Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Nelson, Frances"
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The Anatomy of an Environmental Decision: A Discourse Analysis of Events and Processes Linked to the Grounding of the MV Rena
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research is concerned with the social construction of nature and the environment in connection with the case study of a man-made environmental disaster which occurred off the coast of the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand ... -
Church communication and constructions of the self: exploring identity & identification in church communication
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of this research was to examine the everyday communications of Christian religious organisations for evidence of intentional and unintentional construction of member identity (Cheney, 1983a). My interest in ... -
Creativity and Curatorship: Creative Industries Policy and the Changed Face of the Curatorial Sector in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of the discourses of the creative industries on the the curatorial sector in Aotearoa-New Zealand. In relation to this overarching aim, I explored two associated ideas: ... -
(De)constructing Tongan Creativity: a Talanoa about Walking in Two Worlds
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The growing number of Tongan creators searching for a place of belonging and acceptance between the two worlds Tonga and Aotearoa New Zealand has contributed to cultural spaces shifting in terms of identity negotiation, ... -
The disconnected church: a critical examination of the communication of the Christian church in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of my research is to investigate if and why some people outside of the church do not see relevance in the church, and to investigate if and why the church does not see relevance in the point of view of these ... -
The Facebooked organisation: a critique of corporate social media in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The research illustrates that people on Facebook communicate with organizations as though the organisations are people too. Furthermore, organisations induce this behaviour through promotional materials that persuaded the ... -
Mindful Leaders Leading Self - a Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of Four Leaders in a Professional Environment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The purpose of this study is to explore mindfulness and how it affects the way leaders engage with Self and others in order to discover how leaders understand their own practices of leading. Compared with leadership, leaders ... -
Paradoxical Realities: A Creative Consideration of Realismo Maravilhoso in an Interactive Digital Narrative
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This artistic, practice-led thesis is concerned with the potentials of polyvocality and interactive digital narrative. The practical project, Saints of Paradox, is formatted as a printed picture book that can be expanded ... -
Public Information Advertisements: Māori Perspectives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The broad objective of this research is to examine Māori perspectives of public information advertisements as part of wider social marketing campaigns in Aotearoa New Zealand that are designed to persuade M?ori to change ... -
Tastes Political: An Interpretive Analysis of the Foodie Lifeworld in Contemporary New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The aim of my research is to make sense of foodie activity in New Zealand, and locate that activity in the socio-cultural sphere – the foodie ‘lifeworld’ (Habermas, 1984). This research explores the foodie phenomenon and ...