title: The Thematic Use of Biblical Allegory in the Poems of the Ms. Cotton Nero A. X. 4

contributor:
Braswell, Laurel
English

abstract:
This thesis studies the Biblical elements used by the Gawain-poet to create thematic and allegorical meaning in the Middle English poems Cleanness, Patience, Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The study is designed, first, to discover how Biblical paraphrase and Scriptural allusion are used in each poem to suggest certain moral themes, and, secondly, to indicate the poet's development of allegorical theme as his writing moves from the homiletic to the romantic genre. The interpretations of the poems as such are based upon the exegetical commentary and theological symbolism traditionally associated with Biblical material according to medieval scholarship. As the progression is made from the homilies to Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight there is also interpretative emphasis upon the poet's stylized adaptation of certain recurrent Biblical images.

Chapter I deals with the less sophisticated homily, Cleanness, showing how a vocabulary for dealing with Biblical material is developed and, particularly, how the Gawain-poet endeavors to associate abstract moral concepts with the social values familiar to his contemporary audience. The second homily, Patience, is dealt with in Chapter II, wherein it is shown that the poet's elaboration upon the allegorical meaning of his source material results in a dramatically ironic vehicle for the treatment of a moral theme. Chapters III and IV are devoted to Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight respectively. It will be seen that the methods used to develop imagery and irony in Patience and Cleanness are present in these two nonhomiletic poems and that an allegorical interpretation is necessary for full understanding of the dream-vision and the romance.

This thesis takes the approach that it is possible to discuss the four poems as correlated parts of a canon and that they represent a series of progressively sophisticated approaches to certain thematic concepts.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Gide's Concept of Fiction

contributor:
Knight, E.
Romance Languages

subject: Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures

abstract: A study of Gide's theoretical ideas concerning the nature and writing of fiction, and his application of these in his fictional works.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: John Cowper Powys' In Defence of Sensuality and Wolf Solent

contributor:
Aziz, Maqbool
English Literature

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

abstract:
This thesis is a close critical examination of the benefits derived from reading Powys' In Defence of Sensuality in conjunction with Wolf Solent.

A synopsis of the Defence is presented in order that the reader may become familiar with Powys' philosophy. It is contended that many critics, if they had paid close attention to the Defence would not have arrived at some of their critical and explanatory statements, especially in reference to Powys' amorality and the relationship between Wolf and Christie Malakite.

The thesis proper is divided into four main sections each dealing with important aspects of the novel. The first section deals with incest and homosexuality; the second with Ann Haggard and William Solent; the third with Gerda Torp and Christie Malakite and the fourth with Wolf's voyage of discovery.

Each section is closely examined in reference to the problems critics have encountered with each, and the clarification of these problems by reference to In Defence of Sensuality.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Les Malentendus Des Balkans

contributor:
Sevigny, Alexandre
French

subject: French and Francophone Language and Literature

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Language and Politics in the Works of Hugh MacDiarmid

contributor:
Gray, J. M.
English

subject:
English
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature

abstract: A study of the relationship between Hugh MacDiarmid's poetic language and his political beliefs between the wars. Some account is given of political conditions in Scotland between the wars and the part played by Macdiarmid in political movements -- Scottish Nationalism, Social Credit, Communism. The object of the thesis is to trace the influence of the poet's politics on his various experimental poetic languages -- "synthetic Scots" and "synthetic English".

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: D. H. Lawrence's Study of Thomas Hardy

contributor:
Ross, M. L.
English

abstract:
In pursuing his unique style of literary criticism, Lawrence sets himself the literary task to "save the tale from the artist who created it". In his provocative Study of Thomas Hardy, Lawrence occasionally moves beyond simple interpretation to a virtual rewriting of Hardy's novels. With his exclusively personal and interior focus, Lawrence's critical method involves the retelling of Hardy's narratives as though he had written them, isolating only what interests him. The Study's critical judgements are stamped always with Lawrence's own dynamic and dramatic personality. Yet the energetic application of his firmly-held convictions to Hardy's novels yields illuminating insights into certain fundamental aspects of Hardy's work that can be matched perhaps nowhere else in criticism.

This study provides a critical examination and assessment of Lawrence's critical method, particularly as he applied it to Hardy's Return of the Native, Tess and Jude. Some attempt is made to indicate what other predominant critical interpretations applied to the Hardy canon involve, and to provide some context from which to assess Lawrence's critical contribution. The epilogue briefly comments on what purpose the Study served in clarifying Lawrence's thoughts on his own writing as a novelist.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Analysis of the Presentation of the Artist and of Artistic Creation in Gabrielle Roy's Novels

contributor:
Collet, P.
French

abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the development of the artist's personality and his reactions when confronted with both the reality of his talent and the realities of society. The process of artistic creation itself and the problems of understanding and communication that confront the artist will also be examined. Finally, some comment will be made about how Gabrielle Roy herself, as a creative person, has confronted some of the problems that have arisen in her own life.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Politics of Canada's Foreign Aid Programme: Indonesia--A Case Study

contributor:
Nossal, Kim Richard
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract:
With the expansion of Canadian Development assistance since the end of World War II, a need for a clearly defined aid policy developed. The Canadian government found that there was a need to be able to account for development assistance to one country and not to another. By outlining a criterion for development assistance, the government would also be able to explain different levels of aid at different times. Authors like Triantis, Spicer and Reuber developed a trilogy which accounts for the Canadian motives in having a development assistance programme. Humanitarian interests have often introduced the donor country to the needs of the recipient nation. Implicit in this motive was that aid was given freely with no strings attached. Secondly, economic interests may have been an instigating factor in having an aid programme. As a middle power, Canada depended on trade for its own economic well-being. By tying eighty percent of ODA to goods and services originating in Canada, Canadian markets were expanded. Many developing countries have been considered rich in natural resources that were needed by Canada and other developed countries. Aid could be exchanged in return for these resources. Thirdly, ODA was provided for political/security interests. Rather than giving a hostile power the chance to extend aid and their influence over the social and economic development of Third World countries, the Canadian government chose to provide assistance.

In the case study the Canadian government's motives for having an ODA programme with Indonesia are examined. While there may have been some evidence of humanitarian and economic motives, the case study argues that political interests dominated in the Canadian government's decision to have an aid programme with Indonesia. As political interests intensified, ODA increased. Aside from these factors, the case study also shows that while CIDA is responsible for the administration of Canadian development assistance, the aid programme with Indonesia reflected the concerns of other federal government departments such as External Affairs. Also, political concerns of the Canadian government that instigated its interest in development assistance exist to a certain extent today.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Some Aspects of Zola's Vocabulary in Germinal

contributor:
Jeeves, W. N.
Romance Languages

abstract: An examination of two lexical categories employed by Zola, namely mining and popular words, in Germinal (1885) with regard to how these words affect the novel by their various linguistic characteristics.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: John Wilson Bengough: Artist of Righteousness

contributor:
Allen, A.R.
History

subject: History History

abstract:
This thesis is an exhaustive study of one man's social thought, its nature, roots and development, and its relationship to social, political and cultural currents in his contemporary society. It is an exercise in the history of ideas, not as systematic philosophic thought, but as a popular, living, cultural force, acted out in the reality of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Canadian historical landscape.

John Wilson Bengough was, in his time, a popular and prominent social critic, journalist and lecturer. Known not only throughout Canada, but indeed over much of the English speaking world, he was perhaps most famous for his didactic cartooning, pathetic poetry, and his untiring support of social reforms such as the single tax and prohibition. Although many Canadian historians have utilized his graphics and commentaries to illustrate their interpretations of the country's past, no one had undertaken a study of the nature and origin of his observations, no one had identified or understood his ideological roots, and no one had even considered the role or effect of the ideas he expressed in the shaping of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Canadian society. This thesis, as a study of J. W. Bengough, examines the nature, roots and development of his social thought, explains its application, and attempts, in so doing, to advance a better understanding of mid- and late-Victorian Canadian social processes.

Chapter I sets the framework for the study, documenting some formative influences of his early years, illustrating his rise to national prominence and identifying his graphic didactic commentaries on political and social events of the 1870's. Chapter II and III, examine and evaluate his popular appeal and his effect on political events. Chapter IV, perhaps the most important in terms of an identification of the roots of his social thought, examines his ideological foundations in the Protestant ethic, and place Bengough within a tradition of interpreters of a Christian vocational ethic. Chapter V and VI illustrate the adaptation of his ideology to contemporary social problems, and chapter VII identifies Bengough within the tradition of Candian Protestant thought in its secular expression and application.

In a narrow sense, this thesis argues that Bengough is a representative of an intellectual tradition with its roots deep in the Canadian religious heritage and it identifies his graphic, poetic and vocal appeals for the employment of Christian values in social problems as an important early step in the development of later radical reform movements, especially the social gospel movement. In a wider sense, it illustrates the importance of ultimate values in the impetus for social reform. Using Bengough as an example, it illustrates the essential role that ideas, in this case Christian ethics, played in the development of Canadian culture and social structure. And yet, while it attempts to provide some answers about the role of Bengough and his ideas in Canadian history, its conclusion and arguments often lead, instead of to answers, to further questions.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Two Loves of Comfort and Despair: The Love Triangle in Harold Pinter

contributor:
Brennan, A. S.
English

abstract:
Using the poem "Afternoon", an early sketch, Dialogue for Three and a late play, Monologue, as a basis for discussion, this thesis attempts to locate the essential core relationship that lies at the heart, not only of the above three works, but the whole range of Pinter's work. The core relationship or pattern upon which Pinter's drama is arranged is revealed as a love triangle. Once we have isolated the triangle it is possible to identify the various corners of the triangle using both the symbolic vocabulary Pinter provides in the dichotomy between light and dark, between blindness and potence and the psychoanalytic terms, ego and id, which correspond exactly to the corners of light and dark, respectively.

