AJ18010 Introduction to Canada A: Canadian History and Society

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ18010/A: Tue 15:00–16:35 G31, K. Prajznerová
AJ18010/B: Tue 16:40–18:15 G31, K. Prajznerová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II ) && AJ04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course offers an overview of Canadian history from the pre-contact period to the present, treated in ten chronological segments. The development of the country is framed in broader regional, national, continental and global contexts. The focus of the course is on the changing nature of Canadian society over the course of centuries, with the stress on the central importance of the concept of diversity – regional, linguistic, ethnic, cultural – in understanding Canada’s distinctive nature.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 / Sept. 21: Orientation (no class) Week 2 / Sept. 28: State Holiday (no class) Week 3 / Oct. 5: Introduction to the course; Opening lecture by Don Sparling Supplementary texts: W. L. Morton, “The Relevance of Canadian History” William C. Wonders, “Canadian Regions and Regionalisms: National Enrichment or National Disintegration?” Week 4 / Oct. 12: Core text: History, Vol. 1: “Part 1: Beginnings” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 5 / Oct. 19: Core text: History, Vol. 1: “Part 2: France in America” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 6 / Oct. 26: Core text: History, Vol. 1: “Part 3: The Making of British North America, 1763-1821” Supplementary texts: TBA Guest lecture Week 7 / Nov. 2: Core text: History, Vol. 1: “Part 4: Maturing Colonial Societies, 1815-1867” Supplementary texts: TBA Key-word definition due Week 8 / Nov. 9: Core text: History, Vol. 1: “Part 5: Industrializing Canada, 1840-1867” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 9 / Nov 16: Reading week (no class) Core text: History, Vol. II: “Part 1: Inventing Canada, 1867-1914” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 10 / Nov. 23: Core text: History, Vol. II: “Part 2: Economy and Society in the Industrial Age, 1867-1921” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 11 / Nov. 30: Core text: History, Vol. II: “Part 3: Transitional Years: Canada, 1919-1945” Supplementary texts: TBA Paper proposal and annotated bibliography due Week 12 / Dec. 7: Core text: History, Vol. II: “Part 4: Reinventing Canada, 1945-1975” Supplementary texts: TBA Week 13 / Dec. 14: Core text: History, Vol. II: “Part 5: Post-Modern Canada, 1975-2008” Supplementary texts: TBA Final research paper is due by 12:00 on Tuesday, Jan. 11 (1st re-sit Jan. 25, 2nd re-sit Feb. 8).
Teaching methods
Class sessions will include short lectures, audivisual learning, class discussion, and response papers.
Assessment methods
For full credit (zkouška): For partial credit (zápočet): In-class response papers (30%) In-class response papers (60%) Key-word definition (20%) Key-word definition (40%) Paper proposal and annotated bibliography (20%) Research paper (30%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
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