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HIST 485 The Social History of Canada: 1850-1919 Units: 3.00
This course investigates some of Canada's major social questions. Marginalized people were the main groups affected by or seen to be causing them. The solutions were institutions, legislation, or both. Institutions were mainly created in the 19th century, taking the form of asylums, hospitals, prisons, workhouses, and even schools.
Learning Hours: 144 (36 Seminar, 108 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Major or Joint Honours Plan and a minimum grade of C+ in 6.0 units from HIST 300-330.
Exclusion HIST 458/6.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Appreciate the contribution of social history to a fuller understanding of Canada’s past.
- Explore the lived experience of Canada’s non-elites and marginalized groups.
- Gain a broader understanding of issues faced by Indigenous people, workers, women, and LGBTQ2S people during Canada’s growth as a nation.
- Recognize the contribution of the abovementioned groups to Canada’s history and its development.
- Create effective slideshow presentation to discuss historical issues.
- Engage with historical debate on specific issues through historiography and class discussion.
- Create an effective and engaging historical argument in the form of a research paper.
- Understand the significance of historiography to historical research.