The Pinter protagonist is typically confronted with two psychosexual alternatives, one in the guise of a guardian and the other in the guise of a thief. The terms "guardian" and "thief" are taken from the poem "Afternoon" and they serve admirably as nominatives for the extremes of polarization in the bifurcated world of the plays. The plays are accounts of the various means by which those who confront these two disturbing and equally withering alternatives struggle to consolidate their identities.

"Afternoon", Dialogue for Three and Monologue will provide the platform for a study that will make repeated reference to all but a few minor plays in the pinter canon. The thesis of the love triangle which emerges from these three little-discussed works is equally relevant to all of Pinter's work and accounts for the most important motifs of his plays.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: LE PERE DANS TROIS OEUVRES ROMANESQUES DE CLAUDE JASMIN

contributor:
Ahmed-Hadjukowski, M.
Romance Languages

abstract: Etude du thème du père dans trois des oeuvres romanesques de Claude Jasmins: Et puis tout est silence (1959), La Corde au cou (1960) et Pleure pas, Germaine (1965).

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: 'Les Amants de Venise ' : A Critical Analysis of the Private Problems and Love Relationships in the Plays of Alfred de Musset, 1830 - 1835

contributor:
Pocknell, B. S.
Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this paper will be to analyse the motivating force of George Sand upon the life and works of Alfred de Musset during the years 1833 - 1835. Chapter I will examine the biographical aspects of their lives and Chapters II and III will relate the results of this analysis to the dramatic work of the author.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Political Attitudes In Voltaire's Candide

contributor:
Conlon, P.
Romance Languages

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Representation of Morgain La Fée in the Vulgate Cycle Romances

contributor:
West, G.D.
French

abstract: In reading the romances of the Vulgate Cycle, one becomes accustomed to the role of Morgain la Fée, Arthur's sister, as a major villainess, usually plotting revenge against Lancelot and Guenevere. Therefore, this reversal of her role at the end of La Mort le Roi Artu, wherein she comes to take her wounded brother Arthur to Avalon, can seem out of keeping with the rest of her portrayal. In reality, though, this latter representation is the criginal one in Celtic legend. Thecries as to how she could have evolved into two such different personalities have given rise to three schools of thought on the matter. One group, the folklorists, traces the roots of Morgain's personality back to the Celtic goddesses, especially to the Morrigan. Another group believes her representation is due entirely to author's imagination and that each romancer contributed with time perhaps one incident or episode, or perhaps merely a detail, that was enlarged upon by his successors, or even omitted, as they saw fit for their story. The third group,the moderates, compromises between these first two by acknowledging that the frontiers of tradition and imagination are difficult, if not impossible to delineate. Their theory is that the romancers probably used both tradition and imagination as they created and that the ratio occurring in any one romance, besides being difficult to measure, is a matter of the individual author's taste. The theory of the moderates seems the most tenable and is the one to which this study will adhere, all the while, of course, never dismissing the importance of the contributions of the other two groups. While considering the ideas of these groups, this study will attempt to evaluate all their suggestions as to influences on the portrayal of Morgain la Fée in the Vulgate. Among these influences are Celtic and Latin traditions, the Christian religion, and the imaginations of the romancers already more sophisticated than the creators of the original legend of the fay of Avalon. It is hoped that a systematic study of these influences will then demonstrate that the development of Morgain's character in the Vulgate was a logical rather than a haphazard process.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: De La Violence Dans La Rage Aux Tripes De Mustapha Tlili

contributor:
Crosta, Suzanne
French

subject:
French
French Linguistics
French Linguistics

abstract: Cette thèse présente une analyse du thème de la violence dans le livre du Mustapha Tlili intitulé La Rage aux tripes. Les personnages de ce livre nous conduisent dans un univers de violence de la colonisation et de la décolonisation, ainsi que les conséquences douloureuses, résultats d'une humiliation refoulée. Notre but est donc de relever les formes et les représentations de cet te violence et de là, ana l yse r le discours de la violence qui se veut, à notre humble avis, être l'apologie de la libération de l'humiliation subie par le peuple colonisé ou le peuple asservi pendant toute la période d'esclavage. Cette étude sera conclue par une tentative de penser une nouvelle anthropologie humaine de la non-violence comme une alternative possible pour l'affranchissement de l'humiliation.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: "Lenormand et ses Fantômes" : a study of the playwright's work, 1914 to 1942

contributor:
Pocknell, B. S.
French

abstract: The purpose of this paper will be to analyse some of the forces that motivate the characters in Henry-Réné Lenormand's drama between 1914 and 1942 and to discuss their dramatic merit; subsequently an attempt will be made to relate our findings to the author's thought and personality and to account for the relative lack of attention that his work has undergone in recent years.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Moliere, the Doctors, and Medicine

contributor:
Warner, G. A.
Romance Languages

abstract: A study of Molière's portrayal of doctors and medicine compared to the actual medical environment of seventeenth century France with emphasis given to the type of comedy (i.e. farce, satire ), the presence of spokesmen, and the accuracy of the portrayal itself.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A LOVE AFFAIR: A TEXTUAL COMPARISON OF PARALLELS BETWEEN THE LOVE STORIES OF TRISTAN AND YSEUT AND OF LANCELOT AND GUENIEVRE

abstract:
The influence of the Tristan romances upon the love story of Lancelot and Guenievre in the Prose Lancelot has been established to some extent, but until now no attempt has been made to examine the textual parallels between the two stories. A detailed comparison of these parallels reveals that not only are there significant similarities between the texts of Béroul's Tristan and the Mort Artu of the Vulgate Cycle, but that there is also evidence of close textual parallels between the Mort Artu and Eilhart von Oberge's Tristrant. In addition, the study has revealed more similarities between Thomas' Tristan and the Mort Artu than have previously been allowed.

As regards the Prose Tristan, a later romance than the Prose Lancelot, the role of the source material has been reversed, so that the love story of Lancelot and Guenievre has had consider able influence on the romance of Tristan and Yseut as portrayed in the Prose Tristan. Two episodes have been selected for examination to illustrate this influence in terms of textual parallels: the abduction of Queen Yseut, and the madness of Tristan. The resultant observations, which include the study of structural as well as textual similarities , provide conclusive evidence in support of the theory that the Prose Lancelot served as source material for the Prose Tristan, and that episodes in this latter romance concerning Tristan and Yseut alone have clearly been modelled upon similar episodes in the Prose Lancelot.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: STRUCTURES NARRATIVES DE LA TERRE DE ZOLA ET I MALAVOGLIA DE VERGA: ETUDE COMPAREE

contributor:
Cro, S.
Moyal, G.
Romance Languages

abstract: Une analyse des structures narratives de deux romans contemporains: La Terre d'Emile Zola et I Malavoglia de Giovanni Verga, avec une discussion des differences y trouvées.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Waste and Secondary Product Utilization in Highway Construction

contributor:
Emery, John J.
Civil Engineering

subject:
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

abstract: A satisfactory base stabilization process utilizing ground pelletized blast furnace slag as the cementing material has been developed. A number of aspects of pelletized slag base stabilization such as energy utilization, type of ground fines, catalysis effects, glass content, fly ash utilization, etc. are considered. The setting problems associated with the high lime content of steel slags in emulsified asphalt slurry seals were overcome by using blends of quick and slow set anionic emulsions. A large amount of information on waste and secondary product utilization is integrated throughout. Recommendations for future studies are given.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: Le Rôle des femmes dans le théàtre de Michel Tremblay

contributor:
Bayard, Caroline
French

abstract: Le but de cette dissertation est d'étudier le rȏle des femmes dans le théàtre de Michel Tremblay. Nous analyserons ici les classes sociales, les différentes générations et les catégories sexuelles de femmes, et étudierons les signes et les différentes formes théàtrales employés dans ses pièces. Nous essayerons de démontrer l'importance du "joual" en tant que langage des personnages féminins. Cette thèse se penche sur les femmes-- porte-paroles qui décrivent publiquement ce qu'elles voient, entendent et ressentent face à la condition socio-culturelle de la classe ouvrière québécoise de l'est de Montréal pendant les années 50-70.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Slaying the Dragon: Deficit Reduction in Canada and the United States, 1980-2000

contributor:
Jacek, Henry J.
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract:
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze budget deficits in Canada and the United States from the time period of 1980 until 2000. This thesis will start out with an analysis of the literature surrounding budget deficits and surpluses and will provide a thumbnail sketch of what factors affect budgetary deficits and surpluses. We will then move on to an analysis of these theories examined through the lens of our two case studi es, Canada and the United States from 1980 until 2000. The thesis will end with an analysis of the policies employed in the United States and Canada in order to get their fiscal houses under control.

By the end of this work, I hope that the reader will understand the factors that affected budget policymaking in Canada and the United States from 1980 to 2000. We will discover that Canada tended to pursue a cutback-based solution to budget balance, whereas the United States tended to pursue a revenue-based solution. We will also find that there were differing political factors that affected the outcomes in both nations.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Histoire de Caléjava ou de l'fle des hommes raisonnables: Voyage philosophique de Claude Gilbert

contributor:
Conlon, P.M.
Romance Languages

abstract: A study of the ideas contained in Gilbert's imaginary voyage and of its importance both as a product of seventeenth century free-thinking and as one of the first manifestations of the philosophic spirit in France. The author's aim is to show that Gilbert was a seventeenth century free-thinker and a precursor of the philosophes of the eighteenth century.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: From Freedom to Commitment: The Theatre of Jean-Paul Sartre

contributor:
Knight, E.W.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: This thesis is an attempt to discuss, by reference to Sartre's dramatic works, his ideas on freedom, its difficulties and problems, and the solution which he offers to these problems in the complete commitment of individual freedom to a just cause.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Le témoin de passage chez Zola

contributor:
Morgan, O. R.
Romance Languages

abstract:
A structural analysis of Le Ventre de Paris, L'Assommoir, Germinal and La Terre, designed to show the use of a "témoin de passage", whose experiences in a different community reveal the latter's attitudes and interests.

