A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Toit, Andréen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBennett, Janeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Jean Annen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T13:29:19Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T13:29:19Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
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dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is concerned with the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa and how it is reproduced, challenged and negotiated within the social action of language. This is explored by investigating the situated meanings individuals assign to events, places, institutions and people in relation to their experiences of belonging and exclusion. Poststructuralism, phenomenology and social constructionism shape the theoretical framework of this study. Multi-disciplinary discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis are used to explore how the construct- ion of belonging [is] reflected and produced in everyday language. The texts analyzed in this study are the product of five focus group discussions with 23 residents of Cape Town. The texts are read for how individuals’ lived experiences, memories and imaginations inform the process of constructing belonging.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationElliott, J. A. (2012). <i>A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11952en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationElliott, Jean Ann. <i>"A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11952en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationElliott, J. 2012. A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Elliott, Jean Ann AB - This thesis is concerned with the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa and how it is reproduced, challenged and negotiated within the social action of language. This is explored by investigating the situated meanings individuals assign to events, places, institutions and people in relation to their experiences of belonging and exclusion. Poststructuralism, phenomenology and social constructionism shape the theoretical framework of this study. Multi-disciplinary discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis are used to explore how the construct- ion of belonging [is] reflected and produced in everyday language. The texts analyzed in this study are the product of five focus group discussions with 23 residents of Cape Town. The texts are read for how individuals’ lived experiences, memories and imaginations inform the process of constructing belonging. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa TI - A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11952 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11952
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationElliott JA. A home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11952en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherJustice and Transformationen_ZA
dc.titleA home for all? : exploring discourses that inform the construction of belonging in contemporary South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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