Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 2Botting, Heather Denise Harden
- 2Gibson, Terrance H.
- 2Gordon, Andrew Ross
- 2Hayashi, Naotaka
- 2Kjorlien, Yvonne
- 2McCormack, Patricia Alice
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Examination of Ancient Animal Management Practices in Siberia and the Russian Far East through Dietary Stable Isotope Analyses
DownloadFall 2020
This study examines diverse animal management practices through the application of δ13C and δ15N analyses to collagen extracted from faunal skeletal remains. The faunal remains analyzed were recovered from eight archaeological sites in three distinct ecological settings in Siberia and the...
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Examining the First Uses of Pottery by Northern Great Plains Peoples During the Time of Besant and Sonota
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Highly successful pedestrian era communal bison hunters of the Besant and Sonota archaeological phases were the first to use pottery on the northern Great Plains. While the Besant phase is widely distributed across this region, the Sonota phase is confined to North and South Dakota. The Sonota...
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Faithful Stories: Exploring Shrine Veneration in Bangladesh in A New Light An Anthropological Study
DownloadFall 2023
This research study looks into shrines and shrine veneration in Bangladesh in its current context. Shrine veneration as a social practice within South Asia and elsewhere has been controversial within the religious revivalist discourse for quite some time. The rising religious reforms under...
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Fall 2014
This study explores the little-examined dimensions of a highly influential Buddhist organization, Fo Guang Shan (佛光山), which was founded in Taiwan and established more than 200 branches on all five continents. Through ethnographic research focusing on Buddhist materiality – its aesthetic framing...