ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
The Congregation is requested to stand while the Choir sings Vis Virtus Veritas and the
Procession enters the Auditorium.
The Chancellor will constitute the Congregation.
The Vice-Chancellor will address the Congregation.
The Dean of the Faculty will present the candidates for the Degrees of
Bachelor, Bachelor with Honours, Master and Doctor of Philosophy.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development)
will present Patricia Catherine Henderson for the
Vice-Chancellor’s Book Award.
The congregation will stand and sing the National Anthem.
The Chancellor will dissolve the Congregation.
The Congregation is requested to stand while the Choir sings Gaudeamus Igitur and the
Procession leaves the Auditorium.
With the exception of the commencement and conclusion of the Ceremony and the singing of
the National Anthem, members of the Congregation are requested to remain seated throughout
the proceedings.
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
ALLOO, Roheena
ATKINSON, Brett Frederick George
BAM, Sithandazile Christabella
BANETI, Zolani
BEGHIN, Douglas Christopher
BELL, Vincent Heinz
BERRISFORD, Jared
BHENGANI, Nokuthula Phakamile
BIZIWICK, Mayamiko Harold
BOTHA, Michael
BOUWER, Zanzi
BOWER, Catherine Athena, with distinction in Anthropology
BRITZ, Charis
BRUNS, Jessica Leigh
BULLEY, Taryn Melissa
BULULU, Uyanda
CHATIKOBO, Tatenda
CHAUKE, Thandeka Sharon, with distinction in Economics
CHIBA, Hashil
CHIGWADA, Rumbidzaishe Lorraine
CHIMATIRA, Stanley Farai
CHINOMONA, Perpetua
CHIPUPURI, Tinoziva
CHIRIME, Iverny
CHITAPI, Rudo Michelle
CHIVHERE, Vanessa Takudzwa
CHIWAKA, Filda
COWIE, Lauren Merryl
DADA, Anathi Loraine
DALIKENI, Tawonga
DANO, Nqaba
DAWSON, Jarrod Craig
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DE KOCK, Tarryn Gabi, with distinctions in Anthropology and
Political & International Studies
DE WET, Damien Thabo
DEAVIN, Candace, with distinction in Anthropology
DENTON, Jennifer Ann
DIKGOLE, Kefiloe Sedupe
DLAMINI, Thobile Lungile
EDWARDS, Demi Phyllis
ENGELBRECHT, Jamey Ashtan
FANTON, Aimee Ilona
FORBES, Murray
FORDYCE, Jonathan Bruce
FORSYTH, Angus Martin
FRASER, Robert Andrew
FROST, Kelly Marlene
GAUD, Jean-Michel
GODANA, Mandla Xolisa
GOWAR, Callum James
GREEN, Amanda Charity
GUILHERMINO, Matthew Jose
GWILIKANA, Zukhanye
HANDLEY, Skye Stephanie
HANYANI, Yeukai Hilda
HARRISON-BOWEN, Jon Sebastian
HOFFE, Jane Margaret, with distinction in Political & International
Studies
HOFMEYR, Danielle Lynda Howard
IELLAMO, Graham
JAMBO, Tinashe
JEWELL, Lizanne Loren
JOHNSON, Cacha
JONES, Stuart Grenville
KAMONA, Oabona Bonnie
KAYOYO, Regina
KHUMALO, Mthabisi Sydney
LAVENDER, Megan, with distinction in English Language &
Linguistics
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LE MOTTEE, Calvin
LEPELESANA, Tsepo Samuel
LINDA, Sepiso
MABASO, Nokuthula Thabile
MACANDA, Chwayita
MADLINGOZI, Owona
MAGIDA, Fundiswa Caroline
MAGXALA, Ziviwe
MAHARAJ, Avish
MAKAZA, Israel Junior
MANDEBVU, Credence Anotida
MANDIMIKA, Swithun Paurai Junior
MAQELA, Bulela
MARADZE, Richard Takudzwa
MASIA, Alucia Mohlao
MATABANE, Ramathetse Belinda
MAVU, Nyasha Naome
MBAMBO, Samukeliso
MBANGI, Sulezi Fortunate
MBOYI, Bukeka
MCCULLOCH, Michelle
MDINGI, Chulumanco
MEALIES, Thandi
MHANDU, Rumbidzai Patronella, with distinction in Industrial and
Economic Sociology
MILLER, Callie Fay
MILLER, Sterling Michael
MIRKIN, Samuel John, with distinctions in Philosophy and Political
& International Studies
MKHIZE, Sduduzo Lwandiso Clive
MODISAGAE, Thero
MODISANE, Thato
MOITEELASILO, Thato Nicole
MOKOENA, Thabile
MOLUBO, Rendani Gabriela, with distinction in isiXhosa (Second
Language)
MONYANE, Naledi Rowenah Tokie
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MOSHIKARO, Lesego Patiance
MOTHAPO, Bronwyn Moshala
MOTHIBI, Innocentia Maserame
MPHUTHING, Sibongile Lydia
MSOMI, Nqobile Nomonde
MUKOSI, Leonard
MUNDANGEPFUPFU, Munyaradzi Happy
