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Discipline of the Screen: Cinema and public order in South Africa

This project departs from the emergence of cinema in early 20th century South Africa, and its role in constituting a new public sphere around this form of leisure.

Fernanda Pinto De Almeida Fernanda Pinto De Almeida

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Uses of Literature

The value of literature is minimised in the functioning of society.

Placeholder image Michael Chapman

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Palaver and Consensus as Metaphors for the Public Sphere

Okeja, Uchenna. 2019. Palaver and Consensus as Metaphors for the Public Sphere. In Murad Idris, Leigh Jenco and Megan Thomas (Eds.), Oxford ...

Uchenna Okeja Uchenna Okeja

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Theses on the New Offentlichkeit

Rosalind C. Morris. 2013. Theses on the New Offentlichkeit. Grey Room, 51, 94-111.

Placeholder image Rosalind C. Morris

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Religion in the Era of Postsecularism (1st ed.)

Okeja, Uchenna (Ed.). 2019. Religion in the Era of Postsecularism (1st ed.). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Religion-in-the-Era-of-Pos...

Uchenna Okeja Uchenna Okeja

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The public sphere in African political thought

This research project aim is to contribute to the quest for a viable political philosophy for contemporary Africa.

Uchenna Okeja Uchenna Okeja
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