Creative and Performing Arts, Music and Media

Completed or current PhD student theses

• The exploration of American and Asian horror film adaptation: US global dominance, the 21st century source of fear as the ‘Other’ and the progression of female agency.
• How can musical repertoire be composed, arranged and selected to support the musical development and enjoyment of singers in adult amateur choirs?
• Multidimensional analysis of Algerian influencers’ performances and discourse on YouTube and Instagram: Extending descriptive methods with follow-up analysis of content of videos.
• A cross disciplinary practice-based historical investigation of female-masculinity by use of archive and case studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
• Understanding the development of professional identity in instrumental music teachers.
• The house was like her: rebuilding the post-traumatic home through art practice.
• Cannabis and contemporary change: Drug decriminalization and normalization within Portugal and the Netherlands.