Published Undergraduate Dissertations

By Mia Hatch, University of Surrey. This dissertation investigates the construction of gendered narratives in UK newspaper coverage of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (DA). Even though existing research and campaigning has extensively explored DA, there remains to be an insufficient focus on the portrayal of female perpetrators and male victims in news media. This raises important questions around how evolving dynamics of DA is going to be understood, if reporting still op

By Tansy Hobson, London Metropolitan University. This dissertation argues that domestic abuse can be more effectively understood through the lens of modern slavery as both involve a sustained system of coercion and restricted autonomy. Rather than treating domestic abuse as a series of isolated incidents, this dissertation reconceptualises coercive control as a multifaceted form of domination that is enacted through time, space and technology. Using a secondary qualitative r

By Chelsea Arthur, London Metropolitan University. Domestic abuse is a complex and deeply rooted issue that extends beyond individual...