being accessed, produced, or shared. A detailed questionnaire was distributed to all students from thirteen grade 11 classes at nine schools (n=441). The schools were chosen as random cluster samples from all public secondary schools located in the city's 50% most deprived areas in order to provide a detailed assessment of cell phone usage in an environment similar to that which prevails in many urban South African schools. Activity-based questions indicate that a majority of respondents (68%) have used a cell phone on the previous day to access the Internet, while half of all respondents (49%) used the mobile Internet to access the Web on the previous day. Interpersonal communication was still the most common use of phones, with 87% of respondents making calls or sending SMS messages on a typical day. A significant minority (23%) of students did not own their own personal handset, despite the near universal use of cell phones among all respondents (96% use one on a typical day). While phone ownership correlated strongly with a sense of economic deprivation as well as lower academic performance, there was no significant difference between both groups in terms of their mobile Internet usage. Thus the fact that some students do not own a phone does not seem to create a 'mobile divide' or automatically lead to… Advisors/Committee Members: Walton, Marion (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Media Theory and Practice

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Kreutzer, T. (2009). Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8968

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kreutzer, Tino. “Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town.” 2009. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8968.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kreutzer, Tino. “Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town.” 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Kreutzer T. Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8968.

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Council of Science Editors:

Kreutzer T. Online and digital media usage on cell phones among low-income urban youth in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8968

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University of Cape Town

19. Beirowski, Charlene. Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments.

Degree: Image, Computer Science, 2005, University of Cape Town

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379

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Subjects/Keywords: Computer Science

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APA (6^th Edition):

Beirowski, C. (2005). Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Beirowski, Charlene. “Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments.” 2005. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Beirowski, Charlene. “Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments.” 2005. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Beirowski C. Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2005. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Beirowski C. Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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