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CANA 1F91
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.
CANA 1F92
Intercultural Communication in a Multicultural Canada
Examination of the importance of competent (inter) cultural communication in Canada's increasingly multicultural society. Topics include theories of intercultural communication and adaptation, as well as understanding some of the roots of cultural difference in Canada. Topics will be addressed from multiple perspectives, including sociological and psychological research, business modelling, and journalistic and creative narratives by many of Canada's current writers on culture and diversity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: seminars offered online.
Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 1F90 or 1P80.
#CANA 2F60
Foundations for Community Engagement
(also offered as CRIM 2F60 and SOCI 2F60)
Interdisciplinary examination of philosophies, social histories and politics of community service, combined with experiential learning and field trips in community settings, and practices of self-reflection on community engagement.
Lectures, seminar, experiential learning activities, 3 hours per week.
Note: transportation and additional cost is the student's responsibility.
#CANA 2F62
Contact in Canadian Literature
(also offered as ENGL 2F62)
Contact between Indigenous peoples and Settler populations in Canadian Literature.
Prerequisite(s): one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of instructor.
Note: offered online.
#CANA 2P01
Colonial Canada
(also offered as HIST 2P01)
Canadian history from the pre-contact period to 1867.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
#CANA 2P02
Post-Confederation Canada
(also offered as HIST 2P02)
Canadian history from 1867 to the present.
Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
#CANA 2P21
Canadian Popular Culture
(also offered as COMM 2P21, FILM 2P21 and PCUL 2P21)
Survey of the media in Canada. Studies in the popular arts, referencing the ways that institutions (CBC, NFB) and selected artists identify and express a Canadian cultural imagination.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, FILM (single or combined), MCMN and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to CANA, BCMN, COMM, FILM (single or combined), MCMN, PCUL majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.
#CANA 2P64
Early Canadian Literature
(also offered as ENGL 2P64)
Explorations of cultural conflict and the emergence of the nation from first contact to exploration to settlement.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
#CANA 2P65
Twentieth-Century Canadian Literature
(also offered as ENGL 2P65)
Canadian literary response to the radical social and cultural shift of modernism. Topics include war, gender, industrialization and urbanization.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
#CANA 2P66
Cultural Conflict in Canadian Literature
(also offered as ENGL 2P66)
Writing from the post-centennial explosion and maturation of Canadian literature, including current cutting-edge work. Topics may include postmodernism, multiculturalism, ecocriticism and small press experimentation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
#CANA 2P86
Women, Gender and 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 and a minimum 65 percent overall average.
Note: may be offered online.
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, lecture offered online.
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, lecture offered online.
#CANA 2P93
Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts
(also offered as IASC 2P93, MLLC 2P93 and STAC 2P93)
Interdisciplinary approach to key ideas about music, art, dance and drama through critical readings and guided exposure to selected public fine and performing art events. Exploration of issues in aesthetics and criticism using varied theoretical approaches.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of CANA 1F91, DART 1P91 and 1P92 (1F92/1F93), IASC 1F01 (1F00), MUSI 1F10, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 or permission of the Centre.
Note: event attendance is required, events fee required.
#CANA 2P94
Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact
(also offered as IASC 2P94, MLLC 2P94 and STAC 2P94)
Functions of art and artifacts outside the conventions associated with words, texts, paintings and scores. Experiencing musical, visual, movement, and theatre vocabularies through exploration of spatial/temporal/aesthetic/embodied forms of art in performance.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
#CANA 2P96
Indigenous Theatre
(also offered as DART 2P96 and INDG 2P96)
Theatrical, dramatic and performative representation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian experience.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): DART 1P91 and 1P92 (1F91/1F93) or permission of the Department.
Note: materials fee and field trip fee may be required. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABST 2P96.
#CANA 2P98
Italians in Canada and Italy-Canada Relations
(also offered as ITAL 2P98)
History of Italian immigration in Canada focusing on Ontario. Italian-Canadian literature including such writers as Nino Ricci and Mary Di Michele. Cultural and economic relations between Italy and Canada including World War II internment experience. Italian contribution to the arts in Canada (art, music, film, literature).
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P98 and ITAL 2P85.
