The Arbutus Review • 2016 • Vol. 7, No. 1

The Arbutus Review is produced by the Learning and Teaching Centre at the University of
Victoria. The journal was created to showcase the articles, projects, and installations that result
from the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award (JCURA) program. JCURA was insti-
tuted in 2009 as the Undergraduate Research Scholarship program by the then Vice-President
Academic and Provost, and current University president, Dr. Jamie Cassels. It was designed to
support and create truly formative learning experiences for exceptional undergraduate students who
might not otherwise obtain direct research experience. The LTC administers the award nomina-
tion process on behalf of the Provost’s Office. In addition to submissions that were the result of
JCURA research, The Arbutus Review publishes other exceptional work from departments across
campus.

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Acknowledgments
Each of the articles published in this journal is sponsored by a faculty member at the University of
Victoria. For the articles in this issue, we would like to thank the following instructors for their
support of an undergraduate research paper:

Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Author: Meaghan Efford

Dr. Evanthia Baboula, Assistant Professor, Art History

Author: Irina Ridzuan

Dr. Helga Thorson, Associate Professor and Chair of Germanic and Slavic Studies

Author: Jesse Bachmann

Dr. Karen Kobayashi Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and a Research Affiliate
with the Centre on Aging

Author: Heather Haukioja

Dr. Kathy Sanford, Professor, Language and Literacy, Faculty of Education

Author: Lindsay Cavanaugh

Dr. Paul Bramadat, Associate Professor, History and Centre for Studies in Religion and
Society

Author: Samantha Bahan

As well, all submissions are reviewed blind by two readers. These readers are graduate students,
graduates, researchers, instructors, and emeriti from the University of Victoria. We thank them for
their very valuable contributions to The Arbutus Review. Their insights, suggestions, and support
for the authors form the backbone of the journal.

Alexandra Macdonald
Behn Skovgaard Andersen
Brian Coleman
Caroline Winter
Cori Thompson
Josh Armstrong
Kate Newman

Kelly McManus
Kevin McCartney
Kimi Dominic
Linda Zajac
Ramsay Malange
Regan Shrumm
Victoria Domonkos

The editors would also like to thank Inba Kehoe, Copyright Officer and Scholarly Communication
Librarian, University of Victoria Libraries, for her guidance on copyright and journal management
issues.

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The opinions expressed in The Arbutus Review are those of the authors and do not necessarily
represent those of the Editors of the journal or the University of Victoria. The Arbutus Review is a
peer-reviewed journal. While every effort is made by the Editorial Board to ensure that The Arbutus
Review contains no inaccurate or misleading citations, opinions or statements, the information and
opinions contained within are the sole responsibility of the authors. Accordingly, the Publisher, the
Editorial Board, the Editors and their respective employees and volunteers accept no responsibility
or liability for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading information, opinion or statement.

For more information about the journal, you can contact:

Laurie Waye, PhD, Managing Editor
Associate Director (Student Academic Success)
Learning Teaching Centre
University of Victoria
ltcassocdirsas@uvic.ca

Allie Simpson, MA, Editor
Coordinator, the Centre for Academic Communication
Learning and Teaching Centre
University of Victoria
cdrcac@uvic.ca

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