Honours theses: Recent submissions
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Word classes of White Hmong: a computational approach
Published 2016This thesis employs a computational approach to study the word classes in White Hmong, a minority language of Mainland Southeast Asia. It proposes an automatic discovery procedure for word classes based on a careful review ...Thesis -
John of Salisbury’s ‘Duel’ with the English Military Class: A Twelfth-Century Cleric’s Lifelong Obsession with Critiquing Martial Ethos and Identity
Published 2023-08-09This thesis uncovers pervasive critiques of milites (soldiers) in the writings of the twelfth-century English cleric, John of Salisbury (c.1110s-1180s). Previous scholarship has proposed John’s descriptions of the social ...Thesis -
Cut the Sound: The Role of Musician Strikes in Movements for Societal Change
Published 2023-05-10This thesis examines the potential for musicians to contribute to societal change, on global and local scales, by engaging in strike action. While reaffirming the potent impacts of the music they create, it posits that ...Thesis -
Art Exhibitions: A Tool of Cultural Diplomacy
Published 2023-03-29Cultural diplomacy is a resource deployed by governments to build relationships that support policy agendas. This thesis examines how art exhibitions are a tool of cultural diplomacy in Australia in the late 20th and early ...Thesis -
Who uses Fintech products: evidence from the pay-on-demand market
Published 2023This thesis examines a novel Fintech lending product in Australia named pay-ondemand. This product claims to let its users access their wages in advance, at a flat “5% transaction fee” without any hidden cost. Using the ...Thesis