The origins of the banjo in Irish music, from Africa to nineteenth-century blackface minstrelsy, to the Flanagan Brothers on the vaudeville circuit of the early twentieth century.
This thesis centres firstly upon an historicisation of the 5-string banjo and the downstroke styles used to play it in Jacksonian America, and secondly around the interrogation of historical sources pertaining to the banjo in early... more
Ethnic music of all kinds has had a powerful influence on American popular music throughout history, and this is certainly true of Irish music. For nearly 100 years, radio has been a vital conduit for conveying musical influences of all... more
Throughout the world, fossil fuels are being used in plentiful amounts and are diminishing the Earth's o-zone layer causing harm to the natural environment in which humans live in.
This thesis analyses the Right to a Healthy Environment (RHE) and identifies the added value of rights-based approaches (RBAs) in the broader context of sustainable development. It focuses particularly on the requirement for 'meaningful... more