http://winnspace.uwinnipeg.ca:80 The WinnSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. 2022-11-07T14:51:05Z https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2019 Stratfordian Epistemology and the Ethics of Belief Dudley, Michael This article considers belief in the traditional biography of Shakespeare -- that he was the "man from Stratford" -- in terms of belief ethics, to determine whether or not it is ethical and praiseworthy, or unethical and blameworthy. Pre-publication proof. 2022-09-08T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2018 Proclaiming Arkadians: A Case Study in Social Identity and the Olympic Games Miller, Peter J. This paper analyzes the role of social and political identity in two Arkadian epigrams from Classical Olympia. By examining these epigrams in light of contemporary so-ciology and as complex literary texts in their own right, the paper reveals that epi -grams play a role in the establishment of Hellenic and sub-Hellenic identities. CEG 381 posits a narrative wherein Oresthasion was visited by the theoroi, and in which an ethnic identifier can be situated as part of the proclamation. The epigram demon -strates the necessity of a diverse audience for the construction of effective identities. CEG 383 underlines the civic identity of the victor and the similarity of father and son through its periphrastic reference to the father’s name. By connecting this decla-ration to Mantinean synoikism, the paper suggests that the epigram does not simply reflect the synoikist movement, but could be the catalyst for the foundation of the urban centre. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2017 A Spatial Analysis Evaluation of DeltaGard®20EW Operational Efficacy in Winnipeg, Manitoba for Adult Mosquito Control Pawluk, Jennifer Emma Background: Mosquito abatement includes the management and surveillance of nuisance and potential vector mosquitoes. The major nuisance mosquito in Winnipeg, Manitoba is Ae. vexans, a floodwater mosquito. The City of Winnipeg Insect Control Branch uses surveillance, source elimination, larvicide, and adulticide in their mosquito abatement program. Adulticide application is the last resort when the other methods are not sufficient. This study tested DeltaGard®20EW adulticide efficacy operationally on wild mosquitoes in Winnipeg, Manitoba as a replacement for the previously used Malathion 95ULV® while considering the effect of landscape features. Methods: New Jersey Light and Centre for Disease Control mosquito trap data from July 2010 and July 2020 were used to statistically detect changes in adult mosquito activity before and after treatment with Malathion 95®ULV (2010) and DeltaGard®20EW (2020). Landscape features surrounding traps that were frequently mosquito hot spots and traps that were never hot spots were compared by applying spatial analysis tools. Kriging analysis was performed to estimate changes in mosquito activity citywide. Wing lengths were used as a proxy for adult mosquito body size to determine if body size is positively correlated with mosquito longevity. Results: No significant difference was detected when comparing post-spray mosquito trap counts in treated and untreated (experimental control) locations in July 2010 or July 2020. When daily changes in mosquito activity were analyzed in the treatment group, a significant decrease in mosquito activity was detected in the group treated with Malathion 95ULV® the day after treatment with the effect lasting for two days. No significant daily changes in mosquito activity were detected after DeltaGard®20EW application. There were no significant differences between mosquito activity hot spot locations and non-hot spot locations when tree density, proximity to rivers, proximity to parks/open spaces, or parks/opem spaces density were analyzed spatially. However, hot spots were found to have more trees in a 50m radius and to be closer to rivers. A significant positive correlation between longevity and adult mosquito body size (Ae. vexans) was detected. Conclusions: The lack of significance when comparing traps in areas treated with DeltaGard®20EW and untreated areas indicates that changes may be due to natural background fluctuations in mosquito activity and population. Significant daily decreases in mosquito activity in the treatment groups were detected the day following Malathion 95ULV® treatment. The lack of significance in the DeltaGard®20EW trials may be due to issues with modelling like a lack of untreated trap locations for comparison, a starting population that was too low to detect significant changes, a lack of specific knowledge about the cumulative egg bank and Ae. vexans biology, too few trap locations, traps being placed strategically instead of randomly, the challenge of measuring background mosquito activity and population dynamics, and a lack of meteorological and landscape data specific to trap locations. Measuring adulticide efficacy in wild mosquitoes and creating models to analyze changes in their activity is challenging. A significant positive correlation between longevity and adult mosquito body size was detected for Ae. vexans mosquitoes, although further research should track specific cohorts of mosquitoes over time. 2022-08-31T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2016 “性武器化”性的正常化ual violence: Rape culture and the non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery (NCDII) Hanson, Samantha This thesis research explores the non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery (NCDII), a form of technology-facilitated sexual violence. NCDII is the digital sharing of sexualized visual content of another person, without the consent of the individual depicted. This research responds to four research driven questions: 1) What is the prevalence of NCDII?; 2) What are the contextual circumstances where sexual content is captured and distributed without someone’s consent?; 3) What are the outcomes and consequences experienced by those who have been directly subject to NCDII? and; 4) What are individuals’ general perspectives and understanding about NCDII? The current research argues NCDII is best explained and understood through the existence, and persistence, of rape culture. The findings demonstrate NCDII is a common act that has become normalized, and expected, among young people. Motivations to share non-consensual content of others range from amusement to retribution, while victims/survivors are blamed for their involvement, and held responsible for not adequately mitigating the risks both prescribed, and encouraged, by misogynistic social structures. This research discusses both the existence, and persistence, of digital rape myths and ideal victimhood, though also finds basic forms of consent are recognized by young people. This research has potential for information to be used in intervention solutions which could include cultural and educational messaging. 2022-08-22T00:00:00Z