MURARE, Tawanda
MURINGAI, Mellisa
MUSENGEZI, Ashley
MUTYAVAVIRI, Tariro Vanessa
MUZARI, Shumirai Tsvakai Runyararo
MUZINDA, Edmond Toreva, with distinction in Economics
MVUDUDU, Belinda Anjail Chiedza
MWAURA, John David Ndungu
NCUBE, Nomalanga
NDARAMIRA, Andrew
NDONDO, Selby Sipho
NGADI, Ndivho
NHEPERA, Millicent Rumbidzai
NTLOKWANA, Ziyanda
NYANDORO, Chido Therisa, with distinction in Organizational
Psychology
PARKER, Robyn Karla
PARKES, Shaun Tony
PAYI, Zimkhita
PEETERS, Bronte Frances
PEZA, Asathi Hombisa
PHILLIPS, Charne Caitlynn
PHUTHI, Lethuxolo
POTGIETER, Erika Alexa
PRATTEN, Gareth Michael Thomas
PURDON, Tegan
RAMELA, Boipelo
RENTON, Ruth
ROSS, Kelly
SARAN, Kayleigh
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SAVILLE, Nicholas York Worthington
SCHEEPERS, Gary Norman
SCHEEPERS, Kirsten Storm
SCHLAMM, Matthew
SELLEY, Tamsin Jayne
SHANGE, Khanyisa
SHORIWA, Rachael
SIBANDA, Musawenkosi Blessing
SIBANDA, Ntokozo
SIMBI, Nyasha Denise
SITHELA, Siphosethu
SITHOLE, Leslie Tatenda
SITHOLE, Sibongile
SIZANI, Zandile Innocent
SLYPER, Christopher Ronald
SZCZAWINSKI, Alexander, with distinction in Economics
TEUBES, Dylan James
THOMPSON, Chanicque Sinead
TINARWO, Michele Rumbidzai
TOLI, Vuyolwethu
TSHABALALA, Thando Africa
TSHAZIBANA, Wendy Phikisile
TSVANGIRAYI, Kudzai Elizabeth
VAN BESOUW, Juliette Rochelle
VAN DER BERGH, Loren
VOSLOO, Emma Bernadette
WADI, Chenai Charity
WALTERS, William Frederick Hogarth
WILLIAMS, Hlumelo Siphe Zintle
WITBOOI, Sonwabile
WOOLLATT, Kelly Jane Lloyd
ZAMBAKIDES, Hayley Carrie
ZULU, Nomathemba Thandekile Noluthando
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS
ABEL, Timothy James, in Economics, with distinction
AVERRE, Zachary Andrew, in English
BALENI, Sibongile Clara, in Political & International Studies
BARTON, Jesse Tatjana, in Psychology, with distinction
BARUTI, Thuso Tsalona, in Organisational Psychology
BENSE, Bradley Peter, in Journalism & Media Studies
BOSMAN, Zoe June, in English, with distinction
BREET, Roger David Naude, in Psychology, with distinction
BREMS, Rosemary Helen, in Psychology
BROWN, Tiffany Paige, in Anthropology
BRUCHHAUSEN, Sarah Lynn, in History/Political & International
Studies, with distinction
CHINYANTA, Makasa Vivienne, in English/Political & International
Studies, with distinction
CHURCHYARD, Kaitlyn Joan, in Political & International Studies
CLAASSENS, Jacob John, in Journalism & Media Studies
COETZER, Johannes Theodorus, in English, with distinction
CONTU, Giovanna, in Information Systems, with distinction
COOPOO, Perishka Maxine, in Psychology
DE BARROS, Courtney Leigh, in Linguistics & Applied Language
Studies, with distinction
DE LANGE, Laura, in Philosophy, with distinction
DEANE, Kathleen Marguerite, in English
DIEMER, Maxine Nichole, in Linguistics & Applied Language
Studies, with distinction
DOCRAT, Zakeera, in African Languages, with distinction
DUA, Matthew John, in Psychology, with distinction
DUNCAN, Roxanne Lauren, in Journalism & Media Studies
DZIBA, Khangelani, in Journalism & Media Studies
ELLIS, Megan, in Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
EVANS, Rhys Nolan, in Psychology
FIDLER, Nicholas James, in Music & Musicology, with distinction
FORREST, Catherine Jill Stewart, in English, with distinction
FOSTER, Gordon Jon, in Journalism & Media Studies/Linguistics &
Applied Language Studies
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GABANG, Maipelo Magdeline, in Drama
GEORGIADES, Jayd, in Anthropology
HARKER, Megan, in Journalism & Media Studies
HARTLEY, Ian Michael, in Psychology
HEIDEMAN, O’Ryan Edward Albert, in Philosophy
HIGGINS, Alexander Edward, in Drama
HOEPFL, Jason Morrison Lorenz, in Sociology, with distinction
HONGSHAGEN, Tore, in Classics
HUGHES, Michael Peter, in English/Philosophy
JACKSON, Emma Catherine Lynton, in English, with distinction
JAMES, Jonathan Scott, in History
JAMES, Michael William, in English/Philosophy, with distinction
