Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Johnson, Rosser"
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Christianity Sells and the Advertiser’s Toolbox: The Work of Christian Cultural Markers in Television Advertisements
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)"The work of the advertisement is not to invent a meaning for [a product], but to translate meaning for it by means of a sign system we already know" (Williamson, 1978, p. 25). Television advertisements are cultural ... -
Church communication and constructions of the self: exploring identity & identification in church communication
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of this research was to examine the everyday communications of Christian religious organisations for evidence of intentional and unintentional construction of member identity (Cheney, 1983a). My interest in ... -
Creativity and Curatorship: Creative Industries Policy and the Changed Face of the Curatorial Sector in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of the discourses of the creative industries on the the curatorial sector in Aotearoa-New Zealand. In relation to this overarching aim, I explored two associated ideas: ... -
The disconnected church: a critical examination of the communication of the Christian church in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of my research is to investigate if and why some people outside of the church do not see relevance in the church, and to investigate if and why the church does not see relevance in the point of view of these ... -
The Facebooked organisation: a critique of corporate social media in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The research illustrates that people on Facebook communicate with organizations as though the organisations are people too. Furthermore, organisations induce this behaviour through promotional materials that persuaded the ... -
Four Case Studies of Entertainment Reality Television: Survivor The Bachelor The Real Housewives and American Idol
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This thesis investigates the phenomenon of Reality Television as a form of television. Although existing research does analyse several notions of what Reality Television is, this research seeks to understand the how. ... -
Mindful Leaders Leading Self - a Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of Four Leaders in a Professional Environment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The purpose of this study is to explore mindfulness and how it affects the way leaders engage with Self and others in order to discover how leaders understand their own practices of leading. Compared with leadership, leaders ... -
Open limit: field as witness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This PhD project is undertaken through a creative works process, culminating in a series of experiments produced during candidature, polyphonically named Open Limit; field as witness. A polyphonous textual, folding practice ... -
Powerful music: media, culture and the ‘Third-way’ in New Zealand. A grounded theory analysis of Kiwi FM
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The New Zealand radio market is one of the most deregulated in the world. There are no limits on ownership, very few constraints on content and no quotas for local content. New Zealand’s radio environment reflects the ... -
Public Information Advertisements: Māori Perspectives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The broad objective of this research is to examine Māori perspectives of public information advertisements as part of wider social marketing campaigns in Aotearoa New Zealand that are designed to persuade M?ori to change ... -
Tastes Political: An Interpretive Analysis of the Foodie Lifeworld in Contemporary New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The aim of my research is to make sense of foodie activity in New Zealand, and locate that activity in the socio-cultural sphere – the foodie ‘lifeworld’ (Habermas, 1984). This research explores the foodie phenomenon and ... -
Tricksters, technology and spirit: practising place in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Place is a tricky concept. On the surface it seems a relatively simple notion, yet underneath there are layers of contested meanings. At the same time, places face ‘wicked’ problems – issues difficult to solve by traditional ...