Course Descriptions
CANA 2235 History of Canadian Culture
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course explores the history of Canadian culture since the mid-nineteenth century, including art, architecture, music, literature, sport, and mass media. Themes include creating a "national" culture amid regional differences, and the relationship between popular culture (heavily influenced by the United States) and "high" culture cultivated by the state.
CROSS-LISTING:
HIST 2235.03
CANA 2271 Atlantic Canada to Confederation
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A survey of the history of Atlantic Canada (the Maritimes and Newfoundland) from the origins of human habitation to the early 1860s. Emphasis is placed on the pattern of change and conflict which, over time, forged a series of “limited identities” that gradually became elements of an emerging regional personality.
CROSS-LISTING:
HIST 2271.03
CANA 2272 Atlantic Canada since Confederation: Regionalism, Identity, and Development, 1867-2000
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A survey of the history of Atlantic Canada (the Maritimes and Newfoundland) from the 1860s to the present. Emphasis is placed on how episodes such as the “age of sail”, industrialization, class and gender conflict, war, the struggle for human rights and a chronic effort to play “catch-up” with the rest of the nation have defined this region’s identity.
FORMAT: Discussion
CROSS-LISTING:
HIST 2272.03
EXCLUSIONS: HIST 2270X/Y.06
CANA 2280 African Nova Scotian History
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Do African Nova Scotians constitute a distinct people? This course provides an historical survey of the Black population in Nova Scotia, from its origins through to the present. Treating the people of African descent in Nova Scotia as a particular aspect of the broader African diaspora, we will examine the African Nova Scotian experience in both local and global contexts. The central tenet of the course is that the history of the Black population is an integral component of the region's history: neither can be understood in isolation from the other. A recurring theme is the active and conscious historical agency of African Nova Scotians in the struggle to assert their democratic rights and achieve self-determination.
FORMAT:
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
CROSS-LISTING:
HIST 2280.03
EXCLUSIONS:
TYPR 1650.03 and
TYPR 1651.03
CANA 3000 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Themes
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This multidisciplinary seminar provides students with the opportunity to consider the structure and content of Canadian society from a variety of academic viewpoints, including the philosophical, historical, political, sociological, geographical, legal and literary.Professors discuss the study of Canada as seen from their different disciplinary perspectives, while the course co-ordinator leads a weekly tutorial.
CANA 3001 Topics in Canadian Studies
CREDIT HOURS: 3
CANA 3002 Topics in Indigenous Studies
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course will explore significant themes in Indigenous Studies in Canada. As the particular topics to be discussed will vary from year to year, students are advised to consult with the home department for information.
FORMAT:
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
CANA 2050.03 or
CANA 2052.03
CROSS-LISTING: INDG 3002.03
EXCLUSIONS: INDG 3401.03
CANA 3008 Canadian Society and Politics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course about the nature of Canadian society has as its focus the study of structures and events which shape social and political organization in Canada. There is not only one way to understand Canadian society: generations of historians, political scientists and economists have provided valuable insights as to why Canadians have believed or acted or voted in one way or another. Sociology and Social Anthropology have helped to understand Canada in terms of contexts and conditions of life which have shaped the evolution of society as we know it. The course explores issues, events, discontents and groups which have produced the recurrent themes that underlie social life in Canada.
PREREQUISITES: One 1000 level SOSA course or FYP. RECOMMENDED: SOSA 2110 or another course on Canadian society and/or politics.
CROSS-LISTING:
SOSA 3008.03
CANA 3020 Canadian Cultural Landscapes
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course explores the origins of one "signature" landscape in each province. Contact with different geographies shaped distinctive regional histories; but at the same time, the story of each place is tied to the national narrative. These landscapes also illuminate how nature has been understood, used, and transformed since the fifteenth century.
FORMAT: Discussion
CROSS-LISTING:
GEOG 3210.03,
HIST 3210.03
CANA 3026 Le français québécois/ Quebec French
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Definition, origin and evolution of the French of Quebec. Study of its phonetic, lexical, morphosyntactic and semantic characteristics. Comparison with Canadian French outside of Quebec and with international French. Analysis of written and oral documents for the purpose of illustration. Approved with Linguistics.
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2045X/Y.06 or instructor's permission
CROSS-LISTING:
FREN 3026.03
CANA 3050 Indigenous Research Methodology & Knowledge Practices
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course examines the methods and practices used for research with Indigenous groups or communities, and explores their ethical and political aspects. Topics will cover the history of research relationships with Indigenous groups or communities, community-based research approaches, research ethics, the political, cultural, and practical aspects of conducting research with groups or communities, research protocols, research agreements, data collection and analysis, and the OCAP (ownership, control, access, and possession) principle.
