School of Humanities: Recent submissions

    • 'The Proper Use of History': Statues, Colonialism and Nationalism in Modern Singapore 

      Koh, Jin Guan
      Published 2022-01-13
      In a time when statues of colonial figures are debated, vandalised or torn down, Singapore appears to be an anomaly in erecting new statues. This thesis interrogates Singapore’s postcolonial condition by analysing the Civic ...
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    • Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history 

      Yu, He; Jamieson, Alexandra; Hulme-Beaman, Ardern; Conroy, Chris J.; Knight, Becky; Speller, Camilla; Al-Jarah, Hiba; Eager, Heidi; Trinks, Alexandra; Adikari, Gamini; Baron, Henriette; Böhlendorf-Arslan, Beate; Bohingamuwa, Wijerathne; Crowther, Alison; Cucchi, Thomas; Esser, Kinie; Fleisher, Jeffrey; Gidney, Louisa; Gladilina, Elena; Gol’din, Pavel; Goodman, Steven M.; Hamilton-Dyer, Sheila; Helm, Richard; Hillman, Chris; Kallala, Nabil; Kivikero, Hanna; Kovács, Zsófia E.; Kunst, Günther Karl; Kyselý, René; Linderholm, Anna; Maraoui-Telmini, Bouthéina; Morales-Muñiz, Arturo; Nabais, Mariana; O'Connor, Terry; Oueslati, Tarek; Morales, Eréndira M. Quintana; Pasda, Kerstin; Perera, Jude; Perera, Nimal; Radbauer, Silvia; Ramon, Joan; Rannamäe, Eve; Grego, Joan Sanmartí; Treasure, Edward; Valenzuela-Lamas, Silvia; van der Jagt, Inge; Van Neer, Wim; Vigne, Jean-Denis; Walker, Thomas; Wynne-Jones, Stephanie; Zeiler, Jørn; Dobney, Keith; Boivin, Nicole; Searle, Jeremy B.; Krause-Kyora, Ben; Krause, Johannes; Larson, Greger; Orton, David
      Published 2021
      Abstract The distribution of the black rat ( Rattus rattus ) has been heavily influenced by its association with humans. The dispersal history of this non-native commensal rodent across Europe, however, remains poorly ...
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    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s) in Australian print news: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis 

      Bray, Carly
      Published 2021-08-23
      This thesis investigates the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s) in mainstream Australian newspapers. It combines approaches from corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to examine ...
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    • Sundanese TRANSITIVITY: a first step into the description 

      Bangga, Lungguh Ariang
      Published 2021-07-05
      This is a dissertation submitted as partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Applied Linguistics from the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney. It focuses on the ...
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    • The reactivated bike: Self-reported cycling activity during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Australia 

      Fuller, G.; McGuinness, K.; Waitt, G.; Buchanan, I.; Lea, T.
      Published 2021
      Highlights • 63% of respondents say they increased cycling during COVID-19 restrictions. • Recreational cycling has increased significantly, while there has been a significant decrease in commuter riding. • ...
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