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NLI521S - NAMIBIAN LITERATURE - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2022 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCEAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAENL
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: NLl5215
COURSE NAME: Namibian Literature
SESSION: November 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: 1
MARKS: 75
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Ms. S. Benhard
MODERATOR: Mr. A. Brewis
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ANY THREEquestions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _3_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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Answer THREE (3) questions ONLY. Each essay should be 500-600 words in length.
Question 1
Autobiography: Are You a Person or Ghost? Niikondo, A. (2018)
In an essay with reference to the autobiographical texts studied in this course, critically discuss
the statement: "The Namibian autobiography is more than an individual lived experience, but a
historical and political reflection of the violation of human rights during the time under
apartheid."
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Question 2
Prose: Troubled Waters: Diescho, J. (1992)
Critically examine the themes discussed in Diescho's"Troubled Waters" ...
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Question 3
Drama: God of Women: Nyathi, S. (1998)
The men in God of Women by Sifiso Nyathi regarded women as people with "small brains" What
does this show as far as issues of patriarchy in African societies are concerned.
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Question 4
Read the poem My Grandmother's Hat by Nghikembua as presented below and critically analyse
it by paying attention to the language and the message portrayed in it.
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Poetry: My Grandmother's Hat: Nghikebua, A. (2013)
My grandmother'shat
Is my grandmother'sshield-
Beautifulwhenon her grey whitehair
Thoughtorn withthousandholes
Thatthe sun rays maketheir waythrough
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And fall on her foldeddry skin
Sheneverleavesher hat behind
And wherevershegoes,she alwaystakesit along
Mygrandmothersleepswithher hat on,
For it is her delight.
I watchher as she approachesme
Froma few distantmiles.
Shelooksas thougha wall is aboutto fall apart,
But yet she smiles,
Her hat noddingeachtime she takesa step.
Onemaysay the hat my grandmotherwears
Is her age.
I love my grandmother-
My grandmotherlovesher grandhat.
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