Introduction to Canadian Studies
Examination of the creation of Canadian identity, boundaries, and institutions, through historical, political, and cultural mythologies. Application of the interdisciplinary tools of Canadian Studies to texts, film, music, literature, popular media and artistic interpretations in Canada.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Women in the Economy
(also offered as LABR 2P86, SOCI 2P86 and WGST 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.
Note: may be offered online.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (ECON) 2P86.
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.
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.
Selected Interdisciplinary Studies
Application of principles of interdisciplinary studies and techniques to the study of Canada.
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.
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.
Topics in Transnational Studies
Studies in a specialized transnational topics in Canadian studies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of the instructor.
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.
Advanced Topics in Canadian/American Transnationalism
(also offered as ENGL 3P99)
Advanced topics relating to Canada’s cross-border relations with the United States.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week
Prerequisite(s): one of CANA 1F91, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97 or permission of the instructor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students are responsible for travel and other expenses.
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.
Topics in Canadian History
Seminar, 3 hours per week.