Collective shadows on the sociodrama stage

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-236
Author(s):  
Siyat Ulon ◽  
Robin McCoy Brooks
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
International Association ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Belief Structures ◽  
Academic Conference ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Individual

Jung was not interested in exploring group dynamics within the many dimensions of concrete social reality that the authors claim also contributes to how we are formed as individuals in addition to psychical phenomena. Our interactions with these concrete and psychical phenomena have lingering effects on both the individual and the intersecting social worlds to which we are inured across the planet and through time. The authors argue that sociodrama facilitates the exploration of uncritically held ideological belief structures that are influenced by these interactions that can hinder our ability to bear responsibility for our transactions within any collective. The authors’ theoretical assumptions that support sociodramatic exploration within an academic conference environment are elaborated, including details about a diversity sociodramatic exploration the authors conducted during the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) conference in Cape Town, South Africa in 2017. The article further includes a depiction and critique of this sociodramatic demonstration that occurred as an example of its applicability in conferences such as this one.

Performing Theatre and Democracy

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Leila Henriques
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Performance Ethnography ◽  
Theatre History ◽  
Political Narrative ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Perspective

This collection of performances that is linked to this chapter was created as part of the MA exchange project between NTNU and DFL (Drama for Life). Students used performance ethnography as a method for generating performance material in answer to the challenge of building democracy through theatre. South Africa has a rich theatre history that has always engaged with the South African political narrative. Through developing an understanding of the many theatre-making processes that created this unique history, as well as through exploring other contemporary South African performances, students created and tracked their own research methodology so that they were able to hold up a mirror to the world around them. While each performance captured the individual perspective of the performer, they also engaged directly and indirectly with broader South African realities. The course consisted of four components, each shaped by the individual’s journey into their own research methodology. These were: generating material, interpreting the material, rehearsing the material and performing the material. This submission consists of a framing statement written by the lecturer as well as a collection of ten performances that include a short framing statement from each performer. Permission was obtained from all the students to showcase their work apart from one student who has submitted it under a pseudonym. Out of this exploration and through a practical laboratory, students created an embodied experience that addressed the notion of democracy. The value of the work was to gain a fresh embodied perspective of democracy in South Africa. It spoke to our unique South African theatre-making legacy, but also challenged and disrupted our understanding of what democracy is and how it might be performed.

How I Walk through the Gang Streets in Manenberg, South Africa

Politeia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denver Davids
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Many

Gang violence is pervasive in the everyday life of residents of Manenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. Historical social displacement and socio-economic circumstances have led to an increase in street gangs among the youth and in youth violence. This article analyses the many ways in which the youth navigate their community to avoid or deal with this violence as well as the ways in which they manage to endure the effects of poverty, drug abuse and domestic difficulties. It looks at how young men spend their time on the streets, where they are vulnerable to the actions of local street gangs that operate in Manenberg. Despite facing the pervasive challenges of membership uptake in gangs and of related crime and violence, some youths find ways to safely make a life and survive in Manenberg. This article ethnographically explores the experiences and stories of these youths. Further, it explores factors that are determinants in building and maintaining resilience to violence, which assists young men not to become members of gangs.

scholarly journals Report: National Conference Organised By The South African Association Of Women Graduates (Sawg), Uct Medical School, Cape Town, 2 - 4 February 2001

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia V Monareng
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Medical School ◽  
South African ◽  
International Association ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
The South ◽  
Women Graduates ◽  
National Conference ◽  
Women Researchers

The South African Association of Women Graduates (SAWG) is an international association that is 80 years old and is comprised of women graduates and women researchers. There are branches all over South Africa from universities and technikons.

scholarly journals Behavioural Ethics among Nurses in Midwife Obstetric Units: Patients and their Perceptions in Cape Town, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1(J)) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji ◽  
Vuyokazi Mdivasi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

