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War And Wilderness: Intersections With Patriotism And Masculinity In Canadian Second World War Alternative Service Work, Rosemary Giles Aug 2022

War And Wilderness: Intersections With Patriotism And Masculinity In Canadian Second World War Alternative Service Work, Rosemary Giles

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This thesis shows how ASW work in Canadian wilderness during the Second World War offered conscientious objectors the opportunity to prove themselves good citizens to the nation, and good men to themselves. Conscientious objectors’ work in Alternative Service Camps is used to demonstrate how masculinity and patriotism were constructed within the camps. This thesis addresses the interactions that conscientious objectors had with wilderness, primarily through their work with forestry and fire fighting. It also addresses the construction of masculinity and national identity in the context of the Canadian wilderness. Furthermore, this work seeks to expand understanding of the conscientious objector …


Vimy Ridge, North France April 9-12, 1917, Minh Huynh, Christian Taylor, Yuriah Waller Nov 2016

Vimy Ridge, North France April 9-12, 1917, Minh Huynh, Christian Taylor, Yuriah Waller

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about Vimy Ridge by students Minh Huynh, Christian Taylor, and Yuriah Waller


William Avery Bishop, Derek Musa, Lisa Marie Lam, Romario Parkes Nov 2016

William Avery Bishop, Derek Musa, Lisa Marie Lam, Romario Parkes

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history posters on Canada’s military past, William "Billy" Avery Bishop a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI, by students Derek Musa, Lisa Marie Lam, Romario Parkes


Canada And The Battle Of Vimy Ridge, Barry Ho, Maxwell Blair, Elena Melania Panescu, Patrick Jedrzejko Nov 2016

Canada And The Battle Of Vimy Ridge, Barry Ho, Maxwell Blair, Elena Melania Panescu, Patrick Jedrzejko

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history posters on Canada’s military past about the April 9 - 12, 1917 battle of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps, by students Barry Ho, Maxwell Blair, Elena Melania Panescu, and Patrick Jedrzejko


Elsie Macgill: Queen Of The Hurricanes, Ishmeet Dhillon, Harleen Kaur, Denise Mosher, Claudia Santos Nov 2016

Elsie Macgill: Queen Of The Hurricanes, Ishmeet Dhillon, Harleen Kaur, Denise Mosher, Claudia Santos

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history posters on Canada’s military past, Elise MacGill Canada’s First female aircraft designer and the Hurricane, by students Ishmeet Dhillon, Harleen Kaur, Denise Mosher, and Claudia Santos.


Juno Beach D-Day, 6 June 1944, Rances Fonseca Cespedes, Keirsten Kandhai, Fiorelli Lagdamen, Jocelynne Marcoux Nov 2016

Juno Beach D-Day, 6 June 1944, Rances Fonseca Cespedes, Keirsten Kandhai, Fiorelli Lagdamen, Jocelynne Marcoux

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about Juno beach D-Day, by students Rances Fonseca Cespedes, Keirsten Kandhai, Fiorelli Lagdamen, Jocelynne Marcoux.


Holding The Line: Canadians And The 2nd Battle Of Ypres, Salam Jabri, Anas Araksousi, Yusuf Asik, Ashan Gill Nov 2016

Holding The Line: Canadians And The 2nd Battle Of Ypres, Salam Jabri, Anas Araksousi, Yusuf Asik, Ashan Gill

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about the second Battle of Ypres by students Salam Jabri, Anas Araksousi, Yusuf Asik, and Ashan Gill


Canadian Women Army Corps, Sandeep Barring, Nadine Joseph, Linda Dao Nov 2016

Canadian Women Army Corps, Sandeep Barring, Nadine Joseph, Linda Dao

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about the Canadian Women Army Corps by students Sandeep Barring, Nadine Joseph, and Linda Dao.


Vimy Ridge, Matthew Curtis, Brett Faber, Christopher Hardcastle, Karl Van Maren Nov 2016

Vimy Ridge, Matthew Curtis, Brett Faber, Christopher Hardcastle, Karl Van Maren

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about Vimy Ridge by students Matthew Curtis, Brett Faber, Christopher Hardcastle, and Karl Van Maren


Canadian Servicewomen And The Second World War, Kimberly Gomez, Kayla Troy, Lina Vargas Jaramillo, Fozia Yasmeen Nov 2016

Canadian Servicewomen And The Second World War, Kimberly Gomez, Kayla Troy, Lina Vargas Jaramillo, Fozia Yasmeen

Canadian Military History Research Posters

Public history poster on Canada’s military past about the Canadian servicewomen in World War II by students Kimberly Gomez, Kayla Troy, Lina Vargas Jaramillo, and Fozia Yasmeen


Yes, And Back Again By Sandy Marie Bonny, Catriona Duncan Aug 2016

Yes, And Back Again By Sandy Marie Bonny, Catriona Duncan

The Goose

Review of Sandy Marie Bonny's Yes, and Back Again.


Settler Education By Laurie D. Graham, Kelly Shepherd Aug 2016

Settler Education By Laurie D. Graham, Kelly Shepherd

The Goose

Review of Laurie D. Graham's Settler Education.


Peace Dividend: The War Assets Corporation And The Disposal Of Canada's Munitions And Supplies, 1943-1948, Alex Souchen Mar 2016

Peace Dividend: The War Assets Corporation And The Disposal Of Canada's Munitions And Supplies, 1943-1948, Alex Souchen

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This dissertation is the first full-length study to explore how the Canadian government and military disposed of surplus munitions and supplies after the Second World War. By investigating how the state planned and implemented its disposal program from 1943 to 1948, this thesis places objects at the centre of attention and demonstrates their profound political, social, and economic significance. By examining the extended social lives of munitions and supplies in relationship to their postwar impact on civilian life, this study offers a new and innovative perspective that links material culture with postwar reconstruction, rehabilitation, and demobilization. What follows is a …