Recent Submissions

• Sojourner intimacies: Chinese international students negotiating dating in Sydney 

  Chen, Xi

  Published 2018-01-01

  Despite being a large community of sojourners making up 30% of the total international student population in Australia (End of Year Summary of International Student Enrolment Data, 2017), Chinese international students’ ...

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• Towards new future terrains: Reorienting Asiatic femininities in the speculative imagination 

  Zhou, Amelia

  Published 2018-05-24

  This thesis investigates Asian feminist imaginations of the future through the lens of speculative fiction. It aims to revise binary techno-orientalist understandings of Asia and its subjectivities predominant in Western ...

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• True Black Metal: Authenticity, Nostalgia, and Transgression in the Black Metal Scene 

  Skadiang, Joel

  Published 2018-05-24

  Black metal as a distinct genre of popular music is characterized by a general yearning for authenticity. This authenticity can be expressed through production values, musical techniques adopted, and style of dress and ...

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• Think Global, Reconfigure the Local: How Intermediaries Articulate Pro-Environmental Values and Practices 

  Morgan, Brett J.R.

  Published 2018-05-24

  Contemporary debates about the conservation of natural ecosystems and resources owe most of their influence to the rise of sustainable development, or, sustainability. Since its inception, ‘sustainability’ has become the ...

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• Chinese Food in Australia: Diaspora, taste, and affect 

  Tong, Anne

  Published 2018-05-24

  This thesis examines the political and cultural significance of Chinese food in Australia by considering its specific discourses and representations. It begins by mapping the politicised history of early Chinese food in ...

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