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Fat activism: a queer autoethnography

Cooper, Charlotte Rachel Mary (University of Limerick, 2012)

Over my 20 year involvement with the movement, I have come to notice that scant attention is paid to fat activism. Despite intensified interest in fat in 21st century Western culture, the richness of fat activism is not ...
Governing belonging and identity : a Foucauldian analysis of Danish immigration and subjectification

Erdinc, Mujde (University of Limerick, 2011)

The issue of immigration is one of the most debated fields in European politics, especially in terms of the interaction between a representational framework of identities and policy making instruments within legal structures. ...
I Lár an Aonaigh : iniúchadh ar an athmhíniú agus an taibhléiriú a déantar ar amhráin dhúchasacha Gaeilge in Éirinn agus in Albain i gcomhthéacs nua-aimseartha

Denvir, Síle (University of Limerick, 2012)

Léargas atá sa saothar seo ar na claochluithe a tháinig ar thraidisiún na hamhránaíochta Gaeilge in Éirinn agus in Albain ón gcomhluadar pobail tuaithe as ar eascair sí amach i dtreo na bpobal domhanda idirnáisiúnta ina ...
Inequalities and privileges : middle-class mothers and employment

O'Hagan, Clare (University of Limerick, 2010)

This thesis explores the inequalities and privileges women experience by combining motherhood with paid employment. Examining the experiences of thirty ‘working mothers’ through an intersectional1 lens, this thesis reveals ...
Ireland's contradictory welfare reality, globalisation and a diversity of migration experiences : the case of County Clare

Ni She, Eidin (University of Limerick, 2011)

Traditional approaches to welfare state literature have tended to be dominated by a concentration on welfare regimes and a subsequent focus on fitting countries into classifications. This thesis seeks to go beyond these ...
Journey into tradition : a social history of the Irish Button Accordion

Ní Chaoimh, Máire (University of Limerick, 2010)

This thesis examines how the button accordion, first patented in 1829 and available for sale in Ireland by 1831, became a member of the family of instruments on which Irish traditional music is played. It traces the ...
Language, gender and power in discourses of maternity. The discursive construction of gender identity in pregnancy advice literature in English and French

Rodgers, Ornaith (University of Limerick, 2011)

This research investigates the construction of gender identity in the discourse of pregnancy advice literature. It focuses in particular on uncovering the societal power asymmetries and hierarchies which repress and control ...
Laus Perennis : the emergence of a theology of music with reference to Post-Vatican II Irish Catholicism

Phelan, Helen Frances (University of Limerick, 2000)

This work proposes the sourcing of a theology of music with particular reference to liturgical music developments in the Irish Catholic church since the Second Vatican Council. In doing so, it is confronted by two primary ...
The Mescher bones playing tradition : syncopations on the American landscape

Mercier, Mel (University of Limerick, 2011)

This dissertation explores the creation and transmission of the Mescher two-handed bones playing style which was first developed by the German-American farmer, Albert Mescher, in the 1920s, in Iowa, and subsequently passed ...
Multi-agency collaboration in local governace: partnership or pragmatism? An exploratory case study

Cunneen, Jacinta Mary (University of Limerick, 2012)

Policy makers everywhere are confronted by complex problems and public agencies strive to find effective solutions in a context of dwindling resources and increased demands. This study examines how a partnership, among ...
The neoliberal gospel : an examination of global Christian social forces in relation to states, societies, markets, and the production of global neoliberal hegemony

Murray, Kyle (University of Limerick, 2011)

This dissertation analyses specific transnational Christian social forces in relation to states, societies, and markets. It is argued here that Pentecostal, charismatic, and fundamentalist Christian institutions and ...
Realism, disciplinary history and European Union studies

Hussey, Barry (University of Limerick, 2010)

This thesis is a realist, disciplinary history of European Union Studies (EUS). It begins by examining a number of criticisms aimed at realist IR theory. By considering these criticisms it is possible to illustrate a ...
Rhythms of struggle : recovery, revival and re-creation of txalaparta in the Basque Country

Escribano del Moral, María (University of Limerick, 2012)

This dissertation, the first extensive academic work on Txalaparta as a social phenomenon, explores the ongoing revival and construction of this tradition and percussion instrument amid the Basque struggle for ...
The role of commercial recordings in the development and survival of Irish traditional music 1899-1993

Hamilton, Samuel Colin (University of Limerick [Irish World Academy of Music & Dance], 1996)

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A self-regulatory perspective on people's decision to engage in listening to self-selected sad music when feeling sad

Van den Tol, Annemieke Johanna Maria (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis documents the results of a PhD research project which focuses on investigating the underlying psychological processes that can explain adults’ motivations for listening to self-identified sad music when feeling ...
Theorising the constitution of subjects and the state through governmental citizenship : immigration regulation and the 2004 Irish citizenship referendum

Ni Chathain, Siobhan (University of Limerick, 2011)

This is an empirical investigation of the processes whereby the boundaries and meaning of citizenship are re-constituted through state-driven practices of regulating migrants and migrants’ responses to such practices. The ...
Towards an appreciation of the place and potential of computer games in education

Maher, John (University of Limerick, 2011)

Our objective was to investigate computer games to assess their educational potential. We came to the view that it would serve best to identify cultural, ideological, and pragmatic concerns that could present obstacles to ...
Transforming Carolan

Joyce, Sandra (University of Limerick, 2011)

The life and music of the Irish harper / composer Turlough Carolan (1670-1738) have been imagined and re-imagined in many different cultural contexts from the eighteenth century. These imaginings frequently occur through ...
The unconstitutional family; the role of natural law as a basis for developing rights for the unmarried family under the Irish constitution

Gleeson, Laura (University of Limerick, 2010)
The world of traditional dance music in Brittany : an exploration of the political, cultural and socio-economic reality of traditional dance music in Brittany 1992-1999

Wilkinson, Desmond John (University of Limerick, 1999)

The concerns expressed in this work have a subtle interrelationship. They emerge from the authors background and are subsequently influenced by his experience as a performing musician and teacher in Brittany. The introduction ...

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