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    The transnational performative archive : documenting, archiving and curating performance art : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2025-09-05) Liu, Tingyu
    The ephemeral nature of live performance art poses significant challenges to its documentation, archiving, and curation, leaving critical gaps in its representation within art history and institutional collections. These challenges are further complicated as performance art circulates across transnational contexts, raising essential questions about how performance archives can capture the essence of live works while fostering meaningful audience engagement. This thesis explores how performance art archives can transition from static repositories to dynamic, participatory spaces, enabling intercultural dialogue. This interdisciplinary and transnational study draws on gallery, library, archive and museum (GLAM) studies, visual arts, as well as theatre and performance studies, to explore innovative archival and curatorial practices to address the inherent ephemerality of performance art. The inquiry employs autoethnography, participatory action research, and practice-based research methodologies to document contemporary performance artwork presented at the 11th UPON International Live Art Festival in Chengdu, China. The creative component of the research inquiry involved presenting a selection of these works to audiences in New Zealand as part of the exhibition Flow: Chinese Performance Art Documentation and Exhibition. The thesis argues that audience participatory curatorial strategies and collaborative documentation practices can transform traditional archives into performative, living entities that engage audiences as active participants. By integrating audience experiences, these archives generate new, embodied knowledge, fostering intercultural exchange and expanding the scope of traditional documentation. The concept of the transnational performative archive is advanced as a curatorial strategy that shifts conventional approaches to archiving by emphasising the significant role of audience engagement in the construction of cross-border collaborative performance art archives. Unlike traditional archives which are often seen as static repositories of the past, the transnational performative archive is a dynamic process that evolves through intercultural interactions, reinterpretation, and audience engagement. This study contributes to the field by advancing the framework of the transnational performative archive, promoting how interdisciplinary and audience participatory strategies can enhance the representation and understanding of performance art across cultures.
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    A cultural learning approach to acculturation : teaching and learning between native English-speaking teachers and university students in Southwest China : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communication at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2025-08-31) Zhou, Zhidan
    The globalisation of education has affected the teaching dynamics of native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) in the Chinese higher education system. The roles of NESTs are challenging and require a nuanced understanding of teaching effectiveness, cultural intelligence (CQ), and leadership in higher education. This study explores the complex and dynamic roles of NESTs in Chinese higher education, focusing on their teaching practices, CQ, and leadership contributions. Forty-five Chinese students, 15 NESTs and five Chinese university leaders (CULs) from Southwest China participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings highlight that the pedagogical practices of NESTs were viewed positively for practical language application but criticized for being culturally incompatible. Instructional outcomes showed that perceived immediacy positively influenced affective and behavioral learning but did not affect cognitive learning. In addition, CQ plays a crucial role in shaping NESTs’ teaching strategies, classroom engagement, and adaptability to diverse learning needs. Participants who described CQ-aligned practices reported more adaptive teaching and richer student participation. NESTs play an important leadership role in improving students' language skills and cultural knowledge. NESTs are credited with providing authentic language environments, innovative teaching methods, and cultural insights that enhance students’ language and cultural understanding. Despite these positive contributions, NESTs have faced various challenges in their leadership role. This study emphasizes the need for culturally responsive teaching, professional development for NESTs, and collaboration between NESTs and institutions, deepens the understanding of NESTs’ contributions to instructional communication, and offers suggestions for improving intercultural communication in global academic contexts
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    Lived experiences of introverted South Asian women working in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies in Human Resource Management at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2023) Tayyab, Mariam
    This qualitative study seeks to magnify the voices of introverted people by exploring the complex interaction of introversion, cultural identity, and work experiences among South Asian women in New Zealand. It seeks an in-depth understanding of the distinctive challenges and opportunities these professionals face throughout their careers. It focuses on attributes frequently ignored in an extroverted-centric society, particularly those linked with being introverted. This study unravels a complicated tapestry of experiences via in-depth interviews with eight introverted South Asian women. The narratives vividly illustrate the profound influence that societal expectations, cultural norms, and beliefs have on work environments. The study reveals vital themes, including a deep desire for solitude and personal space, the need to unwind after social interactions, and feelings of stress in extroverted environments. The study sheds light on participants' coping mechanisms for dealing with the deeply ingrained cultural norms of modesty and respect in South Asian countries. Additionally, it highlights the difficulties introverted South Asian women experience in environments where extroversion is highly valued and where they are frequently viewed as quiet or uninterested. The findings of this study have important implications for organizations and managers to create work cultures that recognize and capitalize on the talents of introverted people. Workplaces should actively encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion by identifying the value of introverted characteristics and understanding prevalent cultural intricacies.
