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dc.contributor.advisor | York, Lorraine | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Coleman, Daniel | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | O`Brien, Susie | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Harvey, Rachel | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T17:03:47Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T17:03:47Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2013-09-01 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2013-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | opendissertations/8207 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 9192 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 4536825 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13387 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Situating Hamilton, Ontario within the global context of economic restructuring incited by capitalist, neoliberal ideologies, I argue that Hamilton, a “city on the verge of renaissance” (Hume A6), needs to be guided by a more inclusive, citizen-led approach to “rebuilding” the city. To critically understand the complex power imbalances underlying this dominant culture of “rebuild,” I will examine the multifaceted concept of resilience, seeing it as both a tool of domination used by those in power over the public sphere, as well as a personal and communal process that can encompass positive adaptation and growth in the face of change. A key question to be asked throughout is: “Resilience for what and for whom?” (Cote and Nightingale 475). While each chapter will be foregrounded with pertinent theory, I will look to various forms of literature based in Hamilton in order to seek nuanced and imaginative understandings of the current climate of “resilience” that are specific to this place.</p> | en_US |
dc.subject | resilience | en_US |
dc.subject | Hamilton | en_US |
dc.subject | Ontario | en_US |
dc.subject | literature | en_US |
dc.subject | urban development | en_US |
dc.subject | place | en_US |
dc.subject | Literature in English, North America | en_US |
dc.subject | Literature in English, North America | en_US |
dc.title | Steel City Makeover: Examining Representations of Resilience in Contemporary Hamilton-Based Literature | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | English and Cultural Studies | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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