Degrees Held
- Phd, UKZN, 2019
- S. Ed,(TESOL) University of Pennsylvania 1992
- A. Hons, (Applied Linguistics), UN 1987
- A. Hons, (English), UN 1984
- HDE, UN 1983
- A., UN, 1982
Research Interests
- Gender representation in Television,
- Legitimation Code Theory in Pedagogy research,
- Academic Literacy
Teaching Interests
- Early Photography,
- Ideology and the Media
- Gender representation in soap opera
- Qualitative Research Methods
Selected
Publications
Books
Journal Articles
Chapters in Books
Books
- Clarence-Fincham, J. Hart, Jackson, F. and M. Inglis (Eds) (2002) Exploring Our Voices: Effective English teaching in multilingual classrooms. Cape Town: Oxford University Press
Journal Articles
- Jackson, F. (2017) Plotting pedagogy in a rural South African English classroom: A Legitimation Code Theory Analysis. Per Linguam A Journal of Language Learning. Vol 33 (2)
- Jackson, F. (2016) Unraveling high school English literature pedagogic practice: A Legitimation Code Theory analysis. Language and Education. DOI:10.1080/09500782.2016.1177070
- Jackson, F. (2015) Knowledge and Knowers by Karl Maton: A review essay. Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge. Journal of Education, Vol 59
- Jackson, F. (2014) Using Legitimation Code Theory to track pedagogic practice in a South African English Home Language poetry lesson. Journal of Education Vol 63.
- Jackson, F. (2011) Local appropriation of global communication forms: A micro case study of teacher and learners’ uses of mass media genres. English Teaching: Practice and Critique. December, Vol 10 (4). 2011. http://education.waikato.ac.nz/research/files/etpc/files/2011v10n4art1.pdf
- Jackson, F. (2009) EAP Course Design within a context of institutional change and cross-disciplinary collaboration: factors shaping the creating of “Writing for Commerce”. Per Linguam A Journal of Language Learning. Vol 25 (2)
- Jackson, F. (2005) Divine Interventions: Needs Analysis for Post-graduate Academic Literacy and Curriculum Development in a South African School of Theology.” Language and Education: An International Journal. Vol 19 (1)
- Jackson, F. (1995) Acquiring Applied Linguistic Discourse: The Role of Diverse Writing Tasks for Academic Development In A Post-Graduate Degree Academic Development. Vol 1 (2).
Chapters in Books
- 2025-2023, Scaffolding Tertiary Academic Literacies. Member of team developing staff development course for North West University.
- 2025-2019, KwaZulu-Natal Language Institute: Board Member
- 1998-1993, Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery: Executive Committee Member
- 1985-1982, Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness and Action: Council Member
- 1995-1989, Black Sash: 1993/4 – Executive Committee Member
- 1994 (April/May) Independent Electoral Commission: District Election Monitor responsible for Pietermaritzburg Central, (Co-ordinated and managed a team of IEC Monitors during elections and vote counting)
- 1992-1990, Imbali Support Group: Participated in overnight stays with Imbali families threatened by violence; served as a ‘link’ person gathering reports of violent incidents within Imbali, and assisting Imbali residents in liaising with police
- 1990, Pietermaritzburg Crisis Committee: Co-ordinated a team who recorded the statements of displacees in the ‘Seven Days War”
- 1989-1987, End Conscription Campaign: Member, Acting Chairperson – Pmb Branch, 1989
Community Involvement
- 1987 – 1989, End Conscription Campaign. Acting Chairperson – 1989
- 1990, Pietermaritzburg Crisis Committee: Co-ordinated team who recorded the statements of displacees in the Seven Days War.
- 1990 – 1992, Imbali Support Group. Participated in overnight stays with Imbali families threatened by violence; acted as a ‘link’ person gathering reports of violent incidents within Imbali, and assisting Imbali residents in liaising with police.
- Independent Electoral Commision: District Election Monitor responsible for Pietermaritzburg Central, April/May. Co-ordinated a team of IEC Monitors during elections and vote counting.
- 1989 -1995. Black Sash: 1993/4 – Executive Committee Member
- 1982-1985. Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness and Action, Council Member.
- 1993 – 1998. Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery: Executive Committee Member.
Teaching Expertise
- Representation in the Media – Early Photography
- Ideology & Discourses in the Media
- Intercultural Communication
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
- Sociolinguistics
- TESOL
- Academic Literacies Development
- Reading To Learn
Students
Supervision
Honours
Masters
Honours
- S”phesihle Cibane. 2025. Audience responses to representation of black South African matriarchs in South African soap operas and telenovelas: An ethnographic study of MaNgcobo, in Uzalo, and MaMzobe in Umkhokha: The Curse. In progress.
- Senamile Molefe. 2025. oMkhulu bae and masculinity: A comparative audience study of UKZN 3rd year students and female churchgoers responses to Difa and Zwide in the South African soap operas, House of Zwide and uMkhokha. In progress.
- Noluthando Nodada. 2025. Broadening the specrtum of gender representation: a critical analysis of Wandile Radebe’s character in Generations: The Legacy. In progress.
- Itumeleng Shezi. 2025. Challenging or reinforcing gender norms? A critical textual analysis of female lead characters Lindiwe Xulu (Mangcobo) and Karabo Moroka in the popular South African television series Uzalo and Generations the Legacy In progress..
- Ntokozo Mshengu. 2025. How are the characters of Ogom Chijindu (OG) and Evelyn Lozada represented in Basketball Wives Season 8? In progress.
- Zine Buthelezi. 2024. The responses of black KZN women to the gender representation of Mamzobe in the hit South African telenovela,
- Noxolo Miya. 2023.Portrayals of women in South African soap operas: Isibaya and Imbewu (The seed): audience responses.
