Audience interpretation of the representation of violence and gangsterism in South African television, a case study of Uzalo By Khethelihle Musa Brian Mpanza Student number: 216024736 Supervisor: Dr. Lauren Dyll Ethical clearance number: HSS/0723/016M A dissertation submitted to the School of Applied Human Sciences, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal in fulfilment of the requirements of a Master of Social Sciences in the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) November 2018