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An Experimental Research into Inhabitable Theories
(University of Plymouth, 2011)
This thesis has been written in partial fulfilment of the requirements for obtaining
the degree of a Doctor of Philosophy at the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts (CAiiA), Planetary Collegium, School of Art ...
Installation Art and Memory: A Practice-As-Research Exploration
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
This practice-as-research project investigates how a piece of site-responsive Installation Art, titled Triple Point Dunnage (exhibited in Royal William Yard, June 2009), can be used to generate knowledge about memory work ...
Victorian Children's Book Illustrations
(University of Plymouth, 2011)
In the nineteenth century, as society in Victorian Britain adjusted to the effects of urbanization and industrialization, social roles began to shift, changes that were reflected in the children’s book illustrations of ...
Beset By Secrecy And Beleaguered By Rivals: The Special Operations Executive and Military Operations In Western Europe 1940-1942 With Special Reference to Operation Frankton
(University of Plymouth, 2011)
The intention of this thesis is to investigate the circumstances and
background surrounding the early development and deployment of the Special
Operations Executive (SOE), Britain's clandestine secret service created ...
A Narrative in Relief - The Historiography of English Modern Painting (1910-1915), from the 1910s to the 1950s
(University of Plymouth, 2011)
The groups of painters in England who experimented with new visual expressions of modernity between 1910 and 1915 are the subject of this historiographical research. More precisely, the accounts of Vorticism, Bloomsbury ...
The European Perception of the Native American, 1750 - 1850
(University of Plymouth, 1989)
The thesis on which I have based my research proposes that while the
European perception of the Native American from 1750 to 1850 came to be
mediated via all the visual arts, it was specifically via the graphic
media ...
Visual Descriptors: A Design Tool for Visual Impact Analysis
(University of Plymouth, 1988)
This study is concerned with the development of a practical and effective
form of computer-aided analysis of the visual impact of building
development in rural areas. Its contribution is fourfold. Firstly, a
conceptual ...
HARMONIC INTONATION AND IMPLICATION (ANALYSES AND COMPOSITIONS): Harmonic perception and intonation in the reception and performance of alternative tuning systems in contemporary composition
(University of Plymouth, 2006)
Most composers and theorists will acknowledge that some compromise is necessary
when dealing with the limitations of human performance, perception, and the realities of
acoustic theory. Identifying the thresholds for ...
Development of a framework for sustainable repair of adobe building in an urban area in Nigeria
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
Building with earth is still a living practice in Nigeria most especially in the northern region. Pear shaped sun-dried earth brick (tubali) was used traditionally by the Hausa in northern Nigeria. However, the use of ...
Emergent Rhythmic Structures as Cultural Phenomena Driven by Social Pressure in a Society of Artificial Agents
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
This thesis studies rhythm from an evolutionary computation perspective. Rhythm is the most fundamental dimension of music and can be used as a ground to describe the evolution of music. More specifically, the main goal ...