title: Non-linear Self-consistent Screening Applied to Simple Metals

contributor:
Carbotte, J.P.
Physics

subject: Physics Physics

abstract:
Non-linear, approximately self-consistent calculations of the electron density distribution around a proton and a helium nucleus in otherwise uniform electron gases of different densities have been performed, and applied to two types of problems.

One of these is the energies and equilibrium positions of isolated He in Al and Mg, and of pairs of both H and He in these metals. For the pair potential between the impurities an expression based on the density functional formalism has been used. Both perfect hosts and ones with single vacancies are considered. It is found that when occurring singly, each of these impurities is attracted at least to the vicinity of a vacancy in either metal, and that when two impurities are near a vacancy, the minimum energy configuration occurs with them bracketing the defect, relaxed towards it from the interstitial sites.

The superconductivity of metallic H has been considered, using non-linear calculations to determine the electron-proton and proton-proton potentials. It is found that this causes an enhancement of the transition temperature Tc over that obtained using linear response theory. Tc also depends strongly on the structure assumed, being computed as up to 280°K for the face-centered cubic structure, and less than 10°K for body-centered cubic.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Zieliński's Law and its Validity: Towards a Narratonomy of Homeric Narrative

contributor:
Slater, William J.
Classics

subject: Classics Classics Classics

abstract:
This thesis is a primer for future Homeric narrative studies. It is based on a discussion of possible approaches to Homer and suggestions of directions for future study, focusing on the presentation of the primary plotlines of the Iliad and the Odyssey according to Zieliński's Law.

Zielinski's Law holds that Homeric narrative eschews the simultaneous representation of events through three controversial narrative techniques. The research accomplished in this thesis is therefore twofold: a survey of the principal scholarship on Zieliński's Law, which discusses the methodological and terminological confusion engendered by Zieliński's three techniques, and a discussion of recent narratological approaches to the question of simultaneity in Homeric narrative. Zieliński's Law is found to be valid in both Homeric narratives, although its techniques are reformulated into two more functional and structural narrative methods, which are exemplified in the texts. Narratological approaches are found to be insufficiently text-based and are criticized. Narratonomy, a new approach to the Homeric narratives that follows from the discussion of the Law's techniques, is proposed. It involves quantifying what is readily observable in the text and disregarding interpretations that place an undue exegetical burden on the text.

The thesis concludes that it is quite probable that Zieliński Law's and its two structural techniques could be applicable to other textual and even non-textual narratives. In particular, Zieliński's Law is identifiable with one of Olrik's "epic laws", laws that he observed to have validity for a wide range of folktales and sagas from around the world.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Alanine Transaminase and Waist to Hip Ratio as Predictors of Dysglycemia and Regression to Normoglycemia in Adult Patients with Prediabetes

contributor:
Gerstein, Hertzel C.
Health Research Methodology

subject:
fatty liver
ALT
diabetes
normoglycemia
anthropometrics
glucose
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

abstract:
Current evidence suggests that both prediabetes and diabetes can reverse to normoglycemia; however, predictors of remission of these conditions are poorly understood. We performed analyses on 1,209 people with impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance treated with placebo rosiglitazone and placebo ramipril in the DREAM trial. Normoglycemia was defined as a fasting plasma glucose <5.6 mmol/L and 2-hour plasma glucose <7.8 mmol/L on a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

The effects of baseline ALT and waist to hip ratio (WHR) on regression of prediabetes to normoglycemia 2 years later were found to be interdependent (p-value for interaction 0.01). Adjusted odds ratios ORs (95% CI) of regression to normoglycemia per 10 U/L increase in ALT were 0.79 (0.66-0.94) when WHR was at the mean minus 1 standard deviation (SD), 0.90 (0.80-1.02) when WHR was at the mean of 0.91, and 1.03 (0.90-1.18) when WHR was at the mean plus 1 SD. Adjusted ORs of regression to normoglycemia per 0.1 unit increase in WHR were 0.75 (0.60-0.95) when ALT was at the mean minus 1 SD, 0.91 (0.76-1.08) when ALT was at the mean of 25 U/L, and 1.09 (0.89-1.35) when ALT was at the mean plus 1 SD.

Similarly, the effects of baseline ALT and WHR on AUCglucose0-120 min obtained from the OGTT were found to be interdependent (p-value for interaction 0.056). A 10 U/L increase in ALT was associated with an adjusted AUCglucose0-120 min increase of 19.5 (95% CI 5.3 to 33.7) min*mmol/L when WHR was at the mean minus 1 SD, 11.0 (1.4 to 20.6) min*mmol/L when WHR was at the mean of 0.91, and 2.5 (-9.2 to 14.1) min*mmol/L when WHR was at the mean plus 1 SD. A 0.1 unit increase in WHR was associated with an adjusted AUCglucose0-120 min increase of 30.3 (10.2 to 50.3) min*mmol/L when ALT was at the mean minus 1 SD, 18.3 (3.8-32.9) min*mmol/L when ALT was at the mean of 25 U/L, and 6.4 (-11.5 to 24.3) min*mmol/L when ALT was at the mean plus 1 SD.

In conclusion, high baseline ALT and WHR predict a lower likelihood of regression of prediabetes to normoglycemia and an increase in AUCglucose0-120 min 2 years later; however, the effects of ALT and WHR on these outcomes are interdependent.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: MECHANISMS OF METHOTREXATE SECRETION AND DETOXIFICATION BY MALPIGHIAN TUBULES OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

contributor:
O’Donnell, Michael J.
McClelland, Grant
Wilson, Joanna
Biology

subject:
Malpighian tubules
Drosophila
Methotrexate
Multi Drug Resistant Protein
Organic Anion Transporting polypeptide
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology

abstract: Insects are continually exposed to potentially toxic endogenous compounds and xenobiotics that require rapid elimination from the body. Xenobiotic resistance in insects has evolved predominantly by increasing the activity of detoxification enzymes and/or by increasing toxin excretion via the Malpighian (renal) tubules. The tubules have long been known to transport organic anions at high rates. This thesis examines the mechanisms of excretion and detoxification of the organic anion methotrexate (MTX) by isolated tissues of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A radioisotope tracer technique and the Ramsay assay were used to measure MTX secretion. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was used to evaluate the expression of the genes for putative organic anion transporters. My results show that MTX transport across the Malpighian tubule epithelium is active, saturable, Na+-independent and inhibited by a wide range of organic anions including MK-571, probenecid and Texas Red. Pharmacological studies and qPCR analyses suggest multiple transporters are involved in the movement of MTX across the Malpighian tubules. Moreover, chronic exposure of larvae to dietary MTX or salicylate dramatically increases the transepithelial transport of MTX by isolated Malpighian tubules, suggesting that excretion of MTX is upregulated by exposure to these organic anions in the diet. In addition, treatments known to increase expression of specific detoxification enzymes, such as the P450 monoxygenases (P450s) and the glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs), also led to an increase in expression levels of multidrug efflux transporter (MET), multidrug resistance like protein 1 (dMRP) as well as to increased secretion of MTX by the tubules. This latter finding suggests a coordinated response to toxin exposure, so that when detoxification pathways are increased, there is a corresponding increase in the capacity for elimination of the products of P450 and GST enzymes. Finally, the last section of this thesis has shown that RNAi knockdown of a single organic anion transporter gene in the principal cells of D. melanogaster Malpighian tubules is associated with reductions in the expression of multiple, functionally-related genes. Importantly, these results indicate that dMRP andMET are not the dominantMTX transporters in the tubules when flies are reared onMTX-enriched diets. However, reductions in the expression of organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) are associated with reduced secretion of the organic anionsMTX, fluorescein and Texas Red. Taken together, these results suggest that OATP and at least one additional transporter, as yet unidentified, are required forMTX secretion. In conclusion, the results of my research contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of organic anion detoxification and excretion in flies exposed to dietary toxins.

abstract: Doctor of Science  (PhD)


title: ELECTROCHEMICAL POLARIZATION BEHAVIOUR OF Mg-Al ALLOYS IN NEAR-NEUTRAL SOLUTIONS

contributor:
McDermid, Joseph R.
Kish, Joseph R.
Zheng, Wenyue
Materials Engineering

subject:
corrosion
Magnesium alloy
Structural Materials
Structural Materials

abstract:
A study has been conducted in mildly aggressive saline solutions to indentify subtle yet important difference in the anodic and cathodic process of three Mg-Al alloys, AZ31B, AM30 and AM60B in a partially passive state and a localized corrosion state. The influence of metallurgical factors and environment variables on the corrosion resistance and surface film breakdown process has been investigated using potentiodynamic and potentiostatic tests combined with optical microscopy.