Une analyse structurale du Ventre de Paris, de L'Assommoir, de Germinal et de La Terre, destinée à mettre en lumière l'utilisation d'un "témoin de passage", dont les expériences dans une nouvelle communauté nous révèlent les attitudes et les préoccupations de celle-ci.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Simple Prétexte? Une revalorisation du mot dans le motet bu XIIIᵉ siècle

contributor:
Jeay, Madeleine
French

abstract:
Cette thèse de maîtrise se propose d'examiner le motet du XIIIᵉ siècle dans ses contextes historiques, culturel et littéraire afin de le situer dans le corpus littéraire de l'époque, dont il a été exclu jusqu'à ce jour par les critiques. Le motet est classé le plus souvent dans la catégorie d'oeuvre musicale, mais ses textes sont perpétuellement oubliés ou ignorés par les érudits. Quelques théoriciens modernes suggérèrent que le motet mérite une étude profonde pour pouvoir établir les liens entre ses textes et les textes qui sont généralement acceptés comme appartenant à la littérature « légitime» de l'époque, mais jusqu'à présent, personne n'a pris l'initiative d'entreprendre cette tâche. Cela est donc précisément ce que vise à faire dans cette thèse.

Pour pouvoir comprendre le contexte Littéraire du motet du XIIIᵉ siècle, il faut d'abord établir quelle était la situation historique précédant le motet, ainsi que la façon dont ce genre de musique se développa. Il faut ensuite investiguer son rôle dans la société de son époque et aborder la question de sa compréhension, ce qui est un sujet de débats ardents. La prochaine étape est de tracer des liens entre les textes des motets du XIIIᵉ siècle et les textes connus de l'époque. J'ai donc choisi de démontrer des similarités générales de forme entre les textes de plusieurs motets du codex de Montpellier et la poésie lyrique du XIIIᵉ siècle, de discuter les concordances de thèmes dans les textes des motets et des oeuvres littéraires particulières de l'époque, et de signaler des allusions et des citations provenant des oeuvres précises d'écri vains connus. J'ai aussi mentionné des éléments littéraires des textes motets qui, par leur sophistication, prouvent que les textes des motets ont du mérite en eux-mêmes, et ne devraient jamais désormais être ignorés en faveur de leur musique seule.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Two-Layer Slot Coating: Study of Die Geometry and Interfacial Region

contributor:
Hrymak, A. N.
Chemical Engineering

subject:
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

abstract:
The two-layer slot coating method is commonly used in industry to apply multiple layers of miscible liquids onto a moving substrate. Previous experimental work using a standard flat die face geometry has shown that tiny recirculations exist within the coating bead. Recirculations near the interfacial region may cause convective mixing of the two liquid layers and thus, defects in the final coated material. Previous studies on the interfacial region between the two miscible liquids have assumed that diffusional and convective mixing of the two layers can be ignored and that an 'interface' of zero surface tension exists between the two layers. This work attempts to show that observable mixing does occur between layers of miscible liquid and that the convective mixing can be minimized by changing the geometry of the die face between the two slots.

Flow visualizations using particles and two different coloured dyes were performed on the standard square die face geometry. Result show that vortices exist in the coating bead under all the test conditions, either at the downstream shoulder of the die or in the interfacial region near upstream feed slot. The presence of the vortices at these positions, as well as the position of the separation line, was partially determined by the ratio of top layer viscosity to bottom layer viscosity, among other factors.

Visualizations were also done using various geometries for the centre block: knife, groove, and bullet referring to the shape of the different blocks. The knife geometry decreased the performance of the two slot coater, causing problems such as oscillations of the upstream meniscus and invasions of the top layer into the bottom layer feed slot. The performance of the groove geometry was very similar to the standard square geometry except for the occurrence of an extra tiny vortex inside the groove itself. The bullet centre block eliminated the vortices in the interfacial region and provided limited control of the region's shape and position.

The commercial CFD package FIDAPTM was used to simulate a two dimensional Newtonian model of the two slot coating bead under the same operating conditions used in the experiments. Variations in liquid properties across the interfacial region were calculated by defining viscosity as a function of false species concentration, where the isoconcentration contours were then used to define the interfacial region. The simulation showed excellent agreement with the square and groove geometries, and reasonable agreement with the knife and bullet geometries The simulations indicate that a vortex forms in the interfacial region near the upstream feed slot for viscosity ratios of 4:1 to 10:1. The vortex caused convective mixing between the liquid layers for all geometries; however, the mixing was reduced or eliminated by the knife, groove and bullet geometries at a viscosity ratio of 10:1.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: Le Système judiciaire du Moyen Âge représenté dans les textes du Moyen Âge et les Arrêts d'Amour de Martial d'Auvergne

abstract: On observe une évolution d'un système oral vers un système écrit à propos du domaine juridique. En même temps, on peut observer un changement pareil de l'oral vers l'écrit à propos du monde littéraire au Moyen Âge en France. En outre, le système judiciaire joue un rôle important dans l'intrigue des textes du Moyen Âge. La thèse examine des aspects de l évolution du système judiciaire et comment le système est dépeint dans certains textes de l'époque.et en particulier dans les Arrêts d'Amour de Martial d'Auvergne. En outre, on présente un exposé des débats d'amour, la casuistique amoureuse, parentés étroitement aux Arrêts d'Amour.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THEORETICAL STUDY OF STATE-DEPENDENT ACTION OF TOXINS AND DRUGS IN A VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL

contributor:
Zhorov, Boris
Biochemistry

subject:
Ion Channels
Molecular Modeling
Drug Docking
Monte Carlo Minimization
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Biochemistry

abstract:
Ion permeation through voltage gated sodium channels is modulated by many drugs and toxins. However, the atomistic mechanisms of action of most these ligands are poorly understood. This study focuses on three compounds: a steroidal alkaloid batrachotoxin (BTX), a pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin, and an alkylamide insecticide BTG 502, which bind to distinct but allosterically coupled receptor sites. BTX belongs to the class of the sodium channel agonists (activators), which cause persistent channel activation by inhibiting channel inactivation. Traditionally, BTX is believed to bind at the channel-lipid interface and allosterically modulate ion permeation through the channel. However, in the last decade, amino acid residues that affect BTX action have been found in the pore-facing inner helices of all four domains, suggesting that BTX binds in the channel pore (Tikhonov and Zhorov, FEBS Letters 2005). An alkylamide insecticide BTG 502 reduces sodium currents and antagonizes the action of BTX on cockroach sodium channels, suggesting that it also binds inside the pore. Conversely, pyrethroids bind at the lipid-exposed cavity formed by a short intracellular linker-helix IIS4-S5 and transmembrane helices IIS5 and IIIS6.

In this study we first developed a new method of electrostatic-energy calculations, a new protocol of ligand docking, and tested this methodology on 60 ligand-protein complexes of known structure (Garden and Zhorov 2010). We then applied this methodology to rationalize effects of various mutations in the domain III inner helix of the cockroach sodium channel BgNav1.1 on the action of BTX, BTG 502 and deltamethrin. Our collaborators, Dr. Ke Dong et al. from Michigan State University, mutated all residues in the pore-lining helix of domain III (IIIS6) and found several new BTX and BTG 502 sensing residues. Using these data along with other published data on BTX- and deltamethrin-sensing residues as distance constrains, we docked BTX, BTG 502 and deltamethrin in a Kv1.2-based homology model of the open BgNav1.1 channel. We arrived at models, which are consistent with all currently available data on the action of the ligands. In the BTX-binding model, the toxin adopts a “horseshoe” conformation and binds in the channel pore with the horseshoe plane normal to the pore axis. In this binding mode BTX allows would allow ion permeation through the hydrophilic inner face of the horseshoe, and resist the activation-gate closure. Various BTX moieties interact with known BTX sensing residues. In particular, the tertiary ammonium group of BTX is engaged in cation-p interactions with the newly discovered BTX-sensing residue Phe3i16. In the BTG 502-binding model, the ligand wraps around IIIS6 making direct contacts with all known BTG 502-sending residues, including buried residues on the IIIS6 helix side, which does not face the pore. Deltamethrin binds within the cavity formed by the linker-helix IIS4-S5, the outer helix IIS5, and the inner helix IIIS6 at the interface between domains II and III, similar to the pyrethroid-binding mode predicted by others (O'Reilly, Khambay et al. 2006). Our study revealed a unique mode of action of BTX in which the agonists enables the ion permeation by forming a “channel within a channel”. We also found that the BTG 502 receptor site overlaps with receptors for BTX and deltamethrin, which are located in different parts of the channel.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: La mission du médecin-messie dans trois ouvrages négro-africains

contributor:
Warner, Gary
Romance Languages

abstract: Etude de trois te:des négra-africains visant à définir la mission du médecin-messie et l'idéologie de l'auteur.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Numerical Study of Thermal Buoyancy in Axisymmetric Laminar Vertical Jets

contributor:
Vlachopoulos, John
Chemical Engineering

abstract: A numerical study of thermal buoyancy in a laminar axisymmetric jet issuing into similar stagnant receiving media is presented. The boundary layer equations governing steady incompressible laminar flow are solved using a finite difference technique developed by Tomich. The results show the predominant effect of positive thermal buoyancy is to increase axial velocity. This effect increases for increasing Prandtl and Grashof numbers. Comparison between the reported numerical solution and the perturbation solution of Mollendorf and Gerhardt shows the latter solution does not adequately describe buoyant flow. Morton's entrainment formulation, on the other hand, is shown to predict the correct scaling factor relating two buoyant flows.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: Le Déplacement temporel et spatial dans Prochain Episode

contributor:
Nardocchio, Elaine
French

abstract: In this thesis, we propose to clarify the question of the time and space movement in Prochain Episode, by examining the double agent (hero-narrator) and by analyzing the attitude of the writer Aquin. Dans cette thèse, nous nous proposons de rendre plus clair le problème du déplacement temporel et spatial dans Prochain Episode en examinant l'agent-double (héros-narrateur), et en analysant également l'attitude du romancier Aquin, lui-même.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: L'Ecole des maris: A Critical Analysis

contributor:
Stock, Marie L.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: A critical analyis of various aspects of L'Ecole des maris (sources, plot-structure, characterization, the comic element, style, moral and philosophical import) leads to the conclusion that the play heralds a revolution in French comedy, and pre-figures closely Molière's subsequent masterpieces.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Mathieu Delarue: Le cas de l'intellectuel bourgeois dans L'Age de Raison

contributor:
Pierre, St. P.
Pocknell, B. S.
Whiteside, A.
French

abstract:
De tous les écrivains français du vingtième siècle, J. -P. Sartre a su le mieux faire de la notion d'intellectuel la substance d'une oeuvre littéraire. Dans ses oeuvres, il parle souvent de l'instabilité de la notion d'intellectuel dans la société moderne mais, sa critique la plus réaliste et la plus intéressante de l'intellectuel bourgeois se trouve peut-être dans sa présentation de Mathieu Delarue dans L'Age de Raison, le premier roman de la trilogie.

