Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Subject "Identity"
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Absurd America: Immigration and Meaninglessness in Werner Herzog‘s Stroszek and Franz Kafka‘s Der Verschollene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-11)In this thesis I compare Franz Kafka‘s novel Der Verschollene with Werner Herzog‘s movie Stroszek by utilizing Albert Camus‘ philosophy of the absurd as a literary theory. The absurd ad dresses the problem of meaninglessness ... -
Affective Identity Predicts Entrepreneurial Intent with Two Forms of Self-Entrepreneur Congruence
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Vocational psychologists have theorized that the congruence between self and occupations is the key to find fulfilling careers for individuals (Vondracek & Porfeli, 2011). However, the typical use of vocational interests ... -
The Discursive Construction of Punk: Language and Identity in Russia’s Punk-Rock ‘Subculture’
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-01)Beginning in the mid 1980s the practices of Soviet youth became a scene of heightened academic interest as western scholars eagerly turned their attention to the changing ‘subcultural’ realities of youth in the wake of the ... -
Ethnic Constructions in the Seleucid Military
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-25)This study examines the use and meaning of ethnic denominations in Hellenistic military contexts, both in literature and epigraphy. By analyzing the epigraphic records of the settlements which provided soldiers for Hellenistic ... -
Food, Identity and Symbolic Metaphors in the Bengali South Asian- Canadian Community
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Migration is a process that allows people to circulate from one place to another as they seek resources and search for new beginnings. The study of the South-Asian Bengali community in Canada, conducted in Southern Ontario ... -
Fostering Change in Entrepreneurial Intention: Experimental evaluation of an intervention based on career choice factors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-15)Entrepreneurship is of increasing importance in today’s economy and society. As a result, government and policy makers are making a call to encourage venture creation. One of the common ways in which entrepreneurship is ... -
Search Party
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-17)Search Party is an installation and video exhibition that explores my identity—how it is constructed and consumed, and how representations of landscapes and discourses of ‘Canadiana’ play in its formation. Since moving ...