All three Mg-Al alloys corroded in a partially protected state under open circuit conditions in the test solution and the surface film formed on each exhibited a similar breakdown potential. This indicates that metallurgical factors such as alloying additions and the presence of the β-phase (Mg17Al12) did not significantly influence the surface film breakdown process. AM60B exhibited improved corrosion resistance at potentials below the breakdown potential due to the formation of a more protective surface film. The β- phase, however, did not strongly influence either the anodic process at potentials above the breakdown potential or the cathodic process. It was determined that increasing the alloy Al content increases the corrosion potential of Mg-Al alloys, but also increases the risk of localized corrosion. The similar anodic and cathodic polarization behaviour exhibited by AZ31B and AM30 indicates that a 1 wt % Zn alloying addition does not strongly influence the corrosion resistance of these alloys. The die-cast skin of AM60B exhibited better corrosion resistance than the interior at potentials below the breakdown potential due to the higher fraction of Al-rich β-phase, which improved the protective ability of the surface film. The semi-continuous β-phase network did not provide a strong micro-galvanic activity to drive anodic dissolution of the α-phase, therefore, did not significantly affect the corrosion resistance above the breakdown potential. The crystallographic texture exhibited by the extruded AM30 did not strongly affect the short-term and long-term corrosion resistance. AM30 showed a relatively steady passive state during long time exposures in a room temperature 0.01 M NaCl solution.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: The Meaning of Spirituality to Person with Schizophrenia: A Hermeneutic Inquiry

contributor:
Landeen, Janet
Ploeg, Jenny
Nursing

subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nursing
Medicine and Health Sciences

abstract: This study sought to explore the meaning of spirituality to individuals living with schizophrenia. Gadamer's philosophy of understanding underpinned this hermeneutic inquiry. The study took place in a community-based psychosocial rehabilitation program in an urban Canadian setting. The sample included 7 English-speaking men and women, ages 25 to 49, who had not been hospitalized for six months or more. Methods involved hermeneutic analysis of verbatim transcripts of open-ended individual interviews. Four major themes were identified: the fractured self: the meaning of a "spiritual holocaust"; the vortex: the meaning of a subverted spirituality; the emergent self: the meaning of spiritual cohesion; and the nurtured self: the meaning of spiritual practices. Findings demonstrated the high value ascribed to spirituality in the lives of participants, regardless of whether they had a religious affiliation. Spirituality was seen as the fundamental connecting force that maintains the integrity of the self against the fragmenting effects of the illness. Participants felt this connectedness could be profoundly challenged as spirituality interacts with delusions. Nevertheless, spiritual connections within the individuals' life stories, with their community and with God provided the stability that helped them develop a robust sense of self while living with the illness. Implications for practice include the need to courageously support consumers in their spiritual meaning- making. Research recommendations encourage replication of this study in a more diverse population in terms of religious affiliation and an exploration of the spiritual meaning of music and art to persons with major mental illness.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

contributor:
Honig, Benson
Clercq, Dirk De
Medcoff, John
Business

subject: persons with disabilities

subject: entrepreneurship education

subject: theory of planned behaviour

subject: self-esteem

subject: place-train

subject: effectuation

subject: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

abstract: Government efforts to improve the self-employment prospects of persons with disabilities are increasing, yet there is a dearth of information about the outcomes of these initiatives. Further, methodological limitations in the entrepreneurship literature make it difficult to determine the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education more generally. This three-wave, quasi-experimental study provides the first quantitative examination of the outcomes of entrepreneurship education programs for persons with disabilities, indicating that the programs are effective in helping participants to create their own businesses. Contributions are also made to entrepreneurship pedagogy via the first quantitative assessment of the place-train model applied to entrepreneurship development, showing that this approach when combined with financial incentives yields significantly better results than the train-place approach without financial incentives. The study contributes to theory building in entrepreneurship by investigating theory of planned behaviour relationships that have not been adequately assessed, showing significant relationships between intentions and nascent gestation behaviours. The relationship between nascent gestation behaviours and actual business creation is also shown, thus helping to demonstrate the value of utilizing the theory of planned behaviour in examining education interventions designed to promote business creation. Also, the study assesses whether those persons with disabilities who are successful at creating their own businesses have an associated increase in self-esteem, and thus the potential to reap both economic and social psychological rewards, with results indicating it is the activity of trying to start a business, rather than actual business creation, that best predicts increases in self-esteem.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: ROLE OF THE PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INNER MEMBRANE PROTEIN PILC IN TYPE IV PILUS FUNCTION

contributor:
Burrows, Lori
Biochemistry

subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Type IV pili
2012
Herlinder
Takhar
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences

abstract: Type 4 pili (T4P) are fibrous appendages found on the surfaces of a wide range of bacteria. They are used for adherence to biotic and abiotic surfaces, twitching motility, and biofilm formation. Despite their ubiquitous distribution, identifying the core components required for T4P expression has been difficult due to conflicting data about the functions of orthologous components from the most common model organisms, Neisseria and Pseudomonas. By inactivating the retraction component of pilus function, genes essential for T4P assembly versus disassembly were discriminated in P. aeruginosa. In contradiction to data from the Neisseria system, we found that components of the inner membrane sub-complex consisting of PilN/O/P are not essential for surface pilus expression, while the highly conserved inner membrane protein, PilC is essential. The current model of T4P biogenesis suggests that PilC coordinates the activity of cytoplasmic extension (PilB) and retraction (PilT) ATPases via their interaction with its two large cytoplasmic domains. Hydrolysis of ATP by PilB or PilT is proposed to induce domain movements in PilC, resulting in the addition or removal of single pilin subunits from the base of the pilus. Using in vitro co-affinity purification we showed that PilB is a potential interaction partner of the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain of PilC. Also, mutagenesis of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain of PilC produced mutant proteins with a reduced capacity to support twitching motility, suggesting impairment of PilC-PilT interactions. The indispensability of PilC and its potential interactions with the ATPases PilB and PilT suggest that it is a core element required for function of the T4P system of P. aeruginosa.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: Geology the of Old Cabin Creek Massif, Selwyn Basin, Yukon Territory

contributor:
Clifford, P. M.
Geology

subject: Geology Geology Geology

abstract:
The Old Cabin Creek Massif is under lain by Hadrynian to Silurian basin facies strata intruded and altered by Cretaceous plutonic rocks. Exposures are typical of Selwyn Basin and Misry Creek Embayment lithologies.

A 500 m package of upper Cambrian to lowermost Silurian submarine volcanics occur in the stratigraphy. Such volcanics are not uncommon in the Selwyn Basin, but thicknesses such as those exposed at the Old Cabin Creek Massif are unusual. The volcanic rocks are typically hyaloclastic breccias with lesser amounts of massive flows, pillowed flows, lapillituffs, epiclastics, sills and dikes. These rocks show evidence of intense low-temperature hydrothermal alteration. Olivine and pyroxene are pseudomorphed by hydrated phyllosilicates, guartz and carbonate. Unaltered amphiboles (hornblende?) were seen in one sample.

Chemical analysis and petrologic examination suggest they are tholeiitic basalts.

Correlation of upper Proterozoic and lower Paleozoic strata is enhanced by the use of trace fossils. The "Grit Unit" is divided into a Hadrynian "Lower" member and a lower Cambrian "Upper" member. Oldhamia is recognized only in Cambrian strata.

A late Mesozoic tectonic event emplaced northwest-trending overturned and upright isoclinal folds, open folds and thrust faults in all stratigraphy. In addition a klippe derived from the west repeats Cambro-Ordovician litologies on "Wenchless Ridge".

Most of the study area has been hornfelsed and block faulted by the instusion of more than one Cretaceous granodiorite pluton.

Gold values up to 9650 ppb were found in thin arsenopyrite veins at the lower contact of the volcanics. They are thought to have been derived from the intrusive and not the volcanics. The potential for other mineralization to be hosted at the Old Cabin Creek Massif is high.

abstract: Bachelor of Science (BSc)


title: Analysis of reinforced and prestressed concrete slabs by finite element method

contributor: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

subject: Civil Engineering

subject: Other Mechanical Engineering

subject: Civil Engineering

abstract:
The finite element model, which includes the bond slip, dowel action and the tension stiffening effects in reinforced and prestressed concrete slabs, has been developed. Based on the previous investigations in this area, the emphasis of the present study is placed on investigating the influences of the three factors above on the predicted response of the concrete slabs.

The bond slip and dowel action effects are modelled by interface elements which join the steel elements to the concrete elements and are able to transfer internal stresses from concrete to steel bar or vice versa. Modelling of the tension stiffening effect is based on a fracture mechanics approach. The concept of this model is that an opposite and equal magnitude of existing tensile stress which is equal to or greater than the tensile strength of concrete is applied to a newly cracked surface in order to eliminate the stress which was left on the new crack surface due to the smeared cracking model and to include the tension stiffening effect.

Two numerical examples of a simply supported reinforced concrete slab and a post-tensioned concrete deck are presented. The results of the examples are compared with the test data and the analytical results obtained by other investigator and were found to be in fairly good agreement.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: Kinetics of natural degradation of cyanide from gold mill effluents

contributor:
Snodgrass, W. J.
Murphy, K. L.
Chemical Engineering

subject:
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

abstract:
Most Canadian gold mining facilities utilize the cyanidation process in which cyanide is added to sequester gold from the ore. After zinc addition, gold is precipitated from a gold-cyanide complex. Waste streams from the process generally contain a sufficiently high concentration of cyanide and heavy metals that treatment is essential.

The oldest treatment method practiced by Canadian gold mines for cyanide destruction is "natural degradation".

Based on the literature review of the previous studies, the most important mechanism in the natural degradation of cyanide was recognized as being volatilization. Among the variables affecting the volatilization process the three most important were selected for this study, namely: temperature, UV light and aeration rate. The experimental pH chosen was 7.0. In order to evaluate the relative importance of these variables a full 23 factorial design was employed and appropriate experiments conducted over a period of one year.

The synthetic solutions examined were simple cyanide (NaCN), four single metallo-cyanide complexes (Cu, Zn, Ni and Fe) and two mixtures - a "low mix" containing a low concentration of metals relative to the total cyanide concentration and a "high mix", saturated with metals.

Analysis of the results of the experimental design led to the conclusion that temperature had the largest effect upon reaction kinetics. The rate of aeration together with temperature had a significant effect upon the volatilization rate within the first 48 to 72 hours. Ultraviolet irradiation only had a significant effect upon the decay rate of the iron cyanide complex and low mix.

A mathematical model for the degradation of a single metallo-cyanide complex solution was postulated for a batch reactor taking into consideration the law of conservation of mass, and assuming that chemical equilibrimn existed between hydrocyanic acid (HCN) and cyanide ion (CN-). The rate of volatilization of HCN and metal decay rate were the mechanisms assumed to be controlling the cyanide degradation process.

The best estimates of the metal decay coefficients from single metallo-cyanide solutions used to simulate the experimental data of the mixed metallo-cyanide solutions are as follows:

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The model fits the data at the 95% confidence level for five of the eight test conditions; however, for the other three it is poorer.

The model, calibrated using coefficients from the synthetic solutions, has been applied to actual gold mill effluents. Results show that the model can be used for the basic estimate of the cyanide degradation rate. For a more precise result, a recalibration of the model is necessary as a function of the particular gold mill effluent's metal content.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: The Marcinkiewicz Interpolation Theorem and its Extensions

contributor:
Heinig, H. P.
Mathematics

subject: Mathematics Mathematics

abstract:
This thesis is primarily devoted to the study of the Marcinkiewicz interpolation theorem and its applications.

The Marcinkiewicz theorem is extended to function spaces that include both the Lebesgue-Orlicz and Lorentz spaces, namely the rearrangement invariant function spaces. Without imposing any additional hypotheses, weighted generalizations are obtained and applied to well known operators in Fourier analysis.

The Hardy spaces of analytic functions do not fall into the class of rearrangement invariant function spaces. However, following Igari's generalization of the Marcinkiewicz theorem to Hardy spaces, a variant and weighted extension are proved and applied to obtain a weighted integral estimate involving the Littlewood-Paley g-function.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Ethnic Identity as Process: The Ethnic Self and Other as Perceived by Scots in Hamilton

contributor:
Badone, Ellen E.F.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract:
In this thesis, I present ethnic identity as one aspect of a multifaceted personal identity, subject to constant change through processes of construction ad reconstruction occurring within specific social, historical, economic and political contexts. My analysis is based on fieldwork interviews conducted with Scots in Hamilton, Ontario, who migrated to Canada after World War II.

Two primary themes emerged from respondents' statements concerning migration and settlement in Canada. The first concerns changes in self-identification occuring in relation to processes of migration. The salience of in-group differences decreases for Scots with migration to Canada, accompanied by an increased identification with a perceived Scottish collectivity in Canada.

The second theme concerns the display of ethnic identity. Scots in Hamilton may voluntarily choose to express ethnic identity through the appropriation and manipulation of certain ethnic symbols and their combinations. The nature of this display varies in relation to other elements of personal identity, including gender and social class. One interpretation of these differences provided by Scottish respondents centers around social mobility and societal expectations for members of different social classes.

Furthermore, the reification of a popular Scottish culture within Canada lends itself to the appropriation and manipulation of Scottish ethnic symbolism by non-Scots.

In conclusion, I provide several suggestions as to the role and importance of ethnic identity in a contemporary Canadian society of blurred cultural boundaries. I also promote further study on variation in ethnic identification along lines of gender and social class.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: North Caribou Lake Archaeology: Northwestern Ontario

contributor:
Noble, William C.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract:
Field work in the summer of 1981 at North Caribou Lake, at the headwaters of the Severn River drainage, yielded 23 sites. Excavation and testing of ten produced Laurel, Blackduck, late prehistoric, 19th century Fur Trade and 20th century material. To date, this represents the most northerly expression of Laurel and Blackduck cultures in northwestern Ontario.

The ethno-archaeological focus of this project, combining archaeological, archival, ethnographic and informant data, allowed for a clear understanding of the native use of the lake over the past one hundred years, including some important determinants of boreal forest settlement patterns. These determinants appear to have remained relatively stable from Middle Woodland times to the present. Observation of modern seasonal patterns of occupation has aided in the interpretation of the culture history of North Caribou Lake.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A History of Competitive Gymnastics in Canada

contributor:
Elliott, G.
Glassford, G.
Physical Education

subject:
Physical Education
Education
Education

abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to analyse the developments within gymnastics since its introduction into Canada. The thesis has primarily limited itself to competitive gymnastics, and its fluctuations in growth in Canada. As the difference between the words "gymnastics" and "gymnastic" has not been clarified, the words are used interchangeably throughout the thesis. Prior to 1900, and even for some time afterwards, there was considerable confusion with respect to such terminology.

Basically, the historical method was used: relevant documents, abstracts, minute books, unpublished materials, letters, constitutions and newspapers in the particular periods were read, the opinions of authorities were sought through extensive correspondence, and personal interviews were conducted from Victoria to Montreal, as well as at key meetings where coaches and gymnastics leaders from each of the provinces attended. Material was checked wherever possible, by having selected individuals read sections of the written material that they were considered authoritative about.

From a detailed analysis of the material, several overall conclusions were evident. Some of the major factors influencing the development of competitive gymnastics in Canada were leadership, facilities, ethnic groups, the Y.M.C.A.'s, the Strathcona Trust Fund and the public acceptance and appreciation of the sport of gymnastics which was primarily occasioned by the news media.

This study cannot be considered as final, because of the vast amount of material that, as yet, is uncovered. It is hoped that this preliminary study will be continued, expanded and reviewed where it is felt appropriate.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Elizabethan and Jacobean Revenge Tragedy: A study of Power Relations in The Spanish Tragedy, The Revenger's Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, and The Cardinal

contributor:
Morton, Richard
English

subject:
English
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature

abstract:
The purpose of this thesis is to examine power relations in four Elizabethan and Jacobean revenge tragedies: Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, Tourneur's The Revenger's Tragedy, Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, and Shirley's The Cardinal. Beginning with Kyd's prototype, each writer afterwards expresses his own particular view of the proper function of power through his treatment of the figure of the revenger and the role of abstract justice.

My method is to examine recurring elements in these plays, such as: madness, as a reflection of the creation of an alternate form of reality; the ritualistic quality of the enactment of revenge, usually expressed in dumbshow or a masque; the revenger's apprehension of himself as the instrument of divine vengeance; and the position of women in these plays, and the imagery used to describe them. These elements are, typically, stock components of the subgenre which, interpreted in combination, present paraI leI commentaries to the surface narratives of these plays, commentaries that often are contrary to the overt meanings of the plays. My approach to the material is conditioned, in part, by the writings of the historian Michel Foucault and the work of the psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut on the subject of narcissisrn and narcissistic rage. In this thesis l hope to show how each playwright addresses the issues of power and abstract justice, a subject that links these major writers across a span of more than fifty years.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: TRINITAPOLI: A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE HUMAN SKELETAL MATERIAL RECOVERED FROM A MIDDLE BRONZE AGE BURIAL SITE IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

contributor:
Saunders, Shelley R.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: The lpogeo degli Avori represents an artificially constructed burial cave of the Middle Italian Bronze Age (1600 to 1350 BCE). The site has received recent attention due to the finding of two ivory statues which bear stylistic similarities to Mycenaean Greek art of the era. The presence of these statues has led some to believe that the site may represent one of the first locations of Greek occupation in southern Italy, though others remain skeptical and suggest rather that the artifacts are merely reflective of trade associations. The current analysis provides a preliminary evaluation of a portion of the human skeletal material recovered from the site with a focus on demographic structure, general population health, and evidence of migration inferred from strontium isotope data. The site appears to consist of the fragmentary remains of at least 3 infants, l0 children , and 12 adults, with both sexes represented. The range of age groups represented, along with the presence of both sexes suggests a settled group. Palaeopathological evaluation suggests a population partaking in significant levels of physical activity, showing lesions suggestive of heavy lifting. Skeletal evidence of nutritional deficiencies was also observed, though alternate explanations were provided for the presence of these lesions. Chemical analysis of six individuals revealed two to be local, and four potentially non-local. The conclusions of this analysis are made in acknowledgement of the limitations associated with commingled burials and with material that is generally in a poor state of preservation, and this study shows that anthropologically relevant information can be obtained from the meticulous evaluation of even heavily fragmented material.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Mohawk Diabetes And Fat Patterning

contributor:
Szathmary, E.J.E.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: This research project examines the high rate of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) among the Mohawk Indians of Kshnawake, Quebec in relation to current knowledge about diabetes among Amerindians and in the context of the association of NIDDM with a centripetal patterning of subcutaneous fat. The hypothesis tested is that NIDDM is positively correlated with a centripetal distribution of body fat in the adult Mohawk Indians of Kahnawake. In this cross-sectional case-control matched study, Mohawk Indians from the Kahnawake reServe near Montreal, Quebec were matched for age, sex and diabetic status. The results of skinfold ratios, waist to hip circumference ratios, snd principal components analysis indicate that while nearly all of the participants fall above the current standards of obesity, there is no distinct trunkal distribution of subcutaneous body fat in those with NIDDM. Thus, contrary to the stated hypothesis diabetic Mohawk Indians do not show a propensity to trunkal obesity. Several possible explanations for these findings are suggested. Other findings of this study are: 1) a significantly lesser amount of fat on the lower extremities of the diabetic men, and to a lesser degree, of the diabetic women than their respective controls; 2) s strong intra-generational effect present in the sub-population of diabetics; 3) no difference in degree of non-Native ancestry can be discerned between those with or without NIDDM; 4) the pattern of obesity and disease occurrence (NIDDM and cholelithiasis) does not follow that of the New World Synd~me as is it currently defined; and, 5) high rates of macro-vascular disease were found in those with diabetes. Suggested future research involves longitudinal studies from time of diagnosis or earlier in order to discern the relative contribution of environmental factors in the occurrence of NIDDM as well aa continued study of the relationship between NIDDM and body fat in this population.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Toronto's Postwar Little Italy

contributor:
Harris, Richard S.
Geography

subject: Geography Geography

abstract: Urbanethniclandscapeshavereceivedlittleattentioninthe immigrationandethnicstudiesandculturalgeographyliteratures.Marxist historical materialism, speculations on modern(ist) urbanism and assimilation have either denied or neglected the study of ethnic landscapes in the city. A small body of literature on the ethnic use and meaning of space is beginning to emerge which shows that ungrounded theoretical speculation can misinform us about both ethnicity and the buitt environment' This study of retail facades in Toronto's post-war Little Italy addresses the debate and shows that more empirical case studies are needed before \Ye can theorize the urban landscaPe. The retail strip along st. Clair Ave. around Dufferin st' rvas the focal. point of post-war Italian immigration to Toronto' Although the strip n'as mostly built up in the second decade of this century, documentary photographs from the Toronto Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing service show that it changed little before Italian immigration' Property assessment data for the City of Toronto show a rapid ethnic succession from Britishorigin and jewish to Italian for st. clail stores, providing information on tenure, business type, and occupants, names. \{ith this information, I r,vas abletocontactltalian-originmerchantsalongSt.Clairforinformant interviews on their renovations and the changing identity and meaning of St' Clair. Usingthephotographs,Iconclud.ethatSt.Clairisanurbanethnic land.scapeforanumberofreasons:Itaiianimmigrationand entrepreneurship brought visible changes to the original Georgian idiom of the strip, namely the widespread use of stucco, marble/granite and tile' Georgian features were also removed and/or replaced' vestibules were coopted for plate glass windows, cafe windows installed to serve sidewalk patrons and new outdoor patios for ca{es and restaurants' These changes can be explained by the pre-migratory experiences of Italian immigrants and the public quality of Italian culture' I could further support this conclusion with information from my interviews. The interviews revealed that retail facades and the streetscape is imbued with ethnic pride and tensions. Merchants spoke of their pride and preference for ltalian-style renovations, work which was usually done with the aid of family and community members. Merchants' also told me about their dislike for the aesthetic choices of non-Italian entrepreneurs. It quickly became clear that retail facades were being used as a vehicle to express discontent with st. Clair',s previous population and the visible minorities that are novv beginning to dominate the area numerically' TheprocessandmeaningofchangebehindSt.Clair,sretailfacades ultimately speak of the strip's territorial history' Ethnic pride and community involvement helped to change its original identity' Yet this is balanced by ethnic bigotry expressed as discontent for the aesthetic preferences of others' Thus,incontrasttothedominanttheoreticalviewpointsontheurban landscape,themeaningandvisibleaPpeafanceofSt.Clairhasbeen influenced by ethnic relations to produce an urban ethnic landscape'

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Canadian-Chinese Relations: Implication For Sovereignty

contributor:
Nossal, Kim Richard
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: This thesis seeks to investigate the Sino-Canadian relationship in terms of shifts in policy and within the context of sovereignty. Canada's China policy since 1949 has been distinguished by three distinct: phases: "no China", "one China" and "greater China" strategies. The thesis reviews the reasons attributed to the Canadian government's adoption of each of the three approaches. Furthermore, this thesis outlines the characteristics of Canada's "no China", "one China" and "greater China" policies. The conceptualization of sovereignty outlined in the works of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes provides a framework in which the evolution of Sino-Canadian relations may be analyzed. Negative and positive sovereignty present the different attributes of sovereIgn power. In terms of the exercise of sovereignty, the notions of final and ultimate recourse are useful in interpreting the Chinese perception of sovereign authority. It is only when a foreign state, such as Canada, intrudes upon the Chinese government's ultimate authority that a genuine intrusion upon Chinese sovereignty occurs. Conversely, the use of final sovereignty by Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese provinces does not represent legitimate possession of power but merely the exercise of it; the sovereignty of the Chinese state remains paramount. This thesis outlines the characteristics and usage of both final and ultimate sovereign authority.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Marine Fauna Use In Ceramic Age Antigua

contributor:
Cannon, Aubrey
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: Detailed analysis of marine faunal remains was conducted at an early Saladoid (Ceramic Age) coastal site, located on the island of Antigua, West Indies. Previous subsistence models in the Caribbean are closely linked to theories of migration and culture change. I discuss the economic importance of marine fauna at P A -15 (Doig' s) in order to understand the factors underlying variation in the faunal assemblage. The results of the faunal analysis indicate that subsistence strategies of Ceramic Age Antiguans are complex, and that subsistence models are currently too simplistic to be used to describe broad historical trends.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Psychological Impacts Of An Environmental Disaster

contributor:
Elliott, Susan J.
Geography

subject: Geography Geography

abstract: The people of Karakalpakstan, along with those of the entire Aral Sea region, are facing a multitude of health problems corresponding to the drying of the Aral Sea and accompanying ecological problems. This research examines the contribution of the environmental disaster and other mediating variables on the psychosocial health of people in Karakalpakstan, about which no other data are available at present. Four research objectives are addressed within a cross-sectional research design using descriptive and logistic regression analysis: 1) to determine people's perceptions (health and environmental) associated with the environmental disaster; 2) to examine the links between health and environment made by individuals; 3) to determine the prevalence of psychosocial impacts amongst local residents; and, 4) to investigate the determinants of psychosocial impacts. As part of M6decins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) operational research program, and with the assistance of local Universities, and local health care workers, an interview survey was carried out on a random sample of individuals (n=881) in three communities in Karakalpakstan. Results show that much of the study population is concerned about the environment and is experiencing high levels of emotional distress. Also, low levels of self-perceived health were reported in the three study communities, and health problems were commonly perceived as being associated with environmental problems. Further, results for a series of site specific analysis revealed that outcome measures can be successfully explained by a combination of external and mediating factors including individual's location of residence, gender, age, social network characteristics and perceptions of the environmental situation. These results have added to our understanding of the severity and nature of risk perceptions and psychosocial impacts associated with a long term, multi-sourced environmental disaster in a developing world context. Furthermore, these findings have demonstrated that strategies aimed at addressing and alleviating psychosocial impacts need to be specific to the characteristics of the populations most affected.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Power, Authority and the Law in Massinger's England

contributor:
Morton, Richard E.
English

abstract: The trial scene in Renaissance drama provides the modern reader with an ideal means for examining the implicit structure of power that is demonstrated in a play's conflict. Read against a background of the contemporary Renaissance concern for power and authority and how both are expressed in contemporary concepts of law, the plays are comprehensible as expressions of Renaissance ideology. The Old Law, The Bondman, Believe as You List and The Fatal Dowry offer a variety of trial situations in a variety of dramatic contexts. Analysis of these plays provides a consistent view of elements of contemporary philosophical debate on the nature of power. An awareness of the power structure of these plays sparks an interest in examining the forces at work in our day.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Indie Rock Subculture: Hamilton as Microcosm

contributor:
Baade, Christina
Music Criticism

subject:
Music Criticism
Music
Music

abstract:
In recent years, interest in the indie rock subculture has exploded, both in the popular press and among popular music scholars and culture theorists.

This is an ethnographic study of the indie rock scene in Hamilton, Ontario. Hamilton represents a microcosm of what is happening in other local indie scenes. The geographical, historical and cultural locality of Hamilton creates a sense of shared identity among individuals connected by the common interest in indie rock.

This study focuses on how independent rock's network of social practices and economic institutions works to locate subjects within Hamilton's local network while connecting them to the larger framework of interlocal scenes. Aspects of the local and interlocal are explored through narratives of indie aesthetics, style, fashion, institutions, cultural practices, authenticity and investment. Cultural practices, including the production and consumption of indie rock are examined through the lens of Bourdieu' s concept of cultural capital, which exposes constructions and configurations of class, generation, ethnicity, and gender.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: "Despair, Repentance, and Love": Durrell's Remedial Cycle

contributor:
Bishop, Alan
English

abstract: The Relativity Proposition has displaced the concept ot objective truth in favour of a truth that is relative to the viewer, his time, and his place. Durrell ascribes a significance previously reserved for scientific truth to poetic or psychological truth - a pattern or order perceived in human experience. The pattern Durrell perceives is cyclical, an endless repetition of annihilation, precipitated by the defective human heart, and rebirth. The experience of destruction creates the possibility tor spiritual growth. As an individual becomes aware of his participation in what is in fact a universally experienced cycle, he may apprehend what Durrell calls the heraldic universe, the symbolic representation of archetypal human behaviour. Knowledge of the heraldic universe, the embodiment of human potential, frees the individual from the cycle by releasing him from the confines of his own imagination.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Search for Meaning through the written Word: a discussion of Narrative Methods and their relationship to the Search for Self in Joseph Conrad's Nostromo and Under Western Eyes

contributor:
Granofsky, Ronald
English

abstract:
The primary focus of this thesis will be a formal analysis of narrative methods in Joseph Conrad's Nostromo and Under Western Eyes. Conrad develops the search for an understanding of individual character and selfhood through narrative approaches that self-consciously reflect the thematic and moral tensions in the novels. The metaphysics of alienation on the level of fictional characters are echoed by the epistemological and linguistic scepticism of self-subversive narrative frameworks: the reader's "moral universe" and access to reality are implicitly questioned by the problematic tripartite relationship between characters, the storytellers and shifting degrees of authorial omniscience.

My approach to Conrad combines Bakhtinian critical theory with insights from the theories of Jacques Lacan, whose redefinition of the science of psychoanalysis as a linguistics provides a fascinating analytical framework within which to examine tensions between artistic creativity and the subjective search for meaning through communication.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Bernard Of Clairvaux: God Evil And Suffering

contributor:
Vallee, Gerard
Religious Studies

subject:
Religious Studies
Religion
Religion

abstract: This thesis examines Bernard of Clairvaux's thought writings. or not on God, Evil and Suffering, in selected Specifically, my aim is to establish whether the abbot of Clairvaux used the privation argument in his discussion of evil and suffering. The thesis is divided into two parts. Chapter One introduces Bernard and places him in context. It establishes that Bernard was familiar with Augustine's Confessions and a number of theologians who used the privation argument. It also discusses his approach to writing and the influence monastic theology and monastic literary genres had on his work. Chapter two explores variations of Bernard's account of the Fall, in order to judge who were the central players, why did Adam fall and what are the terms employed by Bernard to describe the Fall. It also examines Satan ' s role in Bernard's theology. The focus around which my evaluation revolves is J.B. Russell's claim that the abbot of Clairvaux, like most mystics, made use of the privation argument in his discussion of evil. Chapter two also asks what did Bernard have to say about human nature as a result of the Fall and does his theology of conversion and contemplation describe the restoration of a lack in human nature.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Hearing Voices: Reconsidering Robert Browning, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Dramatic Monologues

contributor:
Ferns, John
English

abstract:
The thesis re-examines the dramatic monologues and criticism of Robert Browning. Browning's innovations to form have been the topic of several studies, beginning with William C. DeVane A Browning Handbook (1932) that provided a way of reading this new form. Later, Robert Langbaum's The Poetry of Experience (1957) and Park Honan's Browning's Characters (1961) further explored the insights provided by DeVane. The readings of the dramatic monologue that they developed studied the significance of the division between poet and speakers in Browning's poems. Langbaum and Honan, as well as Roma King, David Shaw and others, argued that the division defines the form by allowing Browning to state poetic meaning through another's voice, freeing him to speak "truth" without fear of criticism. In reconsidering definitions of poetic form, I intend to demonstrate an alternative model to Langbaum's and Honan's, in order both to study the shortcomings and contributions of their reading models, as well as to re-define how we approach Browning's poetry.

Building upon ideas first suggested by Robert Garratt in "Browning's Dramatic Monologues: The Strategy of the Double Mask" (1974), and Loy Martin's Browning's Dramatic Monologues and the Post Romantic Subject (1985), I will demonstrate a reading of the dramatic monologue that studies the poetic voices in monologues. In particular, Garratt and Martin identify the voices of, at least, poetic speakers and internal auditors. Studying voices shifts the focus of interpretation away from simply appropriating poetic meaning from the speaker, to considering how the speaker's intentional (and unintentional) alterations of speech affect his statements of "meaning."

The theory that informs my thesis about the dramatic monologue is proposed in Mikhail Bakhtin's Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics (1929) and "The Discourse in the Novel" (1934). According to Bakhtin, narrators, primarily in Dostoevsky novels, use multiple voices to narrate themselves and their world. Bakhtin's theories argue that the multivoiced narration undermines the narrator's attempt to present poetic meaning monologically. A single speaker's own "dialogical" utterances become a foundation for textual discourse in which meaning exists, but may never be completely known. To demonstrate Bakhtin's model of reading and how dialogism affects interpreting poetry, I will be studying Browning's "Fra Lippo Lippi" (1855), "An Epistle ... of Karshish" (1855), and "Cleon" (1855).

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Transfonnation on Outward Bound Courses: Golden Feathers

contributor:
Rodman, William
Anthropology

subject:
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Social and Cultural Anthropology

abstract: Outward Bound wilderness school uses experiential, adventure-based learning strategies to facilitate personal transformation for its students. While this process has been well-researched from an individualistic, psychology-based perspective, the possible influence of cultural factors has not yet been well-addressed. This ethnography explores the cultural dimensions of transformation at Outward Bound, using a constructivist, narrative-based approach, as well as employing theoretical notions such as: rites of passage, communitas, experiential education, generative education, and 'border intellectual' in the interpretation of the narratives. Selfnarratives were co-constructed with twenty Outward Bound students at three points: before, at the end of, and three months after their courses. The research confirms that transformational learning was accomplished by 18/20 participants, in at least one of eight general areas that emerged from their narratives. A further eight cultural factors were identified which contributed to students' willingness and ability to undertake personal transformation in that environment: a culture of support for success and failure, intrinsic adventure, acceptance of diversity, open communication with others, improved communication with self, a culture of possibility, simplicity, and patience. Alternatives to the rites of passage model for post-industrial society are discussed. The overall learning is that it is possible to improve the likelihood of generating transformational learning, through managing the cultural factors indicated, in the learning environment.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Legal Philosophy and Evaluative Considerations

contributor:
Waluchow, Wilfrid
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
This thesis investigates a number of questions of concern to recent legal theorists, especially as regards the points of connection between "positive law" and non-positive elements in the functioning legal system. Competing theoretical perspectives on "law" and the philosophical implications of these are treated as fundamental to understanding current debates in legal philosophy. The view that evaluative judgements must enter legal theory is defended against Hans Kelsen's ambition for a "pure theory of law". Factors significant in the identification of law and, specifically, involved in whether non-positive considerations this is an important controversy that are is explored. A view in which moral arguments sometimes enter into the determination of law is defended against Joseph Raz's "sources thesis" in which law is exhausted by taking account of "authoritative positivist considerations".

Issues concerning foundations for legal philosophy are addressed both at the outset of the work and in the final chapter. It is argued that a legal theory that pictures "law" as having institutional sources is preferable to Ronald Dworkin's picture of law as "interpretation". Dworkin's theory of law is considered in various dimensions, and several problems with his approach to legal philosophy are identified.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Karst Geomorphology of Manitoulin Island

contributor:
Ford, D.C.
Geography

subject: Geography Geography

abstract: Manitoulin Island is formed of glacially-abraded dolomite and limestone bedrock widely exposed across the island. The dominant karst landform is dolomite pavement, its form strongly controlled by lithology and classified according to appearance and karren characteristics. Pavement was found to be most extensive and well developed on the Amabel Formation, which also featured a pitted littoral zone along the southern Lake Huron shore. The Fossil Hill Formation featured good pavement only on a limited number of sites .. Other carbonates had only very shallow, limited pavement due to presence of clay or silica rich insolubles, thin beds and frequent shale interbeds. Clint and grike karren forms were the most common on Manitoulin Island pavements. Grikes on these pavements were found to be on average 13 cm wide, 83 cm deep and 367 cm in length, with much variation across pavement types. Grike orientations were dominated by a 90° regional set, with sets at 60°, 1200 , 300 and 150° of secondary importance Investigation of the island's hydrogeology revealed that the main karst aquifer is divided in half by the Cabot Head Shale aquiclude. The northern aquifer is formed of less soluble carbonates and is dominated by fluvial surface drainage. The southern aquifer has developed in highly soluble dolomites and is dominated by holokarstic drainage, mainly diffuse, and several internally draining lakes. A lack of fluvial karst except some immature systems is attributed to few streams crossing the border between the two extremes of drainage type. There is little macro-karst except Mindemoya Cave, indicating there are limiting fa.ctors to karst development on Manitoulin including age since deglaciation, rock solubility and physiography. Tree density on alvars, a sparsE! parkland type vegetation, was examined on the pavemen.ts. Density was directly related to pavement type as a function of amount of debris in grikes which allows trees to take root. The impacts of deforestation likely enhanced erosion, resulting in the development of this type of vegetation. The relationship between hardness and specific conductivity for Manitoulin Island surfac4= and subsurface waters was established in this study. The wat.ers were found to have high hardness, similar to values on the Bruce Peninsula.

abstract: Master of Science (MS)


title: Tennyson's Debt to Shakespeare

contributor:
Ferns, H. J.
English

abstract:
The literary relationship between Tennyson and Shakespeare is a subject at which many critics have hinted but which few have explored, even though Tennyson was uncharacteristically open about his many borrowings from Shakespeare.

This thesis examines Tennyson's debt by looking at many of the passages in which syntax or theme are taken from Shakespeare -- even if not consciously -- and it discusses what, if anything, Tennyson's poetry gains from awakening a reader's recollection of a Shakespearean passage or piece. The order of works discussed is approximately chronological: it begins with an unfinished play written when Tennyson was an adolescent, and then it moves on to some major and minor early publications and to the two best-known writings of Tennyson's middle years. It concludes with a consideration of Tennyson's late effort to switch careers and become a dramatist.

All through Tennyson's long life, Shakespeare was never far from his mind, but as his career advanced he gradually reduced his tendency to draw upon his knowledge of Shakespeare's works themselves and focused more on cultivating a non-literary relationship to supplement the literary. Tennyson worked hard to be considered, in his own mind as well as in the mind of his audience, a successor, of sorts, to Shakespeare. The thesis ends with a consideration of the death of Tennyson, which in some ways was a feat of calculated image construction. When Tennyson died with a copy of Cymbeline practically in his hand, the symbolic display perhaps was designed to ensure that the Laureate's name and that of the bard remained linked together for posterity.

Throughout, the thesis considers Harold Bloom's theory of literary influence and argues that when it is applied to Tennyson and Shakespeare, it does not hold up. Despite all that is attractive about Bloom's model, a special case needs to be made to account for the inspiration that Tennyson drew from Shakespeare.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Synthesis and Characterization of Water Soluble Polymers

contributor:
Hamielec, A.E.
Chemical Engineering

subject:
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

abstract:
This thesis has been written in three parts. Part I deals with the rheological response of dilute solutions of high molecular weight polyacrylamides at low shear rates. The non-Newtonian effects were found to be significant for polyacrylamides with number average molecular weights exceeding 10⁶. The molecular weight average-intrinsic viscosity relationship most widely used in literature was found to be valid when the intrinsic viscosity was measured at high shear rates where the polymer solutions approached Newtonian behaviour. A new relationship was developed relating the number average molecular weight to the intrinsic viscosity extrapolated to zero shear rate.

Part II is an experimental investigation of the free-radical chain polymerization of acrylamide in water with potassium persulfate initiator. Conditions were such that the polymers produced had a number average molecular weight in excess of one million. Molecular weight averages were measured by viscometry, accounting for the non-Newtonian effects by the methods developed in Part I. Values for the transfer constants to the monomer and to the initiator were estimated at 25°C and 40°C and compared to the literature values.

In Part III, a new method was developed to estimate the reactivity ratios from composition-conversion data, based on non-linear regression. Previously published experimental data for the copolymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide were analysed by the new method, and the results compared to those reported by the original investigators. Composition-conversion data were collected for this copolymerization system at intermediate conversion levels and over a limited range of compositions. Values for the reactivity ratios at 40°C were obtained from these data by the new algorithm, and compared to the literature values.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Into the Panopticon: The Experiences of Female Kin Caregivers

contributor:
Dumbrill, Gary
Social Work

subject:
Social Work
Social Work
Social Work

abstract:
Kinship Care is a relatively new, organized concept and increasingly popular alternative to foster care in the Ontario child welfare system. The field is currently developing policies and practices in terms of how kinship care can be standardized and implemented to provide more permanency to children identified to be in need of protection. However, with the child welfare system operating within a larger system, there is a danger that the emergence of kinship care may re-produce the inequalities of women and their caring work. Similar to the foster care system, kin caregivers are mainly women yet the critical difference is these women are closely tied as kin to their external families who have reached out to them along with the child welfare agency with the expectation they provide care for kin children who cannot remain in the birth parent's home.

This study has attempted to accurately examine and depict the experiences of 4 female kin caregivers in order to listen to their voices and gain a better understanding of their struggles in maintaining the autonomy and integrity of their extended families. The participants offer poignant examples in their stories of their strong maternal duty and commitment to care and how quickly the organizational structure can take advantage of their socially constructed place in the larger society.

The interviews highlighted the fact that by way of societal expectations, the child welfare system in Ontario has inadvertently placed them in the centre of a panopticon, itself becoming the surveyor of these female kin caregivers. Due to the kin caregiver's gender and the social construction of maternal blame, the system intrudes to monitor how they parent their own kin. This in tum creates a perception or appearance that kin caregivers are less able to care and does not reflect a high social value.

The findings highlight several implications for social work policy and practice and raises questions about the need to change some of the current practices of how we view kin caregivers. Furthermore, if there is to be a gaze upon kin caregivers due to bureaucratic obligations, the gaze must be a reciprocal one---one that identifies and sees injustices to kin caregivers with intent for resolution without judgment.

abstract: Master of Social Work (MSW)


title: Equal Ardour: Gender and the Ideal Relationship in Eliza Haywood's Amatory Fiction

contributor:
Walmsley, Peter
English

abstract:
This thesis examines a selection of Eliza Haywood's early fiction. The central action in all of these works is the development of a passionate love relationship between a man and a woman. Haywood's ideal vision of this relationship is the union of man and woman as equals with a relationship based on mutual affection and esteem. The vast majority of her novels, however, demonstrate that there is only a slim possibility that this ideal can be realized. I argue that the greatest obstacle to the ideal relationship in Haywood's novels is the concept of absolute gender difference. Only when conventional gender roles have been cast aside is Haywood's ideal of an equal union possible.

Chapter One focuses on the tragic effects that conventional ideas about gender difference have on the love relationship. Chapter Two looks at two of Haywood's novels in which her ideal is achieved. The last chapter examines how Haywood shows men and women using language to establish a relationship with each other and, then, expands on these ideas to consider the "conversation" which takes place between Haywood and her reader. The thesis concludes with a brief look at the last two works which Eliza Haywood wrote: The Wife and The Husband, In Answer to the Wife (1756).

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Nutritional Health In Prehistoric Southern Ontario

contributor:
Saunders, S.R.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional heal th status of prehistoric aboriginal populations from southern ontario. An investigation of femoral midshaft cross-sectional bone areas was undertaken to examine possible diachronic changes in these bone areas among three time periods represented by eight ontario skeletal samples. Each sample was chosen because it falls into a critical period in ontario prehistory. The samples included: Cameron's Point, Serpent Mounds and LeVesconte Mound Middle Woodland (MW) populations which practiced a hunter-gatherer economy; Bennett, Richardson, Miller and Serpent pits whose populations practiced a mixed economy supplemented by cultigens introduced prior to and during the Early ontario Iroquois (EOI) stage; and Orchid, a Middle ontario Iroquois (MOl) population which was supported by an increasing reliance on maize agriculture. It has been demonstrated that populations undergoing nutritional stress exhibit reduced cortical bone areas, in particular per cent cortical area (PCA). Furthermore, it has also been demonstrated that populations which rely heavily on a maize diet exhibit nutritional stress. Therefore, if later ontario aboriginal populations were heavily dependent on maize, there should be a diachronic change in the cross-sectional bone areas of these populations. A total of 343 femora were obtained from individuals of all ages and both sexes. The midshaft cross-sectional bone areas were measured using a Kroton MOP Video-Plan Stereological and Morphometric electronic digitizer. Only the adult samples of each time period included enough individuals to be statistically significant, and thus form the basis of the analysis. The results of this investigation indicate an overall maintenance of cross-sectional bone areas over time. The mean peA of the MW and Eor samples did not significantly differ from each other, perhaps indicating the maintenance of a mixed economy later supplemented by maize. The mean peA of the Mor sample is significantly greater than that of the EOI sample. The inclusion of beans into the later diet may have produced a diet of higher nutritional value, as indicated by this higher mean peA. However, the MOI sample may be composed of a greater number of younger adults, who would have a higher peA. Additionally, the mean peA of the MW and MOI samples do not differ significantly, again indicating the maintenance of a nutritionally varied diet.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Image of the City and Urban Literature: A Comparative Study between James Joyce's Dubliners, Hanif Kureishi' s The Buddha of Suburbia, and Irvine Welsh's Glue

contributor:
Granofsky, Ronald
Brophy, Sarah
English

abstract:
The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate that "urban literature" is defined as much by the experience of the character as by the presence of the city. My central argument is that "urban" denotes not merely the presence of the city but an attitude adopted by the individual.

I invoke the scholarship of psychoanalyst Georg Simmel to explain how the presence of the city and urban images in a text are structured and quantified through a process of mental calculation. Contrary to Simmel, however, I argue that the process of calculation extends beyond immediate consciousness and into the very subjectivity of the individual. My analysis of calculation within the individual proceeds on three levels: socio-economic, intimate, and spiritual.

In my first chapter, I have chosen James Joyce's Dubliners (1914) to establish this three-tiered model of analysis. In my second and third chapters respectively, I have chosen Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) and Irvine Welsh's Glue (2001) to complicate the model and explore how the calculated image of the city has developed over the twentieth century. Kureishi and Welsh place a much greater emphasis on personal subjectivity in comparison to Joyce's omniscience. The result is a less imposing and overbearing image of the city as a self-contained active entity.

I hope that this thesis will contribute to the discourse on urban literature in two respects. First, I hope to establish a general understanding of the city's role in literature. Second, I hope to establish the calculative mind as a characteristic common to the urban experience. The misunderstood role of the city and the complexity of urban life have played a role in preventing "urban literature" from becoming a well-defmed disciplinary area.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: "Instructing Childhood's Ready Ear" - The Genealogy of William Wordsworth's Educational Philosophy

contributor:
Clark, D.
English

abstract:
This study, comprising two parts, examines the social implications of William Wordsworth's plea in The Excursion for a system of national education. Utilising Michel Foucault's concern with power relationships, I show that in Book IX of the poem the Wanderer constitutes an index to emerging eighteenth-century social forces.