Professeur à un lycée à Paris, Mathieu Delarue représente l'intellectuel bourgeois typique. Nous avons essayé donc dans cette dissertation d'examiner le cas de Mathieu, et d'identifier à travers le personnage de Mathieu et à travers la critique d'autrui les difficultés de l'intellectuel bourgeois. Mais avant de commencer et afin de mieux comprendre le jugement sévère porté sur Mathieu, le héros, nous avons étudié ce que Sartre entend par ce terme, "engagement". Ensuite, nous avons essayé de préciser les raisons pour lesquelles Sartre le dénonce.

Cette analyse nous a amenés à la conclusion que Sartre critique sévèrement l'intellectuel bourgeois et pourtant, il souligne en même temps la possibilité de l'intellectuel de changer, de remplir encore une fois une fonction positive dans la société. Mathieu, le héros subit une lente transformation; nous voyons sa prise de conscience de sa situation personnelle et sa reconnaissance de son irresponsabilité sociale. A travers le personnage de Mathieu, Sartre nous montre les premiers pas en avant vers la transformation de l'intellectuel en homme d'action.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Mort et Idéologie chez Zola

contributor:
Morgan, Owen
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: Une lecture de deux romans d'Emile Zola, L'Assommoir et Nana, visant à préciser la signification idéologique de la mort des personnages principaux.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La condition féminine dans l'oeuvre romanesque de René Maran

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: Une analyse féministe de deux romans de René Maran, destinée à mettre en lumière l'utilisation de mythes mysogynes qui abondent dans la société aussi bien que dans l'Art.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Le Cycle de Gerard Bessette: Une Analyse Structurale

abstract:
Nous avons choisi ici de faire une analyse structurale d'un roman contemporain québécois, Lé Cycle.

Notre but n'est pas d'obtenir une explication du texte, plutôt, d'entrer dans le jeu du signifiant, Face au phénomène texturel de Le Cycle, nous allons en détacher tous les codes inhérents: d'abord, à travers une analyse de l'espace du roman doublée d'une brève analyse de l'espace dans d'autres oeuvres majeures de Gérard Bessette; ensuite, à travers une analyse du plan du récit; et enfin, à travers une analyse des personnages du roman.

C'est notre intention de montrer, à travers notre approche structuraliste, comment la vraie profondeur de Le Cycle ne se transmet pas autant par son contenu que par sa forme.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Le rôle de la femme dans les chansons de geste

contributor:
Blakey, Brian
Romance Languages

abstract:
A study of the role and portrayal of women characters in twelve Chansons de Geste, with an examination of the attitudes encountered towards them.

Une étude du rôle et de la représentation des femmes à travers douze Chansons de Geste, avec un examen des attitudes rencontrées à leur égard.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Locating Carbon Bonds from INADEQUATE Spectra using Continuous Optimization Methods and Non-Uniform K-Space Sampling

contributor:
Anand, Christopher
Nedialkov, Ned
Nedialkov, Ned
Computing and Software

subject: NMR

subject: Optimization

subject: Image Reconstruction

subject: Fourier Transform

subject: INADEQUATE

subject: Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

abstract: The 2-D INADEQUATE experiment is a useful experiment for determining carbon structures of organic molecules known for having low signal-to-noise ratios. A non-linear optimization method for solving low-signal spectra resulting from this experiment is introduced to compensate. The method relies on the peak locations defined by the INADEQUATE experiment to create boxes around these areas and measure the signal in each. By measuring pairs of these boxes and applying penalty functions that represent a priori information, we are able to quickly and reliably solve spectra with an acquisition time under a quarter of that required by traditional methods. Examples are shown using the spectrum of sucrose. The concept of a non-uniform Fourier transform and its potential advantages are introduced. The possible application of this type of transform to the INADEQUATE experiment and the previously explained optimization program is detailed.

abstract: Master of Applied Science (MASc)


title: The Expression of Colonialism in the Novels of Roch Carrier

contributor:
Ahmed, M.
French

abstract: This thesis deals with three novels written by Roch Carrier: La Guerre, yes sir, Il est par la, le Soleil, and Le deux-millieme Etage. The major focus of this study will be the expression of colonialism and the colonial relationship in each novel. The three different aspects of this literary expression will include the relationships between the exploited and the exploiter, and the imagery and language which emphasize these relationships. We shall see how the three different aspects contribute to reinforce the antagonism inherent in the colonial relationship. I will attempt to determine whether an evolution occurs in Carrier's presentation of the colonial relationship, and whether this reflects an evolution in Carrier's attitude towards Quebec's future. A sociological approach, based on Portrait du Colonise by Albert Memmi, will be adopted for this study. References will be made to sociological and literary theory and criticisms.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Analysis of the Influence of Courtly Love in Three Plays of Jean Racine

contributor:
Patrick, A.W.
Romance Languages

abstract: An examination of the influence and role of courtly love, as portrayed and defined by Chrétien de Troyes and Andreas Capellanus, in three plays of Jean Racine: Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, and Bérénice.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Photochemistry of Lewis Acid Complexes of Eucarvone

contributor:
Childs, R.F.
Chemistry

subject: Chemistry Chemistry

abstract:
This thesis describes several attempts to determine the multiplicity of the excited states involved in the photoisomerization of 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohepta-2,4-dienone, eucarvone. Attempts were made to quench any triplet state involved in the photorearrangement of protonated eucarvone (1H). However, in view of the low triplet energy of 1H, it was not possible by this method to prove or rule out any involvement of a triplet excited state.

A further method used was to try and incorporate a heavy atom into eucarvone and so promote intersystem crossing. To this end the preparation, thermal stability and photochemistry of the boron trihalide complexes of eucarvone, 1-BX₃ (X = F, Cl and Br) have been studied. Eucarvone reacts with various Lewis acids to generate o-complexes in which the Lewis acid is bonded to the carbonyl oxygen. The zwitterions have been characterized using pmr, ¹³C nmr and UV spectroscopy. These zwitterions exhibit temperature dependent pmr and ¹³C nmr spectra. This can best be explained in terms of a non-planar seven-membered ring and the interconversions of two conformations.

An investigation of the photoisomerizations of 1-BX₃ has shown that a new photoproduct, 2-methyl-6-isopropylphenol, was obtained after quenching the solutions of the complexes. The photoisomerizations of protonated eucarvone and the Bf₃ and BCl₃ complexes of eucarvone are similar at least in an as much as the same types of products are formed. The photoisomerization of the BBr₃ complex of eucarvone is more complicated in view of the extreme photolability of one of the photoproducts, namely the complex of 3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-en-4-one. The photochemical and thermal stability of the other photoproducts of 1-BX₃ were examined.

A mechanism has been suggested to account for the formation of photoproducts of 1-BX₃.

abstract: Master of Science (MS)


title: Nathalie Sarraute et la condition humaine dans Le Planétarium et Les Fruits d'Or

contributor:
Knight, E. W.
French

abstract: An examination of Le Planétarium and Les Fruits 'Or leads one to the discovery of Nathalie Sarraute's importance in contemporary literature. Through what she calls "sous-conversatioti." a more realistic view of human condition is attained.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The poésie de théâtre of Jean Cocteau as a Synthetic Form of Theatre Arts

contributor:
Pocknell, B. S.
Romance Languages

abstract:
The purpose of this paper will be to examine Jean Cocteau's principle of Eoésie de théâtre, as expressed in his preface to les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, and to perceive, through the chronological study of his dramatic works, the progressive modification of this principle which consistently retains its validity.

