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In Search of a New Homeland
(2020-08-28)The origin of my MDes thesis/project is a story I wrote to document my journey from Syria to Canada as a refugee. It motivated the visual and theoretical research that came to inform the thesis that follows and the three ... -
The Institutionalisation of Graphic Design: Investigating an Extended Contemporary Practice
(2020-08-28)Graphic design is an institutionalised discipline, afflicted by restrictive expectations of contemporary practice which operate under the guise of standards for “good design.” This thesis investigates the institutionalisation ... -
Revisiting Adam Smith and the Politics of Commercial Societies
(2020-08-28)The following dissertation investigates the connection between the division of labour, political subjection and the psychology of authority in Adam Smiths body of work to further his analysis of commercial societies. By ... -
Dis-orienting Polyamory: Preserving Poly's Transformative Potential
(2020-08-11)Drawing on the narratives of 21 people practicing polyamory in the city of Guelph, ON, this study explores how participants define and conceptualize polyamory, in general, and in relation to their self-concept. Drawing on ... -
Online Information for Caregivers of Adolescents with Autism
(2020-08-11)Many adolescents with autism live at home with their immediate family. Family members, usually the mother, are often the caregivers of these adolescents. These families are present in all levels of society. Many find their ... -
MakerMinds: An exploration of making and mindfulness pedagogies
(2020-08-11)In this doctoral research, I explore how making and mindfulness pedagogies interact when carried out in a single curricular intervention (MakerMinds) and, in particular, how making works to engage students in mindfulness ... -
Observations in Orchestration: John Williams
(2020-08-11)This thesis presents a composition using orchestral techniques gleaned from an analysis of the scores of film composer John Williams. Areas of focus include melodic and rhythmic support, harmonic choices, conducting ... -
Mining Ontario: Corporate Power, the Mining Industry, and Public Policy in Ontario
(2020-08-11)This dissertation critically examines the history of the government of Ontarios policies towards the mining industry to analyze the impact of concentrated economic power on political processes in liberal democracies. It ... -
Animating Performance: Tracing Venices Resonant Diva Attraverso il Palco e la Soglia
(2020-08-11)Seventeenth-century Venetian operatic divas pioneered a new social identity for women both onstage, as virtuosic opera singers, and as independent professionals in Venice. They accomplished this partly in prototypical ... -
Retributive Minds
(2020-08-11)Retributive Minds is a narrative short film in which Javid, an Iranian living abroad, returns to his home country to mourn the sudden death of his sister. Throughout this film, we understand that his sister has been the ... -
Essays on Creditor Rights Protection, Corporate Debt and Corporate Liability
(2020-08-11)This dissertation examines how information asymmetry and bankruptcy costs magnify the conflict between creditors and borrowers. And the conflict between creditors and managers.The central idea of this dissertation is that ... -
Physical Activity and Loneliness Among Adolescents with Disabilities: Exploring Possible Moderators Using the Quality Participation Conceptualization
(2020-08-11)Adolescents with disabilities (AWD) often report experiencing high levels of loneliness. Physical activity (PA) may be a valuable strategy to mitigate feelings of loneliness among AWD. The purpose of this thesis was to: ... -
Zombies, Phallic Monsters, and Rocket Launchers: An Examination of Gender Representations and Simulations in the Resident Evil Series
(2020-08-11)Capcoms Resident Evil series (1996-present) is the second longest running horror video game series, following Konamis Castlevania (1986-present). The series has, from its beginning, offered a choice of gendered protagonists ... -
The Value of Genetic Ties as Ethical Justification for Banning Gamete Donor Anonymity
(2020-08-11)Do we have a right to know who our genetic parents are? Do donor-conceived individuals have a moral right to know their gamete (sperm and egg) donors? From the beginning of the clinical practice of donor conception, ... -
The Role of Endothelial FoxO Proteins in Coordinating Skeletal Muscle Recovery Following Hind Limb Ischemia
(2020-08-11)Muscle regeneration requires inflammation followed by microvascular growth and blood-flow recovery; however, these are impaired in ischemic muscle of peripheral artery disease patients. Endothelial cell (EC)-specific ... -
Active Thermography Using Cellphone Attachment Infrared Camera
(2020-08-11)Active thermography (AT) is a widely studied non-destructive testing method for the characterization and evaluation of biological and industrial materials. Despite promising applications of AT in industry and medicine, ... -
The Unity of Cognition and Emotion in Preschool Teachers' Understandings of Language Learning and Language Use
(2020-08-11)My research study investigates how teachers of linguistically diverse young learners understand language learning and language use in the context of their professional and personal experiences. Drawing on the concept of ... -
American Girl: A Critical Inquiry into Dolls, Childhood, and Consumer Culture
(2020-08-11)Through a theorization and analysis of the American Girl doll brand, in this dissertation I illustrate the mutually constructing connection between childhood and consumer culture. There are several elements that contextualize ... -
Characteristics of Air Flow Over a Sessile Droplet at the Verge of Shedding
(2020-08-11)A Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) study on the air flow over a sessile water droplet exposed to a boundary layer flow was done in a wind tunnel. Reynolds number based on free stream velocity and the height of the droplet ... -
"Let's talk about your weight": How fatphobia manifests in therapy
(2020-08-11)Fat people experience individual and structural oppression in a variety of cultural and relational arenas. Experiences of fatphobia are shaped by body discourses, neoliberal agendas, and the medical model. This dissertation ...
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