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Article Title	Type	Author
Fashioning Meaning: The Graphic t-shirts of Butan Wear and Magents Lifestyle Apparel as Alternative forms of Socio-Cultural Communication about South African Collective Identities	Dissertation	Nonduduzo Ngcobo
Assessing knowledge, attitudes and practices of KwaZulu-Natal health professionals towards men who have sex with men (MSM): exploring access to mainstream public healthcare services.	Dissertation	Precious Greehy
The production, distribution and reception of Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) reproductive health messages in Chikombedzi rural Zimbabwe	Dissertation	Rosemary Masakadza
Understanding user profiles for oral PrEP uptake: A qualitative study with adolescent girls, young women and men in Vulindlela, South Africa	Dissertation	Nqobile Thobile Ndzinisa
“Let’s talk about sex baby” – A comparative study of parents’ perceptions of parent-child sexuality communication with their adolescent children in rural and urban settings in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.	Dissertation	Nompumelelo Gumede
The role of film in attitudinal change and behavioural rehabilitation of youth in conflict with the law: Winkie Direko Secure Care Centre and Tsotsi	Dissertation	Kenalemang Fanny Ntsoaki Nkwoji
GLOCALISATION WITHIN THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE: A Study of Selected Reality Television Franchises in South Africa and Transnational Broadcaster MultiChoice	Dissertation	Rhoda Titilopemi Inioluwa Abiolu
Narrative Comparison and Popular Appeal of South African Television Drama Series: A Textual Analysis of Yizo Yizo and InterSexions	Dissertation	Dumisani Mthethwa
Community participation in the Zimbabwe Community Development Association (ZCDA) ISAL project: A development communication perspective.	Dissertation	Clive Shembe
A content analysis into the framing and representation of ‘corrective rape’ in three South African newspapers	Dissertation	Marchant van der Schyff
?As we are, so shall they…? A re-articulation of the North-South vertical global green communication discourse	Dissertation	Henri-Count Evans
“ZAZI-Know Your Strength”- A reception Analysis of contraceptive utilisation in correlation to unplanned and unwanted pregnancies among young female learners’ in Umnini, KwaZulu-Natal	Dissertation	Yonela Vukapi
A comparative study of students’ attitudes, preferences and acceptance levels towards microbicide products; the tenofovir gel and the dapivirine ring at UKZN	Dissertation	Phiwe Nota
Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Procedure by White and Indian Male Students at the University of KwaZulu Natal’s Howard College	Dissertation	Phebbie Sakarombe
Reception Analysis of Intersexions: an exploration of perceptions of risk in relation to Multiple and concurrent Partners (MCP) in Umnini rural KZN	Dissertation	Abulele Zimkhitha Njisane
Film censorship in South Africa. The analysis of classification and the interpretations of the 1996 Film and Publications Act, with reference to the banning of the film Of Good Report at the Durban International Film Festival 2013	Dissertation	Sipho Ngwenya
Towards Print Media Freedom: News Framing of Political Articles in The Herald?s Opinion and Analysis Section in Zimbabwe	Dissertation	Tulani Ngwenya
The Emergence of Hip-Hop Subculture among the Khwe Bushmen of Platfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa	Dissertation	Itunu Bodunrin
University Cervical Cancer Health Communication Campaigns: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Black female students to service offered at UKZN	Dissertation	Nzokuhle Nxumalo
An assessment of the methodologies of grassroots comics and body-mapping as methods of participatory communications within the Kalahari villages	Dissertation	Min Kong
Consciousness, Culture and Creative Transformation	Dissertation	Mike Aldridge
Women, HIV AND AIDS: Perceptions of the female condom among students on UKZN Howard college campus.	Dissertation	Temitope Olukunle Ogunlela
