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Some reflections on human identity in the Anthropocene
(AOSIS, 2021)
This article observes that both the similar and the dissimilar are of ethical importance in
discourse on human identity. There is a need for a common humanity and to guard against
domination in the name of difference – ...
Human uniqueness: An unfinished agenda
(Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021)
This contribution is structured in the form of a letter to Van Huyssteen focussing on his magnum opus, Alone in the World? (2006). It recognises, with Van Huyssteen, the danger of docetic detachment and scientific reductionism. ...
Towards a technology-enhanced blended approach for teaching Arabic for Shari’ah purposes (ASP) in the light of the South African national qualifications framework
(International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 2021)
The study investigates the use of a blended
learning approach for teaching Arabic as a foreign language at
a South African Islamic college in the light of the South African
National Qualifications Framework level ...
The idea was that those who were trained needed to teach others”: Critical reflections on the 2014 Zambian language of initial literacy policy change
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021)
Just before the opening of the school calendar in January 2014, the Zambian government announced a change in
language in education policy from English to using a designated official regional Zambian language as the ...
Swearing at plants: A flash ethnography from Namaqualand
(José Frantz, 2021)
In November 2018 we are at Willem’s veepos (stockpost) halfway
between Paulshoek and Leliefontein in the Kamiesberg mountains. It
is early summer and the scarlet red milkweed locusts (Phymateus morbilossus)
have begun ...
Insights and current debates on community engagement in higher education institutions: Perspectives on the University of the Western Cape
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
This study investigated the insights and current debates on community engagement in higher education institutions with
specific reference to the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The article argues ...
A matter of consciousness – Introducing Zora Neale Hurston and Katie G. Cannon
(AOSIS, 2021)
This article involves a close reading of two African American authors, Zora Neale Hurston, an
acclaimed novelist and Katie Cannon, an influential theological ethicist. Texts from Steve Biko
on black consciousness and ...
Her heart lies at the feet of the mother: Transformations of the romance plot in Leila Aboulela’s minaret
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Sudanese-British writer, Leila Aboulela’s novel, Minaret (2005) transforms the
plot structure of Western literary and popular romance forms and develops
further the plotlines of African-American Muslim romance novels. ...
Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development
(AOSIS, 2021)
Climate change and environmental destruction are amongst the most threatening challenges to
humanity and sustainable development globally. Young people find themselves right in the
centre of debates about ecological ...
Young people – citizens in times of climate change? A childist approach to human responsibility
(AOSIS, 2021)
The matters of climate change are presently of concern existentially and ethically to the children
and the youth. Worldwide school strikes in 2018–2019 and the Fridays for Future movement
demonstrate how the young citizens ...