Fall 2023 - HIST 424 D100
Problems in the Cultural History of Canada (4)
Class Number: 7629
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Nicholas May
npmay@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4683
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Prerequisites:
45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Selected problems in Canadian ideas and attitudes on such topics as the arts, religion, education, minority and native cultures, nationalism, and Canadian historiography. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 424 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught.
COURSE DETAILS:
Canadian history has been, and continues to be, profoundly shaped by the changing relationships between Indigenous peoples and newcomers to the land that is today known as Canada. Contact made between Europeans and the native inhabitants of this land in the early modern period can be seen as less an event than the beginning of an ongoing process of cultural encounter. The native/newcomer dynamic has demonstrated a powerful resiliency in framing understandings of the Canadian nation state despite cultural mixing, intermarriage, the emergence of new peoples and identities like the Métis, assimilation programs, and other phenomena that challenge the explanatory utility of this dichotomy. Through discussion of readings on various seminar topics, we will explore the multi-faceted contours of Indigenous-newcomer relationships. Along the way we will also think about how historical writing about Indigenous-newcomer relations itself continues to change over time.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
The course requirements of History 424 will help you achieve the educational goals of undergraduate courses in the Department of History. By the end of the course, you will be able to
- understand broad patterns and diversities of Indigenous and settler experiences in Canada
- attain a deep, discerning appreciation of the complexities and dynamics of encounter and change in a colonial environment
- engage with and critique complex historical evidence as well as diverse theoretical and ideological perspectives
Grading
- Seminar Participation 25%
- Introduction of a Weekly Reading 5%
- Material Object Analysis 25%
- Prospectus 5%
- Final paper 40%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Required readings will be made available on Canvas.
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
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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.