• Humour in vernacular hagiography from the tenth to the thirteenth century in England 

  Kehoe Rouchy, Niamh Bridget (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis is the first sustained study of the execution and purpose of literary humour in vernacular saints’ lives circulating from the late tenth to the late thirteenth century in England. Although humour has often been ...
• The security imaginaries of an unarmed people: popular and elite security discourses in Iceland 

  Omarsdottir, Silja Bara (University College Cork, 2018)

  This dissertation analyzes public and elite security discourses in Iceland, drawing on focus group interviews and political debates to develop an understanding of what serves as the foundation of security and insecurity ...
• Crossing language lines and legal tradition lines - legal translation as an economic phenomenon 

  Hsieh, Hungpin Pierre (University College Cork, 2018)

  Translation is a task challenging enough, and legal translation is a task that is even more so. This is because not only is human language unique, but the law is also unique in that it reflects the culture of the time and ...
• Empowering citizens in the development of smart cities: the Cork case 

  Pham, Long T. (University College Cork, 2017)

  Cities around the world are piloting combinations of technologies to develop smart cities. As an urban management and governance trend, the smart city idea has moved from concept to mainstream within the past decade. As ...
• Beyond the tune: new Irish music 

  Vallely, Niall (University College Cork, 2018)

  The Irish musician is in an interesting position in relation to other post-colonial world cultures. As a colonised nation we have much in common with other colonised or formerly colonised peoples but we are also a first ...

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