Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Title
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The Puzzle of the Morrissette-Arcand Clan: A History Of Metis Historic and Intergenerational Trauma
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)This thesis explores how members of the Morrissette-Arcand clan, a Metis road allowance family from Saskatchewan, endured intergenerational trauma since being displaced from Red River in the 1870s. It frames Metis history ... -
Quantum Field Theory: Motivating the Axiom of Microcausality
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-19)Axiomatic quantum field theory is one approach to the project of merging the special theory of relativity with that of ordinary quantum mechanics. The project begins with the postulation of a set of axioms. Axioms should ... -
Quantum Indefinite Spacetime
(University of Waterloo, 2017)We combine the principle of superposition from quantum theory and the principle of dynamical causal structure from general relativity to attack fundamental questions in quantum gravity. We generalize the concept ... -
Queen of the Academy: Academic Drag as Pedagogy and Praxis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-22)Direct stories from and pedagogical representations of equity-denied and oppressed bodies remain largely missing from and kept out of the academy. And scholarship and scholarly gate-keepers across the academy – and especially ... -
The Queer Eternal September: LGBTQ Identity on the Early Internet and Web
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-21)This dissertation examines the expression of queer identity and community on the early internet and web, and suggests a methodology for working with archived internet and web sources when exploring the history of marginalized ... -
Quenching the Spirit: The Transformation of Religious Identity and Experience in Three Canadian Pentecostal Churches
(University of Waterloo, 2012-03-09)According to Census Canada, after eight decades of consistent growth Canadian Pentecostal affiliation reached an all-time high of 436,435 individuals in 1991. A decade later, the results of the 2001 Canadian census revealed ... -
QuickAssist Extensive Reading for Learners of German Using CALL Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-20)The focus of this dissertation is the development and testing of a CALL tool which assists learners of German with the extensive reading of German texts of their choice. The application provides functionality that enables ... -
Quiet In The Rear: The Wehrmacht and the Weltanschauungskrieg in the Occupation of the Soviet Union
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-26)Historians widely acknowledge that the Second World War witnessed a substantial degree of ideology in the conflict itself. This paper will establish the degree to which the ideology of National Socialism shaped the Wehrmacht’s ... -
Rain on My Parade: Perceiving Low Self-Esteem in Close Others Hinders Positive Self-Disclosure
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Ample evidence suggests that the behaviour of people with low self-esteem (LSEs) can lead to problems in close relationships (Wood, Hogle, & McClellan, 2009). To my knowledge, however, no research has investigated the role ... -
Ralph Barnes Grindrod's <em>Slaves of the Needle</em>: An Electronic Scholarly Edition
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis involves both editorial practice and literary analysis. In order to establish an editorial framework for the electronic scholarly edition of Dr. Ralph Barnes Grindrod's pamphlet <em>Slaves of the Needle</em>, ... -
A randomized trial testing deviant modeling, peer gender, and theft: replication and extension
(2019)Objectives: Replicate previous experimental findings on the causal effect of deviant peer modeling and assess whether the gender of peer models is an important determinant of theft. Methods: A randomized control trial ... -
Rat, Plastic, Wood
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-19)Rat, Plastic, Wood is an exhibition of hybrid sculptures centering the physical manifestation of interspecies intra-action and natural forms of contamination-as-collaboration. In the gallery space a central structure of ... -
Ratings of Everyday Executive Functioning (REEF): A parent-report measure of preschoolers’ executive functioning skills
(APA, 2016-04-07)Executive functioning (EF) facilitates the development of academic, cognitive, and social-emotional skills and deficits in EF are implicated in a broad range of child psychopathologies. Although EF has clear implications ... -
Rationality and Group Decision-Making in Practical Healthcare
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In this paper, a view of non-compliance in practical healthcare is provided that identifies certain non-compliant behaviours as rational. This view of rational non-compliance is used to update a current form of doctor ... -
Rationalization and Regret among Smokers in Thailand and Malaysia
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-11)The current study examines two psychological experiences—rationalization and regret—among smokers from Thailand and Malaysia and the behavioural impact of rationalization and regret—intentions to quit. More specifically, ... -
Re-(en)visioning Salome: The Salomes of Hedwig Lachmann, Marcus Behmer, and Richard Strauss
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Oscar Wilde overshadows the German reception of <I>Salome</I> (1891), yet his text is a problematic one. Wilde's one-act drama is a mosaic text, influenced by the abundance of literary and artistic treatments of the ... -
Re-evaluating Communicative Language Teaching: Wittgenstein and Postmethod Pedagogy
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-03)This thesis analyses some ways in which Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy can make a valuable contribution to the current re-evaluation of the concept of method within postmethod pedagogy. First, the emergence and ... -
Re-evaluating Whether Bilateral Eye Movements Influence Memory Retrieval
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-30)Several recent studies have reported enhanced memory when retrieval is preceded by repetitive horizontal eye movements, relative to vertical or no eye movements. This reported memory boost has been referred to as the ... -
The Re-examined Life
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)The Re-examined Life is an interdisciplinary exhibition of contemplative and interactive artworks that use the expectations of conventional belief systems to question widespread perceptions and value judgments of our current ... -
The Re-examined Life
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)The Re-examined Life is an interdisciplinary exhibition of contemplative and interactive artworks that use the expectations of conventional belief systems to question widespread perceptions and value judgments of our current ...