Division of Humanities Departments
Apart from being able to specialise in traditional core disciplines (such as History, Philosophy and Music), Humanities students may also choose among a variety of new interdisciplinary programmes such as Asian Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Performing Arts), as well as programmes that lead to professional qualifications in Law and Teaching. Students taking Humanities at Otago are encouraged to combine their liberal studies with papers and programmes that have a professional or vocational orientation, especially by doing a double degree for example, BA/BCom, BA/LLB, or BA/BTchg(Prim).
Sub-communities within Division of Humanities Departments
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Department of English [119]
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Department of Geography [289]
Collections in Division of Humanities Departments
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Classics [33]
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College of Education [126]
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History and Art History [243]
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Law Collection [481]
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Philosophy [49]
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Politics [73]
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Visual Culture [2]
Recent Deposits
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Lifting our Gaze: Election, Eschatology and the Sovereignty of God in John Calvin's teaching on the Christian Life
This thesis addresses the question of how the church finds its bearings in the present world. From where does the church get guidance? And how is the church’s life shaped? Through engagement with John Calvin, I argue ... -
Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification: An Exploration of Church Dogmatics §66
This thesis is an investigation of Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification as found in §66 of the Church Dogmatics. The work involves two main tasks. First, it is an exercise in close and attentive interpretation of this ... -
Developing Transparency Requirements for the Operation of Criminal Justice Algorithms in New Zealand
As predictive risk algorithms become more commonplace so have concerns about their use. The perceived bias, inaccuracy, and opacity of predictive risk algorithms has given rise to concerns about fairness when used in ... -
Hilary of Poitiers and the Concept of Divine Personhood
The primary focus of this dissertation is the development of the notion of divine personhood in the writings of Hilary of Poitiers, doctor and bishop of the Church. The impetus for this study was my Licence thesis, where ... -
Communities and Climate Change cartoon
Some low-lying communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are already being affected by increased flooding, coastal erosion and higher water levels. Over time, more communities will be affected and the impacts will worsen. But ... -
Community Development for Adaptation
Many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels. Affected communities will face physical, social, financial and ... -
Professional identity and the adoption of learning management systems
Universities implement Learning Management Systems (LMSs) with the aspiration of improving educational practice. However, LMS adoption by academics within universities vary and frequently falls short of institutional ... -
Accessing Legal Services: The Price of Litigation Services
The price of legal services is often charged by the hour (the billable hour), usually at a rate of hundreds of dollars per hour. An agreement to pay these hourly rates might also come with little clarity over how many hours ... -
'No ordinary tourists' : the Second New Zealand Division in the Middle East, 1939-1945
For the members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) and, in particular, the Second New Zealand Division (2(NZ) Division), World War Two would offer two profound, overlapping experiences. Tne first was the ... -
The views of the New Zealand clergy of 1860 on race relations
Both as participants in the events of 1860 and as commentators on them, the missionaries and clergy who were active in New Zealand at that time demand our attention. This essay is concerned with their actions only insofar ... -
A Defence of Biodiversity as the Goal of Conservation Biology
Biodiversity has been the goal of conservation for thirty years but recent work by biodiversity eliminativists has raised serious challenges to its suitability as the primary goal of conservation. This project groups those ... -
Research into the efficacy of the New Zealand Archaeological Association Site Recording Scheme and the integration of archaeologists' knowledge into planning processes - with reference to the Kaikoura District and the typological debate
This research project has examined three aspects of archaeological resource management in New Zealand. The New Zealand Archaeological Association Site Recording Scheme is the national database for archaeological site ... -
The Lawrence Athenaeum and Miners' Institute : a fragment of goldfields history.
Originally this thesis was intended to cover just the period during which goldmining contributed significantly to life in Lawrence from 1861 until the closing of the Blue Spur Consolidated Goldmining Company just before ... -
All quiet on the home front? : the impact of the Second World War on the township of Mosgiel
The Second World War proved a momentous time for those living in New Zealand. Life for civilians on the home front was affected to a much greater extent than it had been in 1914-18. This heightened 'total war' prompted ... -
European women's dresses in nineteenth-century New Zealand
Dress encodes complex cultural information and operates as an aesthetic sign system, indicating ideas about status, wealth, and taste. Fashionable women's day dresses of the mid to late nineteenth century in Western culture ... -
The Community Funding Agency and the voluntary sector : a study in purchase of service contracting in the Otago/Southland region
The research is focused on purchase of service contracting in the Otago/Southland region - from 1992 to 1998. For the purpose of this research, purchase of service contracting is defined as purchase of social services by ... -
The Dhammakāyānussati-kathā: A Trace of “Siam's Borān Buddhism” from the Reign of Rāmā I (1782-1809 CE.)
The Dhammakāya text genre appears in manuscripts, inscriptions, and printed texts found in Central Thailand, Northern Thailand, and Cambodia. Texts belonging to this genre share the same core Pāli verses, and date back ... -
The prehistoric exploitation and knowledge of geological resources in Southern Wairarapa.
(…) This thesis explores the use of the local and eternal geological environments by small groups of people living on the east coast of Palliser Bay, in southern Wairarapa. The rock types recovered from the archaeological ... -
'Odd men from the Pacific' : the participation of Pacific Island men in the 28 (Maori) Battalion in the Second World War
The Maori Battalion's wartime experience forms an important part of the New Zealand and Pacific Island heritage. This study explores the participation of Pacific Islanders in the 28 (Maori) Battalion during World War II. ...