2009-2010 Undergraduate Calendar

Canadian Studies

 

Director

Marian Bredin

Assistant Professor

Renée Lafferty (History)

Academic Adviser

Alisa Cunnington

 

General Information

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Administrative Assistant

Sylvia Barlow

905-688-5550, extension 4029

573 Glenridge 213

http://www.brocku.ca/canstudies/

The Centre for Canadian Studies offers an opportunity to study Canadian culture and society from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with co-operating faculty from Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology and Visual Arts.

Students take required interdisciplinary Canadian Studies (CANA) courses along with a number of Canada-centred courses offered by other departments emphasizing the unique nature of the Canadian experience, and upon the value and practice of combining disciplinary approaches in the study of culture and society.

CANA core courses offered in years 1, 2 and 3 are designed to introduce students to interdisciplinary studies in a progressive manner. The year 1 course is taught by one instructor and examines the development of Canadian culture from the perspectives of disciplines within the Humanities. Year 2 and 3 courses are interdisciplinary courses which combine Humanities and Social Science perspectives on a particular topic or issue related to the study and understanding of Canada.

The Centre for Canadian Studies offers combined major programs leading to a BA (Honours or Pass) and a Minor for students in other disciplines. Canadian Studies core courses may also be taken as electives by students in other degree programs. Canadian Studies may be combined with any other discipline or program in the Humanities or Social Sciences which offer a combined major program.

 

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

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Students in the Centre for Canadian Studies are required to complete one credit in French.

 

Program Notes

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1.  CANA students must take one credit in FREN (required in some combined major programs) or one credit related to French Canada as part of their degree program. Eligible courses appear with an asterisk (*) in the list of approved Canadian Studies courses.  
2.  Students in a combined major program are designated "Humanities" or "Social Sciences" students according to the designation of the co-major discipline. Humanities students must fulfill the language requirement of the co-major discipline in which they are working.  
3.  One credit from COMM 1F90, ECON 1P91 and 1P92, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, GEOG 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, LABR 1F90, SOCI 1F90 strongly recommended for Political Science co-majors.  
4.  COMM 1F90, ECON 1P91 and 1P92, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, GEOG 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90 strongly recommended.  
5.  It is strongly recommended that all CANA students complete one course in Canadian history, one course in Canadian politics, one course in Canadian literature and one Canadian-related DART, FILM or VISA course as part of their combined major program of study.  
6.  To encourage interdisciplinary study, CANA credits must be chosen from approved courses outside the student's co-major.  
7.  Each student should meet with the Humanities Academic Adviser and the Chair/Director of the co-major discipline before the end of the first year of study, to ensure that his or her choice of courses meets the criteria for the combined major degree.  
8.  Students contemplating a thesis or project must consult the Director or academic adviser at the end of year 3.  
9. 

In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

 

Honours Program

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Year 1

- CANA 1F91
- POLI 1F90
- one credit from the co-major discipline (see program note 3)
- one Sciences context credit
- one elective credit (see program note 4)

Year 2

- CANA 2P91 and 2P92
- one credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses (see program note 7)
- two credits from the co-major discipline
- one language credit (see language requirement; see program note 2)

Year 3

- CANA 3P16
- CANA 3P15 or 3P17
- one credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above from the list of Canadian Studies approved courses (see program note 7)
- two credits from the co-major discipline
- one elective credit (see program note 9)

Year 4

- CANA 4P00 and 4P90
- one credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses (see program note 7)
- two credits from the co-major discipline
- one elective credit
 

Pass Program

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Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

 

Minor in Canadian Studies

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Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Canadian Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

- CANA 1F91, 2P91, 2P92 and 3P16
- CANA 3P15 or 3P17
- one credit from the list of approved Canadian Studies credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
 

Approved Canadian Studies Courses Offered by Other Departments/Centres

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Note: As many of the courses listed below have prerequisites, students should plan their programs in advance.

*Courses which may be used to fulfill the French/French Canadian requirement.

ABST 2F90

Studies in Aboriginal History I

ABST 2F96

Studies in Aboriginal Culture I

CHSC 2P21

The Health of Canadian Society

CHYS 3P27

Policies of Childhood and Youth: Canadian Perspectives

CHYS 3P39

Children, Youth and the Law

COMM 3P14

Media Industries

(also offered as PCUL/SOCI 3P14)

COMM 4P17

Communication and Cultural Policy

(also offered as PCUL 4P17)

COMM 4P55

Advertising, Mass Media and Culture

(also offered PCUL 4P55)

DART 2P96

Aboriginal Theatre

(also offered as ABST 2P96)

DART 2P97

Canadian Theatre

ECON 2P28

Economics of the Environment

(also offered as TREN 2P28)

ECON 2P54

Canadian Economics Issues

(also offered as LABR 2P54)

