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The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain (2021)
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Farr, R. The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain. (Thesis). University of Salford

Throughout the nineteenth century the brass band movement emerged as part of the larger processes of social, cultural and political change, and the rapid progress of industrialization. The growth of the movement was determined, most significantly, by... Read More about The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain.

‘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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Barnes, E. (2021). Plants, animals, land : more-than-human relations and gendered survivance in early indigenous women’s writing. (Thesis). University of Salford

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.

Thinking space : adapting narrative cinema for installation art (2021)
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Ellis, R. Thinking space : adapting narrative cinema for installation art. (Thesis). University of Salford

Gallery film and video installation have been figured within a discourse on the phenomenological subject, the avant-garde and its relation to the gallery as a site of political and cultural activity, and with respect to medium specificity. A question... Read More about Thinking space : adapting narrative cinema for installation art.

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.

Comedian autobiographies - an examination of the publishing phenomenon (2021)
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Kugler, K. (2021). Comedian autobiographies - an examination of the publishing phenomenon. (Thesis). University of Salford

Simon Amstell, Kevin Bridges, Billy Connolly, Adam Hills, Michael McIntyre, and Sarah Millican are not only well-known stand-up comedians in the United Kingdom, but they have also all written autobiographies, with the majority becoming bestsellers. C... Read More about Comedian autobiographies - an examination of the publishing phenomenon.

Salt in winter : a fictionalized biography with critical reflections (2021)
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Garbutt, J. (2021). Salt in winter : a fictionalized biography with critical reflections. (Thesis). University of Salford

This practice-based thesis comprises a novel exploring the life and legacy of 16th century philanthropist Henry Smith, with critical reflections on the research foundational to the creative text. The novel is a biographical work that argues for ficti... Read More about Salt in winter : a fictionalized biography with critical reflections.

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.