KABALI-KAGWA, Faye Victoria Katiiti Khakasa, in Sociology
KAMINSKI, Jacek Peter, in Music & Musicology, with distinction
KANYANE, Reginald Mathule, in Psychology
KENE, Sanelisiwe, in Psychology
KERFORD, Justine Amber, in Linguistics & Applied Language
Studies
KERR, Taryn Candice, in Journalism & Media Studies
KIRKALDY, Hannah Tshirukhwe, in Philosophy, with distinction
KÖHLO, Mikhaela Demitria Katebe, in Linguistics & Applied
Language Studies
KRÜGER, Ruth Marguerite, in Environmental Science, with
distinction
LAUE, Kharys Ateh Bishop, in English, with distinction
LUBALA, Sarah, in English, with distinction
MAISIRI, Leroy James, in Industrial and Economic Sociology
MALUNGA, Unathi Chuma, in Music & Musicology, with distinction
MANCOBA, Lihle, in Organisational Psychology/Political &
International Studies
MANICOM, Jade Natasha, in Drama
MARAIS, Benjamin, in Philosophy
MATYOBENI, Simthembile, in African Languages
MAZZA, Simone Antonia, in Drama, with distinction
MCKAY, Alice Jane, in History
MEIER, Alexandra Rose, in Drama, with distinction
MELVILL-SMITH, Kaila Lee, in Psychology, with distinction
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MKHIZE, Zamakhize Nomonde, in Political & International Studies
MOJAKI, Pinkie Gomolemo, in Music & Musicology
MUGWAGWA, Noster Bere, in Environmental Science
MUSTAFA, Sumanah, in Journalism & Media Studies
MWANAKATWE, Chitalu Hilda, in Journalism & Media Studies
NDABA, Nthabiseng Lynn, in Organisational Psychology
NEARY, Rachael Mary, in Drama
NENGOLA, Edison Nafyeovanhu, in Political & International Studies
NGCUKA, Buntu Ntuthuzelo, in Journalism & Media Studies
NICOL, Amy June, in Art History/Drama, with distinction
NKOSI, Nolwazi Nontombi Maria, in Sociology
NTHUNYA, Manosa, in English, with distinction
NTULI, Sihle, in Classics
NUNAN, Megan, in Psychology, with distinction
OCHOLLA, Diana Atieno, in Journalism & Media Studies
ORTNER, Gwyndolen Jeanie, German Studies/Linguistics & Applied
Language Studies, with distinction
PARK, Duncan Keith, in History, with distinction
PEEK, David Eric, in English
PENALUNA, Jillian Megan, in Journalism & Media Studies
PROBERT, Tracy Nicole, in Linguistics & Applied Language Studies,
with distinction
RADEMAN, Janet Ellen, in Psychology, with distinction
RAFFERTY, Ashley Jayne, in Psychology, with distinction
REES, Sian Angharad, in Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
REICHLING, Marcelle Antoinette, in Psychology, with distinction
RENCKEN, Amy Claire, in Psychology
RICHARD, Paul Christian Patrice, in Music & Musicology, with
distinction
ROPER, Matthew Richard, in Classics, with distinction
RORKE, Joshua Edward Thabo, in Political & International Studies
ROUX, Kayla, in Journalism & Media Studies, with distinction
RUST, Jennifer Margaret, in Political & International Studies, with
distinction
SANDHAM, Maude Helen, in Drama
SAUER, Jacqueline, in Classics/English, with distinction
SEHMI, Harleen Kaur, in Journalism & Media Studies
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SIHLALI, Nokwanda Siphesihle, in Industrial and Economic
Sociology
SINDI, Thobela Arthur, in African Languages
SMERCZAK, Linda Ruth, in Journalism & Media Studies
STEIN, Jonathan Harry, in History
STUART, Michael Jason, in Psychology
SWIFT, Jennifer Rose, in Psychology
TSHABALALA, Nkanyezi Kinini, in English
TSHUPO, Goitsemodimo, in Organisational Psychology
VAN 'T HOF, Jessica Ann, in Psychology
VAN DER WALT, Ester, in Drama, with distinction
VAN DER WIELEN, Karlien, in English, with distinction
VAN NIEKERK, Heather Elizabeth, in Drama/Music & Musicology,
with distinction
VON WITT, Nathalia Jane, in African Languages/Linguistics &
Applied Language Studies, with distinction
WALKER, Andrew Peter, in English, with distinction
WARD, Brendan David, in English/Journalism & Media Studies, with
distinction
WEICH, Francois, in History
WENTWORTH, Tara Evelyn, in Psychology
WESI, Tsholofelo, in Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
