FREN-304X/HIST-304X: Canadian Culture & Civilization

This interdisciplinary travel course examines the history and culture of Canada, through its First Nations peoples, European colonization, and Confederation. As well as the core travel component, it is composed of an on-campus series of classes, in which students will learn about Canada's communities, political structures, current policy issues, and Canada's contribution to global politics. While traveling abroad, students will interact with Canadian citizens and guides, with a view to synthesize and apply what was learned in the classroom to what they encounter in the world. Emphasis will be on a variety of texts (including primary founding documents, historical analysis, documentaries, film, literature, visual arts), as well as discussions centered on major turning points in Canadian history and contextualizing contemporary tendencies within a longer historical view.