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The Rhythms and Disruptions of a Maltreatment Report: A coach's autoethnography in a community sport organization
Full text linkThis study uses critical autoethnography (Adams et al., 2015) to explore my experiences as a coach and member of a community sport organization (CSO). Specifically, I documented the cultural experience of Safe Sport practices before, during, and after a significant maltreatment report was made toward another coach in the CSO, conveying and critiquing this experience to address current Safe Sport systems and practices (Adams et al., 2015). Data collection consisted of journal entries recorded over one year following the news of the maltreatment report. Findings were presented in two forms to create an accessible autoethnographic account along with analytic themes. For the account, journal entries were transformed into an accessible story following utilitarian and aspirational ethics principles (Graham & Blackett, 2022), meaning the stories are based on actions, avoided blame onto others, and protected others by refraining from naming places, people, and dates. The analytic themes used Ellis’s (2004) thematic analysis of narrative, drawing from my autoethnographic account as data to follow Emerson et al.’s (2011) Analytic Coding to develop themes inductively and inspired by grounded theory. Following the autoethnographic account, the theme (The Disruption of) the Rhythm of Sport was generated to describe the the repetitive nature of coaching and the impact a maltreatment report had on that experience. Connections were made to the power of daily sport rhythms’ ability to influence maltreatment, as well as to the institutional betrayal (Smith & Freyd, 2014) I felt after losing a coaching mentor— a moment that led me to reflect on my own coaching practice. These findings add to literature on Safe Sport and Safeguarding in CSOs, describing strategies and suggestions for managing future cases of maltreatment. Specifically, how reactive approaches associated with Safe Sport could be better managed through preventative approaches associated with Safeguarding
Gaming with Queer Design Principles
No full textThis research analyzes queer characters in the narrative games The Last of Us Part I, The Last of Us Part II, and Tell Me Why, aiming to identify how these titles represent these characters and how the multimodal elements present in them contribute to more authentic queer representations. This study draws on multimodal semiotic analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, close playing, and qualitative methods, to analyzes the three games and their queer characters across four main dimensions, story/narrative, dialogue, visuals, and game design, and, from these, develop design principles that promote authentic queer representation in games. The results indicate that queer authenticity in games depends not only on the inclusion of characters, but also on the integration of identity into the narrative and who is behind or participating in the production. This study also proposes a set of flexible design guidelines to support game developers in creating inclusive and authentic queer characters. These recommendations aim to unite academia with gaming industry and contributing to the fields of queer game studies
Irving family slave inventory, Ironshore Jamaica, 1832
Full text linkThe inventory is a total of nine lists created for the valuation of the slaves at three different plantations for the four shareholders. The inventory lists over 188 slaves at the Ironshore, Hartfield and Irving Tower plantations. The inventory was created at St. James [Parish], Jamaica on 16 June 1832. The inventory includes original first names of the slaves, with later modern first and last names.
The British parliament abolished slavery in Jamaica in 1833, with a full emancipation granted in 1838. It is estimated that Jacob Aemilius II and his two brothers received about £7,100 in compensation from the British government.
James Irving, the elder (1713-1775) a physician and a planter, acquired three sugar cane plantations in Jamaica before his death in 1775. The Ironshore plantation produced sugar, molasses and run.
Four of his grandchildren: Jacob Aemilius Irving (1797-1856); Lucy Ann Irving (1806) and her mother Susannah Irving; James Irving III (1792-1857); and John Serocold Jackson (1777-1850) had inherited a share in the assets of the plantations from their parents.
Jacob Aemilius Irving II (1797-1856) was born at Charleston, South Carolina and died at his mother’s residence on Culp Street, Drummondville [Niagara Falls], UC on 7 October 1856. He was educated at Charleston, SC and in England. He served as a Cornet in the 13 Light Dragoons (13th Hussars), in Ireland, France, and England. He completed his service in 1818 and then moved to France where he married Catherine Diana Homfray in 1812.
Upon his father’s death in 1816 he inherited, along with three cousins, a share in the Jamaica plantation holdings.
