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Junk in the woods : Yukoners' troubled relationship to the land
(2019-07-06)The illegal dumping of discarded materials in the Yukon wilderness is a persistent problem that governments have struggled to contain. At the same time, similar discarded materials are often celebrated as historic artifacts ... -
Lamenting Patrick Og MacCrimmon : a reconstruction of the ancient art music of the great Highland bagpipe
(2010-02-03)The film documents the teaching, reconstruction and transmission of ancient classical Bagpipe music called Ceol Mor, Gaelic for “Big Music”, commonly known as Piobaireachd. The author engaged several leading members of the ... -
Lean and in-between : culture and discourse in a health-care system improvement Story
(2017-08-22)Background: Lean is a process improvement methodology born in automobile manufacturing and since applied to other manufacturing sectors and, more recently, the public sector. As the Government of Saskatchewan applies lean ... -
Like semaphore in the dark : there must be a better way to communicate
(2019-09-30)The World’s newest nation, South Sudan, is struggling to hold itself together. The Canadian government has recognized the need to aid the population as the country attempts to right itself; and yet, doing so without engaging ... -
Living walls : building with cob
(2012-08-28)There's an interesting phenomenon happening on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada- particularly on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Groups of women, couples and families are going back to the roots ... -
Local government and land use engagement with First Nations : surfacing positive stories for future land use consultation successes
(2017-09-11)In 2004, a Supreme Court of Canada ruling established that the Crown has a duty to consult and accommodate when there is knowledge that land use proposals may impact Indigenous rights. In 2015, the Canadian federal ... -
Longhouse and greenhouse : searching for food security in a community-based research project
(2015-03-12)This applied, community-based research study used an Indigenous methodology to explore food security programs at Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario. The research focuses on factors that affect food security ... -
Making Lemonade : examining female empowerment through visual music media
(2020-09-30)This research study explores popular culture through visual music media, specifically Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album titled Lemonade. Through a social constructionist lens, a phenomenological approach, and by incorporating ... -
Masculinities and engaging older men at seniors’ centres through social marketing
(2018-05-08)Older men are at risk for social isolation, which poses significant risks to their psychosocial health. Seniors’ centres offer opportunities for social support networks; however, older men attend far less than women. Social ... -
Mattering and vulnerability : a phenomenological study of experiences within the community of inquiry
(2014-07-15)Understanding how adults perceive learning experiences online can help institutions, administrators, instructional designers, and teachers to develop, design, and deliver programs that support, motivate, engage, and retain ... -
#MeAfterToo—the hashtag that toppled hegemons? A feminist narrative case study of #MeToo
(2019-07-16)Unlike many less successful precursors, #MeToo exploded onto social media in a way in which previous viral feminist hashtags had not. Created by activist Tarana Burke and later picked up and amplified by multiple celebrity ... -
The Meanings of a Star: Interpreting Music Fans' Reviews
(University of California Press, 2004-02)This article both elaborates on and empirically supports Norman Denzin's thesis on the political aesthetics of interpretation. Through a reading of consumer reviews, I discuss both the image and the music of the contemporary ... -
The Métis Nation registry : exploring identity, meaning, and culture
(2012-06-27)In 2004, Métis Nation offices began to register and issue identification cards to Métis citizens who met certain criteria. While many Métis people did register, and are registering, there are many who have not, and will ... -
MINE : A public ethnography of the case of Minera San Xavier in Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico
(2018-01-22)Canadian companies lead the world in the development of mineral commodities and mining is crucial to the Canadian economy. Recent research shows instances of civilian criminalization, injury, and even death in connection ... -
Mobile technology and women’s empowerment in post-revolution Egypt
(2017-03-06)This study examines how young Egyptian women are accessing and utilising mobile technology to contribute to their socio-economic empowerment. Toward that end, this project employed qualitative interviews to discover women’s ... -
Narratives in adolescent immigration : understanding barriers in self-identity development
(2013-08-07)This thesis examines immigrants' acculturation with a specific focus on adolescents and the development of their self-identity overtime as immigrants in Canada. Adolescence is already a period of change and transition; ... -
Narratives of successful collaborations between alternative media and women's groups
(2013-08-02)Despite the existing fragmentation amongst social change agents serving women on Vancouver's downtown east side, they are seeking fresh and innovative ways to work together to communicate their social change needs and to ... -
Netflix or news? An examination of young Canadians’ appetite to pay for online journalism
(2020-03-16)This thesis explores factors that influence the willingness to pay (WTP) of young Canadian adults for digital journalistic/news content using the uses and gratifications (U&G) approach. U&G is a user-centred theory of ... -
New In the Wheat City : a photovoice exploration of new residents’ relationship with community and place
(2021-02-02)For communities like Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, that are affected by shrinking birth rates and young Canadians flocking to urban centres, the city’s growth is directly linked to immigration, including the settlement, ... -
New models of journalism in Alberta and British Columbia : changing the metajournalistic discourse of community news
(2021-06-25)For decades, the Canadian news media industry has been eroded by a myriad of factors including media conglomeration, the changing digital landscape, and declining advertising revenue—a situation which has only been exacerbated ...
