32401
Advanced Seminar
Canada before Confederation
Anne Van der Pas
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Canada has long struggled to define itself as a nation, both in a global context and to its own inhabitants (not all of whom call themselves Canadian). Official government policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism hint at a history of cultural, linguistic and political diversity, and invite many questions. Why bilingualism, for example, when the languages that are indigenous to the Canadian territory number over fifty? And what does multiculturalism mean, exactly, in the context of a colonial past, and arguably, present? In this course, we will go back to consider the centuries before Canadian confederation, and examine how contact, conflict, collaboration and colonisation formed the basis of what is now called Canada. Focusing especially on Indigenous-settler interactions, we will dive into the history of this territory inhabited by various First Nations and claimed by competing European forces, and find out how these tensions played out on the ground. By the end of the course, students will have a firm understanding of the events which led up to the Confederation of Canada in 1867, be able to understand and interpret selected primary sources from this era, and engage theories of settler colonialism in their own work. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2024-10-15 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-10-22 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-10-29 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-11-05 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-11-12 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-11-19 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-11-26 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-12-03 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-12-10 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2024-12-17 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-01-07 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-01-14 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-01-21 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-01-28 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-02-04 10:00 - 12:00
Tue, 2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00
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