Technology has long ago been acknowledged as one of the leading components in the work of modern theatre directors. However, little attention has been paid to the specific medialities of technology into the formation of directing models and their crucial contribution to the development of the role of the theatre director. This research sets out to ...
Adapting computer software to the individual user during run-time could offer substantial advantages over the current practice of tailoring software to groups of users during the development process (Stewart 2007; Charles et al 2005; Charles & Black 2004; Houlette 2004). In order to achieve this, the computer requires information about the user, ye...
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This thesis engages with the representation of Greek myths and mythical characters in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) and Charmed (1998-2006), by adapting a viewer-centric methodology used in television studies. I include episodes of the series featuring the story of Pandor a, the Furies, Amazons and Greek goddesses. Althou...
The Oriental martial arts have been described as systems of personal development that share commonalities with Eastern-inspired strands of psychotherapy. Within psychotherapy and beyond the therapeutic relationship is a major vehicle for psychological change; it is an important focus of psychological research and occupies a key role in counselling ...
This thesis explores the relationship between Taiwan cinema and the city, tracing the transformation of the cinematic representations of the city from the Japanese colonial period to the present. Placing the emphasis on the city within the wider context ofnational identity, this thesis argues that despite its cosmopolitan character, ‘the city’, as ...
This thesis seeks to develop a conceptual framework for the creation and analysis of contemporary performance practice which draws from Jurgen Habermas's theories of communicative action and the public sphere. A consideration of political theory (notably Habermas) and critics of Habermas's work is combined with the construction of a performance mak...
At the centre of this piece of research is a case study that focused on a group of young disabled people who worked with The Holocaust Centre, Nottinghamshire, on a longitudinal ethnographic piece of action research. The aim behind this study was to support the young people to work with the Centre to challenge exclusionary practices. Opened in 1995...
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