Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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The effects of a Cuban musical exchange trip on the musical journeys of students from a Sydney high school
Published 2008-01-08This ethnographic study provides a qualitative account and analysis of the ways in which students’ musical journeys are enhanced through cross cultural educational travel. Narrative reporting by Sydney High School students ...Open AccessThesis -
Teaching and learning within the cross-cultural transmission of West-African music in Australian community settings
Published 2008-01-08This study aimed to uncover the strategies being used to teach West-African music in cross-cultural, community settings in Australia. It examined the motivations that govern the decisions to teach and learn traditional ...Open AccessThesis -
Filling the Void: Hizbullah's State Building in Lebanon
Published 2007-12-21Abstract Hizbullah is a militarised sub-state group that challenges Lebanon's authority by establishing a parallel power-structure within the state. This thesis argues that the failure of the Lebanese government to provide ...Open AccessThesis -
Gathering Storm: Structuring More Successful Responses to Disasters
Published 2007-12-21Abstract The period between 1992 and 2005 was turbulent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Failed responses to Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina resulted in academics questioning the efficacy of FEMA’s structure ...Open AccessThesis -
Women and Work in Contemporary Japan: Deconstructing the "Crisis" of the Gender Order
Published 2007-12-21ABSTRACT The 1990s saw important developments in the employment practices of Japanese women as necessitated by economic recession. Japanese women are increasingly postponing their traditional roles of wife and mother in ...Open AccessThesis