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“The CCF is not a ‘Class’ Party”: labour, politics, and their unification at the Lakehead, 1944-1963
(2020)"The CCF is not a 'Class' Party”: Labour and Politics at the Lakehead, 1944-1963” is a study of the organized labour movement in the Lakehead from 1944 to 1963. This study analyzes the new sophistication of the organized ... -
The Coming and Going of Eugenics in Alberta: A Discarded History, 1928 to 1972
(2016)Eugenics. The term brings to light a dark history. From 1928 to 1972, Canada, specifically Alberta, championed eugenic programs as a means to control and eliminate feeblemindedness within society. Influenced by the ... -
How forests and forest management messaging was disseminated in governmental promotional material in Ontario, 1800–1959
(2020)This dissertation studies governmental forestry promotional publications issued in Ontario, to examine how messaging of forests and forest management was disseminated in promotional publications released by government ... -
Rise of the machine: the making of the video game industry and military simulation
(2014-01-22)Rise of the Machine assesses the history and development of the home video game industry and its technological evolution from a military industrial structure that has its roots in the Second World War. The thesis focuses ... -
Shifting grounds: the rise, fall, and resurgence of the towns of Atikokan and Oloibiri
(2024)This dissertation investigates the transformations of the towns of Atikokan in Canada and Oloibiri in Nigeria, both transitioning from reliance on extractive industries. Focusing mainly on their social and economic ... -
Short circuit: Ontario's electrical utilities, Northern Ontario, and the metabolic rift, 1906-1998
(2017)The theory of the metabolic rift offers historians and ecologists alike a new means of exploring the relationship between humans, nature, and capital. Based on the works of Karl Marx, the theory of the metabolic rift argues ... -
TO DIE A 'CANADIAN': How Nineteenth-Century European Immigrants Influenced the Culture of Death in Canada
(2016)To understand the mystery of why modern attitudes toward death assumed their current forms, it is necessary to explore their socio-historical roots. This thesis focuses specifically on the cultural interpretations of death ...
