College of Arts: Recent submissions
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New Zealand’s relations with post-communist Central and Eastern European countries since their accession to the European Union.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)New Zealand’s relations with the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) have, for the most part, always been limited. Despite some improvement throughout the latter half of the 20th century, as New Zealand tried ... -
An auscultation of reminiscence
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Phonological and Morphological Effects in the Acceptability of Pseudowords
(2020)We develop a large set of pseudowords that systematically varies length and phonotactic probability, and obtain acceptability ratings using an online interface. We find that phonotactic likelihood and the presence of an ... -
Cross-Straits Relations and the Taiwan Voter
(University of Michigan Press, 2017) -
Political Consequences of New Zealand's MMP System in Comparative Perspective
(University of Michigan Press, 2016) -
Recipes, Armistice and remembrance: cookbooks and the cult of housewifery c1918-c1948
(Kōwhiti House, 2017) -
The Bridge of a Single Hair
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Sir Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.C., D.C.L., L.L.D. : his early life, ministry and character
(University of Canterbury, 1931)For presenting this subject, no apology is necessary. While the history of New Zealand is read, Sir Robert tout’s name will not be forgotten. But the purpose of this dissertation and the length and varied interests of Sir ... -
Why Humanitarianism Needs a Pacifist Ethos
(2020)Debates concerning the relationship between humanitarianism and the use of force are by no means a new phenomenon, yet humanitarian rationales for waging war have become more and more commonplace over recent decades. The ... -
Is it time to consider “good lives” for families? : an exploration of family experiences of using professional systems, family social support needs, and the implications for families whose sons have engaged in harmful sexual conduct.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The discovery that a young person has engaged in sexually harmful behaviour tends to become a significant, negative life event for parents, caregivers, or family members who have responsibility for raising that youth. In ... -
Justice Ministers, the Justice Ministry, and Penal Reform: The First 100 Years
(2007)Jails and lockups have existed in NZ since the 1st days of colonisation, but they had no legal authority until the 1st Legislative Council was formed in 1841. After that, prisons were run by Sheriffs who reported to the ... -
On Tenuous Grounds
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Ethics of scholarship
(Informa UK Limited, 2017)I would like to express a preference for an ethics of scholarship that at least partially silences the conservative, constraining voices of convention and allows for a flourishing of creativity and honesty in scholarly ... -
Peace without perfection: The intersections of realist and pacifist thought
(SAGE Publications, 2017)In an attempt to destabilise and reconfigure this conventional spectrum of views on the morality of war, this paper will propose that the realist view ‘that it is wrong or impossible to think morally about war’ potentially ... -
Anarchy, pacifism and realism: building a path to a non-violent international law
(Informa UK Limited, 2017)In anarcho-pacifist thought it is argued that a consistent pacifism could only accord with anarchism, as the establishment and enforcement of any sovereign legal order necessitates the use of violence that is anathema to ... -
A sustainable campus: The Sydney Declaration on interspecies sustainability
(2016)Under the remit of an expanded definition of sustainability – one that acknowledges animal agriculture as a key carbon intensive industry, and one that includes interspecies ethics as an integral part of social justice ... -
The Cow Project: Analytical and Representational Dilemmas of Dairy Farmers’ Conceptions of Cruelty and Kindness
(University of Wollongong Library, 2019)This paper explores different conceptions of cruelty and kindness as they relate to the Australian dairy industry. Findings are drawn from the Dairy Farming Wellbeing Project: 2017- 18, which we affectionately call The ... -
Glass Ephemera
(2020)Glass Ephemera is scored for piano and live interactive electronic sounds. The work explores the connection between sonic resonance and memory. The musical material is derived from a physical object made of glass, which ... -
Refractions
(2019)This work was composed for the newly formed Christchurch contemporary music ensemble cLoud Collective, and premiered at the Christchurch Arts Festival, July 30th 2019, at The Piano.