UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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'The Dance That Does Not Speak Its Name': Choreomusical Masculinity in the Works of Frederick Ashton
(2024)This Master’s thesis in Musicology investigates choreomusical presentations of masculinity found in the ballets of Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988). Masculinity in ballet is a contested topic, both inside and outside of ... -
Controlling Life and Death at the Frontier: A Biopolitical Examination of Dutch Colonial Rule in the Cape Colony (1649- 1679)
(2024)This thesis aims to supplement the historical understanding of the VOC’s colonisation of the Cape with a biopolitical analysis of the treatment of Indigenous peoples in this process. Four biopolitical strategies of domination ... -
Ain't I trans and woman? Representing the everyday Black trans fugitive navigating belonging and resistance
(2024)This thesis aimed to answer the question how Kokomo City as documentary discursively depict the everyday experiences of Black trans women, specifically those involved in sex work, and the emerging narratives of everyday ... -
Unlocking Corporate Social Responsibility: Employee Perspectives and Strategic Recommendations at Mendix
(2024)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays an important role in shaping organizational culture and employee engagement, this is also true for tech firms such as Mendix. This study explores the perspectives of Mendix ... -
Transcending Dominant Depictions of Transness in Contemporary Television: Trans Fluidity in RuPaul's Drag Race and Euphoria
(2024)The representation of transgender people in US television has undergone a shift in the last few years as the depiction of transness moved away from heteronormative stereotypes toward a more fluid conception of gender and ... -
Commodifying Identity: The workings and consequences of hyper-subjectivity in the neoliberal capitalist dance industry
(2024)This thesis researches hyper-subjectivity in contemporary dancers in Europe, and the intersection with neoliberal capitalism. It dives into the workings of the phenomenon as well as researching the cycle of precarity, ... -
Clickbait Exposed: Sentiment Analysis as a Clickbait Detection Method
(2024)The thesis explores the effectiveness of sentiment analysis as a method for detecting clickbait in digital news articles. It investigates the hypothesis that clickbait can be identified by comparing the emotional tone of ... -
Access to Palestine - Restricted access as a case of Israel’s structural violence and deprivation of Palestinians’ human needs
(2024)Palestinians living under illegal Israeli occupation are increasingly subjected to extensive restrictions on their ability to access space. Ranging from physical barriers such as the Separation Wall, to administrative ... -
The effect of incentives on the implementation and upscaling of healthcare innovations
(2024)Background The Dutch healthcare system faces significant pressure due to an aging population and a shortage of healthcare professionals. Innovations are essential for improving patient outcomes, efficiency, and sustainability. ... -
How Reward Perceptions of Group Membership Affect Biased Social Decision-Making
(2024)How do individuals’ reward perceptions of their groups affect their biases in social decision-making? This study expanded on prior research by Harris et al. (2020), who demonstrated that after an initial experience with ... -
ANCIENT WHEAT VARIETIES AND FARMERS’ KNOWLEDGES FOR A TRANFORMATION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT AGRICULTURE: Are ancient wheat varieties a relevant resource for the current agricultural system?
(2024)The current wheat production is associated to concerning negative socio-environmental externalities, such as soil degradation and water shortages due to the implication of chemical inputs, irrigation, and marginalization ... -
EU's Critical Raw Material dependence, Innovation and International Relations
(2024)This master thesis explored quantitatively the relationship between technology and international relations by focusing on EU’s strategic dependence of Critical Raw Materials and highlighting the role of geography in this ... -
The Impact of the 2008 Economic Crisis and Post-Crisis Policies on Inequality in the United States and Germany
(2024)This thesis explores the multifaceted impacts of the 2008 financial crisis on economic inequality, focusing on the comparative analysis of the United States and Germany. Specifically, it scrutinizes the implementation and ... -
Exploring the Barriers and Enablers in Implementing the Catch-Up Programme: A Focus on Community Schools in Zambia
(2024)This research examined the barriers and enablers experienced by teachers influencing the implementation of the Catch-Up Programme in community schools within Lusaka province. The study employed the COM-B method, which ... -
Relating motor imagery ability to left-right discrimination
(2024)Distinguishing between left and right is a crucial skill in everyday life, involving various neuropsychological mechanisms. Motor imagery is one of the potential factors thought to be involved in left-right discrimination. ...