Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Kākahu Hou: The Breath of Cloth
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research explores the potential for fashion, film, and garment design investigations to act as knowledge catalysts. The project aims to restore & revitalise understandings of a Taranaki cosmological worldview that can ... -
Keep Sunday free: social engineering through shop trading hours in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The purpose of this thesis is to explore Social Engineering and how marketing communications may be able to affect it. This research takes a step back from other research in the area and considers the decision makers behind ... -
Ki-Ngā-Kōpuku: a Decentralised, Distributed Security Model for Cloud Computing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The research proposes a decentralised and distributed security model for Cloud Computing in the form of a development framework. The distributed nature of Cloud infrastructure makes it a very complex one. This research ... -
Kia hiwa rā! The Influence of Tikanga and the Language Revitalisation Agenda on the Practices and Perspectives of Māori Journalists Working in Reo-Māori News
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Many aspects of Māori society, both public and private, are structured and influenced by tikanga, a system of values, beliefs, rituals, obligations and cultural practices developed and reinforced through intergenerational ... -
Kinematics, Kinetics, and Electromyography of Vertical and Horizontal Hip Extension Exercises and Their Transference to Acceleration and Power
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The squat is a very popular exercise in resistance training, utilized by populations ranging from clinical to elite athletes. A myriad of literature has shown that squats are effective for improving strength, performance, ... -
Kinetics and kinematics of strength and power development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The use of the squat exercise (and its derivatives) in gym-based settings is widespread owing to perceived functional performance enhancing effects. In particular, there has been preponderance amongst practitioners with ... -
Kitesurfing: action, (inter)action and mediation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This thesis examines the actions, (inter)action and practices exemplified in the lifestyle sport of kitesurfing. The phenomenon of ‘lifestyle sport’ (Wheaton 2004b) has received increasing empirical attention over the past ... -
Ko au ko Te Umutaoroa, ko Te Umutaoroa ko au: Toward a Patuheuheu Hapū Development Model
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to construct a hapū (sub-tribal) development model that is based on the critical analysis and interpretation of a prophecy articulated by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki in 1886. This prophecy, ... -
Ko e tangi fai mei he ate: Conceptualising Deliberate Self-Harm Amongst Young Tongan Women in Auckland, New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The words of my ancestors bring to light the heart of this research, Ko e tangi fai mei he ate. Tangi means to cry and ate is a plant that is often seen of no significance and importance. The ate prefers to grow in isolated ... -
Ko te awa tōku piringa ka puta, ka ora - he tangata, he whenua, he tangata whenua
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The Waikato river is regarded as the ancestor of the Waikato people and an instrinsic element of the people's identity, who's name is derived from the river. The people and their river are inextricably connected. This ... -
Kode Technology Modification of Nanofibres to Capture Particulates
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)With the continual rise in the levels of urban and industrial pollution, there is increased contamination of air and water by small particulate matter. Most of the current filtration methods can capture such particles by ... -
Kode Technology Peptide-Based Kodecyte Diagnostics Using Spirochetes and SARS CoV-2 As Models
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Despite advanced developments in molecular testing of disease, antibodies, as biomarkers, play an important role in diagnosing disease, checking immune response and for serological surveillance. There is an increasingly ... -
The Land of Milk and Honey? An Investigation into the Working Experiences of International Students in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Labour markets within New Zealand, as with other similar economies, have overcome labour shortages through worker migration schemes, seasonal work programmes, or limited entitlements to work. However, significant numbers ... -
Land Rights and Empowerment of Urban Women, Fa’afafine and Fakaleitī in Samoa and Tonga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The thesis addresses significant gaps in the existing knowledge on land rights in the Pacific, which are the voices of urban women, fa’afafine, and fakaleitī1. The lands concerned are customary land in Samoa, and Crown ... -
Latin American Refugees and Immigrants in New Zealand: The Impact of Migration Status on Quality of Life
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This study explores the definitions and perceptions that Latin American refugees and immigrants have about their quality of life in New Zealand. In addition, this research explores how the immigration status of Latin ... -
Leadership Competencies of Hotel Frontline Managers and Their Effects on Subordinates: A Comparative Study of New Zealand and Vietnam
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In the hospitality industry, high turnover has been a persistent issue. Some research has indicated that incompetent leadership is one of the major reasons and that general leadership theories may be inadequate in studying ...