The reason for this story was to investigate a narrative that is important to the identity of North America’s Pacific Northwest Coast – a narrative that revolves around wild salmon, a narrative that always seemed too simple to me, a narrative that gives salmon a mythical status, and yet what does the average person know about this fish other than it floods grocery stores in fall and tastes good. How do we know this fish that supposedly defines the natural world of this place? I began my research as a science writer, inspired by John Steinbeck’s The Log from the Sea of Cortez, in which he writes that the best way to achieve reality is by combining narrative with scientific data. So I went looking for a different story from the one most people read about in popular media, a story that’s overwhelmingly about conflict: I searched for a narrative that combines the science of what we know about salmon and a story of the scientists who study the fish, either directly or indirectly. I tried to follow Steinbeck’s example and include the narrative journeys we take in understanding the world around us, the journeys that rarely make it into scientific journals. I went on about eight field trips with biology, ecology, and archaeology lab teams from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship the W.E. Ricker, and an archaeological crew from the Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society in Campbell River, B.C. At the same time, I was reading a number of things, including a 1938 dissertation by anthropologist Homer Barnett from the University of Oregon titled The Nature and Function of the Potlatch, a 2011 book by economist Ronald Trosper at the University of Arizona, Resilience, Reciprocity and Ecological Economics, and works by psychologist Douglas Medin at Northwestern University and anthropologist Scott Atran at the University of Michigan, written over the past two decades, particular paying attention to their writings on taxonomy and folkbiology. My conclusions surprised me, a little. / Graduate / 0329 / 0324 / 0391

Onward Bound: -- the first 50 years of Outward Bound Australia traces the founding and development of this unique, Australian, non-profit, non-government organisation from its earnest beginnings to its formidable position today where it attracts some 5,000 participants a year to its courses. The project included interviewing hundreds of people and scouring archives and public records to piece together a picture of how and why Outward Bound Australia (OBA) developed -- recording its challenges and achievements along the way. A mediated oral history approach was used among past and present OBA founders, staff and participants, to gather stories about their history. This use of oral history (in a historical book) was a way of cementing the known recorded facts and adding colour to the formal historical outline, while also giving credence to the text through the use of 'real' people's stories.

My stories are set in the townships, and move with the vigorous rhythms and jagged structures of township life. Some of them are written in English and others in isiXhosa. Some of the dialogue is township slang, a mixture of languages; and pure isiXhosa. The stories follow no particular pattern and are arranged according to any form of chronology, and different voices, at times as a man/boy and in others as a girl. The characters are not related each story perfectly stands for itself. Some of the stories hark back to the days of apartheid and are seen through the eyes of a child confused by the humiliations of his elders. / Amabali am asekelwe ezilokishini yaye ahambelana neemeko ezimaxongo zokuphila zasezilokishini apho yaye amanye asukela kwixesha lengcinezelo yesizwe esimnyama. Imiba echatshazelwa kula mabali iquka intlupheko, intiyo kwakunye nokuphilisana koluntu ezilokishini, phantsi kwezo meko. Amabali la ndizame ukuwenza alandele indlela yokubalisa yhenkwenkwana enguSkhumba, ethi ibone iqwalasele iimeko zokuphila zabantu bohlanga lwayo. Ingqokelela esisiqendu sokuqala yona ibhalwe ze yangeniswa ngesiNgesi. / This thesis is presented in two parts: English and isiXhosa.

Lurching from day-today in the months before South Africa becomes a republic, booze-befuddled Indian private investigator Rohit Biswas does not ponder how he can secure his daughter's future after he became a widower and lost his job as police detective when he killed a man who fatally stabbed his wife. Salvation appears when a rich client hires the PI to find evidence proving his son did not rape and murder a white socialite. Fighting against seeming impossible odds in colonial-apartheid Durban and a sanctions-busting conspiracy, Biswas secures his client's acquittal. In the process he defies karma and redeems himself.

These stories are about people’s experiences in relationships and how they overcome and resolve problems with their partners. Some explore myths and unexplained occurrences that raise many questions.

