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The University has also played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] and has published ''[[Cue]]'', the official newpaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year almost from the inception of the Festival. | The University has also played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] and has published ''[[Cue]]'', the official newpaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year almost from the inception of the Festival. | ||
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=== The [[Rhodes Journalism Department]] and ''Cue'' === | === The [[Rhodes Journalism Department]] and ''Cue'' === | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 23:51, 3 January 2024
Rhodes University is one of the oldest universities in South Africa.
The University
Located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province, it was founded in 1904 as Rhodes University College (R.U.C), through a grant from the Cecil John Rhodes Trust, it became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1918, before becoming the independent Rhodes University (RU) the university in 1951.
The University has played a significant role in the evolution of theatre and theatre studies in South Africa, inter alia through the staff and students of its Departments of English, Afrikaans, Musicology and Drama (including the First Physical Theatre Company).
The University has also played a central role in the annual National Arts Festival and has published Cue, the official newpaper of the annual National Arts Festival every year almost from the inception of the Festival.
The Rhodes Journalism Department and Cue
The Rhodes University journalism department produces Cue, the official newpaper of the annual National Arts Festival every year from early in the history of the Festival.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_University
https://www.ru.ac.za/introducingrhodes/historyofrhodes/
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