This thesis examines representations of “strangeness” in The Tempest and their historical roots in medieval travel writing and early colonial exploration. By analyzing how Shakespeare constructs fear and fascination toward unfamiliar places and peoples, the research argues that strangeness is not inherent, but psychologically and culturally produced.

This oral history project explores how Nigerian secondary schools shape political identity, civic engagement, and national belonging across generations. Through interviews and documentary storytelling, the research reveals that schools function as microcosms of the nation, forming students’ relationships to society, politics, and migration in ways that continue long after graduation.

This research examines how Greco-Roman Egyptians engaged with the pharaonic past through funerary landscapes at Deir el-Medina. Using spatial analysis, it reveals increasing reuse of tombs for burial and habitation over time. These interactions embedded the past into daily life, showing how cultural heritage is actively negotiated within lived environments.