COURSE NUMBER: |
HIST 361 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Canada Since Confederation |
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Dr. William Van Arragon |
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3 (hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
This
course seeks to introduce students to the main contours of Canadian
history since Confederation in 1867. Particular attention is given to
the patterns of interactions between Indigenous peoples and European
settlers. A variety of political, social, religious, racial, economic,
and cultural themes will be considered to provide broad and
comprehensive coverage of the last century and a half of Canadian
history.
This course is considered a Canadian Studies course for purposes of admission to King's B.Ed. (AD).
Prerequisites: HIST 204 |
REQUIRED TEXTS: |
- Charlotte Gray, The Promise of Canada: 150 Years—People and Ideas That Have Shaped our Country (2016)
- Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary (2015).
Also available online here:
http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/File/2015/Honouring_the_Truth_Reconciling_for_the_Future_July_23_2015.pdf
- Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, ed., In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation (2015)
- Thomas King, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (2012)
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MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Response to King's The Inconvenient Indian (1500 words) |
20% |
Response to Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2000 words) | 25% | Essay (2000 words) | 25% |
Final Exam | 20% |
Attendance and Participation | 10% | |
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100% |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: | After taking this course, students will:
- have
gained an understanding of the main features of “Canadian history” from
1867 to the present, and will have been introduced to various
interpretations of that history
- improved their skills in
written and oral communication and in critical and analytical thinking;
been introduced to some of the methods which historians use to
reconstruct the past
- engaged in a reflection on the nature of
history, the historical discipline and the relationship of Christianity
to the study of history.
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COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Treaties
- Confederation
- Moving West
- Rebellions
- Immigration
- World War One
- Quebec Nationalism to 1940s
- The Great Depression
- Religion and Reform in Canada
- World War Two
- Canada and the United States
- The Cold War
- Canada and Quebec since 1945
- Constitution and Charter
- Apologies and Reconciliation
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