中晚唐传奇姓名研究 = A study of names in the Tang dynasty tales from the mid to late Tang dynasty by 曹欣然 Cao, Xinran

“…Existing scholarly examinations of the value of Tang Dynasty Tales predominantly hinge on theories like Xingjuan theory, literary aesthetic theory, and new literary style theory. …”
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Toward a new misinformation framework: a meta-narrative review of misinformation in communication studies by Lee, Si Yu

“…While scholars have often bemoaned the myriad ways misinformation have been defined, little is known about the extent and significance of the conceptual differences between the various definitions. …”
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Homo academicus unfolds: Singapore's media discourse of social scientist's role by Wong, Gabriel Boon Khee

“…This thesis analyses the gap between news media and scholars’ portrayals of social scientists’ roles in Singapore’s instrumental Social Science history, constrained media and academic landscapes. …”
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Print vs digital : the changing production of Singaporean women's magazines by Cheng, Lydia Rui Jun

“…Though such changes have received much scholarly attention, most studies have focused on newspapers and hard news journalism. …”
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A genealogical analysis of religious discourses in international law: deconstructing power dynamics and knowledge production, with an interrogation of reconciliation with the sinos... by Quo, Kaiser-Valentin

“…Hence, contrary to mainstream scholarly perspectives, I contend that a reconciliation with the Sinosphere is feasible. …”
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From local cinema to national : Stephen Chow's 'competent loser' and the question of Hong Kong identity by Tseng, Christian Ke Ting

“…Since Ackbar Abbas’ widely cited theory of Hong Kong as a culture of disappearance in the lead up to Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty to the People’s Republic of China in 1997, the primary concern among Hong Kong critics and scholars has been the loss of cultural identity and its fears of mainlandisation. …”
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The Peranakan Phoenix: on how the phoenix became an emblem of the Peranakan Chinese in Singapore from the 1980s–2020s by Toh, Ying Li

“…There is a general consensus from prominent Peranakan Chinese scholars (such as Hwei-Fe’n Cheah in Phoenix Rising, 2010) that the phoenix has become an emblem of Peranakan Chinese identity, but scant research has been conducted on why this happened and how different players, cultural factors and historical events triggered this phenomenon. …”
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Dismantling the Nganjuk and Surocolo maṇḍalas: seeking Esoteric Buddhism through a Javanese bronze typology by Lua, Nicholas Swee Yang

“…In particular, I ask whether two bronze hoards excavated in the 20th-century, the Nganjuk and Surocolo Bronzes, constitute Esoteric Buddhist maṇḍalas, which are arrangements of specific Buddhist deities in fixed patterns according to known Esoteric Buddhist texts. Given that scholars who have attempted to identify both hoards with maṇḍalas tend to force-fit the objects to known textual descriptions, overlooking the many non-correspondences between the bronzes and text, I am sceptical of these attempts. …”
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Challenges and opportunities of producing participatory art in Singapore: a case study of the preproduction for unseen art initiative’s ‘Edible Art Club’ by Ho, Philip Zhi Yang

“…Driven by the shared motivation between many who have been captivated by participatory art and Critical Cultural Studies scholars to explore concrete ways of materially shifting the conditions of ownership over the means of cultural production, the researcher conducted an ethnographic case study following the production of a participatory art project titled Edible Art Club, co-produced by a local arts platform named Unseen Art Initiatives. …”
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Critical and artistic dimensions of graphic design : a case study of Sulki and Min's practice as graphic design research by Kong, Gideon Wen Da

“…In arguing for critical and artistic graphic design practice’s position and contribution as graphic design research, this dissertation first reviews scholarly literature in “design research” and “graphic design research” to find points of convergences between the two fields. …”
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Investigating the metamorphosing black body in Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin & Dred... by Singh, Tejash Kumar

“…To explore the concept of the black body in relation to the abolitionist texts, I will draw on the modern scholars Hazel Rose Markus Markus and Paula M.L. Moya, particularly their work Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century’s perspective of modern ethnicity and race.…”
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Features of aspect marking in Singapore Mandarin by Khoo Yong Kang

“…Variations in Singapore Mandarin are noted by many scholars and studies, though not all areas of these variations have been equally well-studied. …”
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Reimagining chinese ghost tales through graphic illustrations by Liu, Qingqing

“…Additionally, Chinese scholars have long underestimated the research value of Chinese ghost stories. …”
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憂生之嗟 ：魏晉士人的生命意識再探——以王羲之及其尺牘為探討中心 = Sigh of worrying life: reinterpretation of life consciousness of literati in Wei and Jin dynasties with a focus on Wang Xizhi and his corresponde... by 黄晓芊 Huang, Xiaoqian

“…Therefore, this thesis focuses on Wang Xizhi and his correspondence, and reinterprets the life consciousness of the scholars of the Wei and Jin dynasties with this focus. …”
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