Library Dissertation Showcase

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Latest Dissertations

Representations of gender and violence in Sarah Daniels’ Masterpieces (1991)

  • Author:
  • Caris Burton
  • Subjects:
  • Drama
  • Theatre
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2021
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre

Challenging Thatcherism and its legacies in Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls (1982) and Serious Money (1987)

  • Author:
  • Elisha Margaret Rose Pearce
  • Subjects:
  • Drama
  • Theatre
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2021
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre

How does The Rocky Horror Show discuss masculinity through crossing gender boundaries, sexuality, and wider societal ties?

  • Author:
  • Emily Scothern
  • Subject:
  • Drama
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2019
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama

What are the challenges of adapting the supernatural elements of a ghost story to a stage performance?

  • Author:
  • Rachel Matthews
  • Subject:
  • Drama
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2020
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama

Living with Pride: how Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a positive and progressive portrayal of queer identities and drag performance

  • Author:
  • Jay Sharpe
  • Subject:
  • Drama
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2020
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama

An analysis of the performing arts provisions in secondary education in the UK

  • Author:
  • Lottie Noble
  • Subject:
  • Dance
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2021
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Dance

From solid to liquid modernity: analysing the dramaturgical shift in Caryl Churchill’s plays

  • Author:
  • Zara Christian-Norris
  • Subjects:
  • Drama
  • Theatre
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2021
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre

Exploring systemic racism within the North American ballet industry from 2015 – 2021

  • Author:
  • Élise Paterson
  • Subject:
  • Dance
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2021
  • Award:
  • BA (Hons) Dance

EU response to the Polish constitutional crisis: an assessment of the capabilities of the EU to prevent democratic backsliding amongst its member-states in light of domestic circumstances

  • Author:
  • Mikolaj Gessler
  • Subject:
  • International Relations
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2022
  • Award:
  • MA International Relations

Did negative portrayals of working class mothers help validate the troubled families programme? A critical discourse analysis of political speeches and media articles from 2012 to 2015

  • Author:
  • Courtney Louise Devine
  • Subject:
  • Politics
  • Year of Publication:
  • 2022
  • Award:
  • MA Politics