ECON 2V60-2V69

Topics in Canadian Economic Policy

ECON 3P19

Regional Economics

ENGL 2P64

Early Canadian Literature

ENGL 2P65

Modern Canadian Literature from 1920 to the Present

ENGL 2P66

Contemporary Canadian Literature

ENGL 3P66

Filming Canadian Literature

ENGL 3V60-3V69

Special Topics in Canadian Literature

ENGL 4P64

Contemporary Canadian Fiction: The Short Story

ENGL 4P65

Space and Place in Modern and Contemporary Canadian Poetry

ENGL 4V60-4V69

Topics in Contemporary Canadian Writing

FILM 2P56

Canadian Cinema

(also offered as COMM/PCUL 2P56)

FILM 3P21

Canadian Television

(also offered as COMM/PCUL 3P21)

FILM 3P56

Issues in Canadian Cinema

(also offered as COMM 3P56)

*FREN 1F00

Introductory French I

*FREN 1F50

Introductory French II

*FREN 1F90

Intermediate French

*FREN 2F00

Grammar and Composition

*FREN 3P73

Canadian Literature in French to 1939

*FREN 3P74

Canadian Literature in French from 1939 to 1960

*FREN 3P96

Contemporary Canadian Theatre in French

GEOG 2P03

Urban Geography

GEOG 2P06

Cultural and Historical Geography

(also offered as PCUL 2P06)

GEOG 2P50

Geography of Canada

GEOG 3P74

Geography and Gender

(also offered as WISE 3P74)

HIST 2P01

Pre-Confederation Canada

HIST 2P02

Post-Confederation Canada

HIST 2Q90

Canada: Nations Transformed

HIST 2Q91

Modern Canada

HIST 2Q93

Women in North America to 1865

(also offered as WISE 2Q93)

HIST 2Q94

Women in North America: 1865 to the Present

(also offered as WISE 2Q94)

HIST 2Q97

Native - Newcomer Relations in Canada

HIST 3P08

God's Country: Religion in North America before 1850

HIST 3P09

The Church Besieged: Religion in North America after 1850

HIST 3P35

North America's First Nations

HIST 3P74

Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History

HIST 3P75

Canadian Labour History

(also offered as LABR 3P75)

HIST 3P76

Canadian Regional History

HIST 3P77

The Canadian West

HIST 3P98

French Canada

HIST 3V90 - 3V94

Topics in Canadian History

LABR 2P03

Labour Law and Labour Unions

(also offered as POLI 2P03)

LABR 2P34

Contemporary Labour Movements

(also offered as SOCI 2P34)

MUSI 3P91

History of Music in Canada

OEVI 4P93

The Business of Grape Growing and Wine Making

PCUL 2P21

Canadian Popular Culture

(also offered as COMM/FILM 2P21)

POLI 2F12

The Government and Politics of Canada

POLI 2Q98

Introduction to Canadian Public Administration

(also offered as COMM 2Q98 and LABR 2Q28)

POLI 3P05

Canadian Political Thought

POLI 3P11

Local Government

POLI 3P12

Canadian Political Parties and Electoral Behaviour

POLI 3P13

The Politics of Labour

(also offered as LABR 3P13)

POLI 3P15

Politics in Ontario

POLI 3P17

Politics and the Mass Media in Canada

(also offered as COMM 3P17)

POLI 3P18

Law and Politics

POLI 3P28

Canadian Foreign Policy

POLI 3P66

Environmental Policy, Law and Administration

(also offered as TREN 3P66)

POLI 3P67

Issues in Canadian Public Policy

(also offered as LABR 3P67)

POLI 3P98

Public Sector Management

POLI 4P10

Issues in Local Government

POLI 4P12

Canadian Civil Society, Institutions and Political Culture

POLI 4P14

Federalism in Canada

POLI 4P15

Canadian Political Economy

(also offered as LABR 4P15)

POLI 4P19

The Canadian Judicial Process

POLI 4P22

Canada and the Developing World

POLI 4P38

Nationalism and Ethnic Politics

POLI 4P50

Machinery of Government

POLI 4P52

Managing the New Public Organization

POLI 4P54

Business-Government Relations

(also offered as LABR 4P54)

POLI 4P66

Politics of Environmental and Resource Scarcity

POLI 4P71

Tutorial in Canadian Politics

POLI 4V10-4V19

Issues in Canadian Politics

POLI 4V60-4V69

Selected Topics in Canadian Public Policy

SOCI 2P22

Education and Equity

SOCI 2P32

In and Out of Work in the Global Economy

(also offered as LABR 2P32)

SOCI 3P36

Critical Issues in Contemporary Society

SOCI 3P46

Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian and Global Perspectives

(also offered as ABST 3P46)

SOCI 3P47

Racism and Anti-Racism

SOCI 3P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as WISE 3P51)

