This course is a lecture-tutorial course designed to outline not only Canadian external relations but also imperial and foreign developments involving Canada as a colony or as an ally from 1850 to Jean Chretien. Attention will be given to British and American defence and foreign policies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as they affect Canada. Additional readings will be assigned in the tutorials. The course explores the peopling of Canada by newcomers from the time of the arrival of French settlers in early Canada and Acadia to recent decades, when peoples of diverse backgrounds have entered the country. Attention is paid to the making of immigration and multicultural policies, their implementation, and the relations between the host society and the newcomers.
Special attention is given to immigration as a gendered experience.
Franca Iacovetta et al, eds. This course surveys the rise and consolidation of the Canadian Labour Movement, state measures affecting workers on the job and during strikes and collective bargaining, and changing patterns of political action among working people. By drawing on recent research, we also explore themes such as gender and ethnicity at the workplace, the impact of technological changes on the job, and working class family and community life. Selected Readings , 2nd ed. Relations with English Canada, the federal state, and the North American economy will be examined.