From an assertion that notions of order and discipline inform the Wanderer's discourse, part one moves to a discussion of some Enlightenment philosophers and their educational theories. Concluding with a consideration of some lesser known educational theorists, it introduces Dr. Andrew Bell's "Madras" system of education by which Wordsworth was heavily influenced.

Part two begins with a consideration of Wordsworth's political position. I then draw upon Foucault's notion of "genealogical analysis" to demonstrate that traditional interpretations of Wordsworth prevent critics from recognising the reactionary element in Wordsworth's early philosophy. Following an examination of the poet's concern with social order, the study concludes by showing that Foucault's work on "Docile Bodies" is applicable also to an analysis of eighteenth-century educational institutions.


title: Significant Images in Tennyson's Maud

contributor:
Ferns, John
English Literature

subject:
English Literature
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature

abstract: Tennyson's Maud has inspired critical controversy since its initial publication in 1855. Objections to the poem have centered on its political sentiments and on the obscure quality of some of its lyrics. Maud's ending, in particular, has been problematic for readers confused when the supposedly morally uplifted speaker sails off to participate in the Crimean War. Other readers have recognized the speaker's inherent psychological defects conveyed through the poem's highly emotional nature. This imagistic study examines how image patterns appearing in the poem symbolically reinforce the different phases of passion in one person, which Tennyson had said replaced "characters" in the dramatic action. Significant patterns include images of light and dark, and images of head, hand and heart. The patterns indicate that the speaker has not recovered fully at the poem's end. Maud's organic life, its self-contained unity, emerges through the simultaneous movement of images within the speaker's psyche. By systematically identifying imagistic parallels with the speaker's psychological development, some light is shed on Maud's complexity and on Tennyson's artistry.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Making Choices: The Size of the Canadian House of Commons

contributor:
Atkinson, Michael
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract:
There is no simple, single explanatory model which will explain why a given national legislative assembly is fixed at a particular size. A number of research tools are required to fully understand decisions regarding legislature size. This thesis contributes to our understanding of legislature size by outlining three approaches and then applying the research tools of these approaches to the problem of legislature size in Canada.

The first approach is based on the assumption that any study of legislature size must include an exploration of the constitutional and legal context within which decisions are made. In Canada, where specific constitutional formulae have bound legislators to fix the size of the House at specific levels after each decennial census, it would be foolhardy to study legislature size without a solid understanding of these institutional constraints.

The second approach suggests that it is essential, when studying legislature size, to recognize the substantial influence which population size typically exerts on legislature size. Comparative empirical analysis demonstrates that the size of nations' populations explains in the range of 80 per dent of the variance in legislature size between nations. Thus, the influence of population size must be fully explored.

The third approach employed in this the~is, suggests that choices regarding legislature size can be explained with reference to prevailing conceptions of political representation. At its simplest level, the assumption behind this approach is that different understandings of political representation involve different priorities and different styles of representation, each of which will have different ramifications for legislature size. It is the emphasis placed on this previously under used approach which is the principle contribution of this thesis.

With regard to legislature size in Canada, this thesis demonstrates that once the institutional constraints and the influence of population size are understood and accounted for, the choices which have been made regarding the size of the Canadian House of Commons can be most effectively explained by the pervasiveness of a Burkean conception of political representation.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Dystopia and the Modern Subject

contributor:
Silcox, Mary
English

abstract: This dissertation explores the connections between dystopia and modern theorizations of human subjectivity in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. These two pioneering dystopias confront their reader's understanding of being human, as well as considering notions of responsibility, freedom, self and subjectivity by challenging modern assumptions of the nature of human reality. My introduction considers dystopia, and both authors' philosophical concerns as they emerge in the citizens of their dystopian worlds. These citizens function as analogies to the modern self that has gone astray and fallen into a state of nihilism. My second chapter focuses on the ethical construction of the citizens of Huxley's Brave New World and explores his critique of the ethics of scientism which shapes and influences their lives. My third chapter similarly considers the ideological complexities of the citizens in Orwell's even harsher dystopia Nineteen Eighty-Four, where ideology threatens the prospect of meaningful being in the world. By examining the way Huxley and Orwell meditate on the malaise of the modern self through their dystopian citizens, and identifying, with the help of modern theories on the self, their philosophical position on humanity's present condition, this study considers the great value of the modern dystopia. I highlight the importance of the dystopian search for a deeper understanding of the truth of reality, and meditate on the nature of being human, as dystopia describes what humanity is by describing what it is not.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Study Of preaching forResponse In the Context Of Sunday Morning Worship At Bethel Baptist Church In Getzville,

contributor:
Kerstan, Reinhold
Divinity College

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: During a twelve-week test period the writer researched the problem of how to enhance the responsiveness of the worshiping congregation to God's presence in the preached word on Sunday mornings. A fivemember support team in. the local church assisted the writer in the development of four tools for measuring the congregation's responsiveness to God's presence in the preached word on Sunday mornings. The four measuring tools were: 1. Two Video Cameras, 2. A Response Form, 3. A Weekly Discussion Group, and 4. Personal Interviews. The development of these tools was aided by feedback from the congregation. From the research the writer gleaned these five principles of preaching for response called, Apples of Gold: 1. Seeing God's Pictures, 2. The Anointing of God, 3. Touching Real Needs, 4. Listening to the Listeners, and 5. Focusing on God's Calling. It was observed that these Apples of Gold were enriched by three special relationships: 1. The Spirit of Generosity, 2.The Spirit of Expectation, and 3. The Transcendent Spirit of God. The writer includes a 37-page, selected bibliography under four disciplines: 1. Contemporary Environment, 2. Worship Setting, 3. Preaching Focus, and 4. Hermeneutical Necessity including journal articles from both Leadership and Preaching plus a few videos.

abstract: Doctor of Ministry (DMin)


title: The Autobiographical Narrator in Doris Lessing's "The Children of Violence"

abstract:
The problem of the shifting narrator in Doris Lessing's novel-series, "The Children of Violence" (1952-1969), is resolved by examining the series from the perspective of what has been seen as a second problem, the degree of autobiography. Even a cursory examination of Lessing's biography reveals parallels with so many of the major events (and even their locations) in Martha Quest's life, that it is reasonable to speak of the narrator as an autobiographical narrator.

The concept of an autobiographical narrator explains the verisimilitude of the portrait of the young girl, Martha Quest, growing into adulthood in Southern Africa. It also, however, explains Lessing's shift into interior monologue and symbolic language as her protagonist approaches her own age at the time of writing, since by the time she wrote the fourth novel in the series, Landlocked (1965), Lessing was steeped in an ancient mystic Islamic sect, Sufism, with its emphasis on the "teaching story".

Becoming conscious of her craft, and more particularly of the power of words and the sense of the fictional itself, Lessing, in her fifth novel, The Four-Gated City (1969), fuses fact and fiction to create a fictional documentary. She leaves behind her author/god role and introduces metafictional elements such as internal texts and specific vocabularies in order to keep the reader aware that he or she is reading a work of fiction.

In linking Lessing's life and consciousness with those of her narrator, I believe that I have found a way to demonstrate the unity of a series of novels in which the question of technique has remained problematic since the publication of the last novel, twenty years ago.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Polytypism and the Vibrational Properties of PbI₂

contributor:
Morrison, J. A.
Physics

subject: Physics Physics

abstract:
The vibrational properties of polytypes of PbI₂ crystals have been studied experimentally by means of the techniques of Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and low temperature calorimetry. The crystals were prepared by three different methods: gel growth, thermal annealing and growth from the melt.

The Raman spectra are used to determine features of the phonon dispersion curves, in the crystallographic c-direction, that are common to all of the polytypes. The results are correlated with existing information obtained from measurements of Brillouin spectra and inelastic scattering of neutrons.

Both the heat capacity and the thermal conductivity were determined from the calorimetric measurements in the region 0.5

All of the results are analysed within the framework of a 6-parameter force constant model. Bounds are placed on the magnitudes of anharmonic and 2-dimensional contributions to the vibrational properties.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: The Adder Orchard Site (AgHk-16): Lithic Technology and Spatial Organization in the Broadpoint Late Archaic

contributor:
Ramsden, Peter G.
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: This thesis discusses the 1989 excavation and analysis of a Late Archaic Broadpoint component. the Adder Orchard Site (AgHk-16), located in the County of Lambton, Ontario. The excavation centred around two surface debitage concentrations that were approximately 40 metres apart. Grids A (93 m 2) and B (22 rna) revealed a total of 27 features with varying amounts of cultural material. The purpose of the 1989 project was to define site limits. and to locate features to provide more data pertaining to site function, seasonality, chronological sequence, lithic procurement and reduction strategies. and sUbsistence practices of the Broadpoint people.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Resiliency Of a People: A Haudenosaunee Concept Of Helping

contributor:
Sammon, Sheila
Social Work

subject:
Social Work
Social Work

abstract: Thi paper explores th impact of traumatic experiences of colonialism, go emment policies genocide, racism discrimination, oppression, residential schools, etc. that have affected Aboriginal p oples lives for many generations. These traumas ha e compounded into many layers of grief and loss. Aboriginal people have not had the opportunity to grieve, heal or recover from their pain and suffering. It has left communities, families and individuals in states of deprivation, apathy, powerlessness, and hopelessness. Fi r t Nations communi ties are faced with devastating conditions and high rates of suicide alcoholism. iolence, family breakdowns, drug addiction, poverty, unemployment homele nes etc. aU symptoms of much deeper underlying problems. Each Aboriginal person, family and nation accumulates and carries the pains and trauma from the generations before, not knowing how to abolish or recover from this emotional, psychological and spiritual wounding. This research highlights the importance of cultural knowledge, practices and connections to the land in assisting Aboriginal people in recovering from generations of trauma, loss and pain. The research focuses on the Six Nations IroquoislHaudenosaunee people of the Grand Ri ver. It a1 0 explores the cultural teachings of the IroquoislHaudeno aunee and how so ial work and counselling practitioners are using traditional Haudenosaunee/Iroquois knowledge a a foundation to their practice in helping Iroquois p pJe reeo er from the generations of trauma, pain and loss. As a result of this re earch a cuJtural model for social work practice has been produced to assist practitioners in their helping role and work with Aboriginal people.

abstract: Master of Social Work (MSW)


title: "We Trust God Will Own His Word: McMASTER UNIVERSITY Hamilton, Ontario A Holiness-Mennonite Mission in Nigeria 1905-1978

contributor:
Steinacher, Mark C.
Divinity College

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Under the revivalistic example and persuasion of German Methodistic groups in the midnineteenth century, scattered groups of Swiss-German Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in North America came together in a union called the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church in 1883. This denomination deliberately drew closer to mainstream evangelicalism of a Wesleyan holiness type. Valuing "aggressive evangelism," and trying to serve widely located Anabaptists, the denomination supported foreign missions but did not have any mission sending structure until 1905. By then several dozen young members, men and women, had volunteered and joined nondenominational holiness movement missionary societies. When A W Banfield resigned from service in Nigeria with one such mission in 1905, some Mennonite Brethren in Christ Conferences led by the Ontario Conference organized themselves to send him and his wife back to Nigeria to start the first foreign mission of the denomination. A stronger organization, the United Missionary Society, was constituted in 1921, supported by all but one of the Annual Conferences. In Nigeria, the mission selected the Nupe people along the middle Niger River and slowly added mission stations, eventually serving about nine people groups in the west and north of Nigeria. A Nigerian church, the United Missionary Church of Africa, was organized as part of the indigenizing policy of the mission after the Second World War, but the mission retained leadership and ownership in key areas until moved to turnover control by mission board policies and the nationalizing mood of Nigeria through the 1970s. Nigerians converted through or serving with the mission became the leaders of uneven periods of growth, although overall the church has grown tenfold since the 1960s to average Sunday attendances of over 52,000 by 1999.

abstract: Master of Theology (Th.M)


title: Reading Barth's Doctrine of Creation

contributor:
Richardson, Kurt
Divinity College

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperaation (APEC): A Study Of The Competing Perspectives Of The Asia-Pacific Region

contributor:
Stubbs, Richard
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: This thesis examines the competing perspectives of the Asia-Pacific region held by the different participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). APEC's regional definition includes North America, South America, East Asia and the Pacific. The result is a region with many diverse languages, religions, political and cultural systems and geographical locations. The notion of embracing the diversity of the Asia-Pacific region, espoused by APEC founders and economists, appeared to function well in the beginning. Now, however, this diversity may ultimately prove to be APEC's main weakness. Indeed, the major sources of divisiveness within APEC are the contrasting regional perspectives which are rooted in different definitions of the Asia-Pacific. Through a study of the four major divisive issues within APEC, membership and regional definition, defining and implementing objectives, the pace and process of institutionalisation, and the future expansion of the APEC agenda, this thesis will demonstrate that the competing conceptions of the Asia-Pacific have been affecting, and will continue to influence, the ability of APEC to fulfil its goal of free and open trade and investment.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Mobility And Health In Beasley Neighbourhood

contributor:
Moffat, Tina
Anthropology

subject: Anthropology Anthropology

abstract: While immigration and immigrant health have received widespread attention in the social science and health literature, the phenomenon of non-migrant mobility - changing residence within a neighborhood or city - is less well-studied. This research examines interview findings in the context of available socioeconomic data to generate hypotheses about the relationship between mobility and health in the Hamilton neighborhood of Beasley. Since the period of Hamilton's industrial expansion in the late l800s, Beasley neighborhood has served as a landing point for new immigrants to Canada. While immigration remains a source of Beasley's high mobility rates, nonmigrant mobility (within census tract) accounts for a significant proportion of mobility within Beasley. The socioeconomic circumstances surrounding immigrant and nonmigrant moves are dissimilar. Immigrants to Canada are motivated by ''pull'' factors such as economic and educational opportunity, and increased access to health services for their families. Non-migrant movers are "pushed" to move by economic instability and a lack of affordable, quality housing. In addition, the health effects of mobility differ for immigrant and non-migrant movers. While existing studies suggest that immigrant health improves upon arrival (Hyman 2001), the health of non-migrant movers may be compromised by their mobility status. The thesis generates hypotheses for the study of urban mobility and concludes with methodological suggestions for future research.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Community of Goods: An Ideal Whose Time Has Come

contributor:
Morgan, Ken
Divinity College

subject: Religion Religion

abstract: This thesis was born out of questions raised in a New Church Development setting about how best, if at all, to develop a piece of property. The community of goods passages, located in Acts 2: 42-47 and Acts 4:32-35, formed the theological foundation. Three congregations were visited and subjects interviewed in each setting. These settings all combined housing for senior citizens with a church sanctuary, so that the needs of the worshipping community, and the particular needs of a segment ofthe larger community could both be met. The assumption was made that Faith United, as the New Church development project is now called, might opt to erect something similar.

abstract: Doctor of Ministry (DMin)


title: The Aesthetic Politics of Landscape in the Poetry of Charlotte Smith

contributor:
Goellnicht, Donald
English

abstract:
This thesis undertakes a close analysis of the aesthetic politics of landscape in Charlotte Smith's two most extensive poetic works, The Emigrants and Beachy Head, both of which describe fully evoked and complex cosmologies. It uses current feminist and Marxist critiques of the gendered eighteenth-century aesthetic categories of the "sublime" and the "beautiful," as well as discussions of the "picturesque," to reveal the strategies that Charlotte Smith employs in order to write through discourses which act to marginalize her. As a study of an historically specific set of discourses the approach is indebted as well to the feminist deployment of Foucauldian discourse analysis outlined by Chris Weedon in Feminist Practice and Poststructuralist Theory.

The methodology for this study involves a close, chronological reading of the poetry. This is a necessary first step toward understanding and appreciating the work of a woman poet almost entirely neglected since her time. It is a beginning contribution as well toward uncovering or recovering a female "romantic" voice. Since the focus at this stage must be on the work of the woman poet herself, and since the scope of this thesis is limited, there is no attempt to make full-scale comparisons with male Romantic poets.

This study reveals a complex and creative response to the imposition of an unjustly weighted aesthetic ideology. Smith's revisionary treatment challenges the validity of gendering and hierarchizing aesthetic modes of perception. At the same time, her work offers a powerful portrayal of the painfully fragmented sensibility which necessarily results from the imposition of such a system.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Present Types in Gleb Uspensky's Works

contributor:
Shein, L. J.
Russian

subject: Russian

subject: Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures

abstract:
An analysis of the present types of the second half of the XIXth Century described by G. Uspensky in his works: Is Derevenskogo Dnevnika, Krest 'yanin i Krest'yanskii Trud and Vlast' Zemli.

Contains a preface and five chapters. Chapter I sketches Uspensky's life. Chapter II outlines the developmentt of Populism and Populist literature. Chapter III contains an analysis of Uspensky's Literary style. The various present types are examined in Chapter IV. Chapter V gives a summary of Uspensky's most important findings about the nature of the Russian present and an evaluation of his contribution to Russian literature.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Horrid Presence: The Limitations of Romantic Discourse in Three Poems of John Keats

contributor:
Goellnicht, Donald C.
English

abstract:
The theories of Luce Irigaray and twentieth-century Keats scholarship share a concern with the representation of the feminine in a discourse which they, and I, believe is patriarchal, or masculine. Some critics interpret Keats in much the same way that Irigaray theorizes masculine discourse, namely, by claiming that the feminine is not accurately represented, nor is it valued, except for purposes of appropriation. Other critics find in Keats a representation of the feminine that attests to its autonomy. This thesis adds to the latter position by exploring the problematic nature of the discourse available to Keats, which does not allow for an autonomous figuration of the feminine.

The guardians of masculine discourse are members of the male reviewing public and consequently, Keats is caught between challenging a discourse that limits his poetic potential or success, and acknowledging that that same discourse puts food on his plate. This thesis explores how, in "The Eve of St. Agnes," Keats reveals a feminine language that exposes the limitations of patriarchal discourse. In "La Belle Dame sans Merci" and "Lamia" Keats expresses the conflict between the challenge presented by the incorporation of the feminine in poetic pratice, and the pressure exerted by the patriarchal community to reject the feminine as anything but a mirror of masculine desire. Keats's poetry reveals the limits patriarchal discourse imposes on the masculine, something unacknowledged by Irigaray or twentieth-century Keats critics.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)