Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2009. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Education, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2006. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Health and Science, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliography.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 2004. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Centre for Advanced Food Research, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2006. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Law and Business, School of Economics and Finance, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

The lecture recital was given on July 2, 1984. The Megalith Trilogy was performed following a lecture which examined the internal structure of the work. The main body of the lecture focused on motivic and tonal considerations and included motivic and pitch reductions of the three movements. In addition to the lecture recital three other public solo recitals were performed. The four programs were recorded on magnetic tape and are filed with the written version of the lecture as a part of the dissertation.

The poet of this cycle, Sydney Vernon Petersen, was a man who faced great adversity during Apartheid. The title of this cycle, Alleenstryd, is an Afrikaans term for 'a struggle alone.' Petersen was of mixed heritage or "Coloured" and born in South Africa in 1914. He died in 1987. His most important works in Afrikaans poetry were published between 1948 and 1965. This cycle specifically focuses on the relationship between the poet and his community, the isolation he endured within that community, the depths of despair he felt and how he overcame those obstacles to finally achieve a sense of self-worth. This group of poems, first published as an anthology by Tafelberg Press in 1979, became the source of inspiration for the composer Hendrik Hofmeyr. The purpose of this research is to identify the significant social, political and musical influences on the composer which contributed to the composition of Alleenstryd (1996), especially the significance of his self-imposed exile. Also, the Afrikaans language, a derivative of 17th century Dutch, is a language dear to its speakers but not widely accessible or familiar to most other nations. Hopefully this research will provide more information and make the language, its composers and the story of the dark history surrounding Apartheid and specifically the individuals who excelled through hardship, available to more people.

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In 1879 the British Colony of New South Wales hosted the first international exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. This was immediately followed by the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880 in the colony of Victoria and the success of these exhibitions inspired the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, which was held in 1888 to celebrate the centenary of white settlement in Australia. My thesis is that these international exhibitions had a profound impact on the development of our cities, the evolution of an Australian ethos and the gaining of nationhood. The immense popularity and comprehensive nature of the exhibitions made them the only major events in late nineteenth-century Australia that brought the people together in an almost universally shared experience. The exhibitions conveyed official ideologies from the organising elites to ordinary people and encouraged the dissemination of new cultural sentiments, political aspirations, and moral and educational ideals. Many exhibition commissioners, official observers and ideologues were also predominantly involved in the Federation movement and the wider cultural sphere. The international exhibitions assisted the development of an Australian urban ethos, which to a large extent replaced the older pastoral / frontier image. Many of the more enduring ideas emanating from the exhibitions were physically expressed in the consequent development of our cities ??? particularly Sydney and Melbourne, both of which had achieved metropolitan status and global significance by the end of the nineteenth century. The new urban ethos, dramatically triggered by Sydney 1879, combined with and strengthened the national aspirations and sentiments of the Federation movement. Thus the exhibitions created an immediate connection between colonial pride in urban development and European and American ideals of nation building. They also created an increasing cultural sophistication and a growing involvement in social movements and political associations at the national level. The international exhibitions, more than any other single event, convinced the colonials that they were all Australians together and that their destiny was to be united as one nation. At that time, Australians began to think about national objectives. The exhibitions not only promulgated national sentiment and a new ethos, but also provided opportunities for independent colonial initiatives, inter-colonial cooperation and a more equal position in the imperial alliance. Thus they became a powerful impetus, hitherto unrecognised, for the complex of social, political and economic developments that made Federation possible.

Les Jeux Olympiques d'été (J.O.) sont devenus depuis leur professionnalisation (années 70) le second événement sportif le plus médiatisé après la Coupe du Monde de soccer et le plus coûteux au monde conduisant ainsi une augmentation considérable de ses impacts sur les milieux urbains les accueillant. Ces répercussions urbaines se traduisent notamment par la nécessité de planifier la gestion des équipements olympiques nécessaires pour l'organisation de cette manifestation. En effet, cet événement sportif majeur est désormais un projet urbain extrêmement complexe et dispendieux pour les villes hôtes, utilisé entre autres à des fins de réaménagement, de régénération voire de repositionnement urbains, où les acteurs présents, qu'ils soient publics ou privés, se doivent de répondre aux attentes organisationnelles des Jeux tout en envisageant la reconversion de ces équipements. La gestion des héritages olympiques devient donc un domaine de planification primordial pour ces métropoles olympiques et ce dès la mise en candidature de ces projets. De ces logiques structurelles, on observe que la problématique de reconversion du Stade olympique est récurrente puisque cette infrastructure, la plus importante du Parc Olympique, nécessite non seulement des financements colossaux pour sa construction, mais également des investissements majeurs pour sa gestion. Malgré certaines mesures de planification stratégique, mises en place et justifiées par les responsables de ces projets pour encadrer et légitimer ces mégaprojets, il est intéressant de remarquer qu'un très faible pourcentage de ces stades sont véritablement utilisés après les J.O. et ne deviennent pas des « éléphants blancs » pour ces villes hôtes. Cette réflexion doctorale, appuyée par des cas olympiques d'étude précis (Montréal 1976, Barcelone 1992 et Sydney 2000), nous permet de poser l'hypothèse que l'élaboration dans la phase pré-olympique, pour la planification de l'aménagement du Stade olympique, de stratégies urbanistiques, financières et gestionnaires flexibles, adaptées à la trame urbaine métropolitaine et renouvelées dans le contexte post-olympique facilite la reconversion de cet équipement. Ce travail d'analyse a été conçu d'un point de vue théorique sous l'angle des concepts de projet urbain, de grand projet urbain et de régénération urbaine et a été mené au niveau méthodologique via une démarche qualitative en vertu d'un design de recherche flexible et d'une approche inductive et interprétative pour laquelle les techniques de collecte de données de l'analyse de contenu, de l'analyse de données secondaires, d'entrevues semi-dirigées et l'observation non-participante ont été utilisées. Ces stratégies conceptuelles et méthodologiques nous ont permis de présenter, au terme de ce travail doctoral, un modèle analytique global recensant les stratégies urbanistiques, récréotouristiques, financières et gestionnaires pré et post olympiques, et ce dans le but de mieux comprendre pourquoi et comment certains Stades olympiques réussissent mieux leurs reconversions que d'autres. À la lumière des analyses effectuées, nous concluons que le processus de planification et d'aménagement du Stade olympique doit être intégré dans le plan d'urbanisme maître de la ville hôte et du territoire d'insertion. Parallèlement, nous estimons que sa structure architecturale et sa capacité d'accueil sont tenues d'être aménagées en fonction des stades déjà existants au niveau métropolitain. Enfin, les nouveaux principes de gouvernance d'un équipement sportif majeur sont susceptibles d'être appliqués de manière à faciliter la reconversion de cet édifice. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Jeux Olympiques d'été, Stade olympique, reconversion des héritages olympiques, Montréal, Barcelone, Sydney.