SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - DECEMBER 2025


SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - DECEMBER 2025



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nAm I BI A u n IVE RS ITV
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BEAN
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: SAL721S
COURSE NAME: SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE
SESSION:
DECEMBER 2025
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Ms. MW CLOETE
MODERATOR: Dr. L NAMASEB
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Examination paper
2. Examination script
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 (THREE}_PAGES {Including this front page)

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Part A
[SO Marks]
Question 1
[9 Marks]
Provide the correct concept/notion for the following descriptions:
1.1
Government in Zimbabwe (previously Rhodesia) between 1965 and 1980.
(2)
1.2
Sociological and psychological concept that refers to the process of perceiving and treating
individuals or groups fundamentally different from oneself.
(2)
1.3
Polar opposites with unequal power dynamics
(2)
1.4
Write down the names of the following texts and provide the author of each:
(3)
Burger's Daughter
House of Hunger
The Wretched of the Earth
Question 2
[11 Marks]
Define the following:
2.1.
Exile
(3)
2.2
Patriarchy
(4)
2.3
Mimicry
(4)
Question 3
[30 Marks]
3.1 Discuss the 5 (five) stages of individual identity development as identified by Atkinson,
Morten and Sue.
{10)
3.2 Use Bhabha's concept of the Third Space of Enunciation to interpret the encounter between
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Mr. Matimba and Doris.
(20)
Part B
[SO Marks]
Answer both questions
Question 4
Nervous Conditions Tsitsi Dangarembga
(25)
Discuss the criteria that can be applied to investigate whether Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi
Dangarembga can be classified as a postcolonial text.
Question 5
The Cry of Winnie Mandela
Njabulo Ndebele
(25)
Examine the representation of private vs public in Ndebele's The Cry of Winnie Mandela
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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