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    The significance of culture and cultural factors in New Zealand criminal law : a multicultural approach to criminality and culpability : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy at Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2020) Iosefa, Leuatea
    The principal aim of the thesis is to provide a secure foundation for the need to define culture and to contribute to the development of a workable definition of culture and cultural factors for application in criminal law. A recalibration of the criminal law's approach to culture and cultural factors is necessitated by the unprecedented demands of a super-diversification of New Zealand's population; to bring together the currently disparate elements of culture that abound within criminal law and to address the cultural deficiencies that pervade criminal law. Because culture and cultural factors impact people in differing ways, the criminal law cannot therefore assume that all individuals will respond to specific situations in similar ways. Culture is an essential consideration within criminal law due to its significance and relevance to the determination of fundamental elements of offences and defences, however, New Zealand's substantive criminal law harbours numerous intrinsic characteristics that provide unique challenges to the recognition and application of culture. The substantive criminal laws implicitly requires the recognition of culture and cultural factors, however, the criminal law statutes make no express reference to culture nor provides a framework or guidelines for the interpretation and application of culture in criminal law. The criminal courts are therefore left to deal with culture in an ad hoc manner prompting claims of inequality of treatment, unfairness and inconsistency in the determination of cultural assertions. A clear delineation of "culture" and "cultural factors" will address the cultural deficiencies that permeate criminal law and also promote the development, by Parliament and the criminal courts, of a methodology for more meaningful recognition of culture.
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    Perceptions of intercultural empathy, peace, and the "other" among Palestinians and Israelis : a qualitative analysis utilising grounded theory and integrated threat theory (ITT) : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communication at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2021) Jackson, Kelsea
    International conflict among and within nations is becoming more dire and magnified. Cyclical violence ensues as the victim/oppressor paradigm is perpetuated, thus instigating militant discourse. Cyclical violence becomes an anticipated pattern, while simultaneously appearing unavoidable due to antiquated or otherwise inadequate peace processes, most often overlooking the most vulnerable. To address these concerns, this research project explores the broad interplay of intercultural empathy, perceptions of peace and the “other,” and elements of integrated threat theory. Specifically, this study explores how Israelis conceptualize intercultural empathy in regard to Palestinians and examines how Israelis perceive the possibility of peace within the Palestinian Israeli conflict. “Peace” as a concept is explored in addition to “intercultural empathy,” and how Israelis conceptualize these familiar words. This study also explores what factors or experiences have influenced Palestinian and Israeli individuals’ perception of the “other.” This study adds to our understanding of the Israelis’ perspective of the “other” as the dominant group and influencer within the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Results reported in this dissertation indicate a significant perception of realistic and symbolic threat from Israeli participants toward Palestinians. It was also found participants had a cognitive understanding of empathy and intercultural empathy, though that understanding did not necessarily translate into more productive emotional empathy or position taking. Peace as an outcome was overwhelmingly viewed as impossible by Israeli participants. This dissertation contributes to the field of integrated threat theory from a qualitative approach in the context of intercultural conflict. This paper is a starting point for researchers and those involved in curricula development and intercultural training when engaging conflicting parties in key peacebuilding processes.