Fall 2018 - GSWS 201 D100
Colonizing Women: Canadian Women in Historical Perspective, 1600-1870s (3)
Class Number: 4295
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 12, 2018
Wed, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Mandy Koolen
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Examines the lives of Canadian women in the colonial context, including the role of women in European-Aboriginal relations, the founding of New France, and settlement in British North America. Themes such as sexuality, race, work, religion and politics will be explored through the study of primary documents and historical literature. Students who have taken WS 201 under the title Women in Canada, 1600-1920 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course examines how the lives of women from roughly 1600 to 1870 were shaped by the colonial context of the country we now know as “Canada.” The course will begin with a brief discussion of contemporary Canadian national identity and the experiences of various marginalized and oppressed groups of women in Canadian society today. Students will be encouraged to keep this contemporary context in mind while we explore women’s past experiences. After establishing the contemporary context, we will begin our exploration of women’s lives in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to consider how having an understanding of Canada’s complicated and violent past problematizes uncritical contemporary celebrations of Canada as a country that welcomes and accepts racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity (i.e. the Canadian multicultural ideal). When conducting their readings and in their assignments, students will be encouraged to reflect upon the historical roots of contemporary stereotypes that negatively affect women’s lives. Such explorations will highlight the importance of attending to the social and historical context out of which stereotypes arise when trying to create social change. We will also attend to women’s agency by exploring the diverse survival and resistance strategies employed by various groups of women in the past.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/courses/Educational_Goals.html
Grading
- • Classroom Assessment (Attendance, Participation, & Active Listening) 10%
- Annotation and Response to 2 Readings 20%
- Outline of Self-reflexive Research Essay 10%
- Self-reflexive Research Essay 30%
- Final Exam 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
· Cooper, Afua. The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal.
· Custom Courseware Package, available at the SFU Bookstore
Registrar Notes:
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