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Higher Degree By Research Theses

Listed here are thesis topics of currently enrolled HUMCASS postgraduate students.

Australian History

Student Name Thesis Title
Gray, Alicia A social history of women in early colonial New South Wales
Kildea, Josephine (Jo) Soldier settlements in NSW 1916-1939

Australian Indigenous Studies

Student NameThesis Title
McGinn, Ian Federal policy in the Northern Territory: 1911-2007

Australian Studies

Student NameThesis Title
Dunlop, Sheila A biography of Emma Caroline Silcock: Her influence and legacy from 1887 to 2000
Jackson, Monica The transformation of Australian food production since deregulation, 1975-2000
Turner, Noel Houses of horror: a study into why so many Victorians are murdered in what should be their safest havens, their homes

Cognitive Science

Student NameThesis Title
Howell, Jacqui The haptic perception of line length and angle size

Communication and Writing

Student NameThesis Title
Abu Hassan, Badrul Between cinematique-intent and nations-of-intent: visual culture and the discourse of multiculturalism in Malaysian and Australian cinemas
Barker, Richie Intelligent agents and creative process
Dawson, Andrew Mathematics, metaphysics and society: Towards a computational model of civilization
Dawson, Emma Public Broadcasting and Multiculturalism: The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), 1975-2005
Rickard, Scott Intergenerational Communication & Writing using digital technologies
Wolstencroft, David A cultural and literary history of Australia in the late nineteen seventies

Communication and Writing - Public Relations

Student NameThesis Title
Galloway,Chris PR and Propaganda:  Full Circle, via The War on Terror

History

Student NameThesis Title
Glowrey, Cheryl An interplay between land and sea; an environmental history of Corner Inlet
Mirams, Sarah Dreams and Realities : E J Brady and Mallacoota
Harding, Alan James Pinkerton Cambell, Photographer

History/Politics

Student NameThesis Title
Hardy, Matt An interplay between land and sea; an environmental history of Corner Inlet

Journalism

Student NameThesis Title
Chang, Han Leong (George) Wired to the future: Convergence and the mainstream print media in Malaysia

Politics

Student NameThesis Title
Cameron, Rebecca Sovereignty, Justice and the Modern State Order: Formative Sites of Identity
Sangale, Shibu Building the promise: Kenyan democracy and the power of the executive in the constitution, post 2007.

Popular Fiction

Student NameThesis Title
Bullock, Eileen Lorraine Constructing a communicative community through the language of popular fiction

Publishing

Student NameThesis Title
Bramble, Marie (Jo) Content and access in the knowledge economy: An analysis of shifts in Australian publishing

Sociology

Student NameThesis Title
Earl, Peter Contested illness, social experience and recovery: a sociological analysis of long duration Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sikder, Md Jalal Uddin Internal Migration in Bangladesh: The Role of Remittances as an Informal Tool for Rural Development
Steel, Kathryn (Kay) The 1977 SEC Maintenance Workers' Strike
Whyte, Susan Seachangers: a Gippsland case study
Leong, Yaw Kuen The discourse of negotiation: strategies employed by Malaysian business in sales negotiations
Manning, Andrew The Impact of Electronic Gaming Machines in Victoria since their introduction in 1992 from the perspective of such issues being framed as a concern for Public Health
Laughton, Kerry The impact and potential of social enterprises in the socio-economic development of East Timor

Tourism

Student NameThesis Title
Kelly, Robert Major research: Battlefield Tourism. Minor research: Kryal Castle Ballarat - A Tourism History (coursework)

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