A structured questionnaire survey of randomly selected 229 patients in two public hospitals (maternity wards) in Cape Town, South Africa was done to explore post-natal patients’ perceptions towards the ethical behaviour of nurses in their wards. 150 questionnaires received were usable for descriptive, correlation, and exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis). From the results, inadequate nurses’ number, negligence on the part of the nurses, and lack of detailed information to patients are the three clear issues that need to be addressed in these public hospitals to increase patient satisfaction and retention, should they wish to give birth again. Patients’ concerns with the nurses’ ethical behaviour is related to ‘empathy’ and ‘assurance’ dimensions. The importance of these two dimensions cannot be overemphasised in medical care, globally, as they are increasingly becoming the driving forces towards patients’ satisfaction and retention. Understanding the individual needs of the patients and showing them that the nurses do care through emotive individualised attention, and acts that raise the confidence levels of patients that the nurses and the hospital will deliver safe services, are recommended.

scholarly journals Behavioural Ethics among Nurses in Midwife Obstetric Units: Patients and their Perceptions in Cape Town, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji ◽  
Vuyokazi Mdivasi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

A structured questionnaire survey of randomly selected 229 patients in two public hospitals (maternity wards) in Cape Town, South Africa was done to explore post-natal patients’ perceptions towards the ethical behaviour of nurses in their wards. 150 questionnaires received were usable for descriptive, correlation, and exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis). From the results, inadequate nurses’ number, negligence on the part of the nurses, and lack of detailed information to patients are the three clear issues that need to be addressed in these public hospitals to increase patient satisfaction and retention, should they wish to give birth again. Patients’ concerns with the nurses’ ethical behaviour is related to ‘empathy’ and ‘assurance’ dimensions. The importance of these two dimensions cannot be overemphasised in medical care, globally, as they are increasingly becoming the driving forces towards patients’ satisfaction and retention. Understanding the individual needs of the patients and showing them that the nurses do care through emotive individualised attention, and acts that raise the confidence levels of patients that the nurses and the hospital will deliver safe services, are recommended.

scholarly journals Library Cape town (Following the Colloquium of the International Association of Bibliophiles)

2015 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Valerij P. Leonov
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
International Association ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
National Library ◽  
History Of ◽  
University Of Cape Town ◽  
The University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Private Collections

International Association of Bibliophiles (IAB), established in 1961 in Paris, brings together librarians, publishers, collectors of rare books, conservators, conservation specialists, bookbinders, businessmen, lawyers, and diplomats. The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences (BAN) is the Member of the IAB since 1994. BAN became the organizer of the Colloquium in St. Petersburg. Meetings of bibliophiles are held annually in different countries. The article presents the activities of the Colloquium of bibliophiles in Cape town (South Africa) in 2002. There are described the exhibitions of books, manuscripts and documents from the collections of the Library of Center of Books in Cape town, the National Library of South Africa, Library of the University of Cape town, University of Stellenbosch, library of the English and South African Politician Cecil John Rhodes and private collections. Exhibition materials reflect the history of African book culture.

The Many Inputs To Creating a Single Moving Form, the V&A Swingbridge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Anderson ◽  
Maja Wilson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Functional Design ◽  
Single Plane ◽  
Output Torque ◽  
Hydraulic Motors ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
High Standards ◽  
The Many

<p>The moving bridges within the V&amp;A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa, are a recognised part of its identity and a memorable part of any visitor’s experience. One of its moving footbridges, a cable stayed swing bridge was recently replaced with a new wider swing bridge. The new 4 m wide bridge doubles the previous crossing’s capacity and improves access across the cut to the expanding Clock Tower Precinct. Moving bridges are an integration of many functional design requirements and, in the V&amp;A, important experiences and place-makers for visitors. This paper tells the story of how, from the integration of needs and opportunities, the design of the new bridge developed. The finished form is cable-stayed with a single plane of four locked coil cables connecting to the deck’ central, upstand spine beam. A reclining pylon is a continuity of the main central beam and its stiffness transfers the cable loads into the piled substructure. The superstructure rotates on a 3550 mm diameter, internally geared, three-row roller slew bearing that is driven by four hydraulic motors with a maximum output torque of 42 kNm each. Performing to the same high standards of its predecessor, the new footbridge opens and closes up to sixty times a day, carrying up to</p><p>2.4 million people per year. The need to maintain access across the cut meant it was installed and commissioned within one month of the removal of the previous bridge.</p>

Time and Latitude in South Africa

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
J. Hers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Astronomical Determination ◽  
Limited Accuracy ◽  
Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

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