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Jack of All Animation, Master of Hybrid Practices Through Experimentation With 2D and 3D Aesthetics
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Animation has enabled the ability to tell stories through personal characters with intentions and varying personalities, allowing the creator to take complete control of their alternate universe (Besen & Hallett, ... -
Joining the Dots: Threads of Connection in Cam and the Bird-people (The Author’s Journey)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Exegesis Joining the Dots: Threads of Connection in Cam and the Bird-people (The Author’s Journey), discusses the author’s motivation for writing a middle-grade fantasy novel and examines selected elements of connection ... -
Jouissance & the sexual reality of the (two) unconscious
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The topic of jouissance and the sexual reality of the unconscious has been a key concern of mine from my initial years of practicing psychoanalysis in both its clinical and critical frameworks. For my PhD research, this ... -
Jouissance: a Cixousian encounter of the song of songs; Jouissance: living-reading
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis, Jouissance, emerges at a distension of disciplinary borders, engaging the hermeneutics of the Hebrew Bible’s Song of Songs. In the milieu of exegetical readings, Jouissance asks “can she be read?” Jouissance ... -
Journalism and Everyday Trauma: A Grounded Theory of the Impact From Death-knocks and Court Reporting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)News is an emotional business (Richards, 2009, p. 308) Journalists are now often carrying out death-knock interviews early in their careers, whereby they are expected to interview the family or friends of a victim immediately ... -
Journey Explorations: Understanding the Significance of Outdoor Experiences in a University Setting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Outdoor major students within the Bachelor of Sport and Recreation (BSR) at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) complete a five-day bush-walking journey as a compulsory aspect of their year two course. This journey ... -
A Journey From Sympathy to Empathy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Ava is a happy, healthy child living in a middle-class family in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. However, as she grows up, she becomes increasingly aware of her mother’s irrational behaviour that stems from the emotional trauma ... -
The Journey Is the Destination: An Exploration of the Experience of Pilgrimage
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Historically, a pilgrimage has referred to a journey undertaken to a sacred place for religious or moral reasons, which often resulted in pilgrims experiencing miraculous healing events (Dubisch & Winkleman, 2005; Talbot, ... -
The Journey of a Migrant in the Hospitality Industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)People move for different reasons which affect the overall migration process. The conditions under which a migrant enters and their experiences in a host country can have broad implications for multiple stakeholders but ... -
A Journey of Self-Discovery Through the Book “A Monster Calls”: A Heuristic Inquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This study journeys my experience of discovering the hidden, unknown, and unconscious parts of self through the use of a literary book “The Monster Calls”. This was done through the use of heuristic methodology and methods. ... -
Journey to Faith: A Creative Exploration of a Personal Journey to the Christian Faith
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Journey to Faith is a narrative sequence that draws on my experience of becoming a Christian. The story of the sequence follows the creation of a humanoid clay sculpture, which represents my Christian journey from an ... -
Journeys into Caring Community
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)There is a lack of literature specific to the longitudinal experiences of participants in socially-inclusive faith-based caring communities. Such communities often have participants who have suffered experiences of exclusion ... -
Journeys of Growth: How Have Cook Islands Women Overcome Challenges to Career Progression in New Zealand?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Career theory, gender studies, and workplace literature are well-established research areas. There are emerging Pacific studies that are broadening these well-established research areas and providing a platform for Pacific ... -
The Judicial Gateway: An Analysis of the Judge's Role in the Perpetuation of Rape Myths in Sexual Assault Jury Trials in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)In New Zealand, there has been an increasing number of conversations over the past decade about rape myths in the criminal justice system. Most research regarding rape myths in the criminal justice system either focus on ... -
Junctures for knowing what you know: installation, site, process, material and object
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Junctures for knowing what you know: Installation, site, process, material and object is a reflexive studio based project that embraces human experiences of familiarity, anxiety, and awkwardness in an attempt to seduce the ... -
Juxtapose: An Exploration of the Technical and Aesthetic Potential of Print-based Augmented Reality Design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This practice-led research project examines how the technological and aesthetic components of augmented reality (AR) serve to extend, enhance and disrupt print-based design. The outcome of the project is a conceptual ... -
K Girl Vacant: Ethnic Identity Manufactured
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)K GIRL VACANT is an exploration of the nature of culture, identity, and ethnicity. The project sets out to create a virtual ethnic entity and to develop a set of visual associations operating as signs of a proto-ethnic ... -
Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā, ka tangi hoki ahau: The creative potential of contemporary Māori music in promoting te reo Māori
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Ever since the advent of European colonization of New Zealand, Māori musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles, often informed by and in combination with traditional ... -
Ka tipu mai nga taiohi Māori: a study of taiohi Māori leaving care in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The main purpose of this qualitative study is to identify the problems for young Māori people who have transitioned out of foster care at some stage in their lives. The study has involved interviews with eight Māori care ... -
KAABA: The Heart's Centre - Kashf Al-Makān/Unveiling Spaces of Being
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)On March 15, 2019, the Al-Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch were the sites of the first terrorist attack on Muslim people in Aotearoa New Zealand, where fifty-one shuhada (martyrs) were ...