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Showing 1 to 20 of 154 for “"colonised"”.
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Trickster at play: an inquiry into transgression in a colonised world
… roles in the praxis of those who occupy such colonised spaces and attempting to transform the same. I explore transgression as a mode of practice that opens windows of opportunity to broaden the discursive boundaries to enable new modes of action and relationships. I explore how transgression …
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From indigenous to colonised: the recruitment practice of the British colonial administration in Hong Kong, 1845 – 1932
This research examines the recruiting practice of the British Hong Kong (HK) Colonial Government before the Japanese occupation (from 1845 to 1932), as well as its corresponding influencing factors. By understanding the HK Government’s dynamic attitude towards different nationalities, the work …
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Deconstructing “de/colonised knowledge” in South Africa: the case of radical academic history under apartheid (1960-1991)
… can radical academic history be considered “de/colonised knowledge”? Building on the links between ideology and curriculum, this study aimed to measure the coloniality of history using history examination questions as tools to investigate the methodological, theoretical and ideological …
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Asymmetries of Terror and Violence in the Space of Exception: The Colonised Other, the Two- Tiers of Sovereignty in International Law and the Emergence of Islamic State (IS)
This thesis aims to investigate the link between a plurality of factors and events that led to the establishment of the Caliphate by Islamic State (IS) in 2014, examining the link between the phenomenon of imperialism and the ultimate rise of Islamic State. Given the devastation that has caused by …
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The Loss Of Identity In Emily Bronte‘S Wuthering Heights and K. S. Maniam‘S The Return in relation to communication issues: A critical analysis
… social, psychological, and political facets of colonised communities. As the coloniser imposed his language on the colonised, misunderstanding and lack of communication became part of the colonised‘s life. Therefore, the main reason behind the loss of identity in both novels was demonstrated …
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Beyond the tune: new Irish music
… to other post-colonial world cultures. As a colonised nation we have much in common with other colonised or formerly colonised peoples but we are also a first world country firmly ensconced as part of the “Western World”. As an Irish traditional musician first and foremost, I often feel a …
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Island Rewrites: Postcolonial Caribbean, British and Irish Revisions.
… of the relationship between coloniser and colonised in Caribbean literature, through an exploration of texts that are re-workings of, responses to, and dramatic adaptations of European texts that form part of the colonial canon. This dissertation has as its background the overarching …
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The centrifugal discourse of myth : women and the 'saving illusion' in selected works of Joseph Conrad
… structures. Mythologised women are similar to colonised 'other' in that both serve to demarcate the space of the coloniser. Like the colonised subject, women are frequently associated with 'chthonian' forces of nature which the coloniser regards as threatening, uncontrollable and in need of …
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Colonialism and the production of psychiatric knowledge in the Cape, 1891-1920
… sexist attitudes upon which exploitation of the colonised population was predicated, though the production of racist knowledge about the colonised population. The dissertation uses management of the insane in the Cape as an example through which to explore the complex ways in which the 'mother' …
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Virulence potential of enterobacteriaceae isolated from neonatal enternal feeding tubes
… neonatal nasogastric enteral feeding tubes are colonised by opportunistic pathogens in the Enterobacteriaceae, and whether their presence was influenced by the feeding regime. In this research a collection 224 Enterobacteriaceae strains previously isolated from the enteral feeding tubes of …
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Behaviour of trace organics and dissolved organic matter in granular activated carbon filters for drinking water supply
… study aimed to determine whether bacteria had colonised the GAC surface, compare full-scale GAC filters of different ages in their effectiveness in removing T&O compounds and different fractions of the DOM pool, and assess whether bacterially colonised GAC was able to remove high concentrations …
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Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access
… (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher education, colonised curriculum, outsourcing, and higher education fee increases. Students held enraged protests against the government system, citing the little development in …
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The dynamics of a colonial process: A comparative study of Ukraine(1648-1730) and Bulozi (1864-1911)
… affecting both the colonisers and the colonised.But emphasizing on the colonised countries themselves, the study shows that the internal contradictions in the colonies that led to revolutions to overthrow alien rule set forth a series of crises that led to internal political …
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The dynamics of a colonial process: A comparative study of Ukraine(1648-1730) and Bulozi (1864-1911)
… affecting both the colonisers and the colonised.But emphasizing on the colonised countries themselves, the study shows that the internal contradictions in the colonies that led to revolutions to overthrow alien rule set forth a series of crises that led to internal political …
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Colonisation with extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing and carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales in children admitted to a paediatric referral hospital in South Africa
… Overall, 48% (96/200) of the children were colonised with at least one ESBL-PE, 8 of these with 2 ESBLPE, and one with a CRE (0.5%, 1/200). Common colonising ESBL-PE were Klebsiella pneumoniae (62.5%, 65/104) and Escherichia coli (34.6%, 36/104). The most frequent ESBL-conferring gene was …
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Shakespeare in South Africa : literary theory and practice
… theory as primary framework, it views colonised culture not as secondary and responsive, but as primary and creative. The main work of the thesis is to trace the role played by "Shakespeare", as a set of texts and as an icon, in a particular trajectory of writing in English in South …
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The historical biogeography of terrestrial gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes)
… origins in the northern hemisphere and have colonised the southern hemisphere more recently. Those in favour of a Northern Hemisphere origin suggest that stem galliforms originated only after the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction event.
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Resilient Apartheid survivors and their navigation of historical trauma at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town
… collective experiences as the descendants of the colonised, enslaved, and oppressed. Historical trauma in this context, is often associated with the scholarship on the trans-Atlantic slave trade (from Africa to the Americas). However, little work is done in relation to the descendant's navigation …
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A post-colonial ecocritical analysis of selected African texts: A case of lessing's the grass is singing and Mungoshi's waiting for the rain
… exclusive lives of both the coloniser and the colonised under colonialism, in relation to the environment. Both the coloniser and the colonised happen to be victims of colonialism as exhibited from both novels and how each contributed to environmental mortification. The study recommends that …
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