Undergraduate Course Listing

Examines the nature of Indigenous relationships with Canada and the impact those relationships have had upon Indigenous peoples and communities. The course engages with different understandings of self-government and sovereignty. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Not open to students with credit for INDG-POST 2000Y.

Cross-listed: INDG-2001H, POST-2001H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Examines the nature of Indigenous resurgence and contemporary struggles within the state. By understanding the different ways in which Indigenous peoples are reclaiming and revisioning their current relationships, students become aware of the impact Indigenous resurgence is having on Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Not open to students with credit for INDG-POST 2000Y.

Cross-listed: INDG-2002H, POST-2002H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Explores the Black Canadian experience from the first recorded moment that a Black body arrived in Canada to the present. Discussion moves the conversation from victimhood to the vitality inherent in the Black experience particularly as represented by activities and contributions made by Black communities to cultural diversity. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: POST-2003H, SOCI-2003H

Provides a systematic introduction to the core institutions and processes of Canadian government such as the Canadian constitution, Parliament, the civil service, the electoral system, policy-making, political parties, interest groups, and social movements. Examines how well these institutions and processes function to promote democratic governance. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-2011H

Provides a systematic introduction to Canadian democracy, examining political relationships between citizens and state, and in turn, relating these to broader patterns and politics for democratic change in Canadian society. Examines the demands for democratic change made by key groups and the politics of those demands. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-2012H

Provides an introductory survey of French colonialism in North America, from the first French incursions on the continent to the cession of its colonies to Britain in 1763. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-2021H

An interdisciplinary exploration of the history, meaning, and experience of the land in Canada. An inquiry into the emergence of the Canadian nation-state within the larger context of Indigenous North America. A field exercise in ecological literacy, land-based learning, and making friends with places. There is an outdoor component to this course. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2041H.

Cross-listed: EDUC-2043H, ERST-2043H, GEOG-2043H

An interdisciplinary exploration of the history, meaning, and experience of the land in Canada. A study of the evolution of the Canadian nation-state from Confederation to the present within the larger context of Indigenous North America. A field exercise in ecological literacy, land-based learning, and making friends with places. There is an outdoor component to this course. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y or 2042H.

Cross-listed: EDUC-2044H, ERST-2044H, GEOG-2044H

Explores the relationship between Canadian law and society. Provides a foundation for understanding how the Canadian legal system is structured, how it works, and what role it plays in domestic and international relations. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

The origins and history of the rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Upper and Lower Canada and the fight over democracy and responsible government in British North America in the 1840s. Course operates in conjunction with Season One of the audio podcast series 1867 & All That and students learn to create and edit podcast episodes in a flipped classroom with an intensive writing focus. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for CAST-HIST 2235H.

Introduces students to the field of political leadership. Some classic texts on the challenges of leadership are engaged. The course focuses on key ethical dilemmas and strategic choices that leaders face in the real world, considers the complexity of leadership in a globalized world, and surveys the role of trust in positive, transformational leadership. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-2250H, PHIL-2250H

A study of Indigenous involvement in the fur trade and imperial politics of the eighteenth century, the development of European "civilizing" policies, and the growth and ideology of the modern Indigenous political movement. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits, including 1.0 CAST, HIST, and/or INDG credit at the 1000 level with a minimum of 60%. Not open to students with credit for CAST-HIST-INDG 2255Y.

Cross-listed: HIST-2256H, INDG-2256H

Explores the 1960s, a decade of shifting meanings of "Canadian." Topics may include fiscal policy, youth cultures, the women's movement, racial identity, sex scandals and politics, upheavals, nationalism in Quebec, and Indigenous rights. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: HIST-2285H, POST-2285H

A survey of the development of a culture from la Nouvelle-France to present-day Quebec and French Canada. Prerequisite: FREN 1102H or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: FREN-2452H

Canadian natural resource management is examined with attention to the context within which management occurs, and the requirement to address different interests, understandings, and issues. Prerequisite: ERSC 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: ERST-2520H

The context of market theory and ecological/resource economics is used to provide environmental students with experience in critical thinking. Objectives are to understand the framework of political economy, particularly Canadian, that informs contemporary political and economic practice, and to master basic elements of critical research and writing. Prerequisite: ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or 1.0 PHIL credit; or POST 1001H and 1002H.