- Sispho Matyolo. 2023. An exploratory ethnographic study focusing on how UKZN students respond to the gender role construction of female characters Lucy and Ayanda from Generations: The Legacy.
- Nontethelelo Mbatha. 2023. A qualitative, textual study of masculinity representations in the South African soap opera
- Sthabile Mazubane. 2023. The representation of women in relationships as depicted in the South African telenovela ‘The Wife’: An audience’s response to Hlomu and Mqhele’s relationship in Season One.
- Nomzamo Mbuthu. 2023. Representation of gay men in South African soap operas and telenovelas: A comparative textual study of GC in Uzalo and Lazarus in House of Zwide.
- Nkosazana Manzi. 2022.A textual exploration of the portrayal of black female leads in the South African soap operas Generations: The Legacy and The Queen.
- Sinenhlanhla Kheswa. 2022.Gender representation in soap operas: A textual study of male and female character representations as portrayed in the South African soap opera, Isibaya.
- Ayanda Ncwane. 2022. Student Audience Responses To The Gender Construction Of Jessica In The Television Youth Drama Thirteen Reasons Why.
- Geraldene Myaka. 2021. An audience response study of UKZN students to the character of Wandile in Generations: The Legacy.
- Yolanda Sibisi. 2020. A textual analysis of the construction of the soap opera characters of Lindiwe in The River and Susan in Muvhango.
- Sithabiswa Ndlovu. An ethnographic study on how UKZN students perceive Nkunzi’s character on the SABC 1 soap opera
- Senamile Gabuza. 2019. An ethnographic study of UKZN students’ responses to depictions of couple conflict in the South African soap opera Generations: The Legacy.
- Nobahle Ndlovu. 2019. An ethnographic study of UKZN PMB students’ reaction to the representation of the lead male characters in the soap opera
- Hlankeka Mbeke. 2019. A textual study of representations of gender roles constructed with respect to characters Brutus, Harriet, Shaka and Prince in the soap opera The Queen.
- Ndumiso Msomi. 2019. An explorative study of UKZN PMB students’ response to gender representation through the characters of Syanda, Thabiso and Goodness from The Queen
- Lindiwe Malaba. 2018. An ethnographic study of first year UKZN students in Pietermaritzburg campus of how they respond to the representation of the main character “Makhulu” from Igazi soap opera.
- Nonqubeko Zulu. 2018. How discourses of marriage are represented in relation to the characters Gizara and Sarah from the South African soap opera Muvhango.
- Mthokozizi Zungu. 2018. UKZN PMB students’ responses to the construction of the female lead character Lindiwe Dlamini in the soap opera, The River.
- Mbali Mphiri. An exploratory case study of UKZN PMB students’ responses to the representation of the female lead character Mkabayi Zungu in Isibaya.
- Nolungelo Mkhatshwa. 2017. UKZN students’ responses to the narrative construction of female characters within the cultural/ traditional practices of ‘isithembu’ (polygamy) as represented in
- Thokozani Mtiki. 2016. An investigation of the Daily Sun’srepresentation of men and women in its headlines, and photographs in hard news stories.
- Siduduziwe Madonda. 2016. An investigation of the gender role representation of Karabo in the soap opera Generationsin relation to discourses of polyandry and polygamy.
- Phumelele Lembethe. 2016. A comparative analysis of the construction of the central male protagonist in the original and the remake of the film The Gamblerthrough the lens of masculinities theory.
- Lindani Makhaye. 2016. The communication of South African contemporary black masculinities in local TV Soapies, with particular attention to lead male protagonists in Generations the Legacyand Rhythm City.
- Mutsa Hove. 2014. The construction and representation of masculinities in YOU magazine: A study of representations of paralympian Oscar Pistorious pre and post Reeva Steenkamp’s fatal shooting.
- Warwick Jones. 2014. “Are there any normal guys out there?” An analysis of represented constructions of queer masculinities on Gaydar.
- Nokulunga Ngobese. 2013. How older (40- 60) and younger (21- 39) Pietermaritzburg residents access news information.
- Shivani Chetty. 2013. An account of responses from Pietermaritzburg based Indian women aged 40-60 and 20-30 to media portrayals of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
- Lloyd Johnson.2011. Twitter as the Newest Social Networking tool: a case study of UKZN 1st and 3rd year student’s perceptions of the role of Twitter in their lives’
Masters
- Mbalenhle Mbatha. 2025. Constructing representations, girls, and their friendships: how female teenagers are represented in Skeem Saam and Rhythm City. Under examination.
- Dashentha Reddy 2021 “The Re-contextualization and Representation of Women’s Roles in the Television Series Once Upon A Time.”
- Melba Nzimande. 2015.“An ethnographic study of isiZulu speaking UKZN students’ responses to constructions of male characters in Muvhango”. M. Nzimande.
- Carol Thomson 2001. “Writing experiences of B.Ed (Hons) students registered for the Language in Learning and Teaching module: a case study”.
- Jo Stielau. 2001 “Conflicting paradigms: an investigation into teachers’ perceptions of language teaching in ESL primary school classrooms, KwaZulu-Natal”.
- B. Kunene. 1996. “An Investigation into Code/Medium Switching Between English and Zulu in Black South African Schools in Relation to the Existing Policies of the Medium of Instruction.” Completed.
- Gerald Naidoo. “A Study of How First Language Teachers of English Organise Their Classrooms And Their Teaching To Promote The Language Development Of English As Second Language Learners In Selected Racially Mixed Schools.” Co-supervised with M. Inglis. Completed.