Anthony Collins
Biographic Data
| ID | 4436332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthony Collins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthony |
| FAMILY NAME | Collins |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1569-8774 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inner Peace: Evaluating a Complementary Program Promoting Intra-Personal Peace at Adelaide Women’s Prison, Australia
The Peace Education Program, created in 2012, is a complementary program with potential to supplement official rehabilitation interventions offered in correctional centers. The program promotes “inner peace” as an innate and universal human resource, but whilst inner peace is a key concept in positive psychology and the Good Lives Model, there is a paucity of research regarding how to operationalize and evaluate this concept. The program had not …
The healthy hard worker: A critical analysis of young adult South Africans’ discursive constructions of health
This qualitative study explores how a small group of young adult South Africans discursively construct health during in-depth semi-structured interviews, and the ways in which these discourses are used to construct subjectivity. Data was collected from 20 mostly white, university educated participants and were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. One of the discourses identified, ‘ health and work’ , is discussed with a specific focus o…
BecomingYou: Discourses of authenticity, work, and success in South African consumer culture
Authenticity is now being used to describe things as diverse as politicians, wallets and holiday packages, and claims to authenticity have become increasingly marketable. Media sources from magazines to social media blogs are all inundated with a persisting, recurring message: that tapping into the “real you” will be the liberating force allowing you to live a happy and successful life. This paper draws on a social constructionist theoretical fra…
Preservation of δ13C signatures in oak charred wood: Application to the “forest” of Notre-Dame de Paris
The fire of the Notre-Dame de Paris’s cathedral (NDP) in 2019 brought a unique opportunity to study the past environmental conditions in the region during the High Middle Ages through the charred oak beams of the “Forest” (name given to its framework). However, as a preamble, there is a need to evaluate the preservation of the stable carbon isotope signatures (δ13C) in response to changes in molecular composition, occurring with carbonisation. To…
‘I’ve become so healthy that I can’t live anymore’: Exploring ‘health as balance’ discourses and the construction of health and identity among young urban South African adults
The work of “authenticity” in the age of mechanical reproduction: Constructions of authenticity in South African artisanal brands
From 19th century romanticism to contemporary self-help culture, a popular philosophical thread has asserted, in apparent opposition to the rise of consumer culture, that it is better to focus on who you “really” are, rather than what you have. This paper uses a qualitative research design, social constructionist theoretical framework, and discourse analytic method, to critically discuss the discursive constructions of authenticity deployed by 15…
Oesophagostomiasis in non‐human primates of Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Oesophagostomum sp. is a parasitic nematode that frequently infects wild chimpanzees. Although nodular lesions are commonly associated with infection, some wild chimpanzee populations seem to tolerate Oesophagostomum nodular lesions while those at Gombe and other sites suffer from associated morbidity and mortality. From August 2004 to December 2013, we examined demographic (i.e., age, sex) and individual correlates (i.e., fecal consistency, Oeso…
Noninvasive Tuberculosis Screening in Free-Living Primate Populations in Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Field immobilization for treatment of an unknown illness in a wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Gombe National Park, Tanzania: Findings, challenges, and lessons learned
Vicarious traumatisation: Risk and resilience among crisis support volunteers in a community organisation
This study aims to understand the risks of vicarious trauma and possibilities of resilience among volunteers at an organisation that supports survivors of intimate-partner violence. The analysis identifies the dynamics of the organisation and the risk of vicarious traumatisation that the volunteers faced. The participants explored the personal self-care techniques they found effective and the organisational support available. The findings indicat…
Bullies, sissies and crybabies: Dangerous common sense in educating boys for violence
Rather than just assuming that men are naturally violent, we need to understand the specific experiences and ideas that shape masculinity and steer men towards violence. This Article is a case study exploring one aspect of these processes by looking at the public debate that raged in a local newspaper after reports of vicious bullying at a prestigious South African high school. Readers’ comments expressed contradictory ideas including anger at th…
Maternal Inheritance and Familial Fecundity Factors in Male Homosexuality
Maternal Inheritance and Familial Fecundity Factors in Male Homosexuality
Anti-Homophobia Education in Public Schooling: A Canadian Case Study of Policy Implementation