#CANA 2Q90
Canada: War and Nationalism
(also offered as HIST 2Q90)
Relation between war, ethnicity, and national identity in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
#CANA 2Q97
Native-Newcomer Relations in Canada
(also offered as HIST 2Q97)
Relationship between Aboriginal people and the newcomers to their lands from the contact era, to military alliance and trade, treaty-making and reserves, emphasizing the roots of current debates and disputes.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
#CANA 3F02
Making History in Niagara (also offered as CANA 3F02)
(also offered as HIST 3F02)
Research, design and presentation of a proposal for a public history project, using local archives, including Brock Special Collections. Projects may include: special exhibits at local museums, historical societies; libraries; historical information plaques; monuments/ memorials; brochures/ pamphlets; digital/on line exhibits; live performances or other artistic productions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1 (alpha)90 to 2(alpha) 99 orpermission of the Instructor.
CANA 3M90-3M99
Selected Interdisciplinary Studies
Application of principles of interdisciplinary studies and techniques to the study of Canada.
#CANA 3P14
Indigenous Politics in Canada
(also offered as POLI 3P14)
Key historic and contemporary issues in Indigenous politics. Topics include settler-site relations, treaties, reconciliation, Indigenous governance, participation and resistance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
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 3P18
Law and Politics
(also offered as POLI 3P18)
Canadian constitutional law emphasizing the protection of civil liberties both before and after the adoption of the Charter of Rights. Courts in both legal and political perspectives.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended.
#CANA 3P28
Canadian Foreign Policy
(also offered as POLI 3P28)
Canadian foreign policy formulation, policy objectives and outcomes in a globalized context. Topics include the Canada-United States relationship, Canada's regional relations, and approaches to global cooperation across a range of global security, social and economic issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
*CANA 3P40
The New Niagara
(also offered as GEOG 3P40)
Quantitative and qualitative techniques for examining Niagara's cultural, demographic and economic changes. Topics may include changes in Niagara's industries and occupations, Niagara's position in the world economy, regional growth coalitions, economic restructuring, income inequality, free trade, deindustrialization, agricultural decline, tourism, structural unemployment, demographic transition, in- and out-migration, brain drain, greying population, and transition to cognitive cultural economy.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91, GEOG 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: labs involve using GIS and other software to map and analyze cultural, demographic and economic change in Niagara.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GEOG 3P93 and GEOG (TREN/TMGT) 3P98.
#CANA 3P91
History of Music in Canada
(also offered as MUSI 3P91)
Canadian music and its place in our culture from the earliest European influences to the works of modern Canadian composers,through analysis of selected compositions and an exploration of Canadian music-related industries.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): MUSI 2P55 or permission of instructor.
Note: basic fluency in musical notation is required.
#CANA 3P93
Indigenous People in Media and Popular Culture
(also offered as COMM 3P93, PCUL 3P93 and SOCI 3P93)
Historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous people in mainstream media and popular culture. Indigenous interventions in production of cultural content and media structures.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Restriction: open to BCMN, CANA, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, SOCI (single or combined) majors and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91, COMM 1F90, SOCI 2P00 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 19th century to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 or permission of instructor.
#CANA 3P98
French Colonial Canada
(also offered as HIST 3P98)
"French Canada" and Indigenous peoples in the context of Atlantic World in the era of settler colonialism, 1604-1763.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CANA/HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours), BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
CANA 3V90-3V99
Advanced Topics in Canadian/American Transnationalism
Studies in specialized transnational topics in Canadian Studies.
Lectures, seminars, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 2P91 and 2P92 (2F91) or permission of the instructor.
CANA 3V93
2020-2021: Transnational Migration to North America
Interdisciplinary study of transnational migration to Canada and the United States in the twentieth century. Topics may include comparisons of immigration policies, migration motives, and analyses of settlement experiences.
Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CANA 1F91 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 Program 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 will supplement 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) and CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students are responsible for travel and other expenses.
#CANA 4P11
State and Society in Colonial Canada
(also offered as HIST 4P11)
Major cultural and political themes in Canadian colonial history from the British conquest of Acadia to the Confederation of the colonies.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.
#CANA 4P68
Art, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Planning
(also offered as DART 4P68, STAC 4P68 and VISA 4P68)
Examination of federal, provincial and municipal protocols governing heritage, fine and performing arts and Canadian cultural production. Strategies for effective engagement of policy through governance and community relations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to STAC, CANA, DART (single or combined), DART (Honours), BEd (Intermediate/Senior), SPMA, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in registration guide. Student must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or permission of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture.
Note: materials fee may be required.
CANA 4P81
Experiential Learning Placement
Part-time placement related to Canada within the Niagara Region.
Restriction: permission of the Program Director.
Note: students are responsible for arranging their own unpaid internship or work placement (60-hour minimum) in a company, agency or non-profit organization in consultation with the Program Director.
CANA 4V10-4V70
Topics in Canadian History
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
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