The Jacob Aemilius Irving II family sailed to America in 1834; and on 31 August 1834 Irving made his first trip to Niagara Falls and then on to Toronto. After a return to Charleston, SC in late 1834, Irving once again returned to Niagara Falls in 1835 and stayed at the Pavilion Hotel until the purchase of a farm in Stamford Township from Thomas Sheppard Smyth. While in Niagara Irving was active in suppressing the 1837 rebellion.
In 1838, the Irving family left Montreal on board the Great Western steamship bound for Bristol, England. The farm in Stamford Township had sold in September 1838. Tragedy struck the family in early 1839, three of his young children died. By the end of July 1839, the family was once again bound for New York, arriving at the home of Colonel Clark at Niagara Falls on the 15 September 1839.
In November 1839, Irving purchased Lot No 98 on the west side of Yonge Street in the Township of West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, from Theodore Huntly. The family called their new home Bonshaw in homage to the original family estates in Dumfries, Scotland. This was to become the family home until the death of Catherine Diana in 1858 and Jacob Aemilius Irving in 1859. Irving became a Legislative Councillor and was a Reformer in politics. Jacob Aemilius Irving II died at his mother’s home on Culp Street, Drummondville, now Niagara Falls. Irving is buried with other members of his family in the St. John’s Anglican Church cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ont.
The Irving family was well connected in Canadian society. Jacob Aemilius Irving II’s daughter Diana was married to William Dummer Powell Jarvis. Irving counted William Hamilton Merritt Jr. amongst his friends and acquaintances.
Descendents of the Irving family owned the Ironshore and Hartfield plantations at least until 1912. It is unknown how much longer the family retained their ties to the Jamaica plantations.
Lucy Ann Irving (1800-1848) was the daughter of John Beaufain Irving and Susannah Prince. Lucy was a granddaughter of James Irving, the elder. Lucy died in 1848 at Cheltenham unmarried.
James Irving III (1792-1857) was the son of James Irving II (1749-1798). James Irving III lived mostly in London, England and abroad.
John Serocold Jackson (1777-1850) was the son of Ann Sarah Irving (daughter of James Irving, the elder) and Robert Jackson. Jackson was born in Jamaica. Jackson was Ensign in Major-General Keppel's Regiment of Foot, 21st October, 1795; Ensign 85th (Bucks Volunteers), 18th October, 1797; Lieutenant 56th Regiment (West Essex), 19th October, 1799; Lieutenant 11th Reserve Battalion, 15th October, 1803; Captain 8th October, 1804; Captain 72nd (Highlanders), 22nd December, 1807; Brevet Major 4th June, 1814. Retired from Army 1822-23. John Serocold Jackson moved to Australia in 1825, and died there in 1850.A handwritten inventory listing the Jamaican slaves belonging to Jacob Aemilius Irving, Lucy Ann Irving and Susannah Irving, James Irving III and John S. [Serocold] Jackson.
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Henry Dilkes Byng letter book, 1809-1815
Full text linkHenry Dilkes Byng (1781-1860) was a British Naval Officer who rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral. In 1809 he was appointed commander of HMS Bream and in 1810 was given command of HMS Goree. He remained in this position through 1814. It appears that he was ordered to bring Goree north to the port at Halifax from the Caribbean where it had been used in the 1809 British invasion of Martinque (under a different commander). While travelling to Halifax during the summer of 1810, Byng was ordered to stop at Amelia Island in Florida to defend British trading interests there. Some of the correspondence in the letter book reflect the state of Florida’s political situation at the time.A letter book used by Henry Dilkes Byng during his service aboard the HMS Bream and HMS Goree. The entries are dated from 1809 to 1815. One cover of the book is titled “Letters Wrote” and the other titled “Letters Received”. There are 140 pages in the volume, with 64 blank pages in the middle separating the two sections. The section of “Letters Wrote” contains entries dated from 1809 to 1814 and has 41 pages. The section of “Letters Received” contains entries dated from 1809 to 1815 and has 36 pages. There are also several letters that have been inserted between the pages.
Most of the entries concern practical matters associated with operating a naval vessel such as the payment or withholding of wages, the obtaining and storing of provisions, and the transmission of orders. Some political observations by Byng are also included
Discovery of a Pseudogap Attributed to Charge Density Wave Order at the β-β′ Phase Transition in As2Te3 and the Influence of Cu and Ge Doping on its Properties
No full textIn this work, the origin and driving mechanism of the β to β' phase transition of As2Te3 is investigated through primarily resistivity, optical reflectance and heat capacity measurements. From optical reflectivity we identify the formation of a pseudogap concomitant to the β-As2Te3 to β'-As2Te3 transition. Based on this observation, in addition to a fourfold modulation of the b-axis as reported in the literature, as well as a resistivity anomaly and corresponding hysteresis associated with the phase transition, we propose that this β-As2Te3 to β'-As2Te3 phase transition is due to charge density wave order.
This charge density wave transition is observed to be tunable with both Ge and Cu doping, with evidence indicating that the increase in the number of charge carriers due to doping drives the transition temperature lower until, with Ge doping, the transition is entirely eliminated. Optical reflectivity was used to determine the plasma frequency (whose square is assumed proportional to the number of charge carriers) as a function of dopant-concentration for both dopants. Copper doping was found to add charge carriers in two regimes, with lower dopings adding more charge carriers proportionally up to around Cu0.1As2Te3 beyond which the increase in charge carriers per dopant added decreases. Ge adds substantially more charge carriers per stoichiometric dopant amount added and thus influences the transition temperature more than copper as doping is increased. Utilizing differential scanning calorimetry and heat capacity measurements, a phase diagram was created for doped β-As2Te3. It was found that at higher germanium doping concentrations, the β-As2Te3 structure could be stabilized, and oriented samples were obtained via slow cooling.
Lastly, properties of the pseudogap as doping was varied were investigated. It was found that the pseudogap exhibits a non-Bardeen Cooper Schrieffer-like behaviour with a sharp onset and weak temperature dependence, with doping increasing the characteristic gap energy despite the associated transition temperature decreasing. Predicated by these results we argue that β-As2Te3 may be a member of a group of short coherence length charge density wave materials
Peace, Order and Good Indigenous Self-Governance: Examining Differing Models of Indigenous Self-Government
Full text linkThe current research regarding Indigenous self-government primarily is done through positioning Indigenous and non-Indigenous in direct contrast with each other and refuses to acknowledge the fact that both peoples currently live in Canada and neither person are leaving. To address this gap, the research investigates three models of proposed Indigenous self-government: Citizen Plus, Aboriginal Electoral Districts and treaty federalism. This is done by basing the research within a transformative worldview, which is rooted in an Indigenous research paradigm and enveloped in Ermine’s ethical space. To best understand the feelings of alienation and settler discomfort, this research made use of work done by Dene scholar Glenn Coulthard, and colonial researchers James Wolfe and Albert Memmi. Combined these researchers provide a framework for examining the implications of these models for both Canadians and Indigenous people. The research demonstrates the need for more research to be conducted about how Indigenous selfgovernment might be achieved and how Indigenous tools of recognition could prove beneficial in availing settler feelings of discomfort
Welland Canal and Fort George photographs, c. 1930s
Full text linkThirteen black and white photographs of the Welland Ship Canal and Fort George, c. 1930s. There are eight photos of the Welland Canal including the Homer Bridge up with a ship passing through, and the ship Burlington in the canal. The remaining five photos are of Fort George. Several of the photos contain one or more women and include buildings and cannons. The photographs are personal family photos
#Fitspiration and Body Dissatisfaction: Application of the Tripartite Influence Model in Men
