SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023


SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023



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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTYOF COMMERCE,HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATIONAND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATIONCODE:07BAEN
LEVEL:7
COURSECODE:SAL721S
COURSENAME: SOUTHERNAFRICAN
LITERATURE
SESSION:NOVEMBER 2023
PAPER:THEORYl
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS:75
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION (FM, PT, AND DI)
EXAMINER(S):
Ms MWCLOETE
MODERATOR:
Dr L. NAMASEB
INSTRUCTIONS
This examination consists of four (4) questions.
Answer ALLfour (4) questions.
Permissible materials: Exam paper & Exam script
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Part A
[25 Marks]
Question 1
[15 Marks]
Explain/define the following concepts:
1.1 Agency
(5)
1.2 Ambivalence
(5)
1.3 Resilience
(5)
Question 2
[10 Marks]
Colonialism has shaped the self-understanding and psychology of both coloniser and colonised in
countries that were colonised. Discuss the role and importance of language in defining 'the self' and
'the other'.
Part B
[50 Marks]
Answer both questions
Question 3 Nervous Conditions Tsittsi Dangarembga
(25)
Write an essay of ±2 to 3 pages, discussing the literary representations of entrapment and
escape/coping strategies in Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangaremba.
Question 4 Burger's Daughter
Nadine Gordimer
(25)
Write an essay of ±2 to 3 pages, discussing the representations of identity in Burger's Daughter by
Nadine Gordimer.
TOTALMARKS:75-
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