I propose: in Towards a Definition to situate Cocteau in an atmosphere which sollicits a change in the form of theatre art; in Rejuvenation of the Classics by poésie de théâtre to study the techniques of conceptual presentation; in Poésie de théâtre at Maturity to show expressive formula imagery as a refinement of the original principle; in From Classical to Modern Myth to examine the import of poésie de théâtre in a contemporary theme; in Later Works to summarily discuss relevant works of lesser range; to evaluate, in the Conclusion, the importance of Cocteau's concept in the art of theatre.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La Princesse d'Elide and Les Amants magnifiques -- A Critical Analysis and Defence

abstract: A detailed external and internal examination of La Princesse d'Elide and Les Amants magnifiques, considering the two plays as an integral and essential part of Moliere's work and attempting to rescue them from the oblivion into which they have so unjustly fallen.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: THE SEARCH FOR NEW EXPRESSION IN THE THEATRE: THE EXAMPLE OF JEAN COCTEAU

abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the theatre of Jean Cocteau in its search for new expression. The first chapter presents Jean Cocteau's precursors and their parallels with his theatre, and his early formation in the theatre. The second chapter deals with his contemporaries in the areas of dance, music and art. Chapter three treats the plays of Jean Cocteau in the light of their sources and innovations.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Voltaire's Attitude to War, 1713-1755.

contributor:
Conlon, P. M.
Romance Languages

abstract: This study examines the attitude to war expressed L by Voltaire in his published works and correspondence up to 1755. Voltaire's statements on war are considered under three headings: war and religion, the question of aggression, and war in dramatic literature. In each case an attempt is made to discern an evolution in his attitude over the period of study.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Element of Self-Interest in Molière's Characterisation

contributor:
Warner, G. A.
Romance Languages

abstract: A discussion of the nature of self-interest and an analysis of how Moliere exploits this theme in the creation of his comic types.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Treatment of the Problem of Evil in the Theatre of Lenormand

contributor:
Knight., E. W.
Romance Languages

abstract: An analysis of Lenormand's principal plays to demonstrate the playwright's portrayal of man's innate capacity for evil.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Gradations of Accommodation: Electoral Laws as Power-Sharing Mechanisms

contributor:
Bird, Karen
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: This work seeks to examine the role that institutions play in integrating minority populations into predominant political systems. The work explores a number of accommodation strategies, ranging from strong, rigid measures to more fluid methods of integration. Overall, the work presented in this thesis supports the contention that institutions can affect the levels of formal political representation, participation, and efficacy rates of minority populations. There is also an underlying thesis which states that fluid accommodation strategies are preferable overall their rigid counterparts, namely because of the latter's divisive effects and propensity toward Balkanization.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Fatality as Portrayed in the Tragedies of Racine

abstract: A discussion of Fatality, its origin in the theatre; its effect on French tragedians up to Racine and its portrayal in Racinian tragedy.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Milton's Poetic Technique: Sound and Sight Imagery and the Theme of Temptation in the Major Poems

contributor:
Dale, James
English

subject:
English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature

abstract: Milton viewed life as a series of trials and opportunities for the proving of the spirit. Temptation is thus a central theme in his major poems: Comus, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. This essay attempts to examine the poetic methods used to both depict character and portray temptation in these poems. It is asserted that Milton establishes a characteristic system of sound and sight images to perform these vital functions.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Curé in Zola's Rougon-Macquart

contributor:
Morgan, O.R.
Romance Languages

abstract: A study of Zola's treatment of the figure of the curé in the Rougon-Macquart, including an examination of his socio-political role during the Second Empire, his physical characterization, his psychological make-up, and his language.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Examination of the Modernization Process and Ethnic Mobilization Among the Nagas of Northeastern India

contributor:
Means, Gordon
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract:
An Examination of the Modernization Process and Ethnic Mobilization among the Nagas of Northeastern India.

An important feature of politics in the hills of northeast India is the confrontation between tradition and modernity. Many relatively isolated groups of people have come into contact with powerful external forces of change, and have undergone fundamental social transformation. A key element in this process is the political mobilization of previously isolated groups, and the creation of new sources of friction between them. The aim of this thesis is:

(i) to examine the formation of an ethnic group known as the 'Nagas' from among the ill-defined and constantly warring linguistic and cultural groups which inhabited the Patkoi range of mountains during the nineteenth century, and,
(ii) to examine the sources and forms of ethnic cohesion and conflict. The central theme employed in the development of the analysis is

the process of social change. Various patterns and agents in the process are examined from a historical perspective, and the British colonial administration; the Protestant church; neighbouring ethnic groups; trade contacts; and foreign armies; is assessed in the extent to which they contribute to social change, and affect the formation of political orientations. The institutions, structures and organizations that help to maintain ethnic boundaries are investigated, and consideration is given to the agents of change, the so-called "new elite".

The thesis is divided into six chapters. The first chapter focuses upon a discussion of approaches to the questions of modernization and ethnicity, to establish the theoretical basis for the study.

A brief overview of traditional Naga society is presented in the second chapter with special emphasis given to an explanation of traditional socialization patterns.

Chapter three outlines the development of the early British relations with the Nagas, the gradual extension of British administration over the Naga Hills and, the reactions of Nagas to colonial administration. The development of opposition to British rule reveals the central role played by the village of Khonoma.

The fourth chapter seeks to identify the primary factors inducing social change in the pre-1967 period; 'These include, the impact of the British administration, the spread of Christianity, social conflict generated within Naga villages, the emergence of new Naga elites, and the impact of the Second World War.

The final two chapters focus on the post-war politics, with special emphasis given to the development of ethnic identities as a basis for political mobilization. The Naga National Council, demands secession from India and provide the importance of new organizational and propaganda methods used by the elite in crystallizing and maintaining ethnic boundaries.

Divisions within the elite, development of factionalism, peace politics, stop-go game with the Indian government. The account reveals how the Naga National Council became the vehicle for articulating Naga political demands, including the demand for secession from India. In the political struggle with Indian authorities Naga elites utilized new techniques to crystallize ethnic boundaries. As the level of violence subsides, arising from various peace initiatives and the alternate policies of the Indian Government, internal political divisions within Naga society became manifest in elite factionalism. Ethnic identity is viewed as being derived in large measure from the political process with the salience of ethnicity being a function of the issues and cleavages of political struggle.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Un Point de Vue Marxiste sur L'Opium et Le Bâton

contributor:
Gary, A.
Romance Languages

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Le Thème de L'Aliénation dans l'Oeuvre Romanesque d'André Langevin

contributor:
Bayard, Caroline
Romance Languages

abstract:
Cette thèse présente une étude du thème de l'aliénation à travers l'oeuvre romanesque d'André Langevin.

Les personnages de Langevin sont les victimes d'une aliénation qui affecte globalement leur comportement, tant sur le plan social que sur le plan religieux et affectif.

Notre but est de montrer que l'éducation rigoureusement janséniste que ces personnages ont subie et qui leur a enseigné la haine de leur propre être, se trouve être à la base de leur aliénation, laquelle débouche sur la formation d'une personnalité schizoide.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La Forme dialogique et la présence de l'allocutaire dans Jacques le fataliste de Denis Diderot

contributor:
whiteside, Anna
French

abstract: Most of Diderot's work makes explicit a relationship which remains hidden in many literary works: the relationship between the author and his narratee. In fact, all communication, not only literary communication, is based on the pair of sender and receiver. In Jacques le fataliste, Diderot posits pairs of interlocutors, speaking and listening alternatively, in every narrative level. The structure of the novel is complicated to the point of becoming ridiculous but a careful consideration can easily demonstrate that this one basic couple is prevalent everywhere. Instead of tying this basic dual structure to Diderot's personality, of trying to say that he was a man torn, for example, between reason and feeling, it is interesting to note that this double vision applies not only to Diderot, but to the whole fictional world he creates. We cannot communicate without others, we cannot understand without others, Every vantage point is relative inasmuch as it is only one possible view amongst many others. Everything that is uttered is not only dependent on its speaker in order to acquire a meaning; it is especially dependent on the interpretation that the other in the dialogue affords it. The reader is constantly forced to create the novel along with the author. Jacaues le fataliste was revolutionary in that its author recognized that it could never have any sense if it were never interpreted by someone. Diderot realized that this interpretation was ultimately not in his hands. His work remains a piece of living literature because with every new reading it seems ta be able ta generate new interpretations. The reading l present tries ta explore the reason behind this enormous discrepancy to be found in various works of criticism. To this end I have studied the linguistic structure of the novel in terms of the dialogue, and through this structure I have attempted to discover the mechanism by which the dialogue form of this novel leads to an active participation on the part of its readers.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The voyage to God: Aspects of the Voyage in the Theatre of Paul Claudel

abstract: The purpose of this dissertation will be to examine the theatre of Paul Claudel from the viewpoint of voyage. To illustrate the theme of voyage, both its physical and spiritual significance will be discussed. In our presentation of Claudel's theatre and its expression upon the stage we look specifically at the following plays because of their particular value in terms of the theme of voyage: Le Soulier de Satin, Le Livre de Christohe Colomb, Partage de Midi, L'Annonce Faite à Marie, Tête D'Or, Jeanne D'Arc au Bûcher, and the Trilogy Plays: L'Otage, Le Pain Dur, Le Père Humilie.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: «Lost in Translation» La traduction littéraire avec des extraits de Captain Corelli's Mandolin de Louis de Bernières

contributor:
Sévigny, Alexandre
French

abstract:
Cette thèse explore le décalage entre des textes littéraires en version originale et leurs traductions. Elle comporte une traduction de plusieurs chapitres tirés du livre Captain Corelli' s Mandolin, écrit en anglais par Louis de Bernières, pour illustrer les difficultés que pose la traduction littéraire. J'ai choisi ce roman pour mon étude pour sa structure complexe, qui se manifeste à plusieurs niveaux: les nuances culturelles grecques; les problèmes de communication entre les occupants (soldats italiens) et les occupés (paysans grecs) ; l'utilisation de mots grecs dans le texte anglais, (v) les moeurs de la société dans la période historique, la deuxième guerre mondiale, où se déroule l'action.

Ce travail comporte la discussion de plusieurs théories sur la traduction littéraire ainsi que l'exercice de traduction des extraits de Captain Corelli' s Mandolin de l'anglais vers le français, et l'analyse de cette traduction.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Gide's Portrayal of Marriage and Family Life

contributor:
Knight, E.
Romance Languages

abstract: This is an analysis of various aspects of marital and family relationships represented in a selection of André Gide's principal prose works.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Rimbaud's Towns: A Study of their Function as Theme and Image in his Poetry

contributor:
Patrick, A. W.
French

abstract:
While most critics make passing references to the town in Rimbaud's poetry, and a few have discussed the theme of the town in his prose poetry, it has never been studied thoroughly as a topic throughout his work. This thesis therefore traces Rimbaud' s view of towns and the role of the town as theme and image throughout his poetry, on the premise that the early poems are seminal works for the later ones.

