Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The successful settlement of international students is important to their academic success as well as their integration into the host community. This thesis attempts to investigate the settlement needs and experiences of African international students in Peterborough, Canada, from a transnationalism perspective. Surveys were used to collect data from 351 students. A chi-square tests and… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Abstract: <p>Small scale farming at the homestead or hobby farm scale provides opportunities for members of the public to visit farms, see livestock, and engage directly with how their food is produced. This scale is often dismissed as or minor importance, yet the biosecurity of larger farms makes these small farms often the only ones that the public can visit. My research explores whether… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Mungham, Laura, Thesis advisor (ths): Bailey, Suzanne, Degree committee member (dgc): Bode, Rita, Degree committee member (dgc): Steffler, Margaret, Degree committee member (dgc): Bruusgaard, Emily, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>In this thesis I argue that Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book (1872) disrupts conventional narratives of the idealized maternal role in the Victorian era, "the angel in the house" by confronting and giving a voice to the often overlooked realities of maternal suffering. Rossetti accomplishes this by fostering the conversation regarding the challenges inherent in motherhood. Sing-… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Burton, Joseph Mitchell, Thesis advisor (ths): Elton, Hugh, Thesis advisor (ths): Keefer, Katrina, Degree committee member (dgc): Mitchell, Liam, Degree committee member (dgc): Synenko, Joshua, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Beginning in the 1970s, games went from being trivial and innocuous elements of childhood culture to major touchstones of North American popular culture. Games came to symbolize the dangers of a rapidly shifting technological and cultural landscape. This led to a series of moral panics that were centered upon these new, often complex, and increasingly realistic games that were apparently… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Abstract: <p>While hospitals were seen as high-risk zones during the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about how older hospital volunteers and volunteer-based programs navigated that period. Using the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) in Ontario, Canada as a case study, this thesis research explores the pandemic and post-pandemic challenges of older voluntarism in a regional health care… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Abstract: <p>Research indicates that approximately one-third of post-secondary students experience food insecurity. However, there is limited research on engagement with those who organize alternative food support systems which seek to address post-secondary student food insecurity. Past studies on student food insecurity prioritize the experiences of those experiencing food insecurity, the barriers… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Abstract: <p>Recent work at the site of Tamsagbulag, Mongolia, suggests it predates both agriculture and herding in the broader region by more than 2000 years. These excavations showed a more intensive use than expected, consistent with a hypothesis of year-round sedentism alongside a primary reliance on large game. This is noteworthy because, while sedentary hunter-gatherers are known, they are… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Abstract: <p>SOGIE refugee scholarship examines intersecting power relations, including race, ethnicity, gender, class, citizenship, and geopolitical location. A key intersection is how SOGIE claimants navigate the homonationalist apparatus of the Canadian refugee system, which constructs the identity category of an "authentic" SOGIE refugee as characterized by pure victimhood and passivity… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Scott, Becca B, Thesis advisor (ths): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Dubreuil, Laure, Degree committee member (dgc): Fox, William, Degree committee member (dgc): Butler, Donald, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The objective of this thesis is to collect and analyse wild clay from the vicinity of previously identified and excavated archaeological sites near Pigeon and Rice Lakes, and comparing the characterized clay samples to archaeological pottery samples from the sites. The purpose of this research is to explore the resource exploitation in the landscapes around sites, and investigate the… more Year: 2025, 2025
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Leckie, Toban Mackenzie Young, Thesis advisor (ths): Nicol, Heather, Thesis advisor (ths): Harrison, Julia, Degree committee member (dgc): FitzMaurice, Kevin, Degree committee member (dgc): Maher, Patrick T, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>In August of 2014, the Sahtú Dene community of Délı̨nę launched a first-of-its-kind, collaborative pilot project entitled "Destination Deline". Fortuitously, the launch coincided precisely with the field research component of this research project, which had originally sought to investigate the marked lack of Indigenous participation, employment and partnership in the Northwest… more Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is crucial for reducing transportation-related emissions and achieving sustainability goals. However, a significant research gap exists regarding specific consumer groups, such as university students, and their attitudes toward EV adoption, as they represent a demographic influential in shaping future adoption patterns. This research… more Full Text: UNDERSTANDING THE ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS ON THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS): A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS AT TRENT UNIVERSITY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Never, Alana, Thesis advisor (ths): Henderson, Scott SH, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton Jiménez, Karleen KPJ, Degree committee member (dgc): Avdeeff, Melissa MA, Degree committee member (dgc): Epp, Michael ME, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis examines Beyoncé's art within the context of Black feminist thought, specifically focusing on how her work reflects and contributes to the themes of sisterhood, female empowerment, and intersectionality. A comprehensive analysis of her songs and performances will demonstrate how Beyoncé's art advocates for unity, female empowerment, particularly for Black women, and… more Full Text: “BOW DOWN, BITCHES” HOW BEYONCÉ’S ART REFLECTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE NOTIONS OF SISTERHOOD, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, AND INTERSECTIONALITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT. A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>The bringing together of Indigenous (IK) and Environmental science Knowledge (ESK) has garnered significant attention in environmental research. This intersection has been recognized for enhancing understanding of various contemporary environmental challenges. Despite its acknowledged importance, there remains a notable gap in understanding how these knowledge systems are brought… more Full Text: AN EXPLORATION AND EXAMINATION OF APPROACHES AND METHODS USED TO BRING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for …
Year: 2024, 2024
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Abstract: <p>This thesis critically engages with the historic site Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. The most visited historic site in Ontario anchors a vivid and pervasive story of early Canada while archaeological excavations and reconstruction have a history of their own. It is intertwined with the Martyrs' Shrine and regional sites of significance and pilgrimage in the Catholic world where… more Full Text: TRACE OF BLOOD: SAINTE-MARIE AMONG THE HURONS AFTER THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF CANADA A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (MA) in Canadian …
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Molica-Lazzaro, Olivia Rosina Velma, Thesis advisor (ths): Newton, Jennifer, Thesis advisor (ths): Haines, Helen R., Degree committee member (dgc): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Mortuary archaeology presents a unique opportunity to compare cultural and biological factors within burial assemblages. This study expands upon the previous bioarchaeological research in the eastern portion of the Southern Maya Lowlands through a comparative mortuary analysis that highlights burial trends between the site of Ka'kabish, Belize, and surrounding settlements. Ka'… more Full Text: An Investigation of Residential Mortuary Trends Among the Southern Lowland Maya: A Case Study at Ka'kabish, Belize A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2024, 2024
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Gobran, Adam Matthew, Thesis advisor (ths): Haines, Helen R., Degree committee member (dgc): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Fitzsimons, Rodney, Degree committee member (dgc): Graham, Elizabeth, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis presents the excavation and analysis of Structure D-6 at the Maya city of Ka'kabish in what is now North-Central Belize. Structure D-6, together with Structure D-7, comprise the site's only known ballcourt. Performance theory is used in tandem with the existing literature about the Mesoamerican ballcourt's crucial function within the legitimization strategies… more Full Text: From Court to Court: The Ka’kabish Ballcourt in Relation to the Political Landscape of Classic Maya North-Central Belize A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in …
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Generativity, or a connection to and concern for future generations, is often premised upon the hetero-nuclear family structure and an elimination of disability, excluding queer and disabled individuals. In this thesis, I extend ideas about queer and crip futures by theorizing an alternative model of generativity that centers queer, and disabled experiences. I argue that queer crip… more Full Text: Title Page Queer Crip Generativity A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario, …
