Marita Wenzel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6418017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marita Wenzel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marita |
| FAMILY NAME | Wenzel |
| SIGNATURE | WENZEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Configuration of Boundaries and Peripheries in Johannesburg as Represented in Selected Works by Ivan VladislaviÄ and Zakes Mda
The Configuration of Boundaries and Peripheries in Johannesburg as Represented in Selected Works by Ivan Vladislavić and Zakes Mda
This chapter addresses the spatial representation of Johannesburg in selected works of fiction by Ivan Vladislavić and Zakes Mda. It is argued that the postcolonial, or contemporary, version of Johannesburg can be perceived as a city centre surrounded by peripheral cities or settlements like Diepsloot in the north and Soweto (South Western Townships) which represents a merger of several individual places such as Orlando and Sophia Town, among oth…
Subversion versus Inversion: The Loss of the Carnivalesque in Janet Suzman's The Free State
According to Gilbert and Thompkins (1996: 5), postcolonial drama is aimed at dismantling the hierarchies and determinants that create binary oppositions in postcolonial contexts and – according to Young (2001: 4) – also actively transforming the present “out of the clutches of the past”. This dismantling can, however, only occur when the inevitable ambivalence of postcolonial binaries are taken into account (Gilbert & Thompkins 1996: 6). In her t…
Appropriating space and transcending boundaries in The Africa House by Christina Lamb and Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda
The appropriation of space and construction of shelter is part of the human endeavour to conceptualise being in and of the world. Places are defined spaces that serve as points of orientation, with the implication that space exists where humans are and vice versa. Houses, in particular, feature as places or sites that occupy and define personal space; they are not only adapted to a person's lifestyle and indicative of his/her identity but also se…
The African connection: Elsa joubert's journeys towards selfhood and commitment
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The African connection: Elsa joubert's journeys towards selfhood and commitment
Appropriating space and transcending boundaries in The Africa House by Christina Lamb and Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda
The appropriation of space and construction of shelter is part of the human endeavour to conceptualise being in and of the world. Places are defined spaces that serve as points of orientation, with the implication that space exists where humans are and vice versa. Houses, in particular, feature as places or sites that occupy and define personal space; they are not only adapted to a person's lifestyle and indicative of his/her identity but also se…
Subversion versus Inversion: The Loss of the Carnivalesque in Janet Suzman's The Free State
According to Gilbert and Thompkins (1996: 5), postcolonial drama is aimed at dismantling the hierarchies and determinants that create binary oppositions in postcolonial contexts and – according to Young (2001: 4) – also actively transforming the present “out of the clutches of the past”. This dismantling can, however, only occur when the inevitable ambivalence of postcolonial binaries are taken into account (Gilbert & Thompkins 1996: 6). In her t…
The Configuration of Boundaries and Peripheries in Johannesburg as Represented in Selected Works by Ivan VladislaviÄ and Zakes Mda
The Configuration of Boundaries and Peripheries in Johannesburg as Represented in Selected Works by Ivan Vladislavić and Zakes Mda
This chapter addresses the spatial representation of Johannesburg in selected works of fiction by Ivan Vladislavić and Zakes Mda. It is argued that the postcolonial, or contemporary, version of Johannesburg can be perceived as a city centre surrounded by peripheral cities or settlements like Diepsloot in the north and Soweto (South Western Townships) which represents a merger of several individual places such as Orlando and Sophia Town, among oth…
Sociology (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)