Spring 2026 - ENGL 432W E100
Seminar in Canadian Literature (4)
Class Number: 2239
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Troy Sebastian
tsa226@sfu.ca
Office: AQ 6099
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Prerequisites:
45 units or two 300-division English courses.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Advanced seminar in Canadian literature. May be organized by author, genre, or critical approach. This course may be repeated for credit if a different topic is taught. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
The Kanata Classics
- What is Canadian Literature and does the Kanata series relate?
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Where is Indigenous writing and writers in 2025?
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Is Indigenous writing CanLit?
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How does the Kanata series use Truth and Reconciliation?
- How is settler colonialism represented in CanLit?
Grading
- Seminar Participation 10%
- Self-location paper and presentation - 2 pages 10%
- Lead seminar 15%
- Seminar Essay - 4 pages 15%
- Midterm Essay - 5 pages 20%
- Final Paper (revision & expansion of midterm essay)- 8-10 pages 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Bear by Marian Engel
ISBN: 0771023553
Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
ISBN: 0771023529
NISHGA by Jordan Abel
ISBN: 0771023499
Half Breed by Maria Cambell
ISBN: 0771026927
Island by Alistair MacLeod
ISBN: 077102357X
Ru by Kim Thúy
ISBN: 0771023588
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.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
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Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
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