Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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A DIFFICULT LINE TO WALK: NGO AND LGBTQ+ REFUGEE EXPERIENCES WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN CANADA
This thesis project explores the uses of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) between SOGIE asylum seekers and refugees in Canada and Canadian NGOs who work with these populations. Based on interviews, this ... -
In Dialogue with Chen Yi: Compositional Images, Techniques, and Influences
(2020-07)This is an edited transcript of the question and answer period that concluded a special session on Chen Yi’s music on November 3, 2017, sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women at the 2017 Society for Music Theory ... -
Dialogue with Chen Yi: Compositional Images, Techniques, and Influences
(2020-07)This is an edited transcript of the question and answer period that concluded a special session on Chen Yi’s music on November 3, 2017, sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women at the 2017 Society for Music Theory ... -
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA’S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: GAPS BETWEEN THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE 1970-2019
The main argument of this thesis is that the gaps in the practice of equality have limited Canada’s capability to transform inequality. The research is What are the policy gaps and problems weakening Canada’s transformative ... -
Madness in the Media: News Coverage of Police Lethal Force on Persons with Mental Illness
(2020)Police encounters with persons with mental illness have been increasing since the deinstitutionalization of the 1960s. As a result, persons with mental illness are the most vulnerable demographic to police use of lethal ... -
“Open Yourself to the World”: Reasons for Studying Foreign Languages in University
(2020)Canadian universities are constantly promoting the importance of multicultural education. However, the departments that are strongly suited to developing intercultural understanding among students, namely humanities and ... -
On the Possibility of a Cinema of Cruelty
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Coercion in Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis
(Dalhousie University, 2020-03)Throughout Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, which introduces humanity to an alien species called the Oankali, there are many imbalances of power. Between violence from toxic masculinity and alien sedatives, the ... -
"All Imagination Compact:" The Ambiguous Relationship between Human Nature and Nonhuman Nature in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(2020-03-03)Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream probes the mysterious Elizabethan relationship between human and nonhuman nature. The common belief at this time saw nature as an almighty force of God; yet, there were many contradicting ... -
Disaster Preparedness and Response in Cuba: The Impact of Solidarity on Disaster Management
This thesis examines Cuba’s disaster response and preparedness measures. The central research question asks: Is Cuba’s disaster management model effective in protecting and enhancing the livelihoods of its citizens? Following ... -
“Finding Joy in the Act of Giving:” Volunteering Amidst Tensions of Altruism and Egoism
(2019-04)Volunteering is an action commonly assumed to be altruistic and beneficial to society; one such benefit is the assumed potential of volunteer work to create community ties. This study uses the gift exchange framework to ... -
Looking to the Future with the Burdens of the Past: Exploring the Systems of Mental Health Treatment for War-Affected Youth in Northern Uganda
Conflict-related trauma is linked intrinsically to mental health. This reality remains ever-present in Northern Uganda, as war-affected youth continue to suffer from the lingering effects of the LRA insurgency. With ...