History, Identity, Representation: Public-Private-Community Partnerships and the Batlokoa Community	Dissertation	Varona Sathiyah
A Critical Analysis of Smokers’ Behaviour in a Designated Non-Smoking Area: A Case Study of the MTB	Dissertation	Paul Blaise Issock
Smaller lens, bigger picture: Exploring Zulu cultural tourism employees’ identity by using cellphil	Dissertation	Caitlin Sarah Watson
South African Women’s Magazines and Health Communication: A Reception Analysis of HIV and AIDS…	Dissertation	Claudia van den Berg
Spotlight on AIDS: Assessing How Media Personalities Advance HIV and AIDS Education and Prevention.	Dissertation	Lungelo Dlamini
Cutting into Perceptions: Investigating Men’s Understanding of Protection – through Medical Male…	Dissertation	Wesley Mathew
Investigating Beneficiary Communities’ Participation in HIV/AIDS Communication through Community…	Dissertation	Siyasanga Tyali
Edutainment Communication Strategies against HIV/AIDS through radio	Dissertation	Kulubrehan Abraham Teweldemedhin
Discourse in the South African English-language press	Dissertation	David Andrew Nothling
Participatory Communication for Social Change	Dissertation	Musara Lubombo
Mobile Convergence and Mobile Adoption	Dissertation	Colin Dean Murphy
The Literacy of Tracking	Dissertation	Chris Logie
The Application of Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy in renegotiating HIV Stigmatised Identities	Dissertation	Paul Botha
I Paint Therefore I Am	Dissertation	Shanade Barnabas
Representations of Zulu Cultural Identity in Cultural Tourism	Dissertation	Ntokozo F. Ndlela
The Essence of Accountability and an Examination of the Practices of Ethiopian Television Newsroom	Dissertation	Daniel Bekele Yigzaw
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Radio Information Campaigns on HIV/AIDS Awareness and Behavi..	Dissertation	Maxwell Mthembu
Towards Affirmative Action (Part 1 and Part 2)	Dissertation	Susan Manhando
Commodification of Tertiary Institutions	Dissertation	Tokunbo Oyedemi
Consumers, markets and audiences	Dissertation	Margaret Stenhouse
Development Communication and Interactive Websites	Dissertation	Veslemoy Lothe Salvesen
An assessment of students’ perceptions of the ABC pevention strategy	Dissertation	Eliza M. Moodley
Women Reading The Gariep River, Upington: Structured Inclusion	Dissertation	Mary Lange
Public Service Broadcasting and Language: An Analysis of Policy Options for South Africa	Dissertation	Munyaradzi Memory Hwengwere
A Study on Trends and Communicative Potentials of “Dagu” for HIV/AIDS Communication	Dissertation	Gulilat Menbere
Community Radio as a Pulpit	Dissertation	Kebede Feyissa
The Consequences of Government Control on the Work Practices of Zimbabwean Journalists	Dissertation	Jerome Ndabezinhle Dube
Globalized Girlhood: The teachings of femininity in Cosmopolitan and True Love	Dissertation	Deidre Donnelly
Community Radio and Participation: The Case of Siyaya FM	Dissertation	Maria Bjerke Dalene
The Treatment of Violence on the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s Television News	Dissertation	Andrew Mampuru Aphane
ICC World Cup Cricket 2003: Sport broadcasting in SA	Dissertation	Iain Evans
Community Radio as Dialogic and Participatory	Dissertation	Brilliant Mhlanga
Narrative as communication in the campaign against HIV/AIDS in Namibia	Dissertation	Joram Kumaaipurua Rukambe
Reflexivity and Research Methodology in Representing the San: A Case Study of Isaacson’s The Healing	Dissertation	Vanessa McLennan-Dodd
Freirean pedagogy as applied by DRAMAidE for HIV/AIDS education	Dissertation	Dominique Nduhura
Re-presentation of an Indian Identity	Dissertation	N. R. Bramdaw
External radio broadcasting: ideology and propaganda in the discourse	Dissertation	Abeli Zahabu Kilonda
An investigation into the presentation of diverse sources in television news broadcasts: An analysis	Dissertation	Lineo Motjamela
Reaching out for a familiar voice	Dissertation	R. Bronwyn Allan-Reynolds
