Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2023 - HIST 102W D900

Canada since Confederation (3)

Class Number: 3474

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

    Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Canadian social, political, and economic history from 1867, examining Indigenous/colonial settler relations, immigration, regionalism, foreign policy, economic development, culture, and political movements. Students with credit for HIST 102 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Welcome to HIST 102W, where we survey the broad strokes of Canada’s past. This means the course is comprehensive—we explore many key events, using many types of sources, exploring many different perspectives (both from and about the past). But we’ll also ask ourselves questions like, “How do we decide what is or isn’t a significant event in the past?” and “Which sources should we use to explore which topics, and why?” and so on. You will find answers to (and ask more questions about) why things change, and why things stay the same. You’ll learn how historians think about colonialism and decolonization, class conflict and war, nationalism and gender, material production and technology, as well as art and ideas. We will primarily use research & writing to access and learn about the past. But in doing so, you will see that history is more than a chronicle of the past; it’s also a contest—a debate—and one you get to be part of.

Grading

  • Participation: includes weekly attendance, speaking up, nominal in-class writing, and online discussions) 20%
  • Book assignment (a. Book Review (7.5%) b. Library assignment (7.5%) c. Deconstructed Book Review (20%) 35%
  • Teaching plan (a. Source Analysis Assignment (7.5%) b. Source Synthesis (7.5%) c. Pedagogical Reflection (7.5%) d. Final Lesson Plan (22.5%) 45%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Bob Joseph, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (Port Coquitlam: Indigenous Relations Press, 2018). Available at SFU Bookstore or for free at SFU Library.


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.