Syllabus for Canada

The University of the Americas -Puebla

Dr.Paul Rich - August 2001

History of Course: This course was first taught by Dr. Rich with Guillermo De Los Reyes as Teaching Assistant in 1995. In 1996, it was made compulsory for all RI students. This is the third major revision of the syllabus, and it reflects Dr. Rich's trip to Canada in Spring 2001 as recipient of a Canadian Government faculty enrichment award.

Use of Computer: The course requires extensive use of Canadian computer resources and a project of constructing a Canadian website. The premise is that Canada has a fast-moving political and cultural scene which cannot be studied effectively without use of the Web. Every student must join at least one list for Canadian studies, and Dr. Rich asks during the term for reports from each student on the use of those lists. It is expected that there will be visits to the class by Canadian scholars, and possible additional reading in connection with those visits. English: All work is in English. if you are having troubles with English, the University offers free help through its studies center.

Grading. Three tests during term based on the readings. 10 points each. A long final exam for 20 points. Paper at the Congress of the Americas in October about a project based on ample research, which will be placed on a website: 10 points. In other words, the paper will be done for the Congress and it will then be worked up in to a website. 20 points for the first version of the website with your research, 20 points for the completed website. Policy on Plagiarism: Dr. Rich has zero tolerance for cheating in any form. All work must be your own. All material you use from others must have proper citations. If you have any doubt about what plagiarism is, or what constitutes cheating, electronically or otherwise, ask. Remember, zero tolerance.

The course is divided into thematic sections. The lectures presume you are doing the readings. # Hatch mark indicates optional reading.

1. Canadian Political Culture and Geography: Exploration, Settlement. Foundations of a Society.

Desmond Morton, Canada: A Millennium Portrait, Edgar Kent, Toronto, 2000, 106 pp inclusive. Inclusive means you read it cover to cover.

Desmond Morton and Morton Weinfeld eds., Who Speaks for Canada? Words That Shape a Country, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1993. "To Confederation", 3-43. "1867-1920", 43-99. "1921-1960", 99-173. "1960 to the Present", 173-332.

Carl E James and Adrienne Shadd, Talking About Identity: Encounters in Race, Ethnicity, and Language. Between the Lines Publishers, Toronto, 2001 9-37, 73-149,

Videos. Over Canada, An Aerial Adventure, 1500 BC to 1800 AD.

When the World Began. Adventurers & Mystics, 1540 to 1670. Videos are by CBC productions. Why not view these videos in a group, with popcorn?!

Desmond Morton, A Short History of Canada, Third Revised Edition, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1997. 9-84. Research Morton on Net.

Seymour Martin Lipset, Continental Divide: The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada, Routledge, London, 1990. Acknowledgments, Preface, Chapters 1, 2, 3. Research Lipset on Net.

Canadian List and Web Sites, as distributed.

#James P. Ronda, The Exploration of North America, American Historical Association, 1992, 1-18.

#Gerald S. Graham, A Concise History of Canada, Viking Press, 1968, 1-192.

# Video. Canada. Wood Knapp.

# Video. Discovering Canada. International Video Network.

#Gail Cuthbert Brandt, National Unity and the Politics of Political History, Presidential Address, Canadian Historical Association, Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, Vol.3, 1992, 3-12.

#William Howarth, Traveling the Trans-Canada, National Geographic Society, 1987, 1-199.

Lectures: Topics covered include the social sciences and use of the Web viz Canadian studies, North America as a geographic and cultural concept, indigenous peoples in the North American setting. Evaluation and obligations: List memberships confirmed. Exam on the Readings, Internet Site established. Preliminary version of your Congress of the Americas paper due.



2. Emergent Nationalism and the (Temporary) Triumph of the British Over the French. The Quebec Problem.

Videos. Claiming the Wilderness, 1670 to 1755, Battle for a Continent, 1754 to 1755, A Question of Loyalties, 1775 to 1815. Making History.

Jane Jacobs, The Question of Separatism: Quebec and the Struggle over Sovereignty, Random House, New York, 1980, 134 pp. inclusive.

CDs. The Maple Leaf Forever. inclusive. #Trail of Dreams.

Lipset: Chapters 4, 5, 6.

Canadian Lists and Websites as distributed and discussed.

#Pierre Coulombe, Language Rights in French Canada, Peter Lang Press, Toronto, 1995, 1-183.

#Phillip Buckner, "Whatever Happened to the British Empire?", Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, Vol.4, 1993, 3-32.

