Dr PJ Hellemann

BA, MA (Drama-in Education), PGCE, PHD (Rhodes University)

Position: Curriculum Coordinator: BEd(Foundation Phase)

Room: E25

Email: p.hellemann@ru.ac.za

Tel: 046 603 8905

Biography

Dr Hellemann is a primary education specialist, teacher, applied theatre practitioner, African feminist and historian. She has an MA in Drama-in-Education, a PGCE in Foundation Phase teaching, and a PhD in History. She is a lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education in the Education Faculty at Rhodes University. Her research and teaching interests are on creativity as a medium of teaching, learning and research. She currently teaches various courses such as the history of education in South Africa, Philosophy of education, creative arts and physical education.

Hellemann PC. Catherine Meyburgh and Richard Pakleppa, directors. Dying for Gold. 2018. 99 minutes. English, isiXhosa, and Sesotho with English subtitles. South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Breathe Films. No Price Reported. African Studies Review. 2020;63(2):E45-E47. doi:10.1017/asr.2020.9

Hellemann, Phemelo C. 2019. Negotiating Public Participation through Dance and Drama Techniques: A Roundtable Discussion on the Challenges of Public History Work by the Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit in South Africa. International Public History, 2(1), 20190008. https://doi.org/10.1515/iph-2019-0008

Hellemann, P. (2022). Towards a problem-posing pedagogy: Using teacher-in-role in a special needs classroom. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 12(1), 12 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v12i1.1205

Hellemann, P., & Sipungu, T. (2024). Aunty with a Key: Aunties’ power, status and authority in African traditional ceremonies. Inkanyiso, 16(1), 10 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/ink.v16i1.76

Link to research:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3352-3249

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