Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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

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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

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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