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1	Techno genetrix : shamanizing the new flesh : cyborgs, virtual interfaces and the vegetable matrix in SF Carstens, Johannes Petrus 31 January 2005 (has links) This dissertation examines the figures of the shaman and the cyborg, arguing that both act as intermediaries between the organic world of bodies and the artificial world of culture and machines. Using the sf of Robert Holdstock, David Zindell and Kathleen Ann Goonan as starting points, new forms of embodiment in the context of the cyborg and the shaman's shared narrative of radical boundary dissolution are critically and imaginatively examined. Throughout this thesis, the works of Deleuze and Guattari, Sadie Plant, Manuel De Landa, Erik Davis, Donna Haraway, Terence McKenna, and other speculative theorists who operate at the nexus of technological culture and the shamanic imagination serve as guidelines. / English Studies / M.A. Zindell Goonan Boundary-dissolution Posthumanism Embodiment Holdstock Science-fiction Technology Cyborg Shaman 813.0876209356 Cybernetics in literature Cyborgs in literature Technical writing -- Research Technology in literature
2	Techno genetrix : shamanizing the new flesh : cyborgs, virtual interfaces and the vegetable matrix in SF Carstens, Johannes Petrus 31 January 2005 (has links) This dissertation examines the figures of the shaman and the cyborg, arguing that both act as intermediaries between the organic world of bodies and the artificial world of culture and machines. Using the sf of Robert Holdstock, David Zindell and Kathleen Ann Goonan as starting points, new forms of embodiment in the context of the cyborg and the shaman's shared narrative of radical boundary dissolution are critically and imaginatively examined. Throughout this thesis, the works of Deleuze and Guattari, Sadie Plant, Manuel De Landa, Erik Davis, Donna Haraway, Terence McKenna, and other speculative theorists who operate at the nexus of technological culture and the shamanic imagination serve as guidelines. / English Studies / M.A. Zindell Goonan Boundary-dissolution Posthumanism Embodiment Holdstock Science-fiction Technology Cyborg Shaman 813.0876209356 Cybernetics in literature Cyborgs in literature Technical writing -- Research Technology in literature
3	The interdependence hypothesis: exploring the effects on English writing following an expository writing course in Zulu Rodseth, Wendy Sue 31 January 2005 (has links) This study explores Cummins' interdependence hypothesis in the South African context. The design is experimental, involving Zulu primary language writing instruction to explore whether skills taught in Zulu composition classes transfer into English expository writing. The intervention and control groups were drawn from two ex-Model C high schools and the focus was on measuring use of coherence and cohesion in English essays. Quantitative findings showed, although the intervention group's writing skills did not improve significantly, they did not decline. By contrast, the control group's writing skills declined significantly. A more qualitative investigation of the corpus supports the statistical findings. However, because of the limitations of this study, more research is required into Cummins' hypothesis, bilingual programmes and teaching academic writing skills in African languages. It is hoped that this research design will benefit future researchers investigate the current debate about the efficacy of bilingual and multilingual approaches to education. / Linguistics / M. A. (Applied Linguistics) Home Language Project Bilingualism and Multilingualism Cohesion Coherence Expository writing Interdependence hypothesis Transference of writing skills 808.0666 Technical writing -- Research
4	The interdependence hypothesis: exploring the effects on English writing following an expository writing course in Zulu Rodseth, Wendy Sue 31 January 2005 (has links) This study explores Cummins' interdependence hypothesis in the South African context. The design is experimental, involving Zulu primary language writing instruction to explore whether skills taught in Zulu composition classes transfer into English expository writing. The intervention and control groups were drawn from two ex-Model C high schools and the focus was on measuring use of coherence and cohesion in English essays. Quantitative findings showed, although the intervention group's writing skills did not improve significantly, they did not decline. By contrast, the control group's writing skills declined significantly. A more qualitative investigation of the corpus supports the statistical findings. However, because of the limitations of this study, more research is required into Cummins' hypothesis, bilingual programmes and teaching academic writing skills in African languages. It is hoped that this research design will benefit future researchers investigate the current debate about the efficacy of bilingual and multilingual approaches to education. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M. A. (Applied Linguistics) Home Language Project Bilingualism and Multilingualism Cohesion Coherence Expository writing Interdependence hypothesis Transference of writing skills 808.0666 Technical writing -- Research

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