This research explores how knitting reshapes contemporary masculinity. Interviews with male knitters reveal more flexible, inclusive identities that challenge traditional norms. Participants describe increased emotional openness, acceptance, and alternative expressions of care. The study highlights how everyday practices like knitting can transform gender expectations and broaden definitions of masculinity.

This research examines how cultural narratives of “monsters” shape legal perceptions of marginalized groups, particularly queer people of color. Using a utopian framework, it proposes equity-based reforms to the criminal justice system, addressing the intersection of race and sexuality and amplifying underrepresented voices in legal scholarship and social justice discourse.

This thesis explores how whiteness operates as an invisible cultural norm in Australia by analysing Aboriginal accounts of exclusion and marginalisation. Through creative and critical methods, the research reveals how white cultural dominance shapes social life and highlights the need for awareness, debate, and structural change to build a more equitable nation.