Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Arts"
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"All Work and No Play?" The Transition to University
In New Zealand, University completion rates do not compare well with those in other OECD countries. For example, the New Zealand completion rate for tertiary students in 2008 was 58% in comparison to Australia whose rate ... -
"Am I a Clowne?": Clowning in Shakespeare
This study considers the importance of clowning in Shakespeare’s drama. In order to establish the foundations of my study I analyse the clown roles in three anonymous plays: Dericke in The Famous Victories of Henry the ... -
An Exploration of Health Perceptions and Practices among South Asian Descendants Living in Dunedin, New Zealand
Drawing from critical medical anthropology, post-colonial theory and case-study interviews with nine people of South Asian descent living in Dunedin, this research asks whether there may be a greater demand for medical ... -
An Investigation into the Implications of Upside-Down Bass Guitar Technique for Pedagogy Theory
This thesis investigates how the learning and teaching strategies of upside-down bass players could be applied to influence pedagogy theory, particularly teaching strategies centered on students as individuals. The thesis ... -
The analysis of glassware from New Zealand historic sites
Currently there are a wide variety of methodologies in use for the analysis of glassware from New Zealand historic sites. Different methodological approaches and ways of presenting results mean that material from different ... -
An analysis of the Chamber concerto for 13 instruments by Gyorgy Ligeti
This thesis is an analysis of Ligeti's Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments. It examines in detail the ordering of notes, particularly Ligeti's use of canon, and links the pitch organisation with other parameters, such as ... -
Analytical study of Alfred Hill’s String Quartet no. 2 in G minor
Alfred Hill (1870-1960) was a central figure of the Australasian art music world during his lifetime. He was New Zealand’s first professional composer, and had a close connection with its indigenous people, the Māori. ... -
Aqua, aqua, undique : aspects of Roman domestic water use
This thesis examines the nature of Roman domestic water usage, but unlike many previous studies in this field, does so from a social rather than technical viewpoint. Its aim is to provide a consolidated analysis both of ... -
Archaeology and behaviour : prehistoric subsistence behaviour at Black Rocks Peninsula, Palliser Bay.
[…] This thesis is an attempt, on a small scale, therefore, to examine certain facets of behaviour of people who exploited the food resources and deposited the middens of Black Rocks Peninsula, Palliser Bay, to see whether ... -
Archaeology and ethnicity of the remote Otago Goldfields
Thousands of Chinese and European miners occupied the goldfields of Central Otago during the late nineteenth century. Popular belief and previous research has suggested that identifiable differences exist in the dwellings ... -
Archaeology and Temperance: Measuring a Century of Household Alcohol Consumption in New Zealand
The temperance movement was a social reform movement which sought to limit alcohol consumption, and ultimately prohibit its sale. The high levels of alcohol consumption which existed in early nineteenth century New Zealand ... -
Are all languages equal?
There is a general orthodoxy in linguistics that all languages are equal. Only in the past 10-15 years have linguists started critiquing this claim. In this thesis I critically examine structural interpretations of the ... -
Are Illness Perceptions, Depression, and Anxiety Associated with Hand Dexterity for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease where a reduction in hand dexterity affects fine finger movements, extending the time it takes to perform tasks while increasing the difficulty of completing daily ... -
The art of simplicity : design, sentiment, and value in non-developmental music : studies in works by Satie, Part and Poulenc
The hypothesis underlying this study, is that works of the western musical tradition using simple non-developmental procedures, are at their best capable of producing profound and enduring musical experiences. The study ... -
Arte para el pueblo: A Look at the Postcolonial Potential of the Murals of los tres grandes and Their Value and Limits as Emancipatory Visual Narratives
Los tres grandes were the leading members of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, a government sponsored public art movement that emerged from the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. Commonly labelled ‘architects of the nation’, ... -
Artefacts and Community Transformations: A Material Culture Study of Nineteenth Century North Dunedin
Large quantities of artefacts have been recovered from development-based archaeological investigations in North Dunedin during the last decade. There has been no attempt, however, to draw this material together and develop ... -
As I Exemplify: An Examination of the Musical-Literary Relationship in the Work of John Cage
This thesis examines the ways in which John Cage negotiates the space between musical and literary compositions. It identifies and analyses the various tensions that a transposition between music and text engenders in ... -
Aspects of the Moon in Ancient Egypt, the Near East and Greece
This study discusses the various perceptions of the Moon in pre-Hellenistic Egypt, the Bronze Age Near East, and Archaic and Classical Greece. It covers diverse aspects of these cultures including mythology, cult practice, ... -
Aspirational Naturalism
In this thesis I argue for aspirational naturalism. Aspirational naturalism is a metaphilosophical thesis that encourages a continuation of the interdisciplinary relationship between philosophy and science. It is a kind ... -
Assessing pragmatic language use in dementia of the Alzheimer's type: the reliability and validity of the profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC)
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC; Linscott, Knight & Godfrey, 1996) amongst a population with Dementia of the Alzheimer's ...