College of Arts: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1-20 of 1894
-
Effect of a heart beating breathing doll on infant sleep
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Infant sleep patterns are one of the most common sources of concern for parents. While there is a wide range of products and information claiming to support infant sleep, available to parents, the empirical evidence ... -
The City of the Fugitives: Does Selective Preservation of Disaster Memories Mean Selective Recovery From Disaster?
(2016)We’ll never know why the thirteen people whose corpses were discovered in Pompeii’s Garden of the Fugitives hadn’t fled the city with the majority of the population when Vesuvius turned deadly in AD79. But surely, thanks ... -
American TV series in China: how online viewing impacts perceptions of reality, cultural values and identity
(University of Canterbury, 2018)With the growth and popularity of the Internet in China, American TV series can bypass the strict Chinese broadcasting censorship of TV programs and be watched directly. These TV series, of course, are also an influential ... -
Paxing tig outside the crib: dynamics of lexical variation in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis is a sociolinguistic study into lexical regional variation in New Zealand English. The study utilises qualitative responses provided in an online survey and analyses them using quantitative methods. Classification ... -
Disaster lessons as governmentality : the disaster lessons of Canterbury emergent post-earthquake groups.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Disasters that significantly affect people typically result in the production of documents detailing disaster lessons. This was the case in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, as government and emergency response ... -
Leavenworth : a history of the United States disciplinary barracks.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is America’s only maximum-security military prison. Despite frequent references to it in American popular culture, little is known about Leavenworth’s ... -
Youth engagement with Anzac in New Zealand : a Christchurch Case study.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis explores the discussions and perspectives of Christchurch secondary school students in regards to their particular experiences and engagement with Anzac. In this thesis I seek to rigorously and robustly examine ... -
The influence of accent on perceptions of credibility.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis explores the influence that the New Zealand, Chinese, and Scottish accents have on perceptions of credibility in the New Zealand context. Listener respondents judged the truthfulness of a series of trivia ... -
Unstuck: Band Posters from the Christchurch City Libraries Archives (1980 - 89) [student research project]
(Ilam Press, 2016)The posters in this collection in the Christchurch City Libraries Archives come from a specific place (Christchurch) and time (the archives say 1980–89, but the posters we’ve looked at were all done prior to 1984). A ... -
Shifting frames: External & Internal Media Framing of BREXIT in NZ
(2017)Britain’s referendum decision to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016, has resulted in political and economic uncertainty in Britain, Europe and around the world. Resultantly, there has been a great deal of speculation ... -
Exploring the vocal satisfaction and self-perceived vocal masculinity of transmasculine individuals
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Minimal research has been conducted on transmasculine individuals due to the prevailing belief that exogenous androgen hormone treatment lowers the f0 to a satisfactory masculine-sounding voice (Van Borsel et al., 2000; ... -
Examining EU power narratives within an emerging region : examining normative power Europe and market power Europe through images and perceptions of the European Union within external partners in an emerging region
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Since its conception, the European Union (EU) has battled to confirm its legitimacy as an influential player within the global arena, where some have considered the EU to be a “new superpower” (Reid, 2004; Schnabel, 2005; ... -
Global interaction as a learning path towards inclusive journalism
(2017)Journalism faces new and serious challenges against the backdrop of attacks on the political notion of an inclusive pluralist society based on internationally and locally accepted fundamental rights frameworks. These ... -
Management of non-profit social service organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Non-profit social service organisations make a significant economic and social contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand societies. Despite their growing significance and reach, non-profit organisations (NPOs) have been facing ... -
The performance of publicness in social media: Tracing patterns in tweets after a disaster
(2017)This paper sets out to contribute to the critical understanding of public communication in social media by studying the use of Twitter after a severe earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2011. It also sets out to contribute ...
