This thesis consists of a novel, Some Tartan Hyde, and an exegesis, Playing Football Fiction: Leveraging the strengths of autodiegesis in a football narrative and will address my research question; How do I leverage the strengths of an autodiegetic narrator to represent 'playing football fiction' in an engaging way? Some Tartan Hyde is the story of immigrant Mish Gordon, an amateur footballer, who joins a local team to help him become more comfortable in his new surroundings. He is having trouble settling into life in a new country and getting his head around cultural barriers. The protagonist's dealings with these issues and his character development are symbolised and paralleled in the football games that periodically take place within the narrative. Some Tartan Hyde is written in a present tense autodiegetic perspective. Approximately 25% of the page space is given over to 'playing football fiction'. The exegesis explores the portrayal of the football game events from a player's realtime on the pitch perspective. It examines the use of present tense autodiegesis within the broader football fiction genre, and the strengths and weaknesses associated with using the perspective as a means of narration. It will then examine Some Tartan Hyde and consider the level of success and previously unrealised benefits achieved in using this perspective in a football fiction narrative. Together, the elements of this practice-led research will present an overview of the historical and contemporary developments and understanding of the autodiegetic perspective, address the dominant perspectives within the genre, offer an interpretation of the conventions as they have been presented in football fiction, and examine the context of a new approach in a novel-length work of creative writing research.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2004. / Also held in print (146 leaves, 30 cm.) in Akoranga Theses Collection (T 613.2 ZIN)

Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (123 leaves ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 613.711 MAR)

Dissertation (MBus) -- AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (x, 141 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 796.33406095 WAU)

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin, 1963. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 84).

Thesis (MA) -- Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. / Submitted for the degree of Master of Arts, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-142)

Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2008. / "A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science." Directed by James McMillian. ETD. INDEX WORDS: Thermoregulation, Football, Core body temperature, Hyperthermia Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-42) and appendices.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008. / Title from title screen (site viewed Mar. 10, 2009). PDF text: vii, 124 p. : ill. ; 2 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3330678. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (M. in Technology: Chiropractic)--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-74). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.