This practice-based thesis explores the possibilities presented by dissonant relations between site and text in site-specific theatre. Identifying the under-examination, and so under-theorisation of site/text relations in site-specific scholarship, the thesis pursues an enquiry …
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This thesis is about the construction of 'satire' as an exclusive practice among the Cefalonian and hence proposes the term satiricity (satirikotita). It explores the construction of the category of the Cefalonian "madman" by means of dialogics between performance and evaluation…
The creative potential and work of the performer in new music extends from the moment of conceptualising a concert to the moment of presenting it on stage and comprises many areas between and around those two points. In this thesis I explore the nature of this activity, from the…
This project aims to study the generic characteristics of current news satire on television, focusing on how audiences interact with this genre in order to learn more about audiences’ expectations and responses to these programs and how that influences the shows, and thus the ge…
H.D.'s treatment of the classics offers alternatives to dominant reception traditions, which have used classics to fortify a fascist aesthetics. Her anthological syncretism puts classical elements into new juxtapositions, emphasizing the poet's role as arranger and creating a po…
To better understand the role of the Kuwaiti news media, this research looked at the Kuwaiti audience's perception of the role of the news media in society using traditional media analogies, and the audience's perceptions of the press' performance in citizen involvement in publi…
The audience, and its varying levels of participation, is a vital element for the communication of a story. The stories of Jesus Christ as told in the gospels, and of the early Church as found in Acts, rely on the audience members and their participation as do all others. In fac…
This dissertation focuses on defining, describing and analyzing the music and context of the gazino, a type of nightclub found primarily in Istanbul, Turkey. Dating back to the beginning of the Republican era, gazino music is drawn from many sources that make up the Turkish musi…
Chapters 40–55 of the book of Isaiah, also known as Deutero-Isaiah, are concerned primarily with the themes of comfort and return. Its context is the time period of the Babylonian exile, though some scholars date portions as late as the mid-fifth century B.C.E. The message of co…
That the biblical text was intended to be performed publicly and not read privately is an axiom in biblical scholarship, and yet, until recently, with the emergence of performance criticism, scholars have essentially ignored this axiom. As an interdisciplinary methodology borrow…
The phenomenon of "suicide bombing" is not new, and yet the involvement of Muslim women in this violent political activity has received much media attention, especially since the Second Intifada. This dissertation challenges interpretations of female bombers in academic writing …
The aim of this work is to study the dynamics of mass media and individual identity by outlining the patterns of interaction between hip-hop culture (as it is packaged in the mass media) and Black women (as a socio-historical and cultural position). The project asks the followin…