Roles of animals and eco-psychology in the healing of trauma in contemporary fiction by Khandhar, Diren Ashok

“…Herein, this thesis firstly aims to analyse the varied manifestations of trauma in the selected literary texts using the trauma model by Cathy Caruth as well as other Trauma theorists. The next objective that is aimed to be accomplished is to examine the awakening of ecological unconscious among the selected literary characters using the theory of Eco-psychology by Theodore Roszak and Andy Fisher. …”
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Building 'Game worlds' : a study for the artist through theories of art & visual perception by Lee, Jolly Yu See

“…Guiding this research is a framework consisting of Rudolf Arnheim’s perceptual theories on art and visual compositions, and concepts from notable game theorists, including Mark J. P. Wolf and Jesper Juul. …”
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Mixed use property development and its place in UK urban policy by Robbins, Glyn

“…Inspired by the work of Jane Jacobs, theorists have proposed the value of mixing types of buildings, streetscapes and activities in urban space, arguing that such diversity is the key to urban vitality. …”
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The music of radiohead : creativity and optimism in a post-postmodern world by Saeful Hakim Aziz

“…I synthesise ideas derived from these three theorists to formulate my own interpretation of post-postmodernism. …”
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Narratives from the nursery: negotiating a 'professional' identity by Osgood, Jayne

“…In adopting a critical post-structuralist feminist approach, I draw upon a range of theorists (most notably Foucault) to illustrate the power of discourse and the discursive construction of professional identity and its effects. …”
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Autobiographical intentions and interpretations: Marie Cardinal, Annie Leclerc by Webb, Emma V.

“…Acknowledging the shift of interest- in autobiographical criticism from the 'autos' (self) to the 'graphe' (text), I align myself with those theorists who have argued for the need to reinstate the 'bios' (life) back into autobiographical criticism. …”
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Enacting chance and the space of possibilities (editorial) by Copeland, Samantha, Arfini, Selene, Ross, Wendy

“…Thus, we here present perspectives from enactivists, material engagement theorists, and philosophers of science: despite their different fields of specialization, their contributions to this issue highlight overlaps between approaches and a growing awareness of the impact that enactivist approaches to chance can have on current methods and frameworks for understanding cognition and creativity.…”
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Relationship between performance culture, organisational structure and organisational innovativeness among administrators in higher education institutions by Hafit, Nor Intan Adha

“…From the perspective of theorists, this study opens up a new vision pertaining to organisational learning as a predictor of organisational innovativeness.…”
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May the odds be ever in our favor : navigating the failure of utopianism by Khoo, Nevin Gabriel

“…The chaotic degradation of society portrayed in these texts depicts a largely contrasting image of the current world given the rapid development in numerous aspects such as technology, medicine, infrastructure and communication in the 19th century, a state that social theorists such Hobbes and Locke would argue has “achieve(d) a more or less final form for the fulfilment of the goals of happiness and freedom” (Kumar 102). …”
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Football fandom, glocalisation and the ‘Man United in Pidgin’ Twitter community: a study of the glocal village created through the social media practices of a Twitter account dedic... by Mbassi Elong, Wally Shannon

“…Ultimately, this thesis builds on postcolonial theorists’ contentions that there is a profound global inequity in how frameworks of knowledge and understanding are defined (Young, 2020). …”
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