tydskrif vir kultuurstudies | journal for cultural studies issn 2616-7670
Dr. Burgert Senekal, University of the Free State
Ensovoort, volume 44 (2023), number 11: 2
Released in late 2022, ChatGPT showcased the extent of technological advances in terms of natural language generation through Large Language Models (LLMs). Trained on …
Dr. Burgert Senekal, Universiteit van die Vrystaat.
Ensovoort, volume 43 (2022), nommer 10: 3
The Terminator films are some of the most widely known Hollywood films and their releases span more than three decades. In each film, directors attempted …
Titel: ‘Famous vir apartheid, rugby en gekskeer’: Die beeld van die Afrikaner op Instagram
Dr. Burgert Senekal, Universiteit van die Vrystaat.
Ensovoort, volume 43 (2022), nommer 10: 2
Die begrip Afrikaner het oor die afgelope drie eeue verskillende betekenisse …
Title: From pen and paper to Artificial Intelligence: A history of network science.
Ensovoort, volume 43 (2022), number 7: 1
Network science usually traces its roots to the 1700s, but it …
Title: Carrying Von Bertalanffy’s baton: Systems, complexity and network science, Part 2
Author: Dr. Burgert Senekal, University of the Free State.
Ensovoort, volume 42 (2021), number 6: 1
Ludwig von Bertalanffy wrote extensively on General Systems Theory (GST) and …
Title: Carrying Von Bertalanffy’s baton: Systems, complexity and network science, Part 1
Author: Dr. Burgert Senekal, University of the Free State.
Ensovoort, volume 42 (2021), number 5: 3
Ludwig von Bertalanffy formulated his General Systems Theory (GST) shortly after …
Title: The blue-eyed devil rapists: An exploration of the discourse on Twitter around land thieves in a South African context
Author: Dr. Burgert Senekal, University of the Free State.
Ensovoort, volume 41 (2020), number 7: 1
In recent years, …
Title: #doomsdayprepper: Analysing the online prepper community on Instagram1
Prepping, the activity of preparing for large-scale disasters, has become a global phenomenon and received increasing attention in academic circles recently. Since online platforms play a key role in …
Dr. Burgert Senekal, Universiteit van die Vrystaat.
A lot has been written about whether the Afrikaner is white or of mixed origins. The current study uses big-data methods to investigate what the dominant idea currently is: is the Afrikaner …
Burgert Senekal
As individual preppers prepare for emergencies by stockpiling food, weapons and water, the National Party (NP) government of South Africa started preparing for extensive isolation in the 1960s because of its racial policies. This article examines the …