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 [105]
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Department of Geography [243]
Collections in Division of Humanities Departments
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Classics [31]
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College of Education [108]
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History and Art History [213]
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Law Collection [113]
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Philosophy [40]
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Politics [63]
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Visual Culture [2]
Recent Deposits
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Rū Te Whakaturu Whenua: Understanding Hapū Relationships Through Cultural Mapping
The paramount objective of this research is to critically analyse a model of knowledge revitalization, reproduction, re-dissemination and re-storage that underpins the traditional Māori essence of building hapū capacity ... -
Nothing about us, without us: The pursuit of inclusive and accessible positive peace
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world; a minority that continues to face high instances of direct, structural and cultural violence during times of peace, as well as during times of conflict and ... -
Privacy and leaving your past behind
Several decades ago leaving one’s past behind used to be a relatively easy phenomenon. An individual could move town, country or even continent to leave their past behind and build a new life. In the digital age in which ... -
The Language and Theology of the Samoan Methodist Hymnbook: Circumscribing Hymnal Translation from a Postcolonial Perspective
This thesis offers a critical analysis of the biased and un-balanced theology in the lyrical-literary work that is the Samoan Methodist Hymn Book, and of the impact this biased theology has on the Christian community and ... -
Fertility stalls in Bangladesh
This study uncovered the causes of fertility stalls in Bangladesh. A fertility stall occurs when fertility rate levels off or increases following a trend of decline. Fertility in Bangladesh has declined rapidly since the ... -
The Window in Virginia Woolf's Early Novels
This thesis focuses on the window and the visual in Virginia Woolf's first three novels The Voyage Out (1915), Night and Day (1919) and Jacob's Room (1922). It examines how the window enables Woolf to experiment with modes ... -
Faithful Physicians: Discourses of Professionalism in Christian General Practitioners in New Zealand
In the past thirty years there has been an increasing focus on the spirituality and spiritual care of patients as they experience illness. During this peak of interest, the spiritual experiences of physicians and how it ... -
New Zealand GREEN grid household electricity demand study 2014-2018
The NZ GREEN Grid project recruited a sample of 25 households in each of two regions of New Zealand (Stephenson et al. 2017). The first sample was recruited in early 2014 and the second in early 2015. Research data includes: ... -
Pronunciation of L2 English in Afrikaans speakers who have relocated to Aotearoa-New Zealand
An ever greater number of South Africans are relocating to New Zealand and now comprise the fifth largest group of migrants in the country. Among this group, there are first language (L1) Afrikaans speakers who bring with ... -
A comparative study of land use planning under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1977
This study examines the hypothesis that the change in land use planning ideology embodied in the Resource Management Act has had a significant effect on the practice of land use planning in New Zealand. The Resource ... -
John Roberts man of business : an account of John Roberts and the establishment of Murray, Roberts and Company Ltd.
It seems to me that justice has not been done to the part played by John (later Sir John) Roberts in the business community of Otago. Little, if any, reference is ever made to him in local history books, or to his wide ... -
Seddon's contribution to imperial relations 1897 to 1902
This essay is not an attempt to give all Seddon’s relations with the Imperial authorities in the period; it is rather an analysis of the importance of his and New Zealand’s contributions to imperial relations. I have ... -
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 ... -
Strategic environmental assessment and the effective practice of EIA in Pacific Island countries
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been used as a decision aiding tool in Pacific Island countries (PICs) for the better part of 25 years to identify the potential implications of developments. However, its ... -
The Son as God: the Theological Salience of Divine Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews
This thesis investigates the divinity of the Son in the Epistle to Hebrews. In spite of a burgeoning interest in divine Christology in NT studies, the Son’s divinity in Hebrews has received little specific attention, being ... -
"A goodly heritage" : Queen's Gardens, Dunedin, 1800-1927 : an urban landscape biography
This work is a landscape study of the Queen's Gardens Public Reserve in Dunedin from the early nineteenth century to the end of the First World War. Originally the 'gateway' to Dunedin, this historic precinct is a good ... -
Unearthly landscapes : the development of the cemetery in nineteenth century New Zealand
Written, visual and material evidence demonstrates that the indigenous and immigrant peoples of nineteenth century New Zealand both retained aspects of their traditional burial practices and forms of memorialisation while ...