Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2024 - HIST 102W D900

Canada since Confederation (3)

Class Number: 5285

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Surrey

    Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.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:

This course surveys the history of the peoples of Canada from the mid-19th century to the present. The official description suggests you will encounter economic, cultural, social, political, immigration, regional, Indigenous, and foreign policy histories. We will do all this and more, but with a slight twist:  this fall, we are going to radically center developments right here in our own proverbial backyard. Did you know that some of the most significant developments in Canada’s past either originated, unfolded, or left their mark right here in the lands of Coast Salish peoples, along the Fraser River, and in places we now call Langley, Surrey, Delta, New Westminster, Burnaby and beyond? By better considering the immediacy of Canadian history where we live, we will get a richer sense of how history is all around us. Stay tuned to learn more.

I have my own teaching objectives—I will invite you to broadly engage in what is called critical “historical thinking,” and I want you to encounter as many types of sources, perspectives, and topics as possible. But beyond that, your learning objectives are your own. In what ways is this course a vehicle to serve the goal posts you set for yourself as you embark on your own learning journey? This course will give you a richer vocabulary for thinking (and writing) about Canada’s past, and will give you the space to develop your own theory of history.

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Weekly* Course Diary (You will not have to complete *every* weekly assignment) 40%
  • Curriculum Proposal: Draft 1 (0%) and Draft 2: 40% 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All required texts and other study materials will be available on the Canvas course page.


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 term 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.