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Jazz, pop, improvisation, national identity and the role of the jazz drummer
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Katuszonek, N. Jazz, pop, improvisation, national identity and the role of the jazz drummer. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research is focused on the interrelationship between three themes: the identity of contemporary jazz, the relation between contemporary jazz and popular music, and thirdly, jazz and national identity. Using this triangulation, I examine the cons... Read More about Jazz, pop, improvisation, national identity and the role of the jazz drummer.

Stance in political discourse : Arabic translations of American newspaper opinion articles on the 'Arab Spring'
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Al-Shunnag, M. Stance in political discourse : Arabic translations of American newspaper opinion articles on the 'Arab Spring'. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This thesis aims to introduce the theoretical concept of stance, as an aspect of interpersonal meaning, into the discipline of Translation Studies and to explore the reproduction of stance in translations of a heavily opinionated political genre... Read More about Stance in political discourse : Arabic translations of American newspaper opinion articles on the 'Arab Spring'.

Norms of translating fiction from English into Chinese (1979-2009) : the case of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations
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Minghui, L. Norms of translating fiction from English into Chinese (1979-2009) : the case of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigates the norms in the translation of fiction from English into Chinese in the period 1979 to 2009 by considering five Chinese translations of Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations produced by Wang Keyi (1979), Luo Zhiye (1994),... Read More about Norms of translating fiction from English into Chinese (1979-2009) : the case of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.

Toward a hybrid music theatre : exploring avant-garde compositional techniques within a commercial form
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Seward, P. Toward a hybrid music theatre : exploring avant-garde compositional techniques within a commercial form. (Thesis). University of Salford

Toward A Hybrid Music Theatre explores the coming convergence between the English-language musical theatre and contemporary opera. The research focuses specifically on the implementation of avant-garde compositional techniques within a commercial mus... Read More about Toward a hybrid music theatre : exploring avant-garde compositional techniques within a commercial form.

Illuminated instruction : a paratextual, intertextual, and iconotextual study of William Blake
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Yates, M. Illuminated instruction : a paratextual, intertextual, and iconotextual study of William Blake. (Thesis). University of Salford

Traditional Blake scholarship has rarely ascribed value to the materiality of William Blake’s illuminated manuscripts. My on-going PhD project aims to demonstrate the necessity of studying the materiality of Blake’s texts by using an interdisciplinar... Read More about Illuminated instruction : a paratextual, intertextual, and iconotextual study of William Blake.

Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio
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Peters, L. Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio. (Thesis). University of Salford

This PhD by Published Work aims to present a coherent programme of original radio research practice produced by the author and placed in an appropriate academic context that explores new approaches to mise-en-scène and auteur theory. The research met... Read More about Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio.

The relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia
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in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). Media & Cultural Studies

This thesis investigates the relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia, using largely qualitative data obtained from the observation of two newspapers and a Twitter microblogger, and from pe... Read More about The relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia.

Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction
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Bentham, A. Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction. (Thesis). University of Salford

As Philip L. Simpson notes, humankind has an ‘ongoing...fascination with tales of gruesome murders and evil villains’ (15). Popular culture abounds with depictions of the mad and the bad; and perhaps no single disorder holds as much morbid appeal as... Read More about Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction.

Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice
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Gabriel, D. Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is an exploratory study on how people of African descent in the UK use blogs as social, cultural and counterhegemonic practice and is positioned within the theoretical frameworks of alternative media and critical race theory (CRT). The re... Read More about Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice.

Exploring the interface between scientific and technical translation and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation
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and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis aims to explore the interface between scientific and technical translation (STT) and cognitive linguistics (CL), placing particular emphasis on the translationally relevant phenomena of explicitation and implicitation. The two concepts ar... Read More about Exploring the interface between scientific and technical translation and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation.

Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary
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Al Mazrouei, S. Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary. (Thesis). University of Salford-Manchester

The present study assesses Al-Mawrid dictionary from the perspective of the degree of its usefulness as a translational tool. It starts by reviewing available published studies on related subjects such as cognitive semantics, neologism lexicography... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary.

Environmental design within the Korean electronics industry : with particular reference to handheld devices
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: with particular reference to handheld devices. (Thesis). University of Salford

The paper will examine the use of eco-design tools within the Korean electronics industry, with particular reference to mobile phone design & manufacture. Economic growth in Korea has been driven by aggressively exporting products, primarily to th... Read More about Environmental design within the Korean electronics industry : with particular reference to handheld devices.

FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression
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Coleclough, S. FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work seeks to consider film acting as an integrated element of cinematic expression, a core aspect of film performance but one which gains additional meaning and commentary via combination and integration with the more traditionally considered a... Read More about FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression.

Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context
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Alshehri, E. Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context. (Thesis). University of Salford

Motivation has a significant role in the L2 learning process (e.g., Dörnyei, 1994; Gardner, 1985), leading many researchers to investigate the strategies which might generate and maintain students’ motivation in EFL classrooms. Previous studies of mo... Read More about Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context.

Meaning and back translation
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Al-Shunnaq, A. Meaning and back translation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis sets out to contribute to the literature on back translation, a mode of translation that has not been seriously investigated. The study aims at investigating the reliability of back translation as a research tool with particular emphasis... Read More about Meaning and back translation.

Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties
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Darlington, J. Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis focuses upon five novelists – B.S. Johnson, Eva Figes, Alan Burns, Ann Quin, and Christine Brooke-Rose – whose works during the 1960s and early 1970s (Marwick’s “Long Sixties”) represent a unique approach to formal innovation; an approach... Read More about Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties.

The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill
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Winrow, L. The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill. (Thesis). School of Arts and Media

This thesis combines close poetry readings and theoretical material in an inquiry into the construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the work of British poet Selima Hill. The introduction establishes the theoretical framework f... Read More about The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill.