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.
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Fall 2018
This novella explores what it might mean to inhabit the space of non-desire. Tracing the intersection of physical and mental illness, sexual trauma, and the conventional mode of sexual desire, this piece of fiction blends creative and academic writing to tease out the opportunities for other...
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A solution to the Crow-Omaha problem and its implications for future research into social organization
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This thesis presents a solution to the Crow-Omaha problem as originally defined by Levi-Strauss (1966, 1969). By beginning with a fixed set of demographic conditions and a given form of Crow-Omaha marriage rules, and viewing the clan structure as being in a non-equilibrium state, it is possible...