A comparative analysis of the content and framing of Nguni and English language news	Dissertation	Rita Pearl Nomtandazo Mapukata
A comparative study of Radio Metro and Radio Zulu	Dissertation	Marcia Zamambo Mkize
The role and governance of community radio stations in Zambia: the case of Radio Icengelo	Dissertation	Bright Phiri
Women in the news frame	Dissertation	Nthati Moorosi
A reception analysis of Soul City beyond South Africa: The case of Choose Life in Lesotho	Dissertation	Mpolokeng Mpeli
The Role of Community Media in Development	Dissertation	Peter Matthews Mhagama
Muslim Identity and Gated Community Development in Durban	Dissertation	Nasseema Taleb
Social Marketing and Health Service Promotion	Dissertation	Callen Cairm Morrison
Dissident President?	Dissertation	Kerry Cullinan
An Evaluation of Communication Strategies	Dissertation	Tesfagabir Berhe Tesfu
Citizens of The Nation: Citizens of The World	Dissertation	Natalie Emslie
Lost in interpretation? Creating meaning from loveLife’s HIV: Face it billboards.	Dissertation	Rosalia Martins
Knowledge and Perception	Dissertation	Eduardo Da Veiga
Centring Development	Dissertation	Kathryn Gendall (nee Gush)
A Critical Assessment of Muslim Community Radio	Dissertation	Ayesha Mall
The Governance and Regulation of the South African Broadcasting Industry	Dissertation	Zwakele B. Ngubane
Development Communication and the Paradox of Choice	Dissertation	Øyvind Edman Mikalsen
Is pro-poor tourism viable?	Dissertation	Caleb Wang
Western representations of the African ‘Other’	Dissertation	Alexandra Von Stauss
The Paradox of Nation-Building and Commercially driven Broadcasting: The Case of Lesotho Television	Dissertation	Molikuoa Tau
Environmental journalism in South Africa: Reporting Durban South in Durban newspapers, 1985 – 2000	Dissertation	Njord Svendsen
Yizo Yizo: This is it? Representations and receptions of violence and gender relations	Dissertation	Rene Smith
Responsible Watchdogs? Normative Theories of the press in Post-Apartheid South Africa.	Dissertation	Terje Steinulfsson Skjerdal
( Document 1, Document 2, Document 3) Issues of Identity in Relation to the Kalahari Bushmen of Southern Africa	Dissertation	Anthea Simoes
Production and Reading Processes and the Online Newspaper	Dissertation	Lilian Ringera
Effective HIV/AIDS Communication Campaigns	Dissertation	Veena Parboo Rawjee
Television, media memory and identity formation?	Dissertation	Deanna Powers
A Clubland Divided: Music and Cultural Identity in Durban’s Danceclubs 1980-2000	Dissertation	Roy Che’ Peacock
Lovemore Majaivana and the Township Music of Zimbabwe	Dissertation	Themba Nkabinde
Gender and Equality	Dissertation	Lucy Wambui Ngatia
Corporate monopoly in the South African print media	Dissertation	Bhekizulu Mpofu
Reading Modern Ethnographic Photography	Dissertation	Linje M. Mlauzi
Community radio and community representation: A case study of Highway radio	Dissertation	Thembisa Mjwacu
The Media Monitoring Project and Discourse Analysis (Document 1, Document 2)	Dissertation	Prosper Luthuli
The Resurfacing of Traditional Feet	Dissertation	Lisa-Jayne Linton
Multifaceted broadcasting	Dissertation	Sunita Kaihar
Tracking transformation	Dissertation	Teresa Grotan
Interpretations of development (Document 1, Document 2)	Dissertation	Michael Francis
Media Integration in Lesotho (Document 1, Document 2)	Dissertation	Thato Foko
The interaction and contribution of consumer magazines and television	Dissertation	Diedre Donnelly
From idea to implementation	Dissertation	Geraldine David
Representing Aboriginality	Dissertation	Sacha Clelland-Strokes
Racial Attitudes and Genre Attributes in South African Cinema	Dissertation	Lisa Bold
Commodification, Institutional Restructuring and Corporate Communication in Higher Education	Dissertation	Tsiu Asser Tsiu
Mapping Sexuality: Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of adolescent females towards sexuality and sexual and reproductive health in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Thesis	Gina Kirsten Coetzee
