Browsing by Author "Henry, Eric S."

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    Emissaries of the modern: the foreign teacher in urban China 
    Henry, Eric S. (American Anthropological Association, 2013)
    Some of the most recognizable urban figures in China today are not even Chinese, but "foreigners.” Foreigners stand out from the crowd, not simply because of their perceived racial distinctiveness, but because they are ...

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    The importance of language to minorities in urban areas : Acadian identity in Halifax, Nova Scotia 
    McLean, Jordan Alexandra (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2022-04-29)
    This thesis explores how Acadians in Halifax Regional Municipality use French to index their identity, including the importance of language in doing so. Halifax, Nova Scotia is home to an English majority as well as ...

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    The rock-art of Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia 
    Lutz, Katherine Elizabeth (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)
    The rock-art of Point Pleasant Park has been largely unacknowledged by academic research and popular narratives. This study seeks to remedy such oversight by exploring the function of this contemporary assemblage, based ...

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    Why learn Irish? 
    Walker, Kieran P. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)
    This thesis applies anthropological methodology to concepts of second language acquisition motivations in an attempt to better understand the question of, why students at Saint Mary’s University choose to learn the Irish ...