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Anthropology Honours Research Papers

Each year, our students work diligently on exciting projects for ANTH 4900 (Honours Research Paper in Anthropology) and ANTH 4590 (Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power).

2024-2025

StudentTitle
Cam IrvineWhat is the Importance of Ottawa Hardcore?   Exploring the Personal and Communal Importance of Involvement With the Underground Music Scene
Leia MenardAddictive Embodiment to ‘Chase Plastic’: Ultimate Frisbee in Ottawa
Emma SleighArchaeology at Kabeshinàn and in the National Capital: A Space for Algonquin Futurity?

2020-2021

ANTH 4900 Honours Research Paper in Anthropology

StudentTitle
Doody, RachelOur Home on Native Land: An Introspection into Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia and Its Aftermath
Edwards, HannahA Visual Ethnography of Harm Reduction in Ottawa’s Centretown
Ferguson, EvanCommunities of Conspiracy and Conjecture: Lessons from Qanon
Morrison, JenA Study of Family Access to Government and School Supports During the Covid-19 Pandemic

ANTH 4590 Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power

StudentTitle
Clapperton, AliciaMedia Representation of LGBTQ, Identity Development and Celebrities Empowering Youth
Erskine-Kellie, Andrew(Sur)Real: Contemporary Surrealism and the Strange Familiar
Iaderosa, KaylaMiddle Class Consumption and Online Shopping in the Pandemic
Jivraj, InaaraPhysical Activity in the Time of COVID-19
Kreuer, AnnalieseVisual Impairment and Society
O’Blenis, DavidTrump, COVID-19, and Canadian American Cross-Border Families
Robinson, CassidyModern Day Servants of the Core: Migrant Workers in Canada and COVID-19
Ryan, Liam“Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels”: An Ethnographic Analysis of Online Eating Disorder Content
Silva-Roy, VanessaDifferent Notions of Nature in Ottawa: Thinking Alongside Indigenous and Western Scholarship

2019-2020

ANTH 4900 Honours Research Paper in Anthropology

StudentTitle
Cummings, DeannaQuestioning Co-Management: Exploring the intersection between equity and knowledge-sharing in the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Quinn, FaelanThreatening Genders: News Media and Gendered Reporting About Trans People
West, Carmen T.The Living Stories of the Mind and Body: Physical Activity as a Path for Mental Well-being

ANTH 4590 Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power

StudentTitle
Boulé, MikaylaOver Snow, Through Landscape: Understanding Tales from Trails and Cross-Country Ski Landscapes
Broe, MeganThe Pitfalls of Development Discourse within the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Foreign Policy: The Interrelationship of Globalization, Culture, Power, Gender, and Development
Constant, AngeleyReclaiming Haitian Identity: A Guide to Navigating Your Home Away from Home An Anthropological Study on Haitian Diaspora in Ottawa
Ferguson, KateKinship Without Pedigree: A Complex and Emotional Relationship Between Humans and their Companions
Isch, EmilieMeanings and Experiences of Space, Place, and Atmosphere on Campus: A note for the next masterplan
Poscente, TaylorA Personal Ethnography on the Connection between Dancer and the 4th Floor of the University Centre at Carleton University encapsulated by Notions of Safe Space
Williamson, SabrinaMusic Within a Christian Context: A Case Study on Campus Rush

2018-2019

ANTH 4900 Honours Research Paper in Anthropology

StudentTitle
Gordon, ElliotThe Psychedelic State: Canada’s Re-emergence of Psychotherapeutic Medicine in Relief of Mental Health Disorders
Hernadez-Soriano, AdrianaHow Does a Man’s Heterosexuality Govern Him?
Hodgins, SeamusThe Anxieties/Aspirations of Young Middle-class: Consumption and the Affordable Housing Crisis in Toronto
Holzhuter, MeganSigns of Life
Kennedy-Cowman, PaytonThe Treaters of Schizophrenia: Their Role in the Outcome of People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
Scott, ErinRecoupling with Nature: Tensions in British Columbian Host Communities, Changing Economies, and Nature Tourism
Smillie, BrittanyHow Access Leads to Decolonization: A Case Study of the Canadian Museum of History

ANTH 4590 Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power

StudentTitle
Algubaa, SaraSaudi Students in Canada Facing a Political Ultimatum
Edwards, EmilyAn Experiential Analysis of Refugee Sponsorship and Resettlement: Exploring the Benefits and Limitations of Private Sponsorship
Ferras, MarissaUnderstanding Space: Binaries, Gender Referencing and Body Image’s Influence on Women’s Space Creation in the Carleton University Fitness Centre
Gridley, MelanieReligion, Politics, and Community Inclusion: A Dynamic and Pluralistic Jewish Student Community
McLean, KatherineScottish-Canadian: What does it Mean?
Nunes Galarda Martins, DeboraAcross Borders: The Migratory Effects and Social Media Influence on Cultural Identity and Political Rationale among Brazilians in Canada
Zibin, NikkiSearching for a Real Plate of Pasta in Canada: The Italian-Canadian Experience at the Centro Giovanile Formativo Italocanadese & the Constant Search of Identity