Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Echoes of Injustice: Regulating Indigenous Masculinity through Canadian Legal and Colonial Systems

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Year: 2026, 2026
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Shaughnessy, Peggy, Thesis advisor (ths): Miron, Janet, Thesis advisor (ths): Pasternak, Shiri, Degree committee member (dgc): Nichol, Heather, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This dissertation, titled "Echoes of Injustice: Regulating Indigenous Masculinity through Canadian Legal and Colonial Systems, "examines how the Canadian criminal justice system—through its denial of colonial violence and its regulation of Indigenous masculinity—has contributed to the ongoing criminalization and marginalization of Indigenous men. By critically engaging with… more

The History and Legacy of the "Orillia Asylum for Idiots:" Children's Experiences of Institutional Violence

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Viscardis, Katharine, Thesis advisor (ths): Miron, Janet, Degree committee member (dgc): Iannacci, Luigi, Degree committee member (dgc): Marshall, Dominique, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The "Orillia Asylum for Idiots" (1861 - 2009), Canada's oldest and largest facility for the care and protection of children and adults with disabilities, was once praised as a beacon of humanitarian progress and described as a "community within a community." Yet, survivors who lived in the facility during the post Second World War period, a time described as the… more
Full Text: THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE “ORILLIA ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS:” CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCES OF INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the …