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HIST 104 Pre-Confederation Canada: A History of the Present Units: 3.00
A critical survey of the main social, political, and economic developments in this place now called Canada, with an emphasis on Indigenous histories and the emergence of liberal capitalism as a history of our present. The course comprises weekly lectures, small seminars/workshops, and a major historical research project.
Learning Hours: 120 (18 Lecture, 18 Seminar, 12 Online Activity, 72 Private Study)
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Interpret pre-Confederation Canadian history using analytical concepts, such as social formations, settler colonialism, decolonization and the ‘history of the present’.
- Analyze and discuss primary historical sources in seminars designed to develop transferrable skills in the critical analysis of a range of formats, including textual/artifactual, visual, and audio-visual.
- Develop the skills of active listening, notetaking, and synthesis of lectures in preparation for a final exam.
- Hone critical research and writing skills in relation to a term project comprising a proposal, annotated bibliography, and a research paper.
- Critique public representations of the past, identifying key issues in the relationship between the past and present, including presentism and the politics of historical representation.