Symbiotic synergies : adaptive framework for polydisciplinary collaboration in performance practice (2019)
Thesis
Moraitis, E. (in press). Symbiotic synergies : adaptive framework for polydisciplinary collaboration in performance practice. (Thesis). University of Salford

What are the implications of collaboration between practitioners of distinct creative disciplines, and what approaches can enhance such engagements? This inquiry is investigated through Practice Research with project-based and iterative methodology a... Read More about Symbiotic synergies : adaptive framework for polydisciplinary collaboration in performance practice.

Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria (2019)
Thesis

Studies on microfinance risk management in Nigeria are inclined to quantitative analysis of risk based on business and accounting principles without recourse to understanding and interpreting meanings from the lived experiences of relevant stakeholde... Read More about Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art (2019)
Thesis
Walker, N. Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the relationships between performance art, poetry, sound poetry and page-based scores in order to develop ‘action poetry’ as a new transdisciplinary field that foregrounds the ‘vocal-body’ in performance art. Driven by my own cre... Read More about Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art.

A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945 (2019)
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Cubbin, M. A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945. (Thesis). University of Salford

International cooperation in weapons technology projects has long been a feature of alliance politics; and, there are many advantages to both international technology transfer and standardisation within military alliances. International collaboration... Read More about A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945.

Performance Portfolio (2017)
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This DMA portfolio contains materials and a written critical commentary relating to the work I have completed towards a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance degree at the University of Salford. My doctoral programme consists of four performance-base... Read More about Performance Portfolio.

Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah (2017)
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Alamoudy, S. Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah. (Thesis). University of Salford

During the last decade, the rapidly growing prestige of so-called Creative Cities has inspired many other cities to enhance their attractiveness, creativity and success. However, the concept of a creative city is an elusive one because it reflects a... Read More about Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah.

Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community (2017)
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This practice-based thesis uses photography as a method to examine how photographic archives constitute community. It develops a case study of the Worktown photographs,
which were taken by Humphrey Spender during Mass Observation’s experimental stud... Read More about Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community.

Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic (2016)
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Abu Guba, M. Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic. (Thesis). Salford University

This thesis investigates the phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic (AA) in order to enhance our understanding of phonological theory and of AA phonology. The thesis also serves as documentation of the dialect in a state of flu... Read More about Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic.

Random chords : a family memoir (2016)
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Representations of blackface and minstrelsy in twenty-first century popular culture (2015)
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Blackface minstrelsy just ain’t what it used to be. This statement should not be understood as a call for the return of the minstrel show. Quite literally, minstrelsy and its central feature blackface manifest themselves in divergent ways from their... Read More about Representations of blackface and minstrelsy in twenty-first century popular culture.

Development of training programmes provided for academic staff of Libyan universities (2015)
Thesis
staff of Libyan universities. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study examines the implementation of Training Programmes (TPs) for the academic staff (AS) in Libyan Universities (LUs), where AS are key members of this community and supporting their continuing professional development to underpin excellence i... Read More about Development of training programmes provided for academic staff of Libyan universities.

Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema (2014)
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Dalan, R. Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research aims to investigate how sociocultural amorality has been portrayed in Malaysian films, and how can these taboos be alternatively portrayed cinematically to a Malaysian audience. Questions as to why Malaysian (mainstream) cinema is seemi... Read More about Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema.

Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century (2014)
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This thesis concerns the ways in which the importance of practicing skin whitening is promoted and represented in newspaper advertorial articles and visual advertisements across different media in contemporary Taiwan, approximately between 2008 and 2... Read More about Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century.

The poetry and science of Humphry Davy (2013)
Thesis
Amin, W. The poetry and science of Humphry Davy. (Thesis). University of Salford

Drawing on the wealth of manuscript material in his personal notebooks, my thesis presents Humphry Davy through the lens of his published and manuscript poetry. Having transcribed and examined Davy’s poems in groups and from a literary critical and h... Read More about The poetry and science of Humphry Davy.

Issues and strategies of subtitling cultural references : Harry Potter movies in Arabic (2013)
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Subtitling, as all other types of audiovisual translation, has always been influenced by cultural factors, and in turn subtitles have influenced their target readers. The close interrelation between language and culture in interlingual subtitling may... Read More about Issues and strategies of subtitling cultural references : Harry Potter movies in Arabic.

La narrativa cross-media en el ámbito de la industria japonesa del entretenimiento : estudio del Manga, el Anime y los Videojuegos (2013)
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The social construction of suicide in Libyan society (2012)
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The aim of this study is to explore how the suicide act is constructed and evaluated in Libyan
society. The methodology includes an analysis of 172 prosecutors' files covering the period
from 2000 to 2009 which exist in the sub-public prosecution d... Read More about The social construction of suicide in Libyan society.

Performance portfolio Neil Graham Yates (2012)
Thesis

The overarching theme of the portfolio is creative performance between established genres. I
present here projects examining the artistic potential of a highly detailed level of genre
mixing. All explore the possibilities of amalgamating at least t... Read More about Performance portfolio Neil Graham Yates.

Omani crafts as an expression of culture and heritage : an investigation of Omani craft and pottery challenges (2012)
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The doctoral project has for main purpose to investigate the challenges facing the
traditional craft enterprises in Oman and to develop a framework for understanding and
managing the cultural, artistic, marketing and consumption influences that aff... Read More about Omani crafts as an expression of culture and heritage : an investigation of Omani craft and pottery challenges.

The Trojan Horse(s) of "Hello World" culture : the story of Sony PSP domestication through the eyes of the Homebrew users (2012)
Thesis

Technology that is released to the public is often "locked down" or "tethered" ready for
domestication by the regular user in the way that the manufacturer believes that it will be used
(Zittrain, 2007). However, when users such as the hacker users... Read More about The Trojan Horse(s) of "Hello World" culture : the story of Sony PSP domestication through the eyes of the Homebrew users.