Igneciah Pocia Thete
Biographic Data
| ID | 6438637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Igneciah Pocia Thete |
| GIVEN NAMES | Igneciah Pocia |
| FAMILY NAME | Thete |
| SIGNATURE | THETE I P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0262-8059 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Use of Pun as a Poetic Device in Duma INqanawe Yangempela’s Poem Titled
Puns are often recognized as a poetic technique that provides humor. Poetry puns can, however, fulfill a variety of functions, such as provoking thoughts, emphasizing particular themes, and drawing attention to specific phenomena. This paper’s central argument is that Duma employed puns not only as a source of humor but also as a powerful poetic device that provokes thoughts, reinforces themes, and introduces ambiguity. This paper thus explored t…
Internalised Struggles Faced by Boys and Men
Societal norms frequently impose rigid expectations of masculinity, pressuring boys and men to suppress their emotions and internalise their struggles. These unspoken battles, ranging from mental health challenges to conforming to traditional gender roles, remain underexplored in gender studies. This study addresses this gap by conducting a qualitative content analysis of the song “Men Speak Out” by Matalane Mokgatla (2024)—a cultural artefact th…
A Semiotic Exploration of isiXhosa and Sesotho sa Leboa Literary Book Covers and Their Cultural and Religious Impact
Readers buy books based on their cover designs, as the covers have a way of capturing the reader’s attention, and other readers choose them by choice, recommendations, or academic prescriptions. Scholars have analyzed book covers for intersemiotic interpretations; however, scholarly attention has been limited in exploring how books decode meaning and reflect cultural and religious significance. Book covers are used by authors as external objects …
The African National Congress Individualistic Culture as Expressed in Duma Nqanawe Yangempela Poem Not Yet Uhuru
This article delves into the individualistic culture depicted in Duma’s poem ‘Not Yet Uhuru,’ available on YouTube (2021). The discussion centers on how the poem reveals the individualistic tendencies within the African National Congress (ANC) political party, focusing on four key areas: corruption, unemployment, nepotism, and public service delivery. Given that the ANC is the dominant political party in South Africa, it is incumbent upon it to a…
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The African National Congress Individualistic Culture as Expressed in Duma Nqanawe Yangempela Poem Not Yet Uhuru
This article delves into the individualistic culture depicted in Duma’s poem ‘Not Yet Uhuru,’ available on YouTube (2021). The discussion centers on how the poem reveals the individualistic tendencies within the African National Congress (ANC) political party, focusing on four key areas: corruption, unemployment, nepotism, and public service delivery. Given that the ANC is the dominant political party in South Africa, it is incumbent upon it to a…
The Use of Pun as a Poetic Device in Duma INqanawe Yangempela’s Poem Titled
Puns are often recognized as a poetic technique that provides humor. Poetry puns can, however, fulfill a variety of functions, such as provoking thoughts, emphasizing particular themes, and drawing attention to specific phenomena. This paper’s central argument is that Duma employed puns not only as a source of humor but also as a powerful poetic device that provokes thoughts, reinforces themes, and introduces ambiguity. This paper thus explored t…
Internalised Struggles Faced by Boys and Men
Societal norms frequently impose rigid expectations of masculinity, pressuring boys and men to suppress their emotions and internalise their struggles. These unspoken battles, ranging from mental health challenges to conforming to traditional gender roles, remain underexplored in gender studies. This study addresses this gap by conducting a qualitative content analysis of the song “Men Speak Out” by Matalane Mokgatla (2024)—a cultural artefact th…
A Semiotic Exploration of isiXhosa and Sesotho sa Leboa Literary Book Covers and Their Cultural and Religious Impact
Readers buy books based on their cover designs, as the covers have a way of capturing the reader’s attention, and other readers choose them by choice, recommendations, or academic prescriptions. Scholars have analyzed book covers for intersemiotic interpretations; however, scholarly attention has been limited in exploring how books decode meaning and reflect cultural and religious significance. Book covers are used by authors as external objects …
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Cultural Studies (1 work) · Cultural Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work)