Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - HIST 330W D100

Controversies in Canadian History (4)

Sports in Canada

Class Number: 10665

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2019
    Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units, including six units of lower division history.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An examination of selected topics in Canadian history. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. HIST 330W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 330W for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

Sport In Canada

This course offers an introduction to the history of sport and leisure in Canada and examines place of sport in the lives and minds of Canadians. Through lectures and class discussions we will consider the major themes of the course -- including the relationships between sport and gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, ethics, technology, community, and national identities -- and explore how Canada’s sporting heritage both draws upon and informs the way we understand Canadian society. The assignments are designed to improve critical thinking, research, and writing skills.

Grading

  • Seminar participation 15%
  • Comparative analysis 10%
  • Research proposal & annotated bibliography 20%
  • Research paper (1st draft for peer-review) 15%
  • Peer review 5%
  • Research paper (final draft) 15%
  • Final examination 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

William Kelleher Storey and Mairi Cowan, Writing History: A Guide for Canadian Students, Fifth Edition, Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2019.

Weekly reading assignments for seminar discussion will be available through SFU Canvas.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site 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

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