Arts: Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Conductor and youth orchestra: rehearsal professionalism and curriculum development
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research offers a critical and constructive approach to orchestral training for youth orchestras alongside a case study tracing the work of a New Zealand high school orchestra and its conductor over three years. ... -
Martin of Opava and the treatment of imperial history in Dominican works of compilation, c. 1250-1330.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The late-thirteenth century Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum of the Dominican friar Martin of Opava, also known as Martin of Troppau, proved to be one of the most popular and influential universal chronicles of the later ... -
The complexity of voice effects on attitudes towards the New Zealand Police : a matter of experience.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Recent linguistic and psychological research has shown that voice can influence listeners’ processing of unrelated stimuli on a semantic level (Hatzidak et al., 2015) and can affect both their implicit and explicit attitudes ... -
New Zealand and the European Union trade relationships towards a free trade agreement.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Early in 2017, officials from the European Union (EU) and New Zealand met to review bilateral relations. They stated that both parties should agree to sign a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) and that the negotiations ... -
Laying down foundations: reflecting on disaster management planning in museums in Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This thesis looks at the protocols museums and galleries adopt for the safeguarding of art, artefacts and cultural heritage. In particular, it analyses these procedures in relation to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in ... -
The ORS and SRS: utility in a sexual offending treatment context and relationship with risk and treatment outcomes
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The impact of sexual abuse has been associated with a multitude of adverse consequences. As newer understandings on effective treatment methods emerge, treatment models are constantly being developed to adhere to best ... -
Effects of manipulating antecedent traits on conspicuous consumption tendencies
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This study examines the impact of depletion and reinforcement of antecedent traits on two distinct types of conspicuous consumption, bandwagon and snob. This was achieved by undertaking a memory task designed to instill ... -
Land utilisation in the Marlborough Sounds
(University of Canterbury, 1963)This study of Land Utilisation in the Marlborough Sounds has four aims : (a) to map and describe the pattern of location and distribution of land utilisation; (b) to investigate the relationships between the ... -
The nature and sources of the nonsense of Edward Lear
(University of Canterbury, 1980)The purpose pf the thesis is to examine the distinctive nature of what Lear referred to as his “nonsense”, that is the whole of his writings for children, with particular reference to the longer verses, which I shall refer ... -
A mirror for princesses : the portrayal of queenship in three French vernacular chronicles, c. 1260 - c. 1310.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)France in the thirteenth century offers a significant example of the changing role of queens in government: power was centralised and the queen’s political role was reduced. The transformation of French government in ... -
The organization of character : a study in the psychology of the moral self
(University of Canterbury, 1927)This essay embodies the results of an investigation into the nature of character or the moral self as an organized system. It strives to give, in broad outline, an answer to the question: what are the psychological elements ... -
Margaret S. Munro, architect.
(University of Canterbury, 1993)Margaret Munro is an architect who practised in Christchurch, New Zealand, officially between 1931 and 1963. Her involvement in the architectural profession was low-key but on-going, yet she is, unlike most of her male ... -
Escapism, normality and domesticity in Vietnam: A re-examination of women’s lives in the Vietnam War
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis explores the experiences of military nurses and Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) volunteers, also known as “Donut Dollies,” who served in Vietnam. By examining both their working ... -
A constant magic: explorations of magic and polyphasic consciousness in recent theatre and film
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This thesis explores what can be considered magical in contemporary theatre and film in an arguably post-magical age. I have taken an exploratory and interdisciplinary approach that brings together two diverse strands: ... -
The promise of meaning in instantiations of the modern political mural
(University of Canterbury, 2012)This research project undertakes a critical evaluation of the signifying and ideological values articulated in two contrasting instances of politically motivated mural art created in circumstances where the production of ... -
William Fox : early colonial years, 1842-1848
(University of Canterbury, 1969)This is a partial sketch of a man who, if he enters people's thoughts at all today, which mostly he doesn't, wafts insubstantially about, caught momentarily in blurred and unlikely postures of philanthropist, crank, or ... -
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 ... -
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 English
(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 ...
