Course Outline

Course Outline: (click Week for more information)

Week One:

Tuesday, Sept. 1 – Course Introduction and review of syllabus
Thursday, Sept. 3 – The Physical Geography of Canada

Week Two:

Tuesday, Sept 8 – The Cultural Geography of Canada
Thursday, Sept. 10 – Archeology and the first inhabitants

Week Three:

Tuesday, Sept. 15 – First Nations: Film: “Whose land is this?”
Thursday, Sept. 17 – First Nations: Film: “Is the Crown at War with Us?” (NFB, 2002)

Week Four:

Tuesday, Sept. 22 – First Nations
Thursday, Sept. 24 – The Fur Trade in early Canadian History

Week Five:

Tuesday, Sept. 29- The Making of British North America

Thursday, Oct. 1 – Why should we care about 18th Century Nova Scotia? Comparing Acadians, Planters, and Loyalists

Week Six:

Tuesday, Oct. 6 – The Making of British North America
Thursday, Oct. 8 – Canada after Confederation

Week Seven:

Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Canada after Confederation continues
Thursday, Oct. 16 – NO CLAS

Week Eight:

Tuesday, Oct. 20 -Canada National Identities
Thursday, Oct. 22 – MID TERM EXAM

Ottawa Trip Weekend (October 23-25)

Week Nine:

Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Canadian National Identities
Thursday, Oct. 29 – French Canadian and National Identity

Week Ten:

Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Some realities in Canadian politics
Thursday, Nov. 5 – Canadian-American relations

Week Eleven:

Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Canada and the Americas
Thursday, Nov. 12 – Regional Trade

Week Twelve:

Tuesday, Nov. 17 –  Lumber and Trade
Thursday, Nov. 19 – Health Policy

Week Thirteen:

Tuesday, Nov. 24 – Canadian Economy
Thursday, Nov. 27 – No Class—Thanksgiving break

Week Fourteen:

Tuesday, Dec 1 – Anglo Canadian Literature
Thursday, Dec. 3 – Canadian Art

Week Fifteen:

Tuesday, Dec. 8 – Politics and poetry
Thursday, Dec. 10 –  Canadian Bilingualism

Final Exam: December 14-18  (date to be announced)

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