Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Subject "Canada"
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Against the Grain: Globalization and Agricultural Subsidies in Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2003)This thesis investigates whether developments associated with globalization and regional integration have caused the levels of government support provided to agricultural producers in Canada and the United States to converge ... -
All Roads Lead to Rome: Canada, the Freedom From Hunger Campaign, and the Rise of NGOs, 1960-1980
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-20)The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s Freedom From Hunger Campaign was a world wide campaign to raise awareness of the problem of hunger and malnutrition and possible solutions to that problem. The Campaign ... -
Analyse écocritique de l’oeuvre de Samuel de Champlain
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-18)Notre thèse de maîtrise se consacre à une analyse écocritique des Voyages de Samuel de Champlain. En utilisant l’édition d’Éric Thierry, auteur qui a établi, annoté et présenté en français moderne l’œuvre de Champlain dans ... -
Analysis of the linguistic repertoire of a migrant family
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-27)The increase in mobilization that globalisation brings with it leads to an increasing amount of language contact. When groups or migrants come into contact with majority languages of a country, the minority language often ... -
Any other name would smell as sweet
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Any other name would smell as sweet is an exploration of personal and shared experiences of feeling queer. This exhibition serves as an aesthetic and material investigation of the performativity of othered bodies, identities, ... -
The Asian-White Leadership Gap: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Explanations Based on Leader and Follower Stereotypes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)Despite demonstrating high levels of academic and professional competence, Asians are underrepresented in North American organizational leadership roles. The limited research on this issue has found that Asian Americans ... -
Attitudes Toward Homosexuality: American and Canadian Patterns, 1981-2000
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-23)Previous research has determined that Canadians often exhibit more tolerant attitudes toward homosexuality than Americans, yet few studies have attempted to uncover why this pattern persists. Using World Values Surveys ... -
Bourassa’s War: Henri Bourassa and the First World War
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-26)This dissertation examines the perspective of French Canadian nationalist Henri Bourassa during the First World War from 1914-1918. Bourassa was one of the best-known voices rejecting the war’s purpose and value in Canada. ... -
Canada en(counters) terrorism: US-Canada relations and counter-terrorism policy
(Taylor and Francis, 2009-01-15)This paper examines the role of identity in shaping counter-terrorism policy in Canada. We show that identity functions in three ways: constitutively by defining the range of choices a state is likely to consider; strategically ... -
Canadian Newspapers and the Paris Peace Conference of 1919: A Study of English-Language Media Opinion
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-16)This thesis is a study of English-language media opinion in relation to Canada’s involvement in the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Using The News Record, The Globe and the Manitoba Free Press, this thesis will examine ... -
Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in North America: Comparing Canadian and U.S. Attitude
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)As China’s economy becomes larger—naturally, the global outflow of China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) has also been increasing at a rapid pace. One of the most popular regions for Chinese investment today is North ... -
Class Divides: An Ethnographic Study of Social Service Workers in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-06)Drawing upon narratives collected from those working in the fields of social work and child and youth work, this thesis examines the relationships forged between middle-class social service workers and low-income youth and ... -
Condemned to a Perpetual Jacuzzi… With Millions of Your Best Friends
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-21)Condemned to a Perpetual Jacuzzi… With Millions of Your Best friends is a multi-media exhibition that investigates the personal, the socio-political and the cultural notions of home. The mind’s vision of home is most often ... -
Conflicts and Agreements: Canada’s Foundations and Their Consequences, 1865-1949
(The Confederation Debates, 2017-06)In response to curiosity about Confederation during this sesquicentennial year, historians Patrice Dutil, Daniel Heidt, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Marcel Martel, Robert Wardhaugh, and political scientist Jacqueline Krikorian ... -
Contesting the centre: Low German-speaking Mennonite identity, language, and literacy constructions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)We make sense of who we are by talking about ourselves with others, telling stories about ourselves, our experiences, and our feelings. When we do this, we construct sociolinguistic spaces in which we speak, live, work, ... -
Does History Matter? Pioneering Research on Canada's Attitudes Toward Bygone Days
(The LIterary Review of Canada, 2014-05)A book review of 'Canadians and their past' by Margaret Conrad, Kadriye Ercikan, Gerald Friesen, Jocelyn Létourneau, Delphin Muise, David Northrup and Peter Seixas. -
The Effects of Personal Religiosity and Spirituality on Informal Caregiving Activities
(2018-09-07)With data from the 2012 Canadian General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving, this study measures how religion and spirituality impact a respondent’s informal caregiving activities. Building on existing psychology ... -
Essays in Wealth Effect, Family Structure, and Female Labour Supply
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-27)This thesis consists of three self-contained essays evaluating topics in family structure, household wealth, and married women's labour decisions using Canadian data. The twentieth century has seen significant changes ... -
Ethical Pluralism and Informed Consent in Canadian Health Care: Exploring Accommodations and Limitations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-26)Vibrant and evolving diversity has become an integral part of Canadian identity. Communities are experiencing an enrichment of new ideas, and unique opportunities to learn about those with whom we share the world. At the ... -
Evolving Priorities: Canadian Oil Policy and the United States in the years leading up to the Oil Crisis of 1973
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-20)This study investigates the relationship between the oil industries of Canada and the United States in the years leading up to the 1973 oil crisis. Shortly after the Second World War it became apparent that American ...