Arts and Social Sciences Papers
This collection houses research from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Waikato.
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La prise de Cayenne en 1664 : une nouvelle perspective
(2019)Résumé La conquête de Cayenne en 1664 marque les prémisses de la politique coloniale de Louis XIV. L’événement est pourtant mal connu, faute de sources primaires fiables, cependant le témoignage inédit du notaire de ... -
En la periferia de la textualidad literaria: la tecnopoesía. [On the margins of literary textuality: Technopoetry].
(Universidad Nacional del Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2019)La poesía experimental produce modos de conocimiento que difieren de las cartografías convencionales de representación y a su vez requieren modos de lectura alternativos. En este estudio se exploran tecnotextos de dos ... -
Introduction
(Waikato Press, 2019)When Dr Johnson, the 18• century critic, was asked to describe the quality of the poets from Pembroke College, Oxford (where the great doctor was briefly an undergraduate); he proudly said: "Sir, we are a nest of singing ... -
Black inks give way to BLUE links
(Teaching Development Unit, University of Waikato, 2015)A recent e-mail from the Teaching Development Unit reminded me of one of the reasons why I am a fan of the online evaluation system - BLUE. I could select the standard evaluation form or even personalise it through a few ... -
Building diverse, inclusive and resilient communities to increase well-being and quality of life
(2020)Building diverse, inclusive and resilient communities to increase well-being and quality of life Exploring the relationship between migrants, existing residents and cities and understanding the dynamics and complexity of ... -
Climate Change: Where we live, how we live, and how we plan for it
(2019)This presentation discusses that combating climate change required long-term, intergenerational planning, and political will. -
Introduction
(Lexington Books, 2015)The "Third Wave of Democracy" has had a decidedly mixed impact on the world's military establishments. An increasing appearance of "tribal behavior" and social isolation of military institutions in a post-conscription era, ... -
Um Olhar Estrangeiro sobre Segurança e Securitização na Amazônia (A foreigner’s reflections on securitization and security projects in Amazonia)
(Federal University of Pernambuco, 2015)A "securitização" brasileira da sua região amazônica é desconcertante, por vezes, para observadores estrangeiros. Relaciona-se com o surgimento de uma variada gama de possíveis ameaças à segurança no novo contexto global, ... -
Conclusion
(Lexington Books (an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.), 2015)Two critical points are highlighted in this examination of what we have chosen to call "quasi-ethnic identities" in military establishments: First, that although the emergence of this phenomenon has been, at best, gradual ... -
Tanzania and Uganda: Contrasting similarities
(Lexington Books (an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.), 2015)Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya provide striking institutional comparisons and contrasts in both ethno-political dynamics and civil-military relations, although both Tanzania and Uganda, in what were arguably their most formative ... -
Saving the security state: Exceptional citizens in twenty-first century America by Inderpal Grewal [Book Review]
(Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association, and The United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney, 2019)This article reviews the book "Saving the security State: Exceptional Citizens in Twenty-First-Century America" by Inderpal Grewal. -
Cablegate and the continuing U.S. penetration of Brazil (Cablegate e a Penetração continuada dos EEUU do Brasil)
(Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2015)Jan Black outlined the US penetration of Brazilian politics in the 1960s and 1970s, including the linkages with military and business elites, revealing their compromise on national sovereignty. Based on cables released by ... -
Presence at history: Toward an expression of authentic historical content as game rules and play
(2018)This paper seeks to address the theme of the 2018 conference by examining the significant role game developers now have in mediating our understanding and engagement with history by placing players in historical events/scenarios ... -
The uncertainty contagion: Revealing the interrelated, cascading uncertainties of managed retreat
(MDPI AG, 2020)Managed retreat presents a dilemma for at-risk communities, and the planning practitioners and decisionmakers working to address natural hazard and climate change risks. The dilemma boils down to the countervailing imperatives ... -
Clitoral surgery on minors: an interview study with clinical experts of differences of sex development
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)Objectives Clitoral surgery on minors diagnosed with differences of sex development is increasingly positioned as a violation of human rights. This qualitative study identified how health professionals (HPs) navigate the ... -
Transnational geographies of the heart [Book Review]
(Informa UK Limited, 2020)Transnational Geographies of the Heart provides rich insights into the lives of British migrants in Dubai during a time when the UAE was undergoing rapid globalisation, super-fast urbanisation, and economic diversification ... -
Māori women in Southern New Zealand’s shore-whaling world
(2019)Kate Stevens and Angela Wanhalla explore the role of Māori women in Southern New Zealand’s nineteenth-century shore-whaling world. Rarely noted in accounts of the industry, Māori women were adept at sea travel and maintained ... -
Decolonisation through reconciliation: The role of Pākehā identity
(Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, 2018)Research indicates that claiming a contemporary identity as Pākehā is being redefined by those individuals who engage closely with Te Ao Māori. This reopens the discussion of the implications for Pākehā researchers who ... -
Setting the agenda? The selective use of statistics in Brazilian media
(Universidade Estadual do Ceará - Campus Itaperi, 2019)This article discusses the apparently selective production of political narratives by major Brazilian newspapers and the use of economic statistics during the period of 2015-2017. ... -
Democracy vs. populism: the transformation of politics in Nigeria?
(2017)Since the return of electoral democracy to Nigeria in 1999, two of the four elected presidents have been former military dictators who have stressed anti-corruption and national security policies in populist campaigns. As ...
