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 [95]
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Department of English [178]
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Department of History [250]
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Department of Journalism [190]
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Department of Music [223]
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Department of Philosophy [278]
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Department of Psychology [710]
Recent Submissions
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General discussion of data quality challenges in social media metrics: Extensive comparison of four major altmetric data aggregators
(Public Library of Science, 2018)The data collection and reporting approaches of four major altmetric data aggregators are studied. The main aim of this study is to understand how differences in social media tracking and data collection methodologies can ... -
Understanding the experience and manifestation of depression in adolescents living with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe
(Public Library of Science, 2018-01-03)Background Studies have found that adolescents living with HIV are at risk of depression, which in turn affects adherence to medication. This study explored the experience and manifestation of depression in adolescents ... -
Comparison of mental health screening tools for detecting antenatal depression and anxiety disorders in South African women
(Public Library of Science, 2018-04-18)Background Antenatal depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in low and middle-income countries. Screening of pregnant women in primary care antenatal settings provides an opportunity for entry to care, but ... -
Plate en politiek : populere Afrikaanse musiek en die samelewing 1900-2017
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2019)Populêre Afrikaanse musiekkunstenaars het sover goed gedoen in post‑apartheid Suid-Afrika en geniet die entoesiastiese ondersteuning van lojale volgelinge. Hierdie ondersteuning word aangevuur deur ’n komplekse stel emosies ... -
Transforming transformation in research and teaching at South African universities
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2018)What is transformation in contemporary South African higher education? How can it be facilitated through research and pedagogic practices? These questions are addressed in this edited collection by established academics ... -
Educating citizen designers in South Africa
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2018)Educating Citizen Designers in South Africa is the first book of its kind to appear in post-apartheid South Africa and it is therefore both overdue and extremely welcome. The book aims at sharing critical citizenship design ... -
Die Kaapse Helpmekaar, c.1916-c.2014 : bemiddelaar in Afrikaner opheffing, selfrespek en respektabiliteit
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2018)Die boek beoog om die verhaal van die Kaapse Helpmekaar as katalisator in die ekonomiese opheffing van Afrikaners in die vaarwater van die Rebellie van 1914-15 te vertel. In die proses was die Kaapse Helpmekaar, met sy ... -
#Journalism 4.0@ Stellenbosch : Journalism Department's forty years = Joernalistiek 4.0@Stellenbosch : Departement Joernalistiek se veertig jaar
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2018)Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism celebrates its 40th anniversary with this publication reflecting on the four decades between 1978 and 2018 and all that happened behind 26 Crozier Street’s front door. ... -
Russel Botman : 'n huldeblyk, 1953-2014
(SUN MeDIA, 2017)Hierdie herdenkingsbundel vertel die verhaal van wyle Russel Hayman Botman wat skielik oorlede is aan die begin van sy tweede termyn as Rektor en Visekanselier van die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Botman se verhaal vanaf sy ... -
Russel Botman : a tribute, 1953-2014
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2017)This celebratory volume tells the story of the late Russel Hayman Botman who died suddenly early in his second term as Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University. Botman’s story is told from his earliest childhood ... -
Modern state development, capacity, and institutions
(SUN MeDIA, 2017)This book makes an important original conceptual and theoretical contribution to our understanding of modern state development, the role of the state, and the South African transition to democracy. Its focus on related ... -
On record : popular Afrikaans music & society : 1900-2017
(SUN MeDIA, 2017)Popular Afrikaans music artists have done well in post-apartheid South Africa and enjoy the enthusiastic support of loyal fans. This support is fuelled by a complex set of emotions linked to “being Afrikaans” in a culturally ... -
Virtue, masculinity, and hierarchies of domination in Plutarch’s Antony and De Iside
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2019)Plutarch’s Antony and De Iside et Osiride together tackle the manly woman and the effeminate man. I suggest that De Iside is the theoretical exposition of the metaphysics underlying this problem of gender, resolved by ... -
'Like a bird with the gift of reason’ : Maximus of Tyre on the freedom of Diogenes the Cynic
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2019)In his thirty-sixth oration, Maximus of Tyre draws on Greek philosophical and literary traditions, including the myth of the Golden Age, to encourage his audience to emulate Diogenes the Cynic. While some consider Maximus ... -
A perfect storm : the ramifications of Cape Town’s drought crisis
(AOSIS, 2018)By 2018, the City of Cape Town (CCT) suffered a third consecutive year of serious drought. This article investigates the chronology of the drought and the various measures imposed by the city council to preserve dwindling ... -
A lexical comparison of South African sign language and potential lexifier languages
(2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s history of segregation was a large contributing factor for lexical variation in South African Sign Language (SASL) to come about. Foreign sign languages certainly had a presence in the ... -
Developing a sentence repetition test for the evaluation of deaf children’s use of South African sign language
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study creates the first sentence repetition test (SRT) for South African Sign Language (SASL). The test can be used to measure the proficiency of a participant and track their progress over time. The ... -
Recent developments in Septuagint research
(AOSIS, 2018)The time and opportunity have finally arrived for the next phase of Septuagint research. Even though not all the books of the LXX have been completed by the Septuaginta-Unternehmen in Göttingen, by far the largest number ... -
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Editorial
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)The promotion of healthy family life--its health, welfare, and preservation--is of fundamental and strategic importance for social work.
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