Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Re-constructing the past : a critical discourse analysis of three alcohol memoirs
(2020-06-30)The basic, objective manifestation of the problematic use of alcohol is a physical dependence on the substance. However, what we call alcohol addiction is a web of meanings that have become embedded through language in ... -
Re-energizing the not-for-profit sector : a critical discourse analysis of expenditures
(2018-11-16)Discourse related to expenditures in the not-for-profit sector limits the capacity for these organizations to invest in long-term, sustainable solutions for change. Using a Foucauldian perspective and a Faircloughian ... -
Recognizing the value of emotions : an exploration of emotional resiliency and intercultural competence amongst international development workers
(2015-08-25)Intercultural competence is an important skill-set for international development workers. However, it can be more difficult to cultivate than academic models would indicate since it can be emotionally and mentally taxing ... -
Reconciliation in the news : a framing analysis of residential schools and the TRC in Canadian national newspapers
(2018-08-17)The news media play an important role in our society by framing issues and helping to set the public agenda. However, through the use of framing, news media can also privilege entrenched interests and particular worldviews. ... -
Recruitment to retention : post-graduation adaptation of international students
(2015-08-12)Coupled with strategic and recent immigration policy shifts, Canada has taken substantial efforts to recruit and retain international students. Viewed as a future Canadian-educated skilled workforce, international students ... -
Redefining journalism : convergence in the public sphere
(2012-10-22)In this paper I explore how participatory journalism is changing organizational structure and production practices at the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto (CBC). Using practical action research ... -
Redefining womanhood in the west : how yoga helps women transcend damaging and limiting perceptions in western society
(2014-08-28)Western society often subjects women to damaging perceptions and expectations. For instance, there is a deeply unhealthy focus on women's physical appearance; also there are normative roles and ways of behaving that are ... -
Rendered unconscious feminism, race and the NFL : the Ray Rice scandal as a site of critical inquiry
(2016-10-25)The public relations failure of the National Football league during the Ray Rice scandal reveals historic and systematic mechanisms of oppression facilitated through hegemonic ideologies of masculinity, femininity, race ... -
Retaining the millennial generation within the Canadian public sector
(2013-06-25)The following thesis project investigated whether there is a need for change in organizational culture within the Canadian public sector in order to retain Millennials within the public service. Therefore the purpose of ... -
Right now, not yet, it's yet : Canadian Catholic women negotiate feminist and spiritual identities
(2018-07-25)This interpretive phenomenological study examines the experiences of five Canadian Roman Catholic feminist women who choose to manage their identities from inside of the Catholic Church. Narratives illuminate the multitude ... -
Rwandan women entrepreneurs ; the gendered enterprise of nation-building
(2013-07-26)Women entrepreneurship has been well-studied, over the past 30 years, in OECD countries. However, women's roles as entrepreneurs advancing economic development in war torn and post conflict countries are under-studied. ... -
Safety culture in oil and gas : factors that contribute to cultures of non-report
(2016-10-25)This study addresses cultures of non-report in the oil and gas industry in Alberta, Canada. The purpose of the study was to determine what human, workplace/organizational, and external factors contribute to the presence ... -
Seeds of sustainability : food literacy communication in sharing gardens
(2014-10-03)Food is omnipresent in our lives. As humans, we spend a great deal of time thinking about it, growing it, marketing it, looking for it, and consuming it. Yet access to food is anything but guaranteed, even in a thriving ... -
Sense from the senseless : understanding how journalists make sense of everyday trauma
(2013-07-05)A significant body of research documents the experiences of war correspondents and the impact covering conflict has on them. Far fewer studies focus on the impact that covering everyday trauma has on journalists. This ... -
Skylines and hemlines : a visual exploration of expatriate women’s negotiation and definition of appropriate dress in the changing cityscape of Doha
(2016-10-26)This paper uses visual ethnography to explore the narratives of definition and negotiation of appropriate dress for eighteen expatriate women who currently live in Qatar’s capital Doha. Rapid shifts to the physical and ... -
Social media and health communication for seniors
(2016-10-26)The number of Canadians aged 65 years and older continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. The current over-burdened healthcare system must identify and implement alternative mechanisms for delivering care to this ... -
Social media enter the stadium : a case study on the political economy of media at the 2010 Winter Olympics
(2011-07-11)Just prior to the opening of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, a 21-year-old Georgian luger died after his sled left the Whistler Sliding Centre track travelling at 140 kilometres an hour. The following paper uses Critical ... -
Starving for words : the evolution of interpersonal communication from anorexia to wellness
(2014-09-08)This study explores the evolution of identity, authenticity, and the quality of interpersonal communications in the journey from anorexia nervosa to wellness. Framed by Altman and Taylor's social penetration theory and ... -
Stewards of the land, water and sky : Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s relationship with the Burrard inlet
(2018-02-10)This thesis investigates Tsleil-Waututh peoples’ relationship with the Burrard Inlet brought forth by community members and representatives of Tsleil-Waututh Nation as a marker of their collective identity. A modern history ... -
The Supermom syndrome : an intervention against the need to be king of the mothering mountain
(2011-10-22)Through a layered account format combining theory, performative autoethnographic vignettes, and dialogical exchanges, the author explores the performances of Supermotherhood as they materialize within her life and ...
