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Courses

I currently teach both undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as:

Media and Society (SLLS1005)

Sociology of Media Production (SLLS2004)

Text, Audience and Processes (SLLS2003)

Digital Media and Society (SLLS3013)

Media Policy and Regulation in South Africa (SLLS3010)

African Media Systems (SLLS4001)

Research Methodology (SLLS3024)

Critical Media Analysis (SLLS4002)

Teaching And Learning/Awards

I was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Award (Individual Category) for 2017.

I was awarded the Faculty of Humanities Teaching and Learning Individual Award for 2017.

The Media Studies Department was awarded the Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning Award Team Category for 2016. My first year course SLLS1005 was a determining factor in the award as stated in the award citation.

The Media Studies Department was awarded the Faculty of Humanities Teaching and Learning Award Team Category for 2016.

I was nominated for the Faculty of Humanities Excellence Supervision Award 2017.

M.A. and Ph.D Supervision

I currently supervise 8 Ph.D students and 3 M.A by research students.

Completed Projects

(Ph.D) 'From Awe Iron to Saharareporters.com: Hardcoding Citizen Journalism in Nigeria'

(Ph.D) 'Democratising Communication: Media Activism and Media Reform in Zimbabwe'

(Ph.D) 'Africanising community radio broadcasting in South Africa: The exploration of Vukani Community Radio (VCR) as a case study'.

(Ph.D) ‘Press-Citizen Interface in a Fragile Society: Mapping Press and Citizen Discourses on Election Violence during Presidential and Parliamentary Elections In Zimbabwe, 2000-2013'.

(M.A. by Research) 'The Ecology of Memes Production: A Case Study of South African Student Meme Pages: UCT and Wits Just Kidding’. Passed with Distinction.

(M.A. by Research) ' Ideological Contestation, Social Movement and Digital Activism: A Case Study of #FeesMustFall’.

(M.A by Research) 'Race and Identity Politics in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Use of New Media for Racial Discourse'.

(M.A. by Research) 'Vaal Triangle Independent Retailers' Perceived Awareness Versus Actual Knowledge of the Consumer Protection Act', Department of Marketing, North West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, South Africa. Passed with Distinction.

Honours Research Project titled 'An Investigation of Social Media as a Tool for the Recruitment of Young Western Women: A Case Study of the ISIS Movement’. Passed with merit.

Honours Research Project titled '‘How State Capture Influences Networks of Trust in the Media: The Case of the Zondo Commission’. Passed with distinction.

Honours Research Project titled: ‘Influencers and Celebrities: The Political Engagement of the #GrowSouthAfrica ANC Campaign’. Passed with merit.

Honours Research Project titled ‘The Analysis of Online Public Shaming as it Occurs on Social Media Examining the Online Shaming of Kelly Khumalo on Twitter as a Case Study’. Passed with Merit.

Honours Research Project titled ‘What Does it Even Meme? The Evolution of Communication: Memes-Perception and Relatability. Passed with distinction

Honours Research Project titled 'A Site for Subaltern Resistance? Of Twitter and Facebook use During the FeesMustFall Protest in 2015'. Passed with distinction.

Honours Research Project titled 'Black Twitter as a Cultural Space’. Passed with distinction, and won the award for the overall best research long paper.

Honours Research Project titled 'Infidelity and Social Media: Does Social Media Encourage Infidelity and Cyber-Infidelity Amongst the Youths in South Africa’. Passed with distinction.

Honours Research Project titled 'The Rise of Black Twitter', Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Passed with Distinction.

Honours Research Project titled 'The Rise of Slang on Online Media Platforms', Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Passed with Distinction.

Honours Research Project titled ' New Media and Political Discourse in South Africa', Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Passed with Distinction.

Honours Research Project titled ' Comparative Analysis of the Daily Sun’s 2008 and 2015 Xenophobic Attacks ', Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Passed with Merit.

Honours Research Project titled ' New Media as a Public Sphere: Case Study of #RhodesMustFall', Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Passed with Merit.