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Recent Submissions
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Into the past : nationalism and heritage in the neoliberal age
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis examines the ideological nexus of nationalism and heritage under the social conditions of neoliberalism. The investigation aims to demonstrate how neoliberal economics stimulate the irrationalism manifest in ... -
Memorials of endurance and adventure : exhibiting British polar exploration, 1819 – c.1939
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisOver eighty polar-themed exhibitions were held in Britain between 1819 and the 1930s, a time of intense exploration of both the Arctic and Antarctic. These varied from panoramas and human exhibits to displays of ‘relics’, ... -
The Ring Net : ring net herring fishing on the west coast of Scotland ; a documentary exhibition by Will Maclean
(University of St Andrews, 1991) - ThesisThis dissertation focuses on The Ring Net, a documentary exhibition by the artist Will Maclean. The Ring Net is a collection of drawings, photographs and printed plans numbering more than three hundred and ...
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