Browsing by Subject "nova scotia"
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FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, DOMESTIC DISPARITIES: A STUDY OF SKILLED IMMIGRANTS UNEVEN INTEGRATION TO LABOUR MARKET THROUGH THE LENS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY & POLITICAL ECONOMY IN CANADA
(2024-08-27)Immigration in Canada has historically been shaped by racial capitalism, particularly in terms of how immigrant labour is used and valued. Immigrants are hired for low-wage jobs and are subjected to poor working conditions, ... -
In Defence of Home Places: Environmental Activism in Nova Scotia, 1970-1985
(2014-09-10)This dissertation traces the origins and development of environmental activism in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, from the late 1950s to 1990, with a central focus on the period from 1970 to 1985, during which the ... -
Negotiating ‘Gastro-anomie’: Exploring the Relationship Between Food, the Body & Identity in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2014-04-30)This thesis explores the relationship between food and identity. Drawing on the concept of ‘gastro-anomie’, or ‘food normlessness’, it asks how individuals’ make sense of food and eating in the context of an increasingly ... -
Not Just Nice Guys: The Growth and Constraint of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union, 1950 - 1975
(2024-08-27)This study traces the mid-twentieth century history of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union (NSTU), with particular focus on the union’s democratic, professional, and bargaining structures. Traditionally underrepresented in ... -
RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2011-01-04)This Master’s level research project investigates how gender shapes the resettlement challenges that liberian refugees have faced in Nova Scotia. The study investigates the impact of the reframing of gender relations during ... -
An Unsettled Plantation: Nova Scotia’s New Englanders and the Creation of a British Colony, 1759-1776
(2012-08-14)The New England Planters were the largest wave of Protestant migration into Nova Scotia prior to the American Revolution. Sponsored by the British government, they represent an attempt to make Nova Scotia a securely British ...