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Arts: Creative Works [26]
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Staying whelmed : a dialogical reading of the myth of the internet, the myth of America, and Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis considers the construction of a myth of the Internet. Whilst as a society we are aware of many of the dangers and risks the Internet poses, we are seemingly incapable of or unwilling to make meaningful changes ... -
The relationship between life stress and sporting injuries
(1991)This study was designed to investigate the relationship between life stress and sporting injuries, and factors mediating that relationship. Eighty two Soccer players and sixty eight Rugby players had their injuries recorded ... -
Work Active: Supporting the "forgotten learners" in their journey to work
(2019)The aim of the Work Active project is to develop a practice framework for an internship-based employment training programme for people with an intellectual disability. The intention is to develop a learning programme ... -
The architecture of Samuel Charles Farr, 1827-1918
(University of Canterbury, 1982)Samuel Farr, who came to Christchurch in April 1850 before the planned settlement of the province began, spent twelve years in Akaroa proving an adaptable, versatile colonist before he moved to Christchurch to embark on a ... -
Transformative journeys : temporary Indonesian migrant workers and identity change.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Studies of the impact of pilgrimages have relied heavily on one type of identity, the national identity. However, pilgrimages can produce many other forms of identity. In this research, we examine the journeys of temporary ... -
“Into the dark, we are moths” : reading animal Whanaunga in Māori writing in English
(University of Canterbury, 2021)In this thesis, I engage in a series of whakapapa-centred and pūrākau-inspired readings of animal whanaunga as they have been represented by Māori storytellers. I draw upon multiple points of origin and various relationships ... -
Examining the career paths of members of European Parliament elected in the 2019 European Parliament election by the United Kingdom
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The European Parliament is the European Union’s sole democratically elected institution, with elections held within the member states every 5 years. In 2019, amidst negotiations on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the ... -
Ukraine through a Baltic Lens: Regional Networks of Meaning
(2021)Informed by the third-level agenda setting model, also known as the Network Agenda Setting Model, this article contributes to our understanding of the dynamic between meanings by the leading national media and young ... -
The Role of Input in Language Revitalization: The Case of Lexical Development
(2021)Immersion programs have long been considered the gold standard for school-based language revitalization, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to the quantity and quality of the input that they provide to young ... -
Russia’s Futures, from Fairy Tales and Editorials to Kremlin Narratives: Prokhanov, Dugin, Surkov
(2021)The article examines narratives of Russia’s geopolitical future that originate in NeoEurasianist ideology. These narratives, rooted in the pre-war Russian émigré school of historiography, identify Russia’s special ... -
30 Years after the Breakup of the USSR: Russia and Post-Soviet Europe, Narratives and Perceptions. Special Issue Introduction
(2021)The year 2021 marks a major milestone in the global geopolitical history – 30 years since the collapse of the USSR. Our Special Issue is a scholarly reflection on the evolving and evolved narratives and perceptions formed ... -
Western representations of the Congo in twentieth-century fictional texts
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Through the close analysis of four Western texts set in the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, and Zaire, this thesis examines how representations of the Congo and its indigenous people changed over the course of the twentieth ... -
The origins and early history of Ngati-Porou, a Maori tribe of East Coast, New Zealand.
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Companion-animal-inclusive domestic violence practice: Implications for service delivery and social work
(University of Otago Library, 2020)INTRODUCTION: Based on an understanding of links between human- and animal-directed domestic violence, this article: 1) argues for companion-animal inclusive domestic violence service delivery; and 2) reflects on the ... -
The Geering controversy : a political analysis.
(University of Canterbury, 1974)This is a study of an ideological conflict within the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. It is about a controversy which stimulated fiercer debate than the church had seen in its previous sixty years of united existence. ... -
Relations between the European Union and its neighbourhood : studying the case of the South Caucasus through eclecticism and pragmatism and different logics of action.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis studies complex and contradictory relations between the South Caucasus and the European Union (EU). The thesis covers three main periods, which are: the early relations in the 1990s, the European Neighbourhood ... -
Ngāti Kuia : stories about the past.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis explores Ngāti Kuia stories about the past from a Ngāti Kuia perspective. The past is a powerful tool that has been wielded against groups such as Ngāti Kuia. This thesis argues that history plays a vital role ... -
Learned Construction Grammars Converge Across Registers Given Increased Exposure
(Association for Computational Linguistics, 2021)This paper measures the impact of increased exposure on whether learned construction grammars converge onto shared representations when trained on data from different registers. Register influences the frequency of ...
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