HISTORY 2TT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Nationalism, Governmentality, Asian Canadians
7 Jan 2017
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Tutorial participation 20% - approximate 1/3 of your grade is made up of attendance, 2/3 is made up of speaking in class. Article assessment 20% - choose and article from the required textbook. Research essay (including proposal) 35% - proposal presentations week 12. If you choose to write about something different from what is listed, clear it with the professor. 5% of your grade is the proposal presentation, very informal, bring one of your sources, explain your topic to the class. 2 primary sources and 6 secondary sources minimum. Final exam 25% - short, and essay answer questions. Idea of the end of one era and a movement into another. Major trends in canadian history, 1885 to the present. Modernity: belief in linear progress of individuals and society, based on scientific and technological development. A powerful theme that dominated as new technologies eventually replaced the railway. Liberalism: primacy of individual rights and freedoms, particularly rights to property and capital.
