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The Baltic Amber Trade, c. 1500-1800: The Effects and Ramifications of a Global Counterflow Commodity
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My thesis adds a new dimension to the history of the Baltic region during the early modern period (c. 1500-1800) by focusing on a previously unexamined global commodity from the Baltic: amber. Historically, the Baltic’s commercial activity during this period has been characterized as one...
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Fall 2017
Over the last few years, the importance of place in the creation, and continuation of, Metis communities has comprised one of my primary research interests. Tied up in this idea of place are the key questions: why did Metis individuals and families decide to stay in the borderlands in the face of...
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Privacy, Dignity, and Integrity: A Material Culture Analysis of What Space and Technology Affords the Neonatal Nurse
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Despite a large and ever-growing body of literature that is concerned withthe relationship between the neonatal nurse and the physical environment of herworkplace, particularly as knowledge that can inform the design of NICUs, thereis very little work that looks to understand how the neonatal...
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Integral Urbanism: Investigating the Materiality and Spatiality of the University of Alberta Quadrangle
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The university quadrangle is a space that exists on the majority of North American campuses, yet detailed investigation into the creation, existence and perpetuation of the quadrangle has been minimal. Considering how universities look to distinguish themselves from one another in search of the...
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Encounter and Engagement with Curricular Material Culture in Multicultural Educational Contexts
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The number of immigrants entering Canada annually is projected to rise to 333,600 by 2035 (Statistics Canada, 2010). This migration increase also means an upsurge in newcomers in Canadian classrooms, which creates pedagogical challenges and concerns (Canadian Teachers’ Federation, 2013). These...
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Spring 2018
Although the desire is strong among Canadaâs rapidly aging population to age-in-place, research reveals few have adequately prepared their current homes to support them later in life. While environmental gerontologists and occupational therapists have studied the meaning of home and the impact...
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Spring 2019
In the early-twentieth century, ballet companies were beginning to form across the United States. This study explores selected costumes worn by founding members of the early-twentieth century Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet dance company and a variety of historical documents pertaining to the company...
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Spring 2019
In the early-twentieth century, ballet companies were beginning to form across the United States. This study explores selected costumes worn by founding members of the early-twentieth century Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet dance company and a variety of historical documents pertaining to the company...