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‘As I cannot write’: transforming perceived barriers to autobiographical writing through the use of experimental writing practices (2021)
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practices. (Thesis). University of Salford

Conventional approaches to autobiography assume access to memory, personal history and a coherent sense of self which is stable through time. These assumptions disadvantage those who have difficulties with writing for reasons such as cognitive impair... Read More about ‘As I cannot write’: transforming perceived barriers to autobiographical writing through the use of experimental writing practices.

Performance Portfolio (2021)
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Hamami, M. Performance Portfolio. (Thesis). University of Salford

Arabic music continues to struggle to reach an international presence in the music world due
to one of two reasons: either it was not transcribed and notated properly, including stylistically
correct ornamentation, or it was never written down at a... Read More about Performance Portfolio.

Plants, animals, land : more-than-human relations and gendered survivance in early indigenous women’s writing (2021)
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This thesis argues that Zitkala-Ša (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin), Tekahionwake (E. Pauline Johnson) and Mary Kawena Pūku’i mobilise literary representations of more-than-human beings – plants, animals, and the land – to express resistance to the gendered... Read More about Plants, animals, land : more-than-human relations and gendered survivance in early indigenous women’s writing.

Yoruba Opera: A practice-based research enquiry into the idea of vocal composition in a non-European cultural framework. (2021)
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Oyewale, A. Yoruba Opera: A practice-based research enquiry into the idea of vocal composition in a non-European cultural framework. (Thesis). University of Salford

Yòrùbá professional traditional musicians and performers have been making music persistently for centuries. Therefore, in this project, I will investigate and explore their context, process and methods of compositions and put it to practise in perfor... Read More about Yoruba Opera: A practice-based research enquiry into the idea of vocal composition in a non-European cultural framework..

The biology of heavy metal : evolutionary links between science and culture (2021)
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Skeech, M. The biology of heavy metal : evolutionary links between science and culture. (Thesis). University of Salford

The modern landscape of heavy metal can be seen as a splintered and interconnected mass of seemingly disparate styles and sub-styles. Literature that examines the history and culture of this music is increasingly common, but musicological study into... Read More about The biology of heavy metal : evolutionary links between science and culture.

New perspectives : a reappraisal of the lap steel guitar (2021)
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Buckley, S. New perspectives : a reappraisal of the lap steel guitar. (Dissertation). University of Salford

As a critical study accompanying a creative project which involves composition, rearrangement and recording featuring my work as a performer on lap steel guitar, New Perspectives is invested in both a historical consideration of the role of the instr... Read More about New perspectives : a reappraisal of the lap steel guitar.

The cyclical, reciprocal relationship between funk drumming and the hip-hop technologist (2021)
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Walker, S. The cyclical, reciprocal relationship between funk drumming and the hip-hop technologist. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis seeks to reveal the cyclical and reciprocal nature of the relationship between live drummers, DJs, and beat producers (hip-hop technologists), illustrating the ways that these artists have continued to inform and inspire one another to ev... Read More about The cyclical, reciprocal relationship between funk drumming and the hip-hop technologist.

Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017 (2021)
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Stoddart, K. Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017. (Thesis). University of Salford

With the rise in production of original content for Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, the amount of content being produced has increased overall (Adalian & Fernandez, 2017). As a result, the number of em... Read More about Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017.

Tin mining degradation : autobiographical investigations of home, loss and identity (2021)
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Suwa Gbolagun, V. Tin mining degradation : autobiographical investigations of home, loss and identity. (Thesis). University of Salford

Tin mining on the Jos Plateau was the major income earner in Nigeria before petroleum was discovered in the Niger Delta region in 1958. The excavation for tin left the Plateau landscape environmentally depleted, with over forty-six per cent of its la... Read More about Tin mining degradation : autobiographical investigations of home, loss and identity.

Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes (2020)
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Mann, G. Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes. (Thesis). University of Salford

People on very low incomes can often pay the highest rates of interest for credit. This research aims to explore the experiences of people on low incomes who use high-cost credit to understand why people with the fewest financial resources are prepa... Read More about Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes.

A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan (2020)
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Mattix, D. A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan. (Thesis). University of Salford

The objective of this portfolio is to develop a system of notation and compose neo-liturgical music featuring the handpan. Until this point, no means of written communication has been in place to express advanced handpan techniques in printed sheet m... Read More about A portfolio of compositions developing notational and compositional techniques in neo-liturgical music including handpan.

The syntax-pragmatics interface in L2 : aspects of information structure teaching and learning in a Saudi ESL context (2020)
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Abduljawad, S. The syntax-pragmatics interface in L2 : aspects of information structure teaching and learning in a Saudi ESL context. (Thesis). University of Salford

Despite advancements in teaching English as a second language (ESL) in Saudi Arabia, Saudi ESL learners’ language, even at advanced levels, deviates from that of native English speakers. While these ESL learners can often generate well-formed sentenc... Read More about The syntax-pragmatics interface in L2 : aspects of information structure teaching and learning in a Saudi ESL context.

Performance portfolio David Richard Peter Childs DMA 2020 (2020)
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Childs, D. Performance portfolio David Richard Peter Childs DMA 2020. (Thesis). University of Salford

I have chosen to be assessed as an instrumentalist and interpreter of music. The criteria laid down by the University of Salford Senate Research and Graduate Studies Committee has influenced the selection of repertoire performed on both my studio rec... Read More about Performance portfolio David Richard Peter Childs DMA 2020.