Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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Unruly Women, Queer Objects: Analysing Object Conduct in Todd Haynes’ Carol (2015)
Published 2018-05-24My thesis undertakes an analysis of object conduct - the way individuals socially and personally engage with matter - in Todd Haynes’ Carol (2015), a film about a clandestine lesbian relationship in 1950’s America. Through ...Open AccessThesis -
Think Global, Reconfigure the Local: How Intermediaries Articulate Pro-Environmental Values and Practices
Published 2018-05-24Contemporary 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 ...Open AccessThesis -
Chinese Food in Australia: Diaspora, taste, and affect
Published 2018-05-24This 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 ...Open AccessThesis -
True Black Metal: Authenticity, Nostalgia, and Transgression in the Black Metal Scene
Published 2017-09-20Black 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 ...Open AccessThesis -
Awkward Sex: Revisiting Rosalind Gill’s Sex Advice Repertoires in the Context of New Media Listicles
Published 2017-09-12This thesis revisits Rosalind Gill’s 2009 influential study of sex-advice columns in Glamour (UK) magazine in order to test her arguments about mediated intimacy within the new media genre of the listicle. This is achieved ...Open AccessThesis