Cross-listed: ERST-2525H

Documentary film, music, and poetry as modes of inquiry into contemporary Canadian life. Topics may include gender and the arts; community and memory; climate change and the "Anthropocene"; ecological ethics; the politics of indigeneity; cultural approaches to addiction and education; grief and emotional renewal. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-GESO-MDST 2600Y or 2601H for credit.

Cross-listed: MDST-2601H, GESO-2601H

Cities are dynamic and contradictory spaces. Focusing on the lived spaces of the city, the course explores the ideologies, practices, and geographical processes shaping the transformation of cities. Special attention is made to integrate urban theory with the everyday uses of urban space. Prerequisite: GEOG 1030H, ERSC 1010H, SOCI 1002H, or both ECON 1010H and 1020H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-2710H, ERST-2710H

An overview of the history of feminist ideas, strategies, and actions in Canada. We explore the diversity and distinctiveness of Canadian feminism at different historical moments, celebrating the strength and creativity of organized and individual forms of resistance, while also probing the complicated, difficult, and sometimes "messy" workings of feminism. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including 0.5 GESO, WMST, CAST, or HIST credit at the 1000 level, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 2711H.

Cross-listed: GESO-2711H, HIST-2711H

Explores the geography of Canada and its peoples and places. Examines the development of Canada's cultural landscapes and regions, and the social, economic, and political development of the Canadian nation-state. Canada's geography is explored as an east-west nation under increasing pressure from globalization and new national agendas. Prerequisite: GEOG 1030H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-2810H

Introduces students to the international politics of the circumpolar region and concludes with a unique simulation of the Arctic Council at which students are challenged to develop real-life scenarios and to play the role of diplomatic and reach consensus on difficult areas of Arctic public policy. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: GEOG-2811H

A behind-the-scenes history of everyday life in Canada, exposing the complex histories of such common activities as drinking, barbecuing, gambling, and sex. The course emphasizes the "otherness" of previous moments in time as a way to foster an awareness of the contingency of our current historical moment. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits. Students may take only one of HIST-CAST 3010Y or 3011H for credit.

Cross-listed: HIST-3011H

Provides a detailed investigation of the history of French Canada from 1763 to the late nineteenth century. It covers numerous political transformations as well as economic, social, and cultural developments that shaped French-Canadian nationalism and collective identity. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-3021H

Provides a detailed investigation of the history of French Canada and Quebec since 1890. It covers numerous political transformations as well as economic, social, and cultural developments that transformed, modernized, and liberalized French-Canadian nationalism, collective identity, and attitudes. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-3022H

This course invites students to think of climate change as a communication event between human beings and the earth. It tasks them with re-establishing a reciprocal relationship with a specific place. There is an outdoor component to this course. Prerequisite: One of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H, CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2042H, CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2043H, or CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2044H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3041H, GEOG-3041H, EDUC-3041H

An examination of shifting ideas of nature and wilderness in the work of a number of contemporary Canadian artist-thinkers. Special emphasis is placed on ecological literacy, or in learning to read the land as an "ultra-primary" text. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits including one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H, CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2042H, CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2043H, or CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2044H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3042H, GEOG-3042H

An examination of other ways of knowing and the different understandings of reality that come with them. In this course, ideas of "magic," "myths," and "monsters" exist at the intersection of, and are shaped by, different social, cultural, economic, ecological, linguistic, and political forces. Prerequisite: one of CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H, CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2042H, CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2043H, or CAST-EDUC-ERST-GEOG 2044H.

The art of bringing history to a wider public. This course explores issues of memory, commemoration, heritage preservation and interpretation that face historic sites, museums, heritage societies, and