An 18-month study investigating the implementation of a Canadian anti-homophobia school policy found that such policies need to address homophobic ideas, institutional forms of homophobia and heterosexism, and individual expressions of homophobia. Teacher development is identical as an area in which Canadian policy implementation can be improved. More resources are needed to support the complex negotiations that educators must undertake when thei…
The Importance of Local Tree Resources around Gombe National Park, Western Tanzania: Implications for Humans and Chimpanzees
Miombo woodlands and associated habitats provide a vital resource for both humans and chimpanzees in western Tanzania. A baseline survey was conducted to determine the perceived relative value of different woody species to local people in the six villages adjacent to Gombe National Park. This area also provides direct comparison of tree utilization by humans and chimpanzees since it has been the site of a long-term behavioral study on chimpanzees…
Sex, Sexuality and Sickness: Discourses of Gender and HIV/Aids among Kwazulu-Natal Women
Current HIV-prevention work indicates that simply providing HIV-related information plays a limited role in changing sexual practices, and instead stresses the need to address the social and cultural forces shaping individual behaviour. The aim of this study was thus to explore the social influences that shape women's sexual behaviour with specific attention given to discourses of gender and HIV/AIDS. Material was generated through seven focus gr…
The Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke: The Correspondence of John Locke: In Eight Volumes, Vol. 8: Letters Nos. 3287–3648: Letters 3287-3648 (Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke. t…
Vicarious traumatisation: Risk and resilience among crisis support volunteers in a community organisation
This study aims to understand the risks of vicarious trauma and possibilities of resilience among volunteers at an organisation that supports survivors of intimate-partner violence. The analysis identifies the dynamics of the organisation and the risk of vicarious traumatisation that the volunteers faced. The participants explored the personal self-care techniques they found effective and the organisational support available. The findings indicat…
Sex, Sexuality and Sickness: Discourses of Gender and HIV/Aids among Kwazulu-Natal Women
Current HIV-prevention work indicates that simply providing HIV-related information plays a limited role in changing sexual practices, and instead stresses the need to address the social and cultural forces shaping individual behaviour. The aim of this study was thus to explore the social influences that shape women's sexual behaviour with specific attention given to discourses of gender and HIV/AIDS. Material was generated through seven focus gr…
Preservation of δ13C signatures in oak charred wood: Application to the “forest” of Notre-Dame de Paris
The fire of the Notre-Dame de Paris’s cathedral (NDP) in 2019 brought a unique opportunity to study the past environmental conditions in the region during the High Middle Ages through the charred oak beams of the “Forest” (name given to its framework). However, as a preamble, there is a need to evaluate the preservation of the stable carbon isotope signatures (δ13C) in response to changes in molecular composition, occurring with carbonisation. To…
Bullies, sissies and crybabies: Dangerous common sense in educating boys for violence
Rather than just assuming that men are naturally violent, we need to understand the specific experiences and ideas that shape masculinity and steer men towards violence. This Article is a case study exploring one aspect of these processes by looking at the public debate that raged in a local newspaper after reports of vicious bullying at a prestigious South African high school. Readers’ comments expressed contradictory ideas including anger at th…
Anti-Homophobia Education in Public Schooling: A Canadian Case Study of Policy Implementation
An 18-month study investigating the implementation of a Canadian anti-homophobia school policy found that such policies need to address homophobic ideas, institutional forms of homophobia and heterosexism, and individual expressions of homophobia. Teacher development is identical as an area in which Canadian policy implementation can be improved. More resources are needed to support the complex negotiations that educators must undertake when thei…
The Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke: The Correspondence of John Locke: In Eight Volumes, Vol. 8: Letters Nos. 3287–3648: Letters 3287-3648 (Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke. t…
Sex, Sexuality and Sickness: Discourses of Gender and HIV/Aids among Kwazulu-Natal Women
Current HIV-prevention work indicates that simply providing HIV-related information plays a limited role in changing sexual practices, and instead stresses the need to address the social and cultural forces shaping individual behaviour. The aim of this study was thus to explore the social influences that shape women's sexual behaviour with specific attention given to discourses of gender and HIV/AIDS. Material was generated through seven focus gr…
The Importance of Local Tree Resources around Gombe National Park, Western Tanzania: Implications for Humans and Chimpanzees
Miombo woodlands and associated habitats provide a vital resource for both humans and chimpanzees in western Tanzania. A baseline survey was conducted to determine the perceived relative value of different woody species to local people in the six villages adjacent to Gombe National Park. This area also provides direct comparison of tree utilization by humans and chimpanzees since it has been the site of a long-term behavioral study on chimpanzees…
Anti-Homophobia Education in Public Schooling: A Canadian Case Study of Policy Implementation
