Faculty of Humanities: Recent submissions
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“All that is fine in the human condition”: crafting words, creating Ma-Ramotswe
(Indiana University Press, www.iupress.indiana.edu, 2006)Acclaimed Edinburgh-based author Alexander McCall Smith is a professor of Medical Law and a prolific fiction writer. He has written over fifty books. It is, however, with the fictional character Ma-Ramotswe that his name ... -
Voicing the text: South African oral poetry and performance
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2000)This article is about how communities living within the same borders and planet view each other and is mainly concerned about Southern Africa. The article goes further to say social groups are partly defined by our stories, ... -
E-learning platforms and humanities education: an African case study
(Edinburgh University Press, www.eupjournals.com/ijhac, 2011)The advent of e-learning has been a welcomed development in African universities, especially in countries where the demand for university education far outstrips capacity. This form of instruction not only has helped in ... -
Learner reading problems: a case of Khoe learners at Junior Secondary School
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2010)This article is part of a larger tracer study that investigated Khoe learners' reading ability of English at junior secondary school in Botswana. The research was carried out at Motshegaletau Primary School and Mothamo ... -
Understanding the rural-urban dichotomy in Mositi Torontle's the victims and Unity Dow's far and beyon'
(Indiana University Press, www.iupress.indiana.edu, 2010)This paper examines how place is represented in two Botswana novels, Far and Beyon’ by Unity Dow and The Victims by Mositi Torontle. Conventional notions of rural as the “authentic” experience that is threatened by ... -
Cooperative electronic networks of Academic Libraries in Southern Africa
(Sage Publications, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2005)The development of cooperative electronic networks and consortia by academic libraries in Southern Africa allows them to provide seamless access to electronic information resources while sharing the cost of access. -
The challenges of financial responsibility in the tribal administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919-1966
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2008)This account of tribal finances in Bechuanaland Protectorate under British colonial rule argues that while the treasury dispensation made the tribes responsible for their finances, it also brought about a new dynamic and ... -
An empirical study of knowledge management in academic libraries in East and Southern Africa
(Emerald/www.emeraldinsight.com, 2007)The purpose of this paper is to distinguish between information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM) and present the findings of small-scale research conducted to investigate KM practices in academic libraries ... -
Serial selection at the University of Botswana Library
(Emerald/www.emeraldinsight.com, 2000)Inconsistency and/or a lack of a clear understanding of the criteria for serial selection and evaluation have been observed to characterise the presentation of requests for approval of serials at the University of Botswana ... -
Critical factors in cultural tourism in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2008)This discussion is a critical assessment of the role of cultural factors in promoting tourism in Botswana. From the 1990s, the Botswana Government’s policy on tourism focused on involving local community participation in ... -
English pronouns in the writing of some Batswana students
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper examines the morphological and syntactic differences between English and Setswana pronouns, and how these differences manifest in students usage of English learners may be assisted to become more proficient in ... -
Intersuffixing in Setswana: the case of the perfective -ile, the applicative -ela, and the causative -isa
(University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development, http://www.ub.bw, 1996)Our motivation and inspiration to undertake this aspect of the phonology of Setswana is derived from research in Setswana phonology by Creissels (Notes, 1991-1992) and from the Bantu languages phonology by Bastin (1983). ... -
Styles and levels of acting in Zimbabwean traditional performances
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)In this paper, I intend to support Schechner's (1988:197) argument that "to be in trance is not to be out of control", and that in trance or possession the performer does exhibit elements of acting. Schechner mentions that ... -
The influence of school on the choice of language learning strategies in Botswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This research seeks to examine the role that context or learning situation plays in strategy choice by comparing the strategy patterns of a private English medium secondary and a government secondary school in Botswana. ... -
An alalysis of two setswana colour terms: ntsho and tshweu
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper explores the linguistic contexts, uses and meanings of the colour terms ntsho (black) and tshweu (white) in Setswana. Using a corpus data, the paper argues that the two terms display cultural and linguistic ... -
Heroines and subalterns? the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2006)The paper examines the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura, especially within the socio-political realms. This will be done in relation to Mahatma Gandhi's principle of Satyagraha. The paper surveys the role ... -
Of "disinclined trains and clever actors to be admired and not followed": Sol Plaatje, William Shakespeare and the dilemma of the African intellectual 1894-1920's
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper explores the dilemma of the emergent African intellectual, activist or modern leader by focusing on Sol Plaatje's experiences. It shows that by acquiring western education and values, the African intellectual ... -
In the fathers' house: resistant alterity and the law of the father in the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The paper offers a reading of Shakespeare's the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus that sees the plays' black characters as disporic protagonists seeking alternative constructions of difference from those that are demanded ... -
The nature and origin of sex-related euphemisms in Setswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The aim of this study is to investigate sex-related euphemisms in Setswana. Although sex matters, as embarrassing phenomena, are not usually talked about in Setswana communities, they have recently been brought to the open ... -
Empowering Africa’s developmentusing ICT in a knowledge management approach
(Emerald, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2006)Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the role of information and communication technology (ICT) using a knowledge management (KM) approach. The knowledge in the context of this paper refers to indigenous ...