#Jeffrey M. Ayres, "National No More: Defining English Canada", The American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol.25 No. 2 and 3. Summer and Autumn 1995. 181-202..

#Luisa Martinez, "Nacionalismo en Quebec", UDLA thesis, 1-119.

#Andre Blais and Elisabeth Gidengil. "Things Are Not Always What They Seem: French-English Differences and the Problem of Measurement Equivalence", Canadian Journal of Political Science, Vol. XXVI No.3. September 1993. 541-556.



Lecture topics will include nationalism, globalization, rituals of identity. Evaluation and obligations. Examination on the Readings. Report on your own Canadian web site that you are making, and on your use of Canadian lists and sites.

3. Parliamentarianism and Creation of the Confederation; Monarchy and The Commonwealth.

George Bowering, Egotists and Autocrats: The Prime Ministers of Canada, Viking, 1999, Toronto, 1-12

Lipset: Chapters 7, 8, 9.

Charlottetown Resolves. In Canada File, Dr. Rich's Electronic Library.

Ivan Head and Pierre Trudeau, The Canadian Way: Shaping Canada's Foreign Policy, McClelland & Stewart, 1995, 96-134.

Canadian Lists and Web sites.

#Ian L. Campbell, Heraldry: A Canadian Perspective and Context, Renison College, 1990, 183-236.

#Anthony H.M. Kirk-Greene, "The Governors-General of Canada", Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol.12 No.4, Summer 1977, 35-57.

#Loyalty in a Changing World, Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1985, 1-49.

#Days of Majesty. Video.

Lectures include the Commonwealth, Parliamentary System, Common Law. Evaluation and obligations. Examination on the Readings. Report on your Canadian website and use of lists and sites.

4. The 19th and 20th Century Mosaic: Canada to and through World War I and II.

Bowering, 127-261.

Videos. The Pathfinders, 1670 to 1850. Rebellion & Reform, 1815 to 1850. From Sea to Sea, 1867 to 1873. Special Documentary Edition. (This video supplements all the others.)

Morton, 136-274.

Lipset: Chapters 10-12, Notes and Bibliography.

#Veronica Strong-Boag, "Contested Space: The Politics of Canadian Memory,", Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, Vol.5, 1994, 3-18.

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#Veronica Strong-Boag. Women in Canada: 1919-1939. Canadian Historical Association, 1994. 1-35.

#Malcolm MacLeod. Kindred Countries: Canada and Newfoundland Before Confederation. Canadian Historical Association, 1994. 1-32. Library Reserve.



#Rudy Fenwick, Canadian Society, ACSUS, Washington.

#Desmond Morton, When Canada Won the War, Canadian Historical Association, 1995, 1-36.

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Lectures include immigration, industrialization. Evaluation and obligations. Examination on the Readings. Report on your Canadian web site project.

5. Canada, Mexico, and the United States: The Tightening Embrace and Nafta.

Bowering, 261-539.

John Ralston Saul, Reflections of a Siamese Twin: Canada at the End of the Twentieth Century, Penguin Books, Toronto, 1998. 533 pp. inclusive.

Morton, 274-345.

#Joel Garreau, The Nine Nations of North America, Avon, 1981, ix-13, 362-391.

#Reginald C. Stuart, "Almost Americans: Continental Sharing with the United States, the Great Academic Changeover and the Quest for Canadian Paradigms of U.S.History, Canadian Review of American Studies, Vol.23 No.4, 1993, 41-60.

#Lawrence E. Harrison, The Pan-American Dream: Do Latin America's Cultural Values Discourage True Partnership with the United States and Canada?, BasicBooks, 1997,1-68.

#Reginald C. Stuart, "Almost Americans: Continental Sharing", Canadian Review of American Studies, Vol. 23 No.4, 1993, 41-60.

*US-Canada Free Trade Negotiations. Canada File, Electronic Library.

#Loretta Czernis, Weaving a Canadian Allegory, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1994, 93-111.

#Earl H. Fry, Canada's Unity Crisis, Twentieth Century Fund, v-93.

#The Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A Guide for Canadians. Department of the Secretary of State of Canada. 1-33.

#Robert M. Krause and R.H. Wagenberg, Canadian Government & Politics, 2nd ed., Copp Clark, 1995, 435-459.

Lectures include NAFTA, Future Prospects for North American Integration. Evaluation and obligations. Final Examination on the Readings. Your final paper due and posted to your Canadian project web site.

For comments and discussion please write to Dr. Rich at <rich@mail.udlap.mx>.