Browsing by Supervisor "Bruce, Toni"
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The gendering of sports news: An investigation into the production, content and reception of sports photographs of athletes in New Zealand newspapers.
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study investigates the selection, content, meaning and reception of photographs of sportswomen featured in New Zealand newspapers, in order to establish the relationship between media representations and cultural ... -
The All Whites are alright with us: An analysis of New Zealand national media coverage surrounding the 2010 All Whites World Cup finals campaign
(University of Waikato, 2011)In June of 2010, the New Zealand men’s representative football team, the All Whites, contested the FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa for only the second time. Due to their credible on-field performances and unprecedented ... -
Decolonising Pākehā ways of being: Revealing third space Pākehā experiences
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis asks two central questions. First, what kinds of experiences occur when Pākehā become interested and involved in te ao Māori (the Māori world)? Second, how might sharing of these experiences help other Pākehā ... -
Speaking the unspoken: Maori experiences of racism in New Zealand sport
(University of Waikato, 2010)This research explores how being Maori influences Maori participants’ sport experiences and offers a critical Maori perspective on New Zealand sport. Ten experienced Maori sport participants were interviewed using Kaupapa ... -
Issues of power in a history of women's football in New Zealand: A Foucauldian genealogy
(University of Waikato, 2010)In the majority of countries throughout the world, football is a highly popular sport for women and girls and one which continues to grow in playing numbers. According to FIFA, 26 million females were registered as football ... -
Exploring female art-making through reflective practice: A multi-dimensional cultural, spiritual and embodied experience
(University of Waikato, 2010)This thesis explores some of the many elements and influences of lived experience that are present in acts of art-making. Reflective practice in art-making adds the intentional and purposive act of reflective learning to ...