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Arts (Faculty of)
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This community and it’s collections are organized using the University of Waterloo's Faculties and Academics structure. In this structure:
- Communities are Faculties or Affiliated Institutions
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Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
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Identifying Analogue Samples of Individuals with Clinically Significant Social Anxiety: Updating and Combining Cutoff Scores on the Social Phobia Inventory and Sheehan Disability Scale
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-26)The use of analogue samples, as opposed to clinical groups, is common in mental health research, including research on social anxiety disorder (SAD). Recent observational and statistical evidence has raised doubts about ... -
Subjectivity Under the Smartphone: A Rhetorical Examination of Digital Communications Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-25)This dissertation examines how the ubiquitous presence of the smartphone is reshaping what it means to be a subject, and how people experience their subjectivity, in a digitally mediated society. I explore this question ... -
The Inextricable Weed: Rawls and the Problem of Endemic Faction
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-19)John Rawls, over the course of his career, sought to construct a framework by which a liberal society could be envisioned in its ideal form which then, taken as a model, may illuminate a sure path for reform. His argument ... -
Corporate Innovation Strategy and Narrative Disclosures
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-04)In this thesis, I examine how firms with different prioritizations of innovation strategy utilize narrative disclosures in their 10-K filings to communicate information about their innovation activities. I hypothesize and ... -
Trois espaces de circulation du livre : la librairie, la bibliothèque et la salle de classe chez Gérard Bessette, Jacques Poulin et Naomi Fontaine
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-03)Cette thèse de maîtrise propose une étude de la circulation de livres au sein du roman québécois à travers différentes périodes, et surtout différents espaces. Le corpus à l’étude réunit les trois romans suivants : Le ... -
Mosaics of Resistance: Political Identity Expression in Palestinian Youth Subcultures
(University of Waterloo, 2024-07-03)This thesis examines contemporary transnational Palestinian hip-hop as part of a continuum of politically informed and informing cultural expression, emphasizing the increasing heterogeneity of ideals and visions for ... -
Relatedness in memory and metamemory: Benefits, costs, and beliefs
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-27)This dissertation examines the influence of semantic relatedness on both memory and metamemory. Related items tend to be better remembered than unrelated items in most memory tasks, and people are usually able to anticipate ... -
An Organizational Perspective on Experiential Education in Ontario Higher Education
(University of Waterloo, 2024-06-14)Experiential education has long been appreciated for its pedagogical value. There is a considerable body of evidence suggesting that students reap particular benefits when ‘learning by doing’ and engaging in practical ... -
Careful capitalism: Children, residential kinship, and live-in domestic work in Costa Rica
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-31)Limited publications address structures of residential kinship and live-in domestic work in Central America. Informed by participant observation fieldwork with three families, and open-ended interviews with employers (6) ... -
Becoming the Poem
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-31)My MFA thesis recognizes the interconnectedness of all living beings. The paintings I created immerse the viewer in landscape scenes spanning anywhere between eight feet in height to eighteen feet in width. Inspired by ... -
In The Mix: An Exhibition of Black Diasporic Studies, Remix Culture, Astrology and Sound
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-27)As a Black biracial woman disconnected from my heritage, I research Afrosonic music histories to connect to my Afro Caribbean culture, while gaining a deeper understanding of the historical and social context of music in ... -
No Honour in Death: Analyzing the Debaucherous Death of Empress Valeria Messalina
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-27)It is not a certainty that the life of the Julio-Claudian empress Valeria Messalina was any different from the lives of the empresses who preceded her. The written historical record is largely silent on her life before she ... -
Vaccine Hesitancy: Changing Priorities Towards a Lens of Compassion and Opportunity
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-24)Vaccine hesitancy and refusal is an increasingly important topic, especially as concerns appear to be on the rise after the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccine rollout. While concerns about vaccines are often brushed ... -
La conteuse transmédiatique : Joséphine Bacon, la poésie, le cinéma et le théâtre
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-24)La thèse explore la transmédiation des récits et des connaissances territoriales par Joséphine Bacon, une aînée et poète innue. La transmédiation suppose que les récits culturels soient transmis par différents médias pour ... -
Intentional Forgetting: The Role of Retrieval in Encoding
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-23)Intentional remembering and intentional forgetting are adaptive processes that permit us to exert control over the contents of our memories. These abilities ensure that memory preserves the most goal-relevant information, ... -
Doing DNA differently: A bioarchaeological secondary exploration of Brucella in ancient metagenomes in the NCBI SRA
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-23)The use of biomolecular methods in bioarchaeological studies of health and disease offer novel insights into the dynamics of disease presence and prevalence in the past, such as pathogen evolution, human–pathogen–environmental ... -
Pedagogical Approaches for Encouraging Interaction Awareness and Interactional Competence in University-Level Second Language Learners
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-22)With my dissertation, I show how learning about interactional patterns and organizational features of spoken language can be achieved for undergraduate second and foreign language (L2) learners, supported by empirical data ... -
Hesitant Belonging: Understanding Generational Traumas of Forced Migration in Black and Palestinian Diaspora Contemporary Transnational Fiction
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-17)This dissertation explores the concept of "hesitant belonging" within the context of Black and Palestinian Diaspora Contemporary Transnational Fiction. The study investigates how forced migration, identity formation, and ... -
Genocide Spotting: Between Recognition and Prosecution
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-03)This thesis delves into the challenges of identifying and proving genocide in a court of law, using Bosnia as a case study. Genocide, considered one of the most atrocious human rights violations, involves the deliberate ... -
Cognitive homeostasis: Boredom as a drive for optimal engagement
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-02)Boredom is the feeling of wanting but failing to engage the mind. The first part of this thesis proposes a theory that casts boredom as a signal of suboptimal utilization of cognitive resources. Homeostasis is used as an ...