Theses: Recent submissions
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Turning the gaze towards the monstrous: Alternative visions of humanity in the works of Virginie Despentes, Julia Ducournau and Paul B. Preciado
Published 2026This thesis examines the work of three contemporary Francophone artists: Virginie Despentes, Julia Ducournau, and Paul B. Preciado. It uses the monster of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a model to analyse the monsters in ...Open AccessThesis -
Linguistic Landscapes, Assemblages, and Affective Regimes in Chongqing’s Public Transport Hubs: From Transit Spaces to Meaningful Places
Published 2026This thesis examines how the linguistic landscape (LL) shapes the social functions of public transport hubs and generates patterned affective experiences in Chongqing, a megacity in Southwestern China. Responding to the ...Open AccessThesis -
Towards a Framework for Community Stakeholder Engagement with Infrastructure Projects Through Social Media
Published 2025In infrastructure projects, systematic engagement with the perspectives and positions of community stakeholders is usually challenging. In this study, social media is introduced as a platform for observing and gathering ...Open AccessThesis -
Young active galaxies across the radio spectrum
Published 2026The lifecycle of active galaxies is an open question in modern astronomy. In particular, not all active galaxies are active radio galaxies, in possession of synchrotron-emitting jets, and it is not obvious why. This thesis ...Open AccessThesis -
Greenwashing: Regulatory Enforcement, Prevention and Detection
Published 2026The prevalence of sustainability disclosures is rapidly increasing, with many such disclosures becoming mandatory across major jurisdictions. At the same time, greenwashing – defined as misleading sustainability claims ...Open AccessThesis