Browsing Communication Studies Other Research by Date Published
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Exploring the role of Buddhist monks’ and nuns’ engagement in community development as catalysts for social change and sustainable development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic : a case study of the Buddhism for Development Project at Ban Bungsanthueng, Nongbok District, Khammouane Province, by Toung Eh Synuanchanh
(Unitec ePress, 2018-11-27)The topic of this research report is an important one in the context of Asia’s rapid economic development in recent years, and the need to rethink development policy and especially methodologies of development communications, ... -
Thesis review: The storytellers : Identity narratives by New Zealand African youth: A participatory visual methodological approach to situating identity, migration and representation by Makanaka Tuwe
(Unitec ePress, 2018-10-10)This fascinating and original work explores the experiences of third-culture children of African descent in New Zealand. The term ‘third-culture kid’ refers to an individual who grows up in a culture different from the ... -
Thesis review : evaluating the impact of social change catalyst on urban community development : a case study of LIN Centre for Community Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Chau Doan-Ba
(Unitec ePress, 2018-06-20)In this thesis, the author evaluates the impact of the Listen – Inspire – Nurture (LIN) Center’s model of participatory urban community development in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). It evidences how LIN has supported urban ... -
Thesis review: Tongan women talking about their lives by Sandra Kailahi
(Unitec ePress, 2018-04-18)Sandra Kailahi’s thesis, Tongan Women Talking About Their Lives, explores Tongan women in Auckland fulfilling leadership roles. About 60,000 Tongans live in New Zealand, the third largest group coming from the Pacific ... -
Ethnic Migrant Media Forum 2014 : curated proceedings. “Are we reaching all New Zealanders?". Exploring the role, benefits, challenges & potential of ethnic media in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2017-03-03)These curated proceedings present what was discussed during the Ethnic Migrant Media Forum, a one-day event hosted by the Department of Communication Studies at Unitec Institute of Technology’s Mt Albert campus in 2014. ... -
Thesis review : the role of SANZ, a migrant radio programme, in making sense of place for South African migrants in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2016-11-15)This study is a detailed, qualitative exploration of the role played by a South African migrant radio programme, SANZ Live, in supporting its audience to create a sense of place in Auckland, New Zealand, through a range ... -
Thesis review : Gender, migration and communication networks : mapping the communicative ecology of Latin American migrant women in New Zealand /Aotearoa
(Unitec ePress, 2016-10-04)In this thesis, the author investigates the role of communication networks in the pre-and post-migration process of Latin American women resettled in New Zealand. This well researched and skilfully written thesis begins ... -
Thesis review : the manifestation of race in everyday communication interactions in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2015-11-17)In the second of the Theses Review series Dr Donna Henson reviews the work of Elizabeth Revell. ‘This thesis presents an interesting and thoughtful autoethnographic inquiry into the manifestation of race in everyday ... -
Fix our future. We have the tools. Let's use them. Survey report: prepared for Generation Zero.
(Unitec Department of Communication Studies, 2015-06-01)OBJECTIVE: This paper presents findings from a 2014 membership survey of Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change activist organization, in existence since 2010. The survey was conducted as part ... -
Fix our future. We have the tools. Let's use them. Survey Report. [Generation Zero Survey Report. Auckland: Unitec, Department of Communication Studies].
(Unitec Institute of Technology. Department of Communication Studies., 2015-06)Objective This paper presents findings from a 2014 membership survey of Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change activist organization, in existence since 2010. The survey was conducted as part of the Generation Zero: ... -
Moving forward, keeping the past in front of us : Treaty settlements, conservation co-governance and communication.
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)At present there is well-established recognition in New Zealand of Māori and the Crown as constitutional partners to the Treaty of Waitangi1 and commitment to partnership is widely articulated in official and public ... -
Communication issues in Aotearoa New Zealand : a collection of research essays
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)This edited volume introduces highlights of the academic interests and research activities of a number of staff at Unitec’s Department of Communication Studies, demonstrating the breadth and scope of the engagement of this ... -
Repositioning the oral history interview : reciprocal peer interviewing within a transgenerational frame
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)This essay signals a departure from conventional models for the oral history interview to allow the participant voices to occupy a position of greater prominence in a collaborative process of co-creation. Reciprocal peer ... -
Introduction : representation and voice in a complex communication environment
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)Representation is, of course, a central analytical concept with media, communication and cultural inquiry. The centrality of representation – of expression, mediation, institutional form and cultural negotiation - to issues ... -
New Zealand online : what’s happened to our Digital Strategy?
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)The world started to talk about a “digital divide” in the mid-1990s. Governments had to grapple with its meaning and anticipate its ramifications (Maharey and Swain, 2000), although the swiftness with which the world was ... -
“Cool” Asia in a local context : East Asian popular culture in a New Zealand classroom
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)The central issue is not only what can every discipline learn from popular culture, but also how can popular culture become a successful tool of learning for different disciplines. The fact that it is such an attractive ... -
All the suffering on our backs : rugby, religion and redemption amid the ruins
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)New Zealand’s All Black rugby team is a national icon, an affirmation of the manly, self-reliant and resilient virtues which New Zealanders like to think they possess. In times of national peril, economic uncertainty and ... -
Communicating social change : politics and immigrants
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)Immigration is a complex, dynamic global phenomenon which impacts irrevocably on both immigrants and the receiving society. Immigration policies, reflecting governments’ political and economic intentions, significantly ... -
Preface. In Communication issues in Aotearoa New Zealand: a collection of research essays.
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)The aim of this collection is to showcase Unitec’s Department of Communication engagement with contemporary communications issues and this collection presents a rich and diverse response. From questions of race, multiculturalism ... -
The migrant and the media : maintaining cultural identity through ethnic media
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)Evidence shows that mainstream media in New Zealand does not fully address the communication needs of these ethnic groups nor does it represent them in a balanced way (Robie, 2009). This is where ethnic, migrant, diaspora ...