Because of the lacunae in our knowledge of Rinbaud' s life, this study is divided geographically rather than chronologically into chapters on Charleville, Paris, Belgian towns and the composite towns of the prose poems. It is not a biographical study but an examination of the poetry.

Within each chapter, the poems are examined as entities in order to demonstrate Rimbaud's attitude towards particular towns, and especially the role of the town in his poetry. The town poems are classified as far as theme is concerned according to their function as social commentary, as analogies for his emotions, as demonstrations of his concept of poetry, as refuges, therapy or antidotes to pressures, as spectacle or theatrica.lization of reality, as transpositions of reality or memories, or as visions, The imagery which illustrates these varying roles or aspects of the tmm in Rimba.ud's tmm poems is analysed according to pre-selected areas of urban geography: localization, topography, geology, architectural features, climatic conditions, social and human aspects of towns, commercial activities, botanical and oiological life, political organization, circulation and movement, the language of the towns and the vantage point of the observer or narrator. Rimbaud's changing and developing interest in different facets of tmms can thus be followed in detail.

This thesis can be read at two levels: for a view of Rimbaud's towns at any point in his poetic development through the analysis of individual poems and for a view of the pattern of development of this preoccupation in Rimbaud's poetry.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Étude Comparée sur les Interventions d'auteur dans la Mort le Roi Artu et dans l'Agravain

contributor:
West, G. D.
French

abstract: ÉTUDE COMPARÉE SUR LES INTERVENTIONS D'AUTEUR DANS LA MORT LE ROI ARTU ET DANS L'AGRAVAIN Ce que je propose dans ma thèse ne constitue en aucune manière une nouvelle découverte, mais plutôt présente une façon différente d'envisager la controverse depuis longtemps discutée concernant l'unité du Lancelot en Prose, roman du XIIIe siècle, qui comprend le Lancelot propre (l'histoire de Lancelot en trois volumes), la Queste del Saint Graal et la Mort le Roi Artu. Bien que je n'aie pas pu entreprendre une enquête si vaste sur tout le Lancelot en Prose, j'ai abordé quand même la question de la dualité de l'auteur dans une étude où j'ai compare les interventions de ce dernier dans l'Agravain (dernier volume du Lancelot propre) et dans la Mort le Roi Artu. Nous ne pouvons nier que certaines habitudes servent à caractériser un auteur, et en gardant ce fait toujours présent à l'esprit durant mon étude, après avoir analysé les "exordia", les remarques personnelles aussi discrètes qu'elles soient, les annonces et les rappels des deux textes, leurs similitudes m'ont suggéré la possibilité que ces deux oeuvres eaient été écrites par un seul et même auteur. Ce travail non seulement porte de nouvelle évidence qui tend en faveur de la théorie d'un auteur unique, mais encore suggère que ces deux oeuvres pouvaient être lues à haute voix ou silencieusement pour soi-même car les interventions dtauteur portent des traits nettement oraux.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Supernatural Marine Vessels of the Vulgate Cycle

contributor:
West, G. D.
Romance Languages

abstract:
The aim of this study is to show the literary influences and sources of the supernatural vessels in the Vulgate Cycle with particular concentration on the two religiously oriented and complementary stories, Lestoire del Saint Graal and La Queste del Saint Graal. Among the influences found are fairy and oriental literature, and Greek and Roman mythology which appear to be as prominent as the Biblical material on which the works are based.

In addition, based on the use of the supernatural vessel as a motif, an attempt has been made to determine whether the three stories of the Vulgate Cycle in which these vessels appear, La Mort le Roi Artu, the Estoire and the Queste, are due to a single author, independent authors, or an 'architect' with multiple authors. With reference particularly to the latter two, the evidence, based mostly on the common material of the Solomon's ship episode, seems to indicate that two authors of differing ability were responsible.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Les Effets Stylistiques des Onomatopées de Choc dans la Bande Dessirée

contributor:
Jeeves, W. N.
Romance Languages

abstract: Une analyse des créations onomatopêiques de choc dans la bande dessinée SPIROU

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Godbout: The Journey from L'Aguarium to Salut Galarneau

contributor:
Ahmed, M.
French

abstract: The thesis deals with the three novels written by Jacques Godbout in the 1960's. The major focus of the discussion emphasizes the journey made through the three novels from the international ambiguity of L'Aouarium to the solidly-Quebec identity of Salut Galarneau and links this movement to the socio-political context of each novel. within the novel, the narrator's situation, his progress towards a sense of identity, and the change in imagery and syntax are analysed in light of this context. The thesis examines the relevant aspects of Quebec society by reference to recognized authorities on the subject and through articles written by Godbout in the period. The analysis of the novels includes references to critics and contemporaries of Godbout as well as specific references to authorities on the interpretation of imagery and symbolism. The sociological approach used in the novel relates the work of Godbout to his society and, beyond that, more generally to literature in any society experiencing economic, political, or social upheaval.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Civil Society: The Global Social Movement Opposed to Genetically Modified Organisms

contributor:
O`Brien, R.
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: The primary goal of this thesis is to examine the relationship between global civil society and global governance using a case study of the global social movement opposed to genetically modified organisms in the European Union and the United States. This thesis argues that social movement actors will be most effective when they focus on a variety of targets including states, international institutions, and corporations. Chapter one of this thesis reviews the current scholarship on global civil society, focussing on the International Relations and social movement literatures. The remainder of this thesis consists of a case study of the global social movement opposed to GMOs and focuses on the EU and US. The case study outlines how the anti-GM movement became a fundamental agent in redefining public perceptions of agricultural biotechnology and pressuring governments and corporate actors to alter their stances towards this new technology. The case study outlines the emergence of the anti-GM movement and the impact of political and cultural factors on its effectiveness. It discusses national regulatory structures governing GMOs in the US and EU as well as the regulatory impact of international institutions, specifically the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the World Trade Organization. The case study also examines the impact the anti-GM movement had on a variety of corporate actors including food processors and retailers and the biotechnology industry itself. The findings of this thesis suggest that while the anti-GM movement has been able to influence government regulators in the EU and to some extent the US, it has also achieved de facto policy change by directly targeting the biotechnology industry. Thus, when a political context is particularly unwelcoming to civil society groups, de facto policy change may still be possible without the primary involvement of states.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Etude comparative entre le roman et la pièce de théâtre La guerre, yes sir! de Roch Carrier

contributor:
Imbert, Patrick
French

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Une traduction commentée des "Chemins de Katmandou"

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Voltaire's Brutus

contributor:
Conlon, P.M.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Chinese Foreign Policy in the 1970's: A Decade of Change

contributor:
Pringsheim, Klaus
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: The cardinal aim of this thesis is to appraise the considerable shifts in Chinese foreign policy in the 1970s. It attempts to illuminate the inextricable linkages between China's domestic politics and her external behaviour. The analysis pays special attention to China's relationship with the superpowers--the United States and the Soviet Union. In addition China's Third World policy is assessed in the light of the salient transformations in her overall global policy. While the various factors impacting on China's foreign policy processes in the decade under study are discussed in this thesis, it is my submission that the phenomenal changes in Chinese foreign policy arose logically from the parallel transformations in China's domestic politics after the Cultural Revolution.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Les quakers dans les Lettres philosophiques de Voltaire

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: Cette thèse est une étude générale des lettres sur les quakers dans les Lettres philosophiques de Voltaire. En prenant comme point de départ les origines historiques des quakers, cette étude retrace l'idée que l'on se faisait de la secte en France avant la parution des Lettres philosophiques. L'analyse des lettres sur les quakers nous amène à déceler les intentions véritables qui incitèrent Voltaire à les écrire. Elle nous permet également de vérifier l'authencité de ses remarques en comparant ses observations avec les textes déjà publiés ou en examinant méthodiquement les réactions de ses contemporains.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La critique sociale dans l'oeuvre romanesque de Roger Lemelin

contributor:
Freeman, H.A.
French

abstract: The candidate has examined Roger Lemelin's trilogy, Au pied de la pente douce, Les Plouffe and Pierre le Magnifique from a sociological point of view. In this study, he has attempted ta determine to what ectent the French-Canadian novelist' s criticisms of his own society reflects his concern to show its imperfections.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Critical Exposition of Russell's Solution to the Mind-Body Problem

contributor:
Noxon, James
Philosophy

subject: Philosophy Philosophy

abstract:
Bertrand Russell believed that he had definitely solved the mind-body problem and that general recognition of this fact had not occurred because his theory was not understood. He first proposed his solution in 1919. In 1959 he lamented that a general appreciation of it had not occurred. As Russell was a writer acclaimed for the clarity of his style and thought, this is a bewildering assertion on his part. I therefore undertake to present his solution as intelligibly as possible in order to assess whether or not the mind-body problem has been solved. Since Russell never devoted one particular work to this topic, it becomes necessary to examine a great number of his books containing sections of relevance. Furthermore, as his solution is so embedded in the presupposition, attitude and methodology of his particular notion of philosophy, this necessitates as examination of those aspects relevant to his thesis.

