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Born [[Marilet van Reenen]]. | Born [[Marilet van Reenen]]. | ||
| − | Sienaert studied at the University of Pretoria where she completed her B.A. Honours in French ''cum laude'' in 1976. After a year at the University of Montpellier in France, she she went to the University of Cape Town to complete a Master’s in French Literature in 1979. Thereafter she spent 23 years as an academic teaching literature, French and later Afrikaans at | + | Sienaert studied at the [[University of Pretoria]] where she completed her B.A. Honours in French ''cum laude'' in 1976. After a year at the University of Montpellier in France, she she went to the University of Cape Town to complete a Master’s in French Literature in 1979. Thereafter she spent 23 years as an academic teaching literature, French and later Afrikaans at the Department of Modern Languages at the then [[University of Durban-Westville]] (now [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]]) and completed a doctorate at the then [[University of Natal]]'s Department of [[Afrikaans]] and [[Dutch]], applying French literary theory to [[Dutch]] and early [[Afrikaans]] texts. |
| − | She | + | She relocated to Cape Town to become the Executive Director: Research at the [[University of Cape Town]] in South Africa. Her career in research management would span 20 years till her retirement. She continues to draw on this experience in her current capacity as a higher education consultant. |
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Author of ''Die Franse Bydrae tot Africana-literatuur 1622-1902'' (Cape Town: [[Human & Rousseau]], 1989). | + | Author of ''Die Franse Bydrae tot Africana-literatuur 1622-1902'' (Cape Town: [[Human & Rousseau]], 1989). Based on her doctoral thesis, the books includes information on French language plays on South African themes. |
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 17 October 2023
Marilet Sienaert-van Reenen is a literary scholar and research administrator.
Also known as Marilet Sienaert
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Biography
Born Marilet van Reenen.
Sienaert studied at the University of Pretoria where she completed her B.A. Honours in French cum laude in 1976. After a year at the University of Montpellier in France, she she went to the University of Cape Town to complete a Master’s in French Literature in 1979. Thereafter she spent 23 years as an academic teaching literature, French and later Afrikaans at the Department of Modern Languages at the then University of Durban-Westville (now University of KwaZulu-Natal) and completed a doctorate at the then University of Natal's Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, applying French literary theory to Dutch and early Afrikaans texts.
She relocated to Cape Town to become the Executive Director: Research at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Her career in research management would span 20 years till her retirement. She continues to draw on this experience in her current capacity as a higher education consultant.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Author of Die Franse Bydrae tot Africana-literatuur 1622-1902 (Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1989). Based on her doctoral thesis, the books includes information on French language plays on South African themes.
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