Les athlètes qui reprennent le sport après avoir subi une commotion cérébrale sont considérés comme « prêts » lorsqu'ils ont complété un processus de six étapes qui augmente l'effort physique et cognitif. Cependant, ce processus néglige largement les facteurs psychosociaux impliqués dans le retour au sport après une commotion cérébrale. Cette étude qualitative a utilisé une méthodologie narrative et une position philosophique constructiviste pour explorer les perceptions de 12 (n = 6 femmes) étudiants-athlètes universitaires canadiens ayant subi une commotion dans la préparation psychologique pour reprendre le sport. Les participants étaient âgés de 18 à 25 ans au moment de leur commotion et ont été absents du sport pendant au moins un mois. Chaque athlète a participé à deux entrevues via Zoom (entrevue 1 : M = 103 min ; entrevue 2 : M = 88 min). Les données ont été analysées en utilisant la non-fiction créative. Six thèmes narratifs ont été interprétés à partir des données : confiance, peur, identité, soutien, pression et cas par cas. Deux récits composites ont été écrits pour illustrer les thèmes narratifs impliqués dans la préparation psychologique. L'histoire de Pierre-Olivier dépeint ses pensées, ses émotions et les interactions en tant que joueur de hockey universitaire masculin de deuxième année qui était prêt à retourner au sport et qui a connu des résultats positifs. L'histoire de Pierre-Olivier se concentre sur les jours précédant son retour au sport après avoir reçu l’autorisation médicale. L'histoire d'Andrea présente le portrait d'une capitaine d'une équipe féminine de rugby qui n'était pas prête à son retour et qui a connu des résultats négatifs. L'histoire d'Andrea est un retour sur son autorisation médicale lorsqu'elle parle avec son médecin, et ses interactions avec une ancienne co-équipière qui cherchent ses avis. Cette étude est l'une des premières à examiner la préparation psychologique des athlètes ayant subi une commotion cérébrale. Ces résultats indiquent la nécessité d'une évaluation plus globale des athlètes ayant subi une commotion cérébrale afin d'aider à déterminer qui est (et qui n'est pas) prêt à reprendre le sport après une commotion cérébrale. / Athletes returning to sport following a concussion are deemed ‘ready’ once they have completed a six-step process that increases in physical and cognitive exertion. However, this process largely overlooks psychosocial factors involved in returning to sport following a concussion. This qualitative study used a narrative methodology underpinned by a constructivist philosophical position to understand 12 (n = 6 females) formerly concussed Canadian university student-athletes’ perceptions of the factors they believed were involved in feeling psychologically ready to return to sport. Participants were aged 18 to 25 years during their concussion and experienced a minimum of one-month absence from sports. Each athlete participated in two Zoom interviews (interview 1: M = 103 min; interview 2: M = 88 min). The data was analyzed using creative non-fiction. Six themes were interpreted from the data: confidence, fear, identity, pressure, support, and case-by-case. Two composite narratives were written to depict the themes involved in psychological readiness. Pierre-Olivier’s story portrays the thoughts, emotions, and interactions of a second-year university men’s ice hockey player who was ready to return to sport and experienced successful outcomes. Pierre-Olivier’s story focuses on his growing readiness leading up to his first game following his medical clearance. Andrea’s story portrays a women’s rugby captain who was not ready to return to sport and experienced an unsuccessful return to sport. Andrea’s story depicts a flashback to a conversation with her doctor during her medical clearance and her interactions with a former teammate seeking advice. This study is among the first to examine psychological readiness among concussed athletes. These results indicate a need for a more holistic assessment of concussed athletes to help identify who is (and who is not) ready to return to sport following a concussion.

