Last updated: April 3, 2013 @ 11:43AM
Canadian Studies
Director
Marian Bredin
Assistant Professor
Renée Lafferty (History)
Academic Adviser
Alisa Cunnington
General Information
Administrative Assistant
Sylvia Barlow
905-688-5550, extension 4029
573 Glenridge 213
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.
Program Notes
- It is strongly recommended that CANA students take one ABST or FREN credit as part of their degree program. One credit from FREN 1F00, 1F50, 1F90, 2F00, 3P73, 3P74, 3P96 recommended.
- 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.
- COMM 1F90, ECON 1P91 and 1P92, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, GEOG 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90 strongly recommended.
- 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.
- To encourage interdisciplinary study, CANA credits must be chosen from approved courses outside the student's co-major.
- 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.
- Students contemplating a thesis or project must consult the Director or academic adviser at the end of year 3.
- 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.
In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.
Honours Program
Year 1
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CANA 1F91 |
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POLI 1F90 |
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one credit from the co-major discipline (see program note 2) |
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one Sciences context credit |
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one elective credit (see program note 3) |
Year 2
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CANA 2P91 and 2P92 |
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one credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses (see program note 6) |
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two credits from the co-major discipline |
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one elective credit (see program note 1) |
Year 3
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CANA 3P16 |
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CANA 3P15 or 3P95 |
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one credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above from the list of Canadian Studies approved courses (see program note 7) |
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two credits from the co-major discipline |
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one elective credit (see program note 9) |
Year 4
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CANA 4P00 and 4P90 |
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one credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from the list of approved Canadian Studies courses (see program note 7) |
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two credits from the co-major discipline |
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one elective credit |
Pass Program
Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.
Minor in Canadian Studies
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:
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CANA 1F91, 2P91, 2P92 and 3P16 |
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CANA 3P15 or 3P95 |
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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
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 Aboriginal or French language recommendation.
ABST 1F20
Introduction to Algonkian Languages
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 2P19
Canadian Economic History
(also offered as HIST 2P19)
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
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
GEOG 2P03
Urban Geography
GEOG 2P06
Cultural and Historical Geography
(also offered as PCUL 2P06)
GEOG 2P50
Geography of Canada
GEOG 3P41
The Modern City in Historical Perspective
GEOG 3P74
Geography and Gender
(also offered as WISE 3P74)
GEOG 4P84
Cities and Public Space
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
Comparative Labour Movements
(also offered as SOCI 2P34)
MUSI 3P91
History of Music in Canada
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
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 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)
STAC 4P68
Arts, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Governance
STAC 4V74
Contemporary Phototextuality
(also offered as ENGL/LART/VISA 4V74)
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
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
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 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, and 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 3P95
Foreign Ventures: Canada’s Changing Global Role
Canadian perception of and interaction with other countries and cultures, including state-driven political, military and economic programs, global social and cultural exchanges, and domestic attitudes toward Canada’s global role from the late 19 century to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of 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 2P91 and 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 2P91 and 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 4P10
History in the Field: Ontario and the War of 1812
(also offered as HIST 4P10)
Social, cultural, political and economic impact of the War of 1812 in southern Ontario, emphasizing commemoration and public history. Examinations of historic sites, battle fields and material artifacts; study of historical and historiographical texts; field research at local museums, archives and historic sites.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until date specified in Registration guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91, HIST 1F96 or permission of the instructor.
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.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of instructor.
Note: students should hold a valid passport and/or required documentation for travel to the United States.
CANA 4V10-4V70
Topics in Canadian History
Seminar, 3 hours per week.