An 18-month study investigating the implementation of a Canadian anti-homophobia school policy found that such policies need to address homophobic ideas, institutional forms of homophobia and heterosexism, and individual expressions of homophobia. Teacher development is identical as an area in which Canadian policy implementation can be improved. More resources are needed to support the complex negotiations that educators must undertake when thei…
Maternal Inheritance and Familial Fecundity Factors in Male Homosexuality
Maternal Inheritance and Familial Fecundity Factors in Male Homosexuality
Bullies, sissies and crybabies: Dangerous common sense in educating boys for violence
Rather than just assuming that men are naturally violent, we need to understand the specific experiences and ideas that shape masculinity and steer men towards violence. This Article is a case study exploring one aspect of these processes by looking at the public debate that raged in a local newspaper after reports of vicious bullying at a prestigious South African high school. Readers’ comments expressed contradictory ideas including anger at th…
Field immobilization for treatment of an unknown illness in a wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Gombe National Park, Tanzania: Findings, challenges, and lessons learned
Vicarious traumatisation: Risk and resilience among crisis support volunteers in a community organisation
This study aims to understand the risks of vicarious trauma and possibilities of resilience among volunteers at an organisation that supports survivors of intimate-partner violence. The analysis identifies the dynamics of the organisation and the risk of vicarious traumatisation that the volunteers faced. The participants explored the personal self-care techniques they found effective and the organisational support available. The findings indicat…
Noninvasive Tuberculosis Screening in Free-Living Primate Populations in Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Oesophagostomiasis in non‐human primates of Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Oesophagostomum sp. is a parasitic nematode that frequently infects wild chimpanzees. Although nodular lesions are commonly associated with infection, some wild chimpanzee populations seem to tolerate Oesophagostomum nodular lesions while those at Gombe and other sites suffer from associated morbidity and mortality. From August 2004 to December 2013, we examined demographic (i.e., age, sex) and individual correlates (i.e., fecal consistency, Oeso…
The work of “authenticity” in the age of mechanical reproduction: Constructions of authenticity in South African artisanal brands
From 19th century romanticism to contemporary self-help culture, a popular philosophical thread has asserted, in apparent opposition to the rise of consumer culture, that it is better to focus on who you “really” are, rather than what you have. This paper uses a qualitative research design, social constructionist theoretical framework, and discourse analytic method, to critically discuss the discursive constructions of authenticity deployed by 15…
‘I’ve become so healthy that I can’t live anymore’: Exploring ‘health as balance’ discourses and the construction of health and identity among young urban South African adults
BecomingYou: Discourses of authenticity, work, and success in South African consumer culture
Authenticity is now being used to describe things as diverse as politicians, wallets and holiday packages, and claims to authenticity have become increasingly marketable. Media sources from magazines to social media blogs are all inundated with a persisting, recurring message: that tapping into the “real you” will be the liberating force allowing you to live a happy and successful life. This paper draws on a social constructionist theoretical fra…
Preservation of δ13C signatures in oak charred wood: Application to the “forest” of Notre-Dame de Paris
The fire of the Notre-Dame de Paris’s cathedral (NDP) in 2019 brought a unique opportunity to study the past environmental conditions in the region during the High Middle Ages through the charred oak beams of the “Forest” (name given to its framework). However, as a preamble, there is a need to evaluate the preservation of the stable carbon isotope signatures (δ13C) in response to changes in molecular composition, occurring with carbonisation. To…
Inner Peace: Evaluating a Complementary Program Promoting Intra-Personal Peace at Adelaide Women’s Prison, Australia
The Peace Education Program, created in 2012, is a complementary program with potential to supplement official rehabilitation interventions offered in correctional centers. The program promotes “inner peace” as an innate and universal human resource, but whilst inner peace is a key concept in positive psychology and the Good Lives Model, there is a paucity of research regarding how to operationalize and evaluate this concept. The program had not …
The healthy hard worker: A critical analysis of young adult South Africans’ discursive constructions of health
This qualitative study explores how a small group of young adult South Africans discursively construct health during in-depth semi-structured interviews, and the ways in which these discourses are used to construct subjectivity. Data was collected from 20 mostly white, university educated participants and were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. One of the discourses identified, ‘ health and work’ , is discussed with a specific focus o…
Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Biology (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Tanzania (4 works)