Full text linkFitspiration is a social media trend that aims to inspire people to engage in exercise through photos and/or videos. While evidence suggests that it can lead to increased exercise motivation, it has also been shown to have negative effect on body image, including self-objectification and body dissatisfaction. However, the majority of studies have investigated the impact of Fitspiration on body image experiences in women, with few examining the impact of Fitspiration on men’s body image. This study examined the effects of viewing Fitspiration images on young men’s self-objectification and body fat dissatisfaction and muscularity dissatisfaction. Additionally, appearance comparisons and muscular-ideal internalization were examined as potential mediators of these relationships. This study employed a between-subjects pre-post experimental design with men (n = 188) aged 18-29 years, recruited online through Cloud Research Connect. They were randomly assigned to the Fitspiration or scenery (control) condition where they viewed 20 images (formatted as Instagram images) on Qualtrics. State body image measures (self-objectification, body fat dissatisfaction, muscularity dissatisfaction) were assessed immediately before and after viewing the images; potential mediators (appearance comparisons, muscular-ideal internalization) were assessed after. Participants assigned to the Fitspiration condition reported higher self-objectification, F(1,182) = 5.05, p = < .026, ηp2 = .027 compared to those in the scenery condition. Additionally, appearance comparisons fully mediated the relationship between viewing Fitspiration images and self-objectification; viewing Fitspiration led to higher social comparisons (B = .80, t = 3.35, p = .00, 95% CI [.33, 1.26]), which in turn led to higher self-objectification (B = .47, t = 2.39, p = .02, 95% CI [.08, .86]). However, social comparisons did not mediate body fat dissatisfaction or muscularity dissatisfaction. These findings contribute to the growing body of literature showing that exposure to idealized body images in Fitspiration content can increase negative body image (specifically self-objectification) among men. However, the results also show that body fat dissatisfaction and muscularity dissatisfaction may not be directly influenced by brief exposure to Fitspiration images. Further, appearance comparisons may play a key role in body image concerns among men; viewing Fitspiration led to higher social comparisons, which were associated with higher self-objectification. There is a need for further research on the impact of Fitspiration on men’s body image experiences (e.g., body shame) and the potential role of appearance comparisons on these outcomes. The findings of this study indicate the potential need for developing a social media literacy intervention to mitigate the negative effects of idealized media portrayals in young men
COVID-19 in Niagara web archives collection, 2020-2023, n.d.
Full text linkThe COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 resulted in a dramatic change to everyday life. Many of these changes were reflected in the operational practices of various Niagara governments, organizations and institutions. The websites of these groups provide a record of the varied responses to the pandemic.
The news articles captured in this archive reflect some of the issues and events in the Niagara Region during the pandemic. This includes topics such as face masks; vaccination; advice and updates from Niagara Region’s Medical Officer of Health and the public’s response; closure of the Canada-U.S. border for non-essential travel; the impact on local nursing homes and frontline workers; and the impact on businesses, tourism, local schools and post-secondary institutions.The collection consists of a weekly crawl of websites of major institutions, governments and organizations in the Niagara area focusing on the varied responses to the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023. Further, one-time crawls of newspaper articles focused on Niagara centric COVID-19 news were collected and exist in a private collection
Investigating the Impact of the Current ADHD Diagnostic Process on Women in Canada
Full text linkThis thesis investigates the impact of Canada’s ADHD diagnostic process on women, focusing on systemic, gendered, and sociocultural factors that lead to delayed or missed diagnoses. Through a review of literature and interviews with women diagnosed in adulthood, the study examines seven themes: self-blame, systemic ableism, misogyny, reaching a breaking point, community importance, grief, and self-acceptance (Mowlem et al., 2019; Quinn & Madhoo, 2014). Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), feminist, and critical disability theories, the research explores intersectional barriers affecting women’s access to ADHD diagnosis and support in Canada (Smith et al., 2009). Findings indicate that current diagnostic criteria, designed around male presentations, often overlook women’s unique ADHD symptomology, resulting in underdiagnosis and misattribution to other conditions (American Psychiatric Association, 2022; Agnew-Blais et al., 2016). This often leads to emotional distress and inadequacy, compounded by societal expectations (French et al., 2019). The study advocates for gender-sensitive diagnostic criteria and support resources. Practical recommendations include healthcare education reforms, inclusive diagnostic tools, and peer support networks. This Canadian-focused research aims to enhance diagnostic practices and improve experiences for women with ADHD (Espinet et al., 2022)