FACULTY OF ARTS: Recent submissions
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Rigidity of symmetric frameworks in normed spaces
(Elsevier, 2020-12-15)We develop a combinatorial rigidity theory for symmetric bar-joint frameworks in a general finite dimensional normed space. In the case of rotational symmetry, matroidal Maxwell-type sparsity counts are identified for a ... -
'Further up and further in': Biblical themes and imagery in C.S. Lewis The chronicles of Narnia
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Clive Staples Lewis is one of the most popular and renowned authors and lay theologians of the twentieth century. Lewis is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. ... -
A Literary translation and critical analysis of Voltaire's "Prix de la justice et de l'humanité" (1777)
(2021-02-19)On 1 October 1777, the Economic Society of Berne proposed a reform discussion in the Gazette de Berne, that required entrants to ‘compose and write a complete and detailed legislative proposal on criminal matters.’ As a ... -
The role of Christian faith in the lives of a cohort of Catholic primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland
(2021-02-19)Principals, as ‘gatekeepers’ in Catholic primary schools (CPSs), are at the nexus of change in relation to faith and culture. These changes include a political impetus for a more diverse patronage system for primary schools, ... -
Instruire et plaire - l’implication idéologique de la littérature enfantine dans le débat sur l’éducation en France au XIXe siècle
(2021-02-19)‘To instruct and delight’: ideology and children’s literature in 19th-century France The dialectical tension between instructional and purely recreational, between didactic and imaginative, between socialisation and ... -
Contested goals and competing interests: freedpeople's education in North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1861-1875
(2020-12-18)This dissertation examines the growth and development of North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople during the Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861-1875. In particular, it investigates who taught the freedpeople in ... -
'An straiteis fiche bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030' - cathair Chorcaí mar shuíomh taighde
(2020-12-18)Tá pleanáil teanga don Ghaeilge ar siúl ag rialtais éagsúla ó bhunú an Stáit in Éirinn. Cheap gach rialtas ón am sin i leith pleananna éagsúla chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn agus chun beogacht na teanga a chothú ... -
A palaeoecological analysis of late quaternary sapropels from the Mediterranean Ridge
(2020-12-18)A PALAEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LATE QUATERNARY SAPROPELS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE By Darren Barry The sedimentary sequences of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea are interspersed by blackcoloured, organic rich ... -
Breaking through the looking-glass: (re)imagining Alice through visual representation
(2020-12-17)This thesis focuses on the visual iconography of the ‘Alice’ figure created in Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, and it traces the progression of Alice’s characterisation through multimodal platforms including illustration, ... -
‘With great power comes great responsibility’: The impact of the parent-child relationship on the development of the heroic identity within comic book and graphic novel culture
(2020-12-17)The aim of this thesis is to explore the impact of the parent-child relationship on the development of the heroic identity within the comic book and graphic novel genre. The life of a hero is seen as a solitary one. ... -
Cothú agus cleachtais na filíochta: cás-staidéar ar fhilí comhaimseartha chorca dhuibhne agus uíbh ráthaigh
(2020-12-17)Pléann an tráchtas seo le saintaithí sé fhile dhéag comhaimseartha a bhaineann le dhá cheantar Gaeltachta i gCiarraí, Corca Dhuibhne agus Uíbh Ráthach. Fiosraítear réimsí éagsúla de thaithí na bhfilí maidir le cleachtadh ... -
'Take him to the cleaners and make him do your homework': a corpus-based analysis of lexical structure used by English language learners
(2020-12-16)The present study is an empirical corpus based analysis of the use of four lexical bundles or strings by ESL students at a higher education centre in Ireland. The overall aim was to ascertain if students at both ends ... -
The evolution of Irish veterinary practice, 1700-1950
(2020-12-10)This thesis explores the evolution of Irish veterinary practice, especially with regards to cattle practice, over the course of some 250 years. It begins in the eighteenth-century, with a discussion on prominent farriers ... -
A postcolonial and disability studies analysis of a selection of popular contemporary novels about disability
(2020-12-10)This thesis will combine postcolonial theory and disability theory to analyse the representation of characters with a disability and their family members in a selection of contemporary popular novels. The texts examined ... -
The Untold story of the monster: a psychoanalytic analysis of the monster through the anamorphic lens
(2020-02-04)Research identifies the perception of evil as a mechanism to segregate people from inhuman and monstrous transgressors. Luke Russell defines that ‘the evil of the agent is supposed to provide a complete explanation of the ... -
Crisis and problematicity : Europe from the perspectives of Edmund Husserl and Jan Patocka
(2020-01-22)Abstract English During the past century a discourse of crisis has accompanied the discourse on Europe. While there has been talk of various crises in relation to Europe, up until a certain point in the 20th century the ... -
The realm of mimesis : a contemporary interpretation of the orality/writing issue in relation to the ontology of the image in Plato
(2020-01-22)This thesis enquires into the vexed issue of the relation between the criticism of orality and the criticism of writing in Plato’s works. The main aim is to argue that this relation, often read as an opposition, is grounded ... -
The canon of pedagogical grammar for ELT: a mixed methods study of its evolution, development and comparison with evidence on learner output
(2020-01-22)The teaching of grammar plays a key role in English Language Teaching (ELT). Pedagogical grammars such as English Grammar in Use and the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series are mainstays within the profession, their enduring ... -
Physical activity promotion strategies for adolescent girls: exploring experiences, co-design and intervention development
(2020-01-22)Globally, over 80% of adolescent girls aged 11-17 fail to reach the recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines (Sallis et al. 2016). Interventions aiming to increase girls’ PA levels have only demonstrated modest effects ... -
Applying CA to a modes analysis of third-level spoken academic discourse (Pre-published version)
(Peter Lang, 2007)Given the dominance of English as the main language of academia (and we acknowledge the political implications of this statement), an accurate pedagogical description of it is important for those of us who are attempting ...