WHITEHORN, Daniel John, in Drama, with distinction
WILSON, Lewis Gregory, in Economics, with distinction
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
AMZAT, Ajibola Taofeek, B.Sc. (Lagos), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Voting and meaning in Hooggenoeg,
Grahamstown: An audience’s reception of Grocott’s Mail’s 2011
municipal election coverage.
BAMJEE, Saaleha, B.A. (Hons) (Wits), in Creative Writing, in the
Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: My grandmother breaks her hip.
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BEYERS, Marike, B.A. (Hons) (UP), in Creative Writing, with
distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: How to open the door.
BILA, Freddy Vonani, STD (Tivumbeni), in Creative Writing, with
distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Grieving forests.
BOWLER, Danielle Alyssa, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Political and
International Studies, with distinction, in the Department of Political
and International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
The location of colouredness: Using Alain Badiou’s ‘event’ to frame
issues of colouredness and citizenship in contemporary South Africa
though temporality.
BURKE, Matthew Ainslie, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in English, with
distinction, in the Department of English. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A
new approach to representations of revolution.
BUZANI, Mangaliso Welcome, B.Tech. (Tshwane), in Creative
Writing, with distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in
Africa. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Inside the River [in
English] and Ndisabhala Imibongo [in isiXhosa].
CHIHOTA-CHARAMBA, Audrey, B.A. (Zimbabwe), in Journalism
and Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: An analysis of how
Zimbabwean female audiences decode meaning from the ShonaLanguage Radio Programme Nguva Yevanhukadzi (Time for Women)
against the background of their lived experiences.
CHRISTENSEN, Anna Virginia, in Creative Writing, in the Institute
for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: Love in a Cold War.
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CRAIN, Patricia Ann, B.Admin. (UNISA), in Creative Writing, in the
Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: Crumpled heart.
DELPORT, Kandi Sue, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Industrial and
Economic Sociology, with distinction, in the Department of
Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Conflicts in the role of business
as a social partner in the South African economy: A study of skills
development in the Border-Kei region.
DLUTU, Bongiwe Agrienette, B.A. (Hons) (UWC), in African
Languages, in the School of Languages. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
impact of social network sites on written isiXhosa: A case study of a
rural and urban high school.
DURODOLA, Olufunke Treasure Anike, Cert. Media Enterprise
(Lagos), in Journalism and Media Studies, in the School of Journalism
and Media Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The
rising popularity of Pidgin English Radio Stations in Nigeria: An
audience study of Wazobia FM, Lagos.
DYANTYI, Mbongisi Orlean, B.A. (Hons) (Wits), in Creative Writing,
in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: A fragment of bone.
EGGLESTONE, Tia Ashleigh, B.A. (Hons) (Victoria), in Journalism
and Media Studies, with distinction, in the School of Journalism and
Media Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis: Thesis: A critical
disclosure analysis (CDA) of the contesting discourses articulated by
the ANC and the news media in the City Press coverage of the spear.
FARQUHARSON, Kirsten Leigh, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Counselling Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Art, identity and schizophrenia:
Possibilities for movement.