Une stratégie utilisée auprès des entraîneurs pour rendre le hockey sur glace plus sécuritaire est l'éducation sur les commotions cérébrales liées au sport (CCS). Cependant, l'apport de connaissances aux entraîneurs n'est pas associé à une modification des comportements liés aux CCS. L'objectif de cette étude était d'utiliser la Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) pour élaborer des vignettes axées sur les aspects clés de cette théorie et basées sur les expériences d’entraîneurs de hockey sur glace avec la CCS. Douze entraîneurs de hockey sur glace (n = 2 femmes, n = 10 hommes) d'équipes AA et AAA du Canada ont parlé de leurs expériences avec les CCS de leurs athlètes dans le cadre d'entrevues semi-structurées (M = 69,25 minutes). Les données ont été analysées en deux phases. Tout d'abord, nous avons effectué une analyse de contenu dirigée en utilisant trois thèmes dérivés du BCW (c.-à-d. capacité, opportunité et motivation). Ensuite, nous avons suivi les suggestions pour « creative non-fiction », menant à la création de deux vignettes. La première vignette dépeint un entraîneur expérimenté dans une situation de commotion complexe, où iel prend la décision de retirer un joueur vedette soupçonné de CCS, contre l’avis des parents d’autres joueurs. À l'inverse, la deuxième vignette met en scène un bénévole qui débute comme entraîneur de hockey sur glace. En se remémorant sa première saison, iel frémit de la façon dont il a géré la CCS d’une athlète et décrit comment iel aurait aimé gérer cette situation. Prises ensemble, ces deux vignettes constituent une nouvelle stratégie de diffusion pour l’enseignement des CCs. Ces résultats suggèrent qu'il est nécessaire de traduire l'information sur les CCS de manière efficace pour faciliter la formation d’entraîneurs de hockey sur glace sur les CCS. / Sport-related concussion (SRC) education is one strategy that has been used to make ice hockey safer, and coaches have been seen as key members of the sport environment who influence athlete safety. Unfortunately, providing coaches with knowledge has not been associated with changing SRC management behaviors. The objective of this study was to use the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) to develop theory-driven vignettes based on ice hockey coaches experiences with SRC. Twelve youth ice hockey coaches (n = 2 females, n = 10 males) of AA and AAA teams across Canada talked about their experiences dealing with their athletes SRCs through semi-structured interviews (M = 69.25 minutes). The data were analyzed as part of a two phase process. First, we conducted a directed content analysis using three themes directly derived from the BCW (i.e., capability, opportunity and motivation). Second, we followed recommendations for creative non-fiction writing, leading to the creation of two vignettes. Coach Jodie’s vignette depicts an experienced coach in a complex SRC situation, whereby they made the decision to sit out a star athlete suspected of concussion against the wishes of other players’ parents. Coach Ollie’s vignette depicts a volunteer who is new to coaching ice hockey. In reflecting back on their first season as a coach, Ollie shudders at the way they managed one athlete’s concussion and describes how they wish they would have handled that situation. Taken together, these two vignettes are a new dissemination strategy for SRC education. Results of the present study suggest a need to translate information on SRCs in a more efficient manner through the use of more captivating methods, such as theory based vignettes, to facilitate the education of ice hockey coaches on SRCs.

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During the communist era in Romania the literature and its authors had been under pressure of normative demands, which substantially restricted freedom of writing. The authors tried to escape the official socialist realism and restore the esthetic function of literature. In the introduction chapter of this work this evolution is described. One of the authors trying to restore the esthetic function of Romanian prose in the 60s was Petru Popescu inspired by the urban background and American literature. His novels express the emotions of the Romanian post-war young generation. Although being successful in his homeland he emmigrated to the USA in 1974, where he made a career as an English writing scenarist and novelist. Other chapters of this thesis describe his work from his poetic debut until his latest work. They reflect the changes in his choices of topics and narrative methods applying the F. K. Stanzel's literary theory. One of the chapters deals with general questions related to exile, writer's identity, selection of the languages and adaptation strategies. Key words: monograph, post-war literature, exile literature, communist regime, July Thesis, Ceaușescu's regime, bilingualism, popular fiction, narrator's role, fiction and non-fiction, adaptation, identity, creative nonfiction