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Now And Then: Traces Of The Present In Medievalist Fantasy Fiction, Narelle Campbell
Now And Then: Traces Of The Present In Medievalist Fantasy Fiction, Narelle Campbell
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
This thesis examines two medievalist fantasy series by authors from former British settler cultures – The Old Kingdom Chronicles (1995- 2003) by Australian writer Garth Nix, and The Fionavar Tapestry (1985-1986) by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay. I argue that although these texts are firmly situated in the realm of the imaginary, they are far from being culturally irrelevant. They are inescapably contemporary cultural products, strongly informed by the moments and places of their production, and revelatory of present aspirations and anxieties. I discuss the British and, more broadly, Western inflections at the centre of medievalist genre fantasy and examine …
Human Trials To Evaluate Thermal Performance Specifications For Private Bushfire Shelters, Benjamin J. Haberley
Human Trials To Evaluate Thermal Performance Specifications For Private Bushfire Shelters, Benjamin J. Haberley
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
Australia is one of the most bushfire prone regions in the world. Regular bushfires pose a threat to the Australian population and in particular those located on the Eastern seaboard, and in the 2007 Victorian bushfires 173 lives were documented to be lost (Royal Victorian Bushfire Commission, 2009). As a result of these loses, it was deemed that a building standard for bushfire shelters was necessary. This project sought to test the thermal standard for bushfire shelters, which was determined by the Australian Building Codes Board (2010) to be 39° Modified Discomfort Index. A series of three experiments were undertaken …