Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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tula:etd
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Collection
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eng
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1 item
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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A Socioloegal Mediation of Rave Sound System Technologies

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Lilko, Matthew R, Thesis advisor (ths): O'Connor, Alan, Degree committee member (dgc): Mitchell, Liam, Degree committee member (dgc): Epp, Michael, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The central scholarly contribution of this dissertation develops through bringing the theories of Michel Foucault to bear in a sociolegal study of rave culture's criminalization by the United Kingdom's 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. My methodology develops rave as a cultural keyword. This keyword navigates through a quasi-materialist definition of rave as a… more

Ludic Fictions, Lucid Games: Playing Hopscotch With Julio Cortázar (Toward A Theory Of Literary Play)

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Campbell, Lee Dylan, Thesis advisor (ths): Mitchell, Liam, Thesis advisor (ths): De Zwaan, Victoria, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis elucidates the role of play and games—the ludic—in Julio Cortázar's novel Hopscotch (1966; translation of Rayuela, 1963) through a range of resonant theories. Literary gameplay dominates the formal, linguistic, affective, reflexive, and thematic dimensions of Hopscotch, which are analyzed through concepts borrowed from play theorist Roger Caillois, among others, and… more

Uncovering the Barriers to Sustainable Music Consumption

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Campagnolo, Alexander, Thesis advisor (ths): Whillans, Tom, Thesis advisor (ths): Hodges, Hugh, Degree committee member (dgc): Mitchell, Liam, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The study sought to uncover the motivations influencing collectors when they buy recorded music. These motivations were analyzed through the lenses of environmental, economic, and cultural sustainability. Trent Radio Programmers were interviewed because of their frequent use of recorded music, sizable collections, and active participation in the local music scene. The study identified… more