Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Anthropology"
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Citizenship, Memory, Identity: Life Histories of Palestinian Migrants to Canada
(2019-11-28)My thesis describes the significance of refugee camp experiences on Palestinian migrants to Canada. I portray the ways in which political solidarity and individual aspirations relate though life history interviews with ... -
Colonial Sentiments: Examining Canadian Depictions of Indigenous Suicide
(2020-08-25)Colonialism has long impacted the health of Indigenous peoples in Canada and has had an unquestionable relationship with Indigenous suicide rates. In this thesis I hypothesized that contrary to popular conceptions, forms ... -
DISTINCTIVE DEALINGS: FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
(2018-12-18)Over the past fifty years, the informal economy has emerged as a concept in contradistinction to the formal economy. Literature often assumes that informal economic activities result from precarity and a lack of access to ... -
The 'Diversity' Campus
(2017-05-02)The purpose of this project is to analyze the morals and logics informing ‘diversity’ policy at Dalhousie University. In order to do so, this project uses the ‘genealogical’ methods developed by Michel Foucault, as well ... -
EXPERIENCES OF THE GIFT, PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMODITY:AN EXAMINATION OF THE AFFECTS OF COMMODITIZATION ON EDUCATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
(2011-04-25)International education is a profitable industry in Canada with thousands of students entering the country each year to contribute millions of dollars to educational institutions in the form of tuition payments. Students ... -
Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Southern Media Depictions of Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic
(2016-08-24)As climate change opens up the Arctic, Canada’s sovereignty in the region has received increasing attention in both federal politics and the media. Meanwhile, Inuit have lived in the Arctic since time immemorial. Many ... -
MOTHERS’ VOICES: KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN TEXTS ABOUT INUIT BIRTH
(2015-04-29)Authors from various disciplines have described the experience of pregnancy and childbirth for Inuit women with diverse goals in mind, ranging from perspectives on colonization and contemporary self-determination, to ...