An exploration of major themes, periods and events in Canadian History, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study and familiarizes them with signficant historical developments from the Canadian past.
An exploration of major themes, periods and events in the history of the Americas, this course introduces studetns to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant developments in the history of the Americas and encourages them to compare the historical experiences of various American peoples and societies.
An exploration of major themes, periods and events in the history of Western Civilization, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant developments in the history of Western Civilization and places that civilization in a global context.
An exploration of major themes, periods and events in World History, this course introduces stduetns to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant historical developments in global history, and encourages them to make comparisons between civilizations.
From the time of European contact Canada developed from a colony to a country on the threshold of real independence. New France needed the expertise of the First Nations people already established in the St. Lawrence Valley. Then by force of arms and military conquest Canada was transferred to the British. How they governed and Canadians responded concludes with Confederation. The trials, tribulations and achievements of these years can tell much about how Canadians are now. Political, economic and cultural issues as well as the conflict of French and English speakers are among the important fields to be examined in this class.
A survey of Canadian history from Confederation to the outbreak of World War II including such topics as John A. macDonald's national Policy, western settlement, the rise of urban, industrial Canada, the impact of World War I, society and politics during the 1920s and the Great Depression.
A survey of the history of England and its relations with Wales, Scotland and France in the later Middle Ages. Topics will include: the development of parliament; art and architecture; heresy; the Black Death; the Hundred Years’ War; civil unrest and political strife; life in towns, cities, and the countryside.
Topics covered include Western expansion and development; growth of the urban industrial order; immigration and ethnicity; African Americans; gender issues; society and culture; regionalism; politics; emergence of the United States as a world power.
Topics covered include America as a global power; domestic impact of the Cold War; politics; economic transformation; regionalism; race/racism; ethnic America; gender issues; society and culture.
This course covers the emergence of medieval Europe out of Roman, Germanic, and Christian influences. Topics include the Viking attacks, the rise of the Christian Church, the decline and revival of urban life, the “King Arthur” controversy, and the development of kingdoms and empires.
The themes of this course include; the crusades, heresies, Church reform, universities, chivalry and courtly love, towns and trade, anti-Semitism, women’s roles, mysticism, Gothic art and architecture, kingdoms and representative governments, the Black Death, and Church-state relations.
This course traces historically the various important events and persons—Catholic, Anglican, Protestant—from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century which helped formulate and put into action a contemporary Christian social teaching in Europe and Canada. Special reference will be made, among others, to the Social Gospel, to several papal social encyclicals since Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum through to the present, to Liberation Theology, labour and working conditions, poverty, war and peace, human rights, as well as to the special role Saskatchewan and western Canada have played in the Canadian social context.
French and English speaking Canadians almost always interpret the very same events in radically different ways. Yet over the centuries they have managed to live together peacefully, if not always happily. Does this lived reality enhance the possibility of reconciliation or merely confirm differences? This class examines the historical association of Canada's two largest language groups. It delves a long Canadian paradox, namely the possibility for compromise and the potential for conflict. How have these two communities related? Why are they still together? What does this enriching and sometimes maddening relationship tell about Canadian history?
In investigating the shared history of Canada and the United States this course will attempt to challenge some familiar stereotypes. Are Americans ignorant of Canada? Do Canadians have a sense of smug superiority to Americans? How is Canada understood by Americans and how do Canadians understand them? Are we friends or competitors? Given the enormous economic, demographic and cultural imbalance can we be both? These and similar questions have often been posed over the long history of the Canadian-American relationship. This class delves Canada’s historical ties with the United States by lectures, readings, discussion and significant student presentations.
The fur trade and Native-European contact; the acquisition of Rupert’s Land by Canada; Indian policy after 1870; developments in transportation, settlement and politics.
Examines urban development in one of America's most racially and ethnically diverse cities. This course analyzes Chicago history: from its early-nineteenth century origins of cultural conflict and environmental achievements, to its turn-of-the-century growth as a site of progressive reform, to its more recent struggles with racial/ethnic divides and political corruption
This course will examine the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, region, and sexuality have shaped ideas about gender and gender ideals/identity in the United States since the Civil War, as well as how these beliefs changed over time and were contested throughout modern U.S. history.
This course compares the complex social, economic, cultural and political changes in these Asian cities since the first era of contact with the West. Themes include the development of a “new” urban lifestyle built around a rapidly expanding middle class, the growth of a politicized urban proletariat and new roles for women. The lectures are organized thematically, exploring such topics as: the challenge of rapid urban growth, progress and problems of urbanisation, the influence of ideologies such as communism and socialism; the important roles played by mass media and entertainment in creating urban culture; women in the workforce; the imperial presence in Shanghai and imperialist culture in Tokyo; organized crime and prostitution; labour unrest; architecture; café culture; and new movements in literature and the arts.
This course investigates the lives and conditions of women in Europe from the time of the Late Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance (300-1400). Over the course of the term, we will look at the status of women in different eras and cultures, and we will learn how womens opportunities and experiences changed over time. We will gain insight into the history of a wide range of women: queens and noblewomen, nuns and ascetics, peasants and crafts workers, businesswomen and prostitutes, wives and mothers. We will examine both medieval expectations and assumptions about women, as well as the realities of women within the spheres of domesticity, marriage, religion, work, and culture.
This course will examine, from a historical perspective, the religious beliefs and practices of medieval Europeans. The emphasis will be on Christian beliefs, but those of other religions will be considered, too. Topics include: heresy; the fate of the dead; skepticism; saints; signs and miracles; good and evil spirits; holidays.
This course explores symbolic space in Asia, places with an historic, cultural, religious or political significance. It addresses the question of where memory is located in a variety of Asian countries, and what ideas local inhabitants, pilgrims, and travelers bring to certain natural geographical features, architecture, and urban space in such sites of meaning. Topics include natural wonders (mountains, rivers), sacred sites, pilgrimage/quest, trade routes, places of East-West encounter, places of suffering/places of healing, national space and modern showcases.
Historian Susan Mann has written that Quebecois ‘have always been the source of greatest puzzlement to English Canada’. Certainly, Quebec has a specific and distinct history. Indeed in November 2006 a vast majority of Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons voted in favour of a motion recognizing that ‘the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada’. What is the historical basis for this recognition of separate national status? By examining issues such as language, religion, economic development and politics with special attention to recent history this class will delve such Quebecois particularity and its implications.
History 434 is a consideration of landmark United States court decisions during the twentieth century, with emphasis on the changing social context in which trials took place to understand how everyday life and popular ideals affected the law, as well as to appreciate the impact of the courtroom on modern American life.
This course critically examine films set in the Middle Ages in order to explore the issue of the value of cinematic representations of medieval history. Topics addressed include race and ethnicity, gender roles, epic heroism, faith, religion, and holiness, and war in films set in the Middle Ages.