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HIST 219 "Canada": The History of an Idea Units: 3.00
A course exploring the many meanings of "Canada", "Canadian", and "Canadien" from the 1300s to today. Asking "What is Canada?" The course is a historical overview giving particular attention to the political, demographic, ethnological and colonial changes that altered these definitions over time and what/who the name refers to.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Exclusion HIST 260/6.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and describe the many meanings of the words “Canada,” “Canadian,” and “Canadien” and their evolution over time.
- Describe and explain the events, conjectures and changes that affected the many meanings behind the idea of Canada in the past and the present.
- Identify and assess the historical, demographic, ethnological, political and colonial changes in the territory now known as Canada.
- Explain the politically laden meanings of the idea of “Canada” in contemporary contexts.
- Recognize the colonial past and present of the country and territory now known as Canada.