FORMAT:
PREREQUISITES:
CANA 2050/
HIST 2205 or
CANA 2052/
SOSA 2052 or permission of instructor
CROSS-LISTING:
INDG 3050.03
CANA 3052 Indigenous Social Health and Environmental Issues
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course offers an interdisciplinary overview of contemporary social, health, and environmental issues impacting Canada's Indigenous Peoples. Topics will include an exploration of the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, social statistics, food security in northern communities, health and well-being in Indigenous communities, connection to place, impact of environmental degradation and land dispossession, Indigenous knowledge and the environment, politics and political activism, and the role of media.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: A previous course in Indigenous Studies is recommended, eg.
CANA 2050.03,
HIST 2205.03,
CANA 2052.03 or
SOSA 2052.03
CROSS-LISTING:
INDG 3052.03, SOSA 3052.03
CANA 3185 Issues in the Study of Indigenous Peoples of North America
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This seminar is concerned with the historical background of the Native-European situation in North America and with issues arising from this background. Students will research issues which are significant to themselves and important to Native groups. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will normally include a combination of historical issues such as culture change and contemporary issues such as land claims, self-determination and government policy, and social conditions of Natives. Approved with International Development Studies and Law and Society minor.
PREREQUISITES: One SOSA 1000 level course or FYP or
CANA 2052.03 or
SOSA 2052.03 1200X/Y.06
CROSS-LISTING:
SOSA 3185.03
CANA 3231 Modern Canadian Literature
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The historical period covered in this course extends from the end of World War I through the decade following World War II, a period during which Canada witnessed the formation of a modern literature in English. Varied aesthetic responses to ideas of the modern, the processes and technologies of modernization, and the conditions of social, cultural, economic, and political modernity will be addressed.
PREREQUISITES:
Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF or FYP
CROSS-LISTING:
ENGL 3231.03
CANA 3270 Contemporary Canadian Literature
CREDIT HOURS: 3
In this course, a variety of late twentieth-century and recent Canadian fiction and poetry texts will be studied from such perspectives as the following: postcolonial, postmodern, multicultural. The politics of cultural expression will be emphasized, as well as the relationship between ethics and aesthetic approaches to literature.
PREREQUISITES: Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF.
CROSS-LISTING:
ENGL 3270.03
EXCLUSIONS: ENGL 3233.03
CANA 3400 Contemporary Indigenous Art
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course examines a range of contemporary artistic expression by Indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Works examined will include painting, sculpture, hip hop, textile, and video. Focus will be on how Indigenous artists respond to contemporary issues of identity, politics, and culture.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
CROSS-LISTING:
INDG 3400.03
EXCLUSIONS:
CANA 3001.03
CANA 3401 Indigenous Representation in Film
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course offers an overview of issues shaping the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in film. Focus will be on developing a critical understanding of Indigenous representation in political and cultural context. Films examined will span the silent to contemporary film era, and will include Indigenous cinema. Some of the videos included in this syllabus will contain sexual, violent, racist, sexist, and otherwise disturbing content.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
CROSS-LISTING:
INDG 3401.03, FILM 3401.03
EXCLUSIONS:
CANA 3002.03
CANA 3568 Canada and the World
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course examines post-World War II Canadian Foreign Policy in two parts: (1) an analysis of 'landmark' policy issues; and (2) an investigation of the general factors that help to "explain" the form and content of Canadian foreign policy, with particular reference to the institutions and processes through which policy decisions are made. Issues discussed are likely to include: the "invention" of peacekeeping; the Mulroney government's involvement in the campaign to end apartheid in South Africa; the negotiation of the North American free trade; the politics of immigration and diasporas; and the place of the Arctic in Canada and international relations.
FORMAT: Seminar
PREREQUISITES:
POLI 2210 or
POLI 2220 or
POLI 2520 or
POLI 2530 or
HIST 2212 or
HIST 2235 or HIST 2661 recommended
CROSS-LISTING:
POLI 3568.03
CANA 3900 /CANA 3901: La littérature canadienne française/French-Canadian Literature
CREDIT HOURS: 3
In-depth study of a few major works of French-Canadian literature with emphasis on the period from 1945 to the present day.
FORMAT: Discussion
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2201.03/2202.03
CROSS-LISTING: FREN 3901.03
CANA 4000 Seminar in Canadian Studies
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The course will explore in depth a single Canadian issue, topic or theme that crosses disciplinary borders. Along with the instructor, cross-appointed faculty from different departments will share their views on the subject. Topics might include aboriginal issues, Canada as a maritime nation, or Canadian film.
NOTES:
CANA 4000.03 is also open, as an elective course, to Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students with an interest in Canadian Studies who may not complete the Canadian-content requirements for the Concentration, minor or joint degrees.