Browsing by Author "Moffat, Kirstine"
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Silent No More: Servant Voices in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The names Catherine Earnshaw and Jane Eyre are synonymous with the narratives of which they are the heroine. Yet, under the presence of these well-known characters sit others who are less immediately recognisable, but ... -
The inherent liminality of lesbian detectives: Shifting spaces and lesbian crime fiction 1984-2022
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This thesis studies lesbian detective fiction and specifically considers this genre in its early decades (1980s-1990s) from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. This thesis postulates that out of ... -
Searching for happiness in ‘other worlds’: Utopias and dystopias in Japanese isekai
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis focuses on the popular, but under-researched genre, of isekai. Although the wider medium umbrella under which isekai falls — anime, manga and light novels — have received increasing critical attention, the ... -
Limitations and possibilities: Representations of gender transition in Western fiction, 1928-2018
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis seeks to understand how fictional texts encounter queer genders and what they have to say about what it means to be trans* or have nonconforming gender. Identifying and critiquing the tropes and conventions at ... -
'We turned it into a play': Transmedial adaptations in contemporary theatre
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Adaptation is an ever-expanding field of study, with new trends and terms established in response to the proliferation of media. This thesis investigates how theatrical adaptation fits into emerging adaptation discourses, ...