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FLEMING, Tracey Laura, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, in the
Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A goal-setting
intervention with motocross racers: A case-study investigating the
effects of an intervention on perceived motivation, confidence and selfefficacy.
FOBOSI, Siyabulela Christopher, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Industrial
and Economic Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Formalisation, informalisation and the labour process
within the minibus taxi industry in East London, South Africa.
FRIIS, Kirsten Leigh, B.A. (Hons) (UNISA), in Counselling
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The influence of the
therapist’s activities on clients’ subject positioning with relation to
gender in narrative couples therapy.
GRAHAM, Nicola Susan Jearey, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Resisting responsibilisation: A narrativediscursive analysis of young peoples’ talk about high school sexualities
and school sexuality education.
HARRISON, Jessica, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Drama, with
distinction, in the Department of Drama. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: Adapting Othello: The “beautiful and terrifying
responsibility” of directing and translating across cultures.
HAXTON, Robert Peter, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Drama, in the
Department of Drama. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Refusal and rupture as a postdramatic revolt: An analysis of selected
South African contemporary devised performances with particular
focus on works by First Physical Theatre Company and the Rhodes
University Drama Department.
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HIGGINS, Jane Marie, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Clinical Psychology,
with distinction, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Card games and containment: Forensic
psychiatric patients’ experiences of a student-led initiative.
HOLTZHAUSEN, Minnon, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (UNISA), in
Counselling Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Psychiatric in-patients’ experiences of
an art group: With a focus on the self.
HOOSEN, Mishka, in Creative Writing, with distinction, in the
Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: Hollow the bones.
IDAHOSA, Grace Ese-Osa, B.A. (Hons) (Nigeria), in Political and
International Studies, with distinction, in the Department of Political
and International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Losing, using, refusing, cruising: First-generation South African
women academics narrate the complexity of marginality.
JACOBS, Tristan Victor, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Drama, with
distinction, in the Department of Drama. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: An art of rarefaction: Exploring theatre-as-poetry in the
contemporary performance of Hanamichi.
JAPHET, Belinda, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: “They make me feel that I am at
home”: Nigerian migrants in Port Elizabeth and the meaning they make
of Nollywood films.
JOHNSON, Gwendolyn Gay, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Sociology, in
the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: An analysis of
the impact of an official diagnosis and label of ‘Dyslexia’ on pupils’
self-concept and self-esteem: A sociological case study involving
pupils in Grahamstown.
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KHESWA, Nomzamo Sybil, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Industrial and
Economic Sociology, with distinction, in the Department of
Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Changes and continuities in the
labour process on commercial farms in post-apartheid South Africa:
Studies from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
KNIGHT, Kayla Christine, B.A. (Northern Arizona), in Sociology, in
the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Development
NGOs: Understanding participatory methods, accountability and
effectiveness of World Vision in Zimbabwe with specific reference to
Umzingwane District.
LANCASTER, Rupert Giles Swinburne, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
History, in the Department of History. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A
small town in the early apartheid era: A history of Grahamstown 19461960 focusing on “White English” perspectives.
LARIC, Thalia Stella, B.A. (Hons) (UCT), in Drama, with distinction,
in the Department of Drama. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: Intimate Conversations: Some thoughts on performing,
teaching and writing about dance improvisation.
LAURIKS, Sanne, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Linguistics and Applied
Language Studies, with distinction, in the Department of English
Language and Linguistics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Multilingual
repertoires and strategic rapport management: A comparative study of
South African and Dutch small business discourse.
LEFF, Carol Willa, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in English, with
distinction, in the Department of English. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Bosman as Verbindingsteken: Hybridities in the writing of Herman
Charles Bosman.
LOTHIAN, Julie-Anne, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Philosophy, in the
Department of Philosophy. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Lived bodies: Women’s experience of sex and gender.
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MAAHLAMELA, Tebogo David, in Creative Writing, with
distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The hoof-printed rock.
MADINGWANE, Maserame June, in Creative Writing, in the Institute
for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: Kaffirmeid and other stories.
MAFRIKA, Andile Ernest, in Creative Writing, in the Institute for the
Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Talking home.
MAHARAJ, Keshav, B.A. (Hons) (UNISA), in Creative Writing, in
the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Rehab is for quitters.
MAHUPELA, Kabelo Moganegi, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Political
and International Studies, in the Department of Political and
International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
‘Pragmatic yet principled’: An assessment of Botswana’s Foreign
Policy Record as a Small State.
