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From panacea to public enemy number one: exploring banking culture in the aftermath of the financial crisis
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banking culture in the aftermath of the financial crisis

The 2008 global financial crisis has been estimated to have resulted in losses of $4.3 trillion dollars to global banking institutions (Castells et al. 2012). The crisis placed the spotlight on banking culture (Moore 2012, 2013; Peston; 2013; Smith 2... Read More about From panacea to public enemy number one: exploring banking culture in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Constructing a history from fragments: jazz and voice in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1919 to 1929
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(2017). Constructing a history from fragments: jazz and voice in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1919 to 1929

Boston is a city steeped in history. Beyond the struggle for abolition, however, the historical experiences of the majority of black Bostonians, especially during the early twentieth-century, are lacking recognition. In this respect, the Jazz Age (re... Read More about Constructing a history from fragments: jazz and voice in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1919 to 1929.

Fictional representations of dissociative identity disorder in contemporary American fiction
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(2017). Fictional representations of dissociative identity disorder in contemporary American fiction

The representation of mental health disorders and syndromes has increased in contemporary literature, film and television. Characters with disorders and syndromes such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, autism and Asperger’s syndrome, Tourette’s synd... Read More about Fictional representations of dissociative identity disorder in contemporary American fiction.

The factors and forces influencing evolution: an empirical study of entrepreneurs in context of organisational life
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(2017). The factors and forces influencing evolution: an empirical study of entrepreneurs in context of organisational life

This thesis challenges the widely held theories based on quantitative research which suggest entrepreneurs are a particular type of individual, and exhibit certain traits. The study analyses the contention that entrepreneurs have to act in particular... Read More about The factors and forces influencing evolution: an empirical study of entrepreneurs in context of organisational life.

Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka
Thesis
Chitra Jayathilake, R. M. (2015). Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka

This study interrogates the ways in which biopolitics, as represented in Anglophone theatre from the 1970s to the present day, coerces and regulates postcolonial subalterns within the contemporary socio-political milieu. Using seven plays from three... Read More about Biopolitics and postcolonial theatre: a comparative study of Anglophone plays in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka.

Single, white and Southern: slaveholding women in the nineteenth-century American South, 1830-1870
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Molloy, . M. S. (2013). Single, white and Southern: slaveholding women in the nineteenth-century American South, 1830-1870

This thesis examines the lives of single, white, slaveholding women in the nineteenth-century American South from 1830-1870. The central hypothesis is that singleness, in spite of its restrictions, was a route to female autonomy that had its roots in... Read More about Single, white and Southern: slaveholding women in the nineteenth-century American South, 1830-1870.

La Frontera: contesting the cultural construction of the US-Mexico border
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Powner, L. (2012). La Frontera: contesting the cultural construction of the US-Mexico border

The purpose of this study is to explore the interconnectedness between the history and cultural memory of the United States-Mexico border with a focus on the period 1821 – 1854. In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain; in 1836 it lost its... Read More about La Frontera: contesting the cultural construction of the US-Mexico border.

Turkey’s Middle Eastern pendulum under contesting geopolitical mentalities and representations (1923-2010)
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Sahin, O. (2016). Turkey’s Middle Eastern pendulum under contesting geopolitical mentalities and representations (1923-2010)

This project was initially born out of a curiosity to investigate why Turkey in the 2000s so fervently reclaimed itself in Middle Eastern politics. Such curiosity was further buttressed by additional questions like 'why now?', 'is this the first time... Read More about Turkey’s Middle Eastern pendulum under contesting geopolitical mentalities and representations (1923-2010).

A unified scene? cosmopolitanism in contemporary British and American fiction
Thesis
Shaw, K. (2016). A unified scene? cosmopolitanism in contemporary British and American fiction

The twenty-first century has been marked by an unprecedented intensification in globalisation, transnational mobility and technological change. However, the resulting global interconnectedness reveals the continuation of deeply unequal power structur... Read More about A unified scene? cosmopolitanism in contemporary British and American fiction.