HIS 4296F: Life, Love, and Death in Early Canada

 

Course Description:  This course is a weekly seminar in social and cultural history which explores everyday life in Canada between 1760 and 1914. Weekly topics include birth, family and home, dress and etiquette, love and
marriage, food, health, morality, death and mourning. Analytical themes include race, class, gender, social memory and identity. Readings and assignments also emphasise how Canadians used and interpreted material culture or the “stuff” of daily life.

Grade Breakdown

Mark Breakdown
Seminar Participation: 25%    Due: Every week in class
Primary Source Analysis (written): 15%    Due: To be chosen by the student
Presentation of Source Analysis: 10%    Due: To be chosen by the student
1st Research Paper: 30%   Due: Thursday, November 17
2nd Research Paper: 20%    Due: Thursday, December 15

 

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