Reviving ‘White Elephants’: A culture-centered approach to the African Ivory Route Tourism Partnersh	Thesis	Zuleika B. Sheik
Can you hear me now? Possibilities of an engaged citizenry by way of Izwi loMzansi FM	Thesis	Lauren Fox
History, Identity, Representation: Public-Private-Community Partnerships and the Batlokoa Community	Thesis	Varona Sathiya
Ripples of Empowerment?: Exploring the Role of Participatory Development Communication in the…	Thesis	Miliswa Magongo
Breaking Free: Exploring dialogue for collective action in the Footballers 4 Life Intervention…	Thesis	Wandile Sibisi
Assessing perceptions – Addressing (mis)conceptions: An exploration of interventions to address…	Thesis	Duduzile Zwane
Black and White in Ink	Thesis	Andrew Mason
An exploration of the loveLife generation on the mobile network MYMsta.	Thesis	Natasha Sundar
Community Radio: The Beat that Develops the Soul of the People?	Thesis	Thomas Bongani Hart
Open Sesame! Learning Life Skills from Takalani Sesame	Thesis	Geraldine Coertze
A City within a city	Thesis	Leonard Rosenberg
Cultural Pillages of the Leisure Class?	Thesis	Kieran Tavener-Smith
Health Promotion in Ink	Thesis	Andrew Dicks
Social power through self-imaging in participatory video Here is the link to the Voice of Our Forefathers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IdT8LmH5gg	Thesis	Jonathan Dockney
Resistance and Representation	Thesis	Sjoerd van Grootheest
Semiotics of Film: An Investigation of Some Influences on the Language of Film	Thesis	Administrator
‘Act Alive’: youth clubs communicating healthy life choices.	Thesis	Gumede, Mkhonzeni
The Sustainable Livelihood Approach: A Vulnerability Context Analysis	Thesis	Nyambura G. Njagi
The Un/changing Face of the `Khomani: Representation through Promotional Media	Thesis	Kate Finlay
South African Sport in the Global Media Arena	Thesis	Shaun Ross Ryan
Sex News – AIDS education media development in South Africa	Thesis	Elaine Epstein
The Role of ‘Film Study’ within the English Syllabus in White English Medium Secondary Schools	Thesis	Jane Jennifer Ballot
Body language and culture	Thesis	Adeline F. Paxton
US and Them: loveLife, Commercial Brands and Everyday Life	Thesis	Richard Delate
Ownership and control in community radio	Thesis	Habteab Teklemicael
Culture and consciousness of disabled persons	Thesis	Samboornam Moodley
Yizo Yizo: This is it?	Thesis	René Smith
Close Encounters with the First Kind	Thesis	Lauren Dyll
Book Hunger and the Political Economy of the South African Booktrade	Thesis	Dennis Young
Looking Beyond the Public Outcry	Thesis	Sebolelo Taole
The Bold and the Beautiful	Thesis	Michele Tager
Politics and the Press: A Case Study of the Times of Swaziland and the Swazi Observer; 1992-1994	Thesis	Sandile Sydwell Simelane
On the Social Interpretation of Cultural Experience	Thesis	Arnold Shepperson
Narrative as ‘Communication’ in the Campaign against AIDS/HIV in Namibia	Thesis	Joram Kumaaipurua Rukambe
The Development of Community-based Media for AIDS Education and Prevention in South Africa	Thesis	Warren Parker
Intertextuality in the soap opera Egoli: Culture and Consumption	Thesis	Chantel Oosthuysen
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Radio Information Campaigns	Thesis	Maxwell Vusumuzi Mthembu
Interface Between Hereros and San of Namibia: The Ignored Reality	Thesis	Kaitira Kandjii
Disability, Development and the Arts	Thesis	Anusharani Govender
Portrayal of “Indian Culture” in the Electronic Media	Thesis	Saijal Gokool
The Consequences of Government Control on the Work Practices of Zimbabwean Journalists	Thesis	Jerome Dube
In search of Appropriate Mass Media for the Informal Sector in a Post-Apartheid South Africa	Thesis	Nhlanhla Cebekhulu
The Representation of an Indian Identity by South African Print Media	Thesis	N.R. Bramdaw
Consciousness, Culture and Creativity: Harmonizing the Techno-cultural Interface	Thesis	Mike Aldridge
Problem Solving Theatre: A case study	Thesis	Emma Durden

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