MAJAVU, Phumlani, B.A. (Hons) (UWC), in Political and
International Studies, in the Department of Political and International
Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Beyond black and
white: Black solidarity in post-apartheid South Africa.
MAJOLA, Fundile Lawrence, B.A. (Hons) (UCT), in Creative Writing,
in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Good-Gooder-Goodest [in English],
and Isikumba Sikaxam [in isiXhosa].
MASHASHA, Tamsanqa Munyaradzi, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Political and International Studies, in the Department of Political and
International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Ubuntu: A critical overview of contemporary management theory.
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MBEWE, Mpho Njane Lily, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (UP), in Counselling
Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: ‘Ubhuti wami’: A qualitative secondary analysis of
brothering among isiXhosa men.
MBONAMBI, Phakama, B.A. (Hons) (Wits), in Creative Writing, in
the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Aggrey Klaaste: The relentless community-builder.
MCHUNU, Themba, B.A. (Hons) (UCT), in Drama, in the Department
of Drama. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A critical
reflection on the process of devising Impethuko (The turning) with
UBOM Obutsha.
MCINERNEY, Michael Peter, B.A. (UCT), in Counselling
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The development and
implementation of a mental toughness training programme for
cricketers.
MCLEAN, Neville Terence, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Counselling
Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Change in narrative therapy: A pragmatic
hermeneutic case study.
MEINTJES, Stephané Ruth, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Journalism and
Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Facilitating and
negotiating Afrikaans youth identities: Die Antwoord phenomenon.
MITCHELL, Donna Leigh, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Counselling
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A psychobiography of
Helen Martins.
MKHIZE, Sibongiseni Lungisile Velile, B.A. (Hons) (UJ), in Clinical
Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by coursework
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and thesis. Thesis: “There are certain things that I just know that I
have to do because we are brothers”: A discourse analysis of young
black men’s engagement with popular representations of brotherhood.
MKOKO, Egbert Emmanuel, B.A. (Journ) (Dar es Salaam), in
Journalism and Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media
Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Journalism
sourcing and credibility: A study of Raia Mwema’s use of anonymous
sources.
MOKAE, Sabata Paul, in Creative Writing, in the Institute for the
Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Kedibone.
MOYO, Chelesani, B.Sc. (Hons) (Zimbabwe), in Journalism and
Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A Critical history of the rise and fall
of the first ever independently owned Matabeleland publication in
Zimbabwe: The case of The Southern Star.
MSENGANA, Sweetlener Thobeka, B.Psych. (NMMU), in
Counselling Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The lived experiences of HIV-positive
women in poverty.
MTELERA, Prince, in Journalism and Media Studies, in the
Department of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: “Exploring barriers to citizen participation in
development: A case study of a participatory broadcasting project in
rural Malawi”.
MUFAMADI, Azwihangwisi Eugene, B. Journ. (Rhodes), in
Journalism and Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media
Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The media, equal
education and school learners: An investigation of the possibility of
‘political listening’ in the South African education crisis.
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MUSHONGA, Allan, B.Sc. (Hons) (Zimbabwe), in Sociology, in the
Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A sociological
analysis of Southern African AIDS trust’s capacity-development model
in responding to HIV and AIDS.
MUTAMBANENGWE, Simbarashe Abel, B.Sc. (Hons) (Zimbabwe),
in Political and International Studies, in the Department of Political and
International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
“Totally unacceptable”: Representations of homosexuality in South
African public discourse.
NAICKER, Camalita, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Political and
International Studies, with distinction, in the Department of Political
and International Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Marikana: Taking a subaltern sphere of politics seriously.
NAKACWA, Susan, B.A. (Hons) (Wits), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: “Please don’t show me on Agataliko
Nfuufu or my husband will beat me like Engalabi (Long Drum)”:
Young women and tabloid television in Kampala, Uganda.
NTSHOBANE, Zephania Zingqi Zongamele, B.A. (Hons) (UP), in
Clinical Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The experiences, challenges,
motivations and coping strategies of informal caregivers in a
Grahamstown township.
PONONO, Mvuzo, PG.Dip.Journ. (Rhodes), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The influence of viewing context on
meaning making: A reception study of the popular drama series
Intersexions in Ginsburg township.
PRINSLOO, Aidan Vivian, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Philosophy, with
distinction, in the Department of Philosophy. Degree by coursework
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and thesis. Thesis: Prolegomena to Ubuntu and any other future South
African philosophy.
RAYMOND, Leigh Alice, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Dangerous people and places: A
community newspaper’s constructions of crime.
