Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Violence"
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FROM ANOMIE TO AGRICULTURE: ON SPATIALLY PRODUCED VIOLENCE, SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND ARCHITECTURE
(2019-04-04)This thesis investigates the transformative potential of architecture as means of mitigating violence in West Garfield Park, Chicago (Illinois, United States). The unremitting violence that plagues the area has accelerated ... -
The Horrors of Capital: Violence and Commodities in Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories
(2023-08-28)This paper analyzes four of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, "Berenice," "The Tell Tale Heart," "The Black Cat" and "The Imp of the Perverse," in which a first-person narrator commits acts of violence against others. The ... -
INSTRUMENTAL AND REACTIVE VIOLENCE: THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH FACTORS AND MALTREATMENT HISTORY IN THE MANIFESTATION OF VIOLENT OFFENDING
(2010-05-21)Researchers have consistently identified two distinct types of aggression: A “hot-blooded”, impulsive, reactive form of aggression, and a “cold-blooded”, premeditated, instrumental form of aggression. Despite the relevance ... -
“THIS IS ONLY A LOVE STORY:” DEFINING LOVE AND ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS IN MICHAEL ONDAATJE’S IN THE SKIN OF A LION
(2017-09-01)This thesis will examine how Michael Ondaatje’s In the Skin of a Lion formulates an ethic of love for social connection. Using Sara Ahmed’s theories on “encounters” and “touch,” as well as Alain Badiou’s ideas on the event ...