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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)  
Requirements: Prerequisite None. Exclusion HIST 124/6.0; HIST 260/6.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Interpret pre-Confederation Canadian history using analytical concepts, such as social formations, settler colonialism, decolonization and the ‘history of the present’.
  2. 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.
  3. Develop the skills of active listening, notetaking, and synthesis of lectures in preparation for a final exam.
  4. Hone critical research and writing skills in relation to a term project comprising a proposal, annotated bibliography, and a research paper.
  5. 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.