SOCI 3P55

Sociology of Professional Wrestling

(also offered as SPMA 3P55)

SOCI 3P58

Women and Aging

(also offered as WISE 3P58)

SOCI 3P66

Social Movements

(also offered as LABR 3P66)

SOCI 3P71

The State and Society

SOCI 3P82

Women and Crime

SOCI 4P33

Law and Society

SOCI 4P70

Social Issues in the Community

SOCI 4Q41

Social Policy

(also offered as WISE 4Q41)

STAC 2P93

Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts

(also offered as IASC 2P93)

TREN 4P19

Environmental Heritage

VISA 2P50

Canadian Identities: From Nouvelle France to the Mid-20th Century

VISA 2P51

Canadian Art Since 1960: Contemporary Trends

WISE 2P99

Canadian Women in a Global Context

(also offered as INTC/SOCI 2P99)

 

Description of Courses

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Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

 

Prerequisites and Restrictions

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Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

CANA 1F91

Introduction to Canadian Studies

Interdisciplinary examination of critical themes in Canadian culture, history, society and citizenship from the contact period to the present drawing on artistic, political and historical texts, inquiring into the development of, and challenges to, the Canadian nation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

#CANA 2P86

Women in the Economy

(also offered as ECON 2P86, LABR 2P86, SOCI 2P86 and WISE 2P86)

Women in the Canadian labour market. Topics include the allocation of time between the household and the labour market, gender segregation in the work place, how earnings are determined, causes of occupational and earning difference by gender, role of investment in education and discrimination, recent developments in the labour market and their impact on women and men, selected policy issues.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

CANA 2P91

Culture and Power in Canada I: Cultural Communities

Interdisciplinary examination of Canadian culture and society employing a variety of methods and perspectives. Approaches drawn from cultural studies, social theory and critical analysis applied to examples of Canadian literature, art, cinema and popular culture. Topics may include dynamics of race, class and gender, linguistic diversity, multiculturalism, ethnic relations and cultural appropriation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: CANA 1F91 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CANA 2F91.

CANA 2P92

Culture and Power in Canada II: Cultural Institutions

Interdisciplinary examination of Canadian culture and society employing a variety of methods and perspectives. Approaches drawn from cultural studies, social theory and critical analysis applied to examples of Canadian literature, art, cinema and popular culture. Topics may include cultural industries and institutions, cultural and media policies, Canada-US relations and examination of Canadian myths.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: CANA 1F91 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CANA 2F91.

CANA 3M90-3M99

Selected Interdisciplinary Studies

Application of principles of interdisciplinary studies and techniques to the study of Canada.

CANA 3P15

A Foreign Prospect: Canada from Beyond its Borders

Perceptions of Canada and Canadians originating outside of the nation's borders, topics include Aboriginal relations, government, the environment, warfare, the arts and cultural conflict. From first contact to the contemporary period, drawing upon fictional, historical, political and artistic interpretations of the nation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of the instructor.

#CANA 3P16

Politics in Québec

(also offered as POLI 3P16)

Québec's political, social and economic evolution since 1945. Topics may include old and new varieties of nationalism, the Quiet Revolution, the changing roles of church and state, the decline of the anglophone minority, Québec's impact on Canadian Federalism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of CANA 2P91, 2P92 (2F91), one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

CANA 3P17

Unity in Diversity

Development of Canada through the lens of those outside the corridors of power including Aboriginals, immigrants, women, gays and lesbians.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of the instructor.

CANA 3V90-3V94

Canadian Cultural Studies I

Selected topics in Canadian cultural studies emphasizing methods and issues with a Humanities orientation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): CANA 2P91and 2P92 (2F91) or permission of the instructor.

CANA 3V95-3V99

Canadian Cultural Studies II

Selected topics in Canadian cultural studies emphasizing methods and issues with a Social Science orientation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): CANA 2P91and 2P92 (2F91) or permission of the instructor.

CANA 4F99

Honours Thesis/Project

Independent interdisciplinary study under the guidance of a faculty adviser.

Restriction: open to CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Director.

Note: students are responsible for making arrangements with a supervising faculty member and must submit a written proposal by September 15. Thesis/project, to be evaluated by a faculty committee representing the disciplinary areas to which the thesis/project is related.

CANA 4P00

Directed Reading

Directed individual or group reading and written work in an area of Canadian Studies.

Restriction: open to CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Director.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a supervising faculty member and must submit a written proposal, signed by the supervisor, to the Director for approval before registration.

CANA 4P90

Advanced Topics in Canadian Studies

Interdisciplinary examination of critical themes in Canadian culture, history, economy, politics, geography and citizenship focusing on regional and national identities, border crossings and the binational relationship.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

CANA 4V10-4V70

Topics in Canadian History

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

 
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