RICHARDSON, Amy Elizabeth, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Linguistics
and Applied Language Studies, with distinction, in the Department of
English Language and Linguistics. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Ritualised discourse practices of feedback in a university foundation
programme: A critical investigation.
ROYEPPEN, Andrea Leigh, B.A., PG. Dip. International Studies
(Rhodes), in Political and International Studies, in the Department of
Political and International Studies. Degree by thesis. Thesis: How does
security limit the right to protest? A study examining the securitised
response to protest in South Africa.
RUITERS, Jeremy John, B.Psych. (NMMU), in Counselling
Psychology, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Michael Jackson: A psychobiography.
SCHOEMAN, Megan, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The professional identity of Journalism
on Twitter: A case study of the Mail & Guardian.
SCOTT, Robert James, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Journalism and Media
Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The best a man can get? An analysis of
the representation of men within group situations in the advertising
copy of Men’s Health and FHM from December 2006 through May
2007.
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SCOTT, Storm Jade, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, in the
Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Motivation of
ultra-distance runners: A qualitative investigation into the motivations
of Comrades Marathon participants.
SHANGE, Nombulelo Tholithemba, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Shembe religion's integration of African traditional religion and
Christianity: A sociological case study.
SIBANYONI, Sibongile Success, B.A. (Wits), in Clinical Psychology,
in the Department of Psychology. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: A phenomenological study of the experiences of adolescents
following maternal HIV-disclosure.
SINGH, Anirood, LL.M. (UNISA), in Creative Writing, with
distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Road to redemption.
SMAILL, Lindsay Ann, B.A. (Hons) (UKZN), in Counselling
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Intimacy, sex and sexuality:
The experiences of vertically-infected HIV-positive adolescents.
STOPFORTH, Penny, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Clinical
Psychology, with distinction, in the Department of Psychology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: An exploration of the other
and the disruption of self in schizophrenia.
STRYDOM, Gideon Louwrens, M.A. (NMMU), in Creative Writing,
with distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Saligia.
SUTHERNS, Michael Courtney, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Creative
Writing, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Sarkaiym.
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THOMAS, Adele, M.A. (RAU) M.B.A. (Brunel), in Creative Writing,
in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Copycat.
THURGOOD, Mikaila Rae, B.Journ. (Rhodes), in Creative Writing, in
the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Secrets I keep.
TIRI, Judith Chundung, B.A. (Hons) (Nigeria), in Journalism and
Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media Studies. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Normative self-perceptions of
journalists in Nigeria: The case of The Guardian newspaper.
TRUTER, Victoria Zea, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in English, with
distinction, in the Department of English. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Dreamscape and death: An analysis of three contemporary novels and a
film.
UMEJEI, Emeka Lucky, B.Sc. (Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria), in
Journalism and Media Studies, in the School of Journalism and Media
Studies. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The framing of China in Nigeria: An
analysis of the coverage of China’s involvement in Nigeria by This
Day newspaper.
VAN NIEKERK, Timothy, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Creative Writing,
in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Thesis by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The names and the flowers.
VAN ZYL, Henriette Louise, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, in
the Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Undertaking
to care and to protect: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of
the experience of killing healthy homeless animals in South Africa.
VIVIER, Lincky Elmé, M.A. (UP), in Creative Writing, with
distinction, in the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: One leg at a time.
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WALKER, Timothy Charles, B.A. (Rhodes), in Political and
International Studies, in the Department of Political and International
Studies. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: South African
International Relations (IR) and the China-African relationship: A
critical reflection.
WANNENBURG, Nicola, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, with
distinction, in the Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: A Psychobiographical study of Antwone Fisher.
WYRILL, Beth Alexandra, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in English, with
distinction, in the Department of English. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
The interface of history and fiction in Russel Brownlee’s Garden of the
Plagues, Ingrid Winterbach’s To Hell with Cronje, and Etienne van
Heerden’s The Long Silence of Mario Salviati.
ZORN, Gwendolyn Philippa, B.A. (Rhodes), in Philosophy, with
distinction, in the Department of Philosophy. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: Redefining success: Social justice and the ends of
business.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DASS, Minesh, M.A. (UJ), in English, in the Department of English.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: “The Stranger at home”: Representations of
home and hospitality in three South African post-transitional novels.
Supervisor: Professor M Marais.
FOBE, Mila Pamella, M.A. (Rhodes), in African Languages, in the
School of Languages. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Curriculum outcomes,
teaching practices and learner competencies in isiXhosa in three
Grahamstown schools. Supervisor: Professor R Kaschula. Cosupervisor: Dr D Nkomo.
