Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Rethinking Subjectivity: From Consciousness Raising and Epistemological Certainty to Moral Accountability and Epistemic Failure in Theories of Subject Formation

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Schmitz, Janina, Thesis advisor (ths): Epp, Michael, Thesis advisor (ths): Eddy, Charmaine, Degree committee member (dgc): Stavro, Elaine, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The following thesis problematizes different theories of subject formation in relation to morality, accountability, and consciousness raising. Focusing on the conditions subjects emerge in, I argue that socially transformative subjectivities emerge in movement through spaces. The theoretical discussion departs from the premise that morally accountable subjectivities drive social change.… more

WOMEN IN HORROR: On the Screen, In the Scene, Behind the Screams

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Vosper, Amy Jane Jessica, Thesis advisor (ths): O'Connor, Alan, Degree committee member (dgc): Epp, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): McGuire, Kelly, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The objective of this dissertation is to measure the influence of the contemporary influx of women's involvement in the horror genre in three dimensional capacities: female representation in horror films, female representation as active, participatory spectators and female representation in the industrial production of horror. Through the combined approach of theoretical and… more

Desire to be Zine: Feminist Zine Culture and Materiality in the Digital Age

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Rayner, Sarah, Thesis advisor (ths): Epp, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): McGuire, Kelly, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores access to feminist zine culture and community, specifically if, and how, access has been altered in the age of digital technologies and increased access to digital spaces. Results from a questionnaire completed by 8 young feminist zine-makers and readers of marginalized genders indicated that though the modern boundaries of what a zine is has been expanded to include… more