Theses: Recent submissions
-
Second Time Around: A critical re-evaluation of Julio Cortázar’s position in the Latin American literary canon
Published 2025This PhD thesis considers the various reasons for the decline in critical and commercial attention towards Julio Cortázar in the English-speaking world in the years following since his death in 1984. In acknowledging ...USyd AccessThesis -
“To Feed Such Hunger”: Proposing a Women’s Gastronomic Literature
Published 2026My project “To Feed Such Hunger”: Proposing a Women’s Gastronomic Literature is a close reading of texts that examines the writing of four authors producing narrative non-fiction food writing in twentieth-century America. ...Open AccessThesis -
From theory to practice example: How programs can more intentionally support living well with spinal cord injury
Published 2026This thesis investigates how services can be intentionally designed to support well-being outcomes for people with SCI, a population for whom achieving a meaningful and satisfying life may require support beyond initial ...Open AccessThesis -
Profiling the landscape of short tandem repeats in human immunity
Published 2026Tandem repeats (TRs) are highly polymorphic repetitive sequences found throughout the human genome. There are over 2 million TR loci, with many playing key roles in regulating gene expression and biological function. Despite ...USyd AccessThesis -
Staying United While Separated: Rethinking the Connectivity and Interaction on Chinese Social Media During the Pandemic of COVID-19
Published 2025This thesis investigates how Weibo and WeChat shaped connection, cooperation, emotional expression, and civic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 within a politically conservative regime. It reveals a ...Open AccessThesis