Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>This thesis concerns the history of the Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center (MAC) from 1992 to 2005. The MAC originated from the vision of Paul Bather, a local politician in Louisville, who proposed building it in 1992, incorporated it, and formed its Board of Directors in 1994. The planning of the MAC involved collaboration among Ali and his wife, Lonnie Ali, community leaders,… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>Is trauma representation possible without re-traumatization (of self or other)? Developed through the creation, performance, and critical analysis of Titty Cakes: A Recipe for Radical Acceptance—an autobiographical, ritual-performance rooted in lived experiences of breast cancer and gang rape—this thesis argues that trauma representation is (im)possible: possible only by accepting its… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>Community gardens can provide access to green spaces in urban environments and intertwine within their neighbourhood when their structure and vision are clear. This study sought to understand the effects of gardens on psychosocial well-being and knowledge sharing. Gardens provide a space for regaining intergenerational and intercultural connection, even after the challenges of COVID-19.… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>In 1980s Ontario, racialized migrant domestic workers faced systemic exploitation, precarious immigration status, and exclusion from labour protections, reinforced by provincial and federal policies that devalued domestic labour. This thesis examines how INTERCEDE, a Toronto-based coalition, challenged these structural inequalities. Employing an intersectional approach, this study… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Thompson, Tamara Jean Taylor, Thesis advisor (ths): Baetz, Joel, Degree committee member (dgc): Principe, Concetta, Degree committee member (dgc): Kreuter, Aaron, Degree committee member (dgc): Synenko, Joshua, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The purpose of this thesis is to acknowledge the contributions chapbooks have made to the world of Canadian publishing and to Canadian culture. It is important to place chapbooks in Canada's publishing history as there has not been a lot of writing on chapbooks or even on Canadian publishing. What sources there are usually focus on larger, traditional presses, often based in Ontario… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>This study explores the connection between the historical occurrences and the landscape changes on Main Duck Island, located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. This research is conceptualized within the framework of Maritime Cultural Landscapes (MCL) to understand the relationship between the landscape and Lake Ontario. To explore this relationship, the study integrates spatial and… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>On many farms, stone and wooden field borders define field sizes. These are commonly perceived as land lost to production and refuges for pests and
disease, causing such fences and hedges to be removed to create larger fields for
increased productivity; this process has eliminated trees and shrubs that provide
habitat along these fencerows. This research explores the alignment of… more Year: 2026, 2026
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Abstract: <p>Environmental infrastructure transforms the surrounding physical and culturallandscapes. In Canada, it has long been an integral part of settler colonialism. It severs
Indigenous ties to the land and furthers colonial goals. This thesis examines the complex
history of the Trent-Severn Waterway (TSW) during the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, when it drastically changed the… more
