Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Profoundly Misunderstood: Nuclear Energy in Ontario, 1940s – 1980s

    Year: 2024, 2024
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Ellis, Ian, Thesis advisor (ths): Wright, Robert, Degree committee member (dgc): Sheinin, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Nicol, Heather, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This study examines the intersection between nuclear energy in Ontario, Canada, with popular forces acting upon it between the 1940s and the mid-1980s. It finds that nuclear energy
    was the target of changing epistemology as society shifted to a post-modern framework in its
    perception of technology. Technology was irreparably associated with potential encroaching
    governmental… more

    The Depiction of Indigenous Women in Crime Fiction Written by Non-Indigenous Authors

    Year: 2024, 2024
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Beaucage-Johnson, Sharon, Thesis advisor (ths): Nicol, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Sherman, Paula, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>From the early days of colonization, the use of stereotypes has negatively impacted Indigenous women. One mode of transmitting those stereotypes is through fiction. This thesis examines Indigenous female characters in contemporary crime fiction, written by non-Indigenous Canadian authors, for evidence of stereotype depiction. Two novels were selected for this study, The Last Good Day by… more

    How Did We Get Here? Exploring Socio-Political Influences in Canadian Penitentiaries: 1800-1955

    Year: 2022, 2022
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Carefoote, Alicia, Thesis advisor (ths): Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Degree committee member (dgc): Nicol, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Desroches, Frederick, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This thesis examines how political and social issues have molded and alteredCanada's penal system since the nineteenth-century. From early Anglo-Canadian society to Joseph Archambault's 1938 Report of the Royal Commission to Investigate the Penal System of Canada, the Canadian penal system waxed and waned against social and political tides. As rehabilitative justice took hold… more

    Sustainable Development and Environmental Security in the Canadian Arctic: Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk

    Year: 2020, 2020
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Barnes, Justin, Thesis advisor (ths): Nicol, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Bocking, Stephen, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This study identifies and examines interlinkages between climate change and sustainable development, environmental security, and adaptive capacity through a case study of two communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region: Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. It seeks to understand how these two communities perceive climate change and define sustainable development, particularly in relation to oil… more

    Building Individuals, Building the Economy: Labour Force Development in Canada's Territorial North

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Yamashita, Emily, Thesis advisor (ths): Nicol, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Bruce, Cathy, Degree committee member (dgc): Lackenbauer, Whitney, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the neoliberal governmentality approach to education for Northern economic development that was prevalent from 2006 to 2015, during Stephen Harper's period as Prime Minister of Canada. Using a grounded theory approach, this thesis identifies three themes – Indigenous integration, education, and employment for labour force/ economic development – to direct an… more

    Barriers and Facilitators to Indigenous Knowledge Incorporation in Policy Making: The Nunatsiavut Case

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Buckham, Meghan Elizabeth, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Nicol, Heather, Degree committee member (dgc): Paehlke, Robert, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The inclusion and application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has become a central and often demanded element of policy making involving Indigenous peoples. However, there are very few examples that exist in the literature and elsewhere that show how IK can be effectively integrated into decisions, policies, and programs. In response to these challenges, this research explored what… more