MAKHUBU, Nomusa Mary, M.A. (Rhodes), in Art History, in the
Department of Fine Art. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The fantastic
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subject: A visio-cultural study of Nollywood video-film. Supervisor:
Prof R Simbao.
MARAIS, Susan Jacqueline, M.A. (UPE), in English, in the
Department of English. Degree by thesis. Thesis: (Re-) investing our
selves/ourselves: Identity and community in contemporary South
African short fiction cycles. Supervisor: Professor G Cornwell.
MUTIZWA-MANGIZA, Shingai Price, M.Sc. (London), in Political
and International Studies, in the Department of Political and
International Studies. Degree by Thesis. Thesis: Political party
institutionalisation: A case study of Kenya. Supervisor: Professor LD
Vincent.
PITHOUSE, Richard Michael, M.A. (UKZN), in Political and
International Studies, in the Department of Political and International
Studies. Degree by thesis. Thesis: In the forbidden quarters: Race,
space and the enduring rationality of rebellion in Durban.
SMIT, Sonja, M.A. (Rhodes), in Drama, in the Department of Drama.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Challenging Desire: Representations of
whiteness in post-apartheid South Africa. Supervisor: Dr A Krueger.
Co-supervisor: Professor AE Sutherland.
TANYANYIWA, Precious, M.Soc.Sci. (Rhodes), in Sociology, in the
Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A sociological
analysis of the provision of extended studies as a means of addressing
transformation at a historically white university. Supervisor: Professor
M Drewett.
TUKWASIBWE, Constance, M.A. (Makerere), in African Languages,
in the School of Languages. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The influence
of indigenous languages on Ugandan English as used in the media.
Supervisor: Professor R Kaschula. Co-supervisor: Dr D Nkomo.
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What is graduation?
Our practice of graduation is derived from a tradition which reaches back to at least the
medieval universities of Europe.
Graduates are those who have been admitted to a degree. There is a strict hierarchy of degrees
from “bachelor’ through to “doctor”. In admitting a person to a degree the degree is conferred
on that person in a somewhat archaic ceremony which is reminiscent of the equally archaic
ceremony in which a knighthood is conferred.
What actually happens in a graduation ceremony is along the following lines. The Dean, who is
the person responsible for the academic project in that particular Faculty and who can thus
attest to the achievement of the particular student in reaching the required level, requests the
Chancellor to confer the degree. The student then moves to the Chancellor and kneels before
him. The Chancellor, who is the titular head of the University and who acts in the name of the
University, then confers the degree by holding a ceremonial bonnet to the student’s head while
saying “I confer the degree”. The student proceeds to the Registrar. The Registrar, who is the
keeper of the records of the student’s endeavours, confirms the admission of that student to a
particular degree by placing the appropriate hood over the student’s head. There is a hood for
each degree. Hoods differ from each other in colour and shape.
The three basic degrees are Bachelor, Master and Doctor. Bachelor has nothing to do with the
usual meaning “a man who has never married” but with the garland of leaves and berries (from
the Latin bacca lauri, laurel berry) worn by graduands long ago. A Master’s degree is
conferred on a person who has achieved the mastery of a specific field of study. “Doctor” is
from the Latin verb “to teach” and is an ancient academic title which dates back to the very
first universities where it implied that the holder had a licence to teach in a university.
Academic gowns are based on the clerical gowns (most scholars in Europe were monks or
priests) worn in the Middle Ages in universities which would have been housed in poorly
heated buildings. The hood is also derived from ancient times when it was attached to the gown
and worn to keep the head warm. When not on the head it was pushed back to look more or
less as it does when worn today.
Rhodes gowns are derived from those of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Bachelors
and Master’s wear a black gown of the same design as that worn by Master’s of Arts in the
University of Oxford. Doctors of Philosophy wear a scarlet gown of the same design as that
worn by Bachelors of Arts in the University of Cambridge. Bachelor’s hoods are made in an
Oxford simple shape. Master’s and Doctors’ hoods are made in the full shape of the University
of London. Apart from the shape of the hood, the colour indicates the specific degree. For
instance, a BA hood is black lined with white and bound with purple, while that for a BSc is
black lined with bottle green.
The principal officers at graduation wear distinctive gowns. For example, the Chancellor and
Vice-Chancellor wear gowns made of black brocade. The Chancellor’s gown is trimmed with
gold lace and the Vice-Chancellor’s with silver lace.
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