Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences provides a dynamic and interactive learning environment to its students focusing in particular on preparing our graduates for an ever-growing knowledge-based society and economy.
Sub-communities within this community
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Department of Drama [101]
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Department of English [192]
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Department of History [275]
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Department of Journalism [198]
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Department of Music [227]
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Department of Philosophy [308]
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Department of Psychology [747]
Recent Submissions
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The 2007 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance : trying to make sense of the late ratification of the African Charter and non-implementation of its compliance mechanism
(Sage, 2019)In principle, the 2007 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) could be a powerful instrument to bring the African Governance Architecture to life and to help ensure that its universal values, ... -
'n Landboublad as "sosiale barometer" : Landbouweekblad as aanwyser van een eeu se landbou-ontwikkeling
(LitNet, 2019)Die Afrikaanse landboutydskrif Landbouweekblad vier in Mei 2019 sy eeufees. Hierdie artikel beskou vanuit ‘n mediageskiedkundige asook tydskrifstudie-vertrekpunt die ontstaan en ontwikkeling van die blad sedert 1919. ‘n ... -
Development of research excellence : insights from modes of work of high-achieving early-career researchers
(HESA, 2021)When early-career researchers show promise to become the next generation of leading researchers, it is in the best interest of their employers to nurture their careers. This objective requires adequate understanding and ... -
Nog 'n vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans : wat maak dit anders?
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020)Die 2020-vertaling is anders as die ander vertalings van die Bybel in Afrikaans omdat daar op ’n innoverende manier ’n wyse gevind moes word om aan die behoeftes van kerke wat die Bybel in Afrikaans gebruik, te voldoen. ... -
Building resilience: the gendered effect of climate change on food security and sovereignty in Kakamega Kenya
(MDPI, 2021)Climate change is a global threat, affecting the food security and food sovereignty of many depending on agriculture for their livelihoods. This is even more pronounced in Kenya, given their over-reliance on rain-fed ... -
Reference skills or human-centered design : towards a new lexicographical culture
(Bureau of the WAT, 2020)This paper deals with the design of digital lexicographical products. It introduces the philosophy of human-centered design, as explained in the work of Don Norman, and discusses central design concepts like affordances, ... -
'n Model vir 'n aanlyn GIS-vakwoordeboek
(Bureau of the WAT, 2020)As part of a MA study completed at Stellenbosch University, a model for an online specialized dictionary for GIS was developed to address three problems. The first problem is the large number of specialized dictionaries ... -
e-Dictionaries in a network of information tools in the e-Environment
(Bureau of the WAT, 2020)Traditional dictionaries offer curated data to users. Users should therefore be able to find the correct data to solve their information need. However, users don't necessarily know the exact scope of lexicographic information. ... -
Unlearning race : the 'Introduction to the Humanities' curriculum at Stellenbosch University
(African Sun Media, 2020)Within a very short period of time, the controversial Sport Science article drew intense reaction from senior researchers and executive management at Stellenbosch University, much more than protesting students have been ... -
Music’s "non-political neutrality" : when race dare not speak its name
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Special field and subject field lexicography contributing to lexicography
(Bureau of the WAT, 2020)Restricted dictionaries are fully-fledged dictionaries and their contribution to lexicography should never be underestimated. Because restricted dictionaries often are neglected in lexicographic discussions this article ... -
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Problematising race and gender in everyday research processes : a model of feminist research praxis
(African Sun Media, 2020)When researchers do research with human subjects, there is the hope that their findings will be taken up by, for example, government, to formulate policies; the public, for a better understanding of social, political or ... -
Disability : the forgotten side of race science
(African Sun Media, 2020)The impetus for this book was an article, the first line of the abstract of which reads: “Colored women in South Africa have an increased risk for low cognitive functioning.”1 There is no question that the article ... -
Race and health : dilemmas of the South African health researcher
(African Sun Media, 2020)We begin this chapter by discussing responses by members of our team to comments on articles submitted to major international journals focusing on health research. Recently, when one of our manuscripts was close to being ... -
Pitfalls of a profession : Afrikaner historians and the notion of an "objective-scientific" approach in perspective
(African Sun Media, 2020)From about the 1930s until late into the twentieth century, professional historical writing in Afrikaner circles was closely linked to the universities, and the universities in turn played a significant role in promoting ... -
The boomerang : how eugenics and racial science in the German colonies rebounded on Europe and the rest of the world
(African Sun Media, 2020)In 1936, the British-trained professor of zoology Harold Benjamin Fantham published an article titled “Some Race Problems in South Africa” in The Scientific Monthly.1 The opening section of the article provided detailed ... -
'I waited for it until forever' : community barriers to accessing intellectual disability services for children and their families in Cape Town, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020-11-17)Background: Intellectual disability is more common in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Stigma and discrimination have contributed to barriers to people with intellectual disability accessing ... -
Your love is like bad medicine : the medical tradition of lovesickness in the legends of hippocrates and erasistratus of CEOS
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2020)The image of the lover physically afflicted by erōs, with erratic pulse and fiery flushes under the skin, goes back at least as far as Sappho. Ancient doctors like Galen and Oribasius of Pergamon saw the lovesick as a ... -
Portrait of a poet : Erinna’s Ekphrastic Epigram, AP 6.352
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2020)Although we know very little about the young female poet, Erinna, it is evident from the reception of later Hellenistic epigrammatists that she was highly respected and contributed greatly to the advancement of the ...
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