I argue that Russell did not completely solve the traditional mind-body problem, but that he may have provided the best working hypothesis for scientific investigation. I argue the distinction between a solution and a working hypothesis, stressing that the latter may eventually evolve into the former. I justify this assertion by indicating problematic areas in Russell's work which may or may not be capable of being remedied. These areas are, in particular, his rejection of the subject, which results in a variety of difficulties with memory, his rejection of substance, and finally his presentation of mental phenomena as non-relational. These problems begin with his initial stance towards philosophy. The basis of the validity of inferences as to structure and the limitations of a structural account of the mind and matter which by Russell's definition cannot present the intrinsic characteristics of matter, are also questioned. I conclude my criticisms with Russell's abandonment of the subject and the resulting reified sense of images.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: An Analysis of Zola's' La Conquête de Plassans

contributor:
Morgan, O. R.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: An analysis of Zola's La Conquête de Plassans, including notes on the composition and method of characterization, a study of the major socio-political aspects of the novel, and an examination of several recurring metaphorical patterns.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Theme of Love in the Novels of André Langevin

contributor:
Warwick, J.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: The thesis presents an analysis of the much ignored yet essential theme of love in the novels of André Langevin. Love between man and God proves ineffectual while that love between man and others as well as the love between man and woman, although being characterized by several intrinsic limitations, are none the less beneficial to the Langevinian characters in providing a measure of relief from their basic condition of solitude.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Le Concept césairien de pays natal, essai de definition

contributor:
Bayard, Caroline
French

abstract: Cette thèse se propose une lecture de la poésie de Césaire dans son contexte géographique) pour souligner le fait que l'exiguïté géographique influe dans la poésie césairienne au même titre que la prise de conscience historique. Les deux facteurs fusionnent et servent de tremplin à cette dialectique césairienne qui n'établit le particulier que pour mieux définir l'universel.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: DE L'EVASION A L'ACCEPTATION D'UNE REALITE SOCIALE QUEBECOISE DANS L'OEUVRE ROMANESQUE DE JACQUES GODBOUT

contributor:
Collet, P.
Romance Languages

abstract: Etude du développement de la pensée de Jacques Godbout face à la société québécoise dans ses trois romans: L'Aquarium (1962), Le Couteau sur la table (1965) et Salut Galarneau! (1967).

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Death as Theme and Dramatic Device in the Theatre of Jean Cocteau

contributor:
Pocknell, B. S.
Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this paper will be as follows: in Chapter I to study Cocteau's references and reactions to death in his own life; in Chapter II to discuss the theme of death as it appears in his theatre; in Chapter III to examine the techniques in which death is presented on his stage; to assess, in the Conclusion, the dramatic value of both the theme of death and its expression and the effectiveness and suitability of the mise en scène in the presentation of this theme.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Poésie Surréaliste de Paul Eluard: Analyse Stylistique

abstract: Naus nous proposons dans ce travail d'analyser l'oeuvre surrealiste de Paul Eluard du point de vue du style. Nous examinerons et expliquerons l'usage que fait cet auteur des divers éléments du langage qui lui ont permis d'exprimer Ie vrai fonctionnement de sa pensée t de sa réalité intime. Nous aborderons en premier lieu son voc8.bulaire, ensuite ses images et enfin sa phrase et son vers.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Laurence Sterne's Relationship to the Eighteenth Century

contributor:
Petrie, G.
English

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Social Correlates of Undergraduates' Major Areas of Study

contributor:
Blumstock, Robert E.
Sociology

subject: Sociology Sociology

abstract: Within a context of social mobility and occupational choice, this study is a preliminary investigation of the influence of aspects of social structure and cultural traditions upon the aims, decisions and achievement of college students. By means of a questionnaire mailed to the freshmen at McMaster University it was found that certain aspects of their social background are related to their choice of major area of study. The grades they achieved at high school, which are themselves related to the students' background, have the strongest relationship to their major area of study.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Nathalie Sarraute et la notion d'authentique

contributor:
Knight, E. W.
French

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Pirandello's Influence on Jean Anouilh as Seen in the Pièces grinçantes and Anouilh's later Plays

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this paper will be to examine the influence of Luigi Pirandello's works on the theatre of Jean Anouilh. In our presentation of Pirandello's concepts and techniques, examples will be chosen only from those plays that have been staged in Paris, as these would be most likely to have had an influence on the French dramatist . In Jean Anouilh's case, by far the greatest emphasis will be placed on the Pièces grinsantes and on his later plays that, because of their particular vision of life, could be considered as an imaginary Nouvelles pièces grinçantes. In this last group we list La Grotte, Cher Antoine ou l'Amour raté, Le Boulanger, la boulangère et le petit mitron, and Les Poissons rouges ou Mon père ce héros.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: On the Application of the Finite Element Method to Three-Dimensional Incompressible Potential Flow

contributor:
Wade, J.H.T.
Mechanical Engineering

subject:
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

abstract:
This thesis describes the application of the finite element method to three-dimensional potential flow. The flow is assumed to be steady and incompressible. The flow region is simply connected and has complicated geometric boundaries. The boundary condition is of the Neumann type, or mixed Dirichlet-Neumann type. The finite element method presented provides an economical solution for the problem which could be difficult to solve using other methods.

A versatile computer program was developed and used for solving three specific problems of flow around bends. One of the three problems had a known two-dimensional exact solution. The results obtained for this problem are in good agreement with its exact solution. The computer program can be utilized to solve similar problems, subject to the same governing equations and boundary conditions, in related fields such as electrostatics and heat conduction.

abstract: Master of Engineering (ME)


title: Neophyte To Nurse: The Development of a Professional Self-Image

contributor:
Jones, F. E.
Sociology

subject: Sociology Sociology

abstract: For the neophyte, socialization into the role of nurse involves not only the acquisition of required skills and knowledge, but also the gradual acquisition of a professional self-identity. The primary mechanism of socialization is interaction with other members of the student nurses' role-set, i.e. doctors, instructors and patients. The shared expectations of these role others, constitute the nursing role. Role expectations represent pressures which, ideally, elicit appropriate role performances from the encumbents of a given role. The perceived expectations of role others with whom the student nurse interacts are reflected in the self-images held. Differences in self-images held by student-nurses are related to experiences with role others prior to, and following encumbency of the nurse-trainee role.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La "sacre" dans les oeuvres de Michel Tremblay et de Roch Carrier

contributor:
Ahmed, M.
French

subject:
French
French Linguistics

abstract: The aim of our study is to analyze the swearword in the works of two French-Canadian authors. By analyzing its origin, linguistic aspects and historical and religious causes, we hope to show it reflects the French-Canadian mentality. Le but de notre dissertation est d'étudier le "sacre" dans les oeuvres de deux auteurs québécois. En analysant l'origine, les aspects linguistiques, et les causes historiques et religieuses du "sacre", nous espérons montrer comment il reflète la mentalité québécoise.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Jean Anouilh And The Theatre Of Revolt

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this dissertation will be as follows: to analyse the theme o f revolt as it is presented in seven of Jean Anouilh's plays -- namely, La Sauvage, Eurydice, L'Hermine, Le Voyageur sans bagage, L'Alouette, Becket ou L'Honneur de Dieu, Antigone, and to assess the dramatic value and importance of this theme in Anouilh's theatre.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Chastity Test in the Lai du Cor and the Conte du Mantel

contributor:
West, G. D.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this paper will be firstly to indicate the popularity of the chastity-testing theme in European medieval literature. This will be followed by an examination of the characters portrayed in two such texts, the Lai du Cor of Robert Biket and the anonymous Conte du Mantel. On the basis of this study, it will then be possible to ascertain at what stage in the development of the Arthurian romance these two poems were composed.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Voltaire's Portrayal of Peter the Great in Histoire de Charles XII, Anecdotes sur le czar Pierre le Grand and Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand

contributor:
Conlon, P. M.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this dissertation is to examine Voltaire's portrayal of Peter the Great in his three histories, Histoire de Charles XII, Anecdotes sur le czar Pierre le Grand and Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, In an attempt to assess the degree of historical accuracy In his presentation and to determine Voltaire's attitude towards Peter.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Theme of Childhood in Selected Writings of Arthur Rimbaud

contributor:
Patrick, A. W.
Romance Languages

subject: Romance Languages

abstract: A discussion of the theme of childhood in Rimbaud's work, along with an exploration into the many reasons for the transformation of this theme from a confident vision of the future in his early poetry, through a brief time of happy fulfillment, to a nostalgic memory of an idealized past in his later writings.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: L'augoisse derrière le masque grinçant: Salacrou et le théâtre de l'humour noir

contributor:
Knight, E. W.
Romance Languages

abstract: Salacrou's black humour, one of the most important characteristics of his theatrer will be discussed in this thesis.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Drifting Away?: The Case of the Canada Health Act

contributor:
Hering, Martin
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: Most analyses of welfare state reform show that the radical retrenchment of social programs is rare in advanced industrialized countries. But more recent studies argue that despite widespread path dependence, welfare state institutions frequently undergo significant policy drift: even though their formal structures remain largely stable, they increasingly fail to achieve their institutionalized goals, thus creating growing disparities between policies and outcomes. In this paper, drift in the Canadian health care system is explored through the application of this theory to the Canada Health Act. This study has identified two forms of drift, policy and regulatory. These types of drift have developed in the absence of adequate updating and upholding. As a result of the drift that is occurring, the implementation of the existing principles embodied in the Canada Health Act has decreased significantly during the past two decades.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A REVALUATION OF A DIALOGUE: A RATIONAL - CONSTRUCTIVIST SYNTHESIS APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AFFAIRS

contributor:
Porter, Tony
Political Science

subject:
Political Science
Political Science

abstract: The primary goal of this thesis is to evaluate the possibility of a rational - constructivist synthesis approach to international political economy (IPE) through a comparative case study approach. Following the approach suggested by Hasenclever, Rittberger and Mayer (1997,2000) for constructing a synthesis approach; this thesis develops a framework and testable hypotheses specific to international macroeconomic coordination. Utilizing a comparative framework between two periods of global macroeconomic imbalances (1982 - 1985 and 2003 - 2006) this thesis compares and contrasts three traditional approaches to IPE, interest-based rationalism, power-based rationalism and constructivism to the rational-constructivists synthesis approach. It is found that many of the anomalies generated by the three traditional approaches to IPE are answered by the rational-constructivist approach, thus arguing for the further development of this approach.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Molière and the Church

contributor:
Warner, G. A.
French

abstract: Molière's relationship with the Church and its followers will be examined. He shall discuss the accusations of immorality and impiety that were levelled by modern and contemporary critics against the playwright and his plays. The comments of these critics will serve to reveal the religious criticism that was made against the writer and his three plays, L'Ecole des femmes, Le Tartuffe, and Dom Juan. We shall try to determine whether Molière's main pre-occupation when he wrote his plays was to attack religion and religious people or not. An attempt will be made to give an answer to the question after studying the works mentioned above.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Surface Acoustic Wave Bandpass Filter Synthesis and Design

contributor:
Campbell, C.K.
Electrical Engineering

subject:
Electrical and Electronics
Electrical and Electronics

abstract: Theory, design and fabrication of a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) TV-IF filter is presented in this thesis. The filter is a linear phase bandpass filter with a passband extending from 41.25 to 47.25 MHz. Optimization techniques were used for designing the filter impulse response. Conventional photolithography was used for the device fabrication. The results obtained correspond very well to the theoretical design.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Flora Tristan de Moscoso Ecrivain Proletaire

contributor:
Andersen, Margret
Romance Languages

abstract: Etude d'un écrivain politique et sociologique du dix-neuviéme siécle.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Michel-Jean Sedaine: Le Philosophe sans le sayoir; a critical analysis

contributor:
Conlon, P.M.
Romance Languages

abstract: This thesis is a study of Sedaine's Le Philosophe sens lw savoir by a critical analysis of the plot and characters, preceded by a short biography of the author. It gives a history of the ploy and through an examination of sedaine's dramatic style seeks to establish the individual merit of the play as well as its place in the movement of the 'drame' which it represents.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: OPTIMAL GEOMETRY IN A SIMPLE MODEL OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER

contributor:
Protas, Bartosz
David Lozinski and Nicholas Kevlahan
David Lozinski and Nicholas Kevlahan
Mathematics and Statistics

subject:
Shape Differentiation
Cost Functional
Adjoint System
Spectral Method
Boundary Integral Equation
Shape Gradient
Numerical Analysis and Computation
Numerical Analysis and Computation

abstract: This investigation is motivated by the problem of optimal design of cooling elements in modern battery systems used in hybrid/electric vehicles. We consider a simple model of two-dimensional steady-state heat conduction generated by a prescribed distribution of heat sources and involving a one-dimensional cooling element represented by a closed contour. The problem consists in finding an optimal shape of the cooling element which will ensure that the temperature in a given region is close (in the least squares sense) to some prescribed distribution. We formulate this problem as PDE-constrained optimization and use methods of the shape-differential calculus to obtain the first-order optimality conditions characterizing the locally optimal shapes of the contour. These optimal shapes are then found numerically using the conjugate gradient method where the shape gradients are conveniently computed based on adjoint equations. A number of computational aspects of the proposed approach is discussed and optimization results obtained in several test problems are presented.

abstract: Master of Science (MSc)


title: Examination of Bystander Cell Death Following Low-LET Irradiation

contributor:
Mothersill, Carmel
Medical Physics

subject:
radiation
dose
dose rate
bystander effect
radiopharmaceutical
Medical Biophysics
Other Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Other Physics
Medical Biophysics

abstract:
This thesis describes an analysis of the influence of dose and dose rate from low LET radiation on the induction of a cytotoxic bystander effect. The general direction was as follows:

a) Utilize a well – established reporter cell line with two types of low – LET radiation across varying dose and dose rates in order to assess the possibility of a dose rate effect. These results identified the recovery of bystander cell survival to control levels after high dose treatment. Additionally, dose rate effects were seen at high dose treatments following electron irradiation as well as between similar low – LET sources.

b) Apply aggressive radiation treatment for toxic medium production in order to elicit a bystander cell death response in a cell line with no previous observed effect. Results indicated a similar response to a reporter line including an increase in cell survival at high doses. Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) was identified as necessary to the observed effect.

c) Develop a dosimetry model for in vitro bystander studies following toxic medium production with a β-emitting radiopharmaceutical. Furthermore, use this model to re-examine survival fraction data in comparison with traditional external beam treatment. A code-base and application were developed. Comparison between treatments indicated a similar survival curve shape with differences in the magnitude of the response. This is possibly the result of cell response to low – dose rates from radiopharmaceutical treatment.

The overall conclusion points to the importance of dose rate in observed bystander cell death as well as the differentiating response at high doses. Additionally, the similarity in survival curve behaviour across differing cell type's further points to common underlying critical mechanisms. However, it is believed that further data acquisition and aggregation is required in order to build a robust model for the influence of these factors.

abstract: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)


title: Voltaire and the Jura Serfs, 1770-1778

contributor:
Conlon, Pierre-Marie
Romance Languages

abstract:
From 1770 until his death in 1778, Voltaire led a most vociferous campaign against the remnants of feudalism in France. The emphasis of his campaign was placed on the institution of serfdom, a system of seigniorial rights which entitled a lord to specific services and fees from his vassals. Voltaire's interest in serfdom was sparked by the fact that there existed some twelve thousand peasants living as serfs due to rights existing since the middle ages, at Saint-Claude, only a few miles from his estate of Ferney near the Swiss border. Voltaire's concern for these serfs was augmented further by the knowledge that the lords of Saint-Claude were in fact a group of twenty Benedictine monks.

The aim of this dissertation is to examine Voltaire's campaign, not only for the emancipation of the serfs or Saint-Claude, but for the abolition of feudalism
throughout France and for the establishment of a uniform code of law. This subject has never been fully investigated, and consequently, in light of the approach of the bicentennial anniversary of Voltaire's death, a study of the campaign for the serfs of the Jura mountains does seem appropriate.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Art and Revolution Against Destiny: An Examination of the Works of André Malraux, 1920-1943

abstract: The aim of this thesis is to suggest that beneath the apparent diversity of André Malraux's writings lies a definite unity: that revolutionary activity and artistic creation are two of man's many attempts to triumph over Destiny.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Definite Article: Its Evolution in Late Latin and Its Usage in Old French

contributor:
Laurion, G.
Romance Languages

subject:
European Languages and Societies
European Languages and Societies

abstract: A survey of demonstrative usage in Classical Latin, an assessment of the syntactical significance of ille and iste in Late Latin, together with conditions favouring the evolution of the definite article, and an examination of articular usage in Old French up to the Chanson de Roland.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: L'IDEAL COURTOIS DANS TROIS VERSIONS FRANCAlSES DE LA LEGENDE DE TRISTAN

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La Philosophie Morale de Molière

contributor:
Warner, Gary A.
Romance Languages

abstract: A study of the moral philosophy in Molière's plays involving an analysis of the viewpoints on the subject of critics from Molière's time to the present day, and an appraisal of the philosophy prevalent in the intellectual milieu in which he moved.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Zola's "La Joie de Vivre": A Critical Study

contributor:
Morgan, O.R.
Romance Languages

subject: European Languages and Societies

subject: European Languages and Societies

abstract: A critical analysis of Zola's La Joie de Vivre together with certain biographical ïnformation and details of Zola's methods of composition.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Non-Aristocratie Characters of Some Selected Chansons de Geste

contributor:
Blakey, Brian
Romance Languages

subject: European Languages and Societies

subject: European Languages and Societies

abstract: This thesis aims at a comparative study of the role and portrayal of the non-aristocratie characters of several chansons de geste selected from the twelfth to early fifteenth centuries. At the same time, the treatment of the so-called pseudo-vilains in relation to that of the genuine non-nobles will also be considered.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: La Représentation du Colonisateur et du Colonisé dans les romans de Kim Lefèvre et Anna Moï

contributor:
Walker, Muriel
French

subject:
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

abstract: Cette thèse porte sur les représentations culturelles dans les romans produits par des écrivaines d'origine vietnamienne qui écrivent en français. Deux écrivaines seront étudiées en particulier: Kim Lefèvre et Anna Moï. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'analyser comment ces écrivaines se représentent en tant que produits des projets coloniaux, et ce que ces représentations nous indiquent au sujet des relations de puissance entre les colonisateurs et les colonisés. Nous voyons qu'en général, les Vietnamiens sont décrits comme des sous habitus, ce qui montre que les représentations fournies par la perspective des colonisateurs dans les textes colonialistes étaient décentrées et assez racistes. Cette thèse va également discuter du rôle des influences coloniales dans l'évolution de la langue et de la littérature vietnamiennes, et de la manière dont le roman vietnamien écrit en français était utilisé comme réponse à la colonisation.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: A Study of the Black Political Theatre of Aimé Césaire

contributor:
Warner, G. A.
Romance Languages

abstract: The purpose of this dissertation will be to study Césaire's theatre in terms of the interaction of race and politics and in the context of the colonial and independence struggles of black peoples.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: Man and Society in the Works of the Marquis de Sade

contributor:
Williams, David
Romance Languages

abstract: Much has been written on the Marquis de Sade's pessimistic and nihilistic philosophy. His criminal man and his social ethic, based on an absolute egotism, have been accepted as embodiments of the Sadian vision of the ideal toward which humanity must struggle to achieve liberty. It is the contention of this thesis that the Sadian arch-fiends illustrate the failure of this struggle. The thesis attempts to examine the other side of Sade's thought, -- an aspect which has been largely ignored -- in order to show that Sade was primarily seeking the realization of a positive ideal in both his vision of man and society, and also in his definition of liberty. What becomes evident from this analysis is that Sade was very much a part of his age in terms of the problems which concerned him, and in terms of the solutions which he evolved in answer to these problems.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)


title: The Problems of Post-Divorce Adjustment

contributor:
Nichols, Francis W.
Sociology

subject: Sociology Sociology

abstract: Preliminary investigation of the effects of organizations such as Parents without Partners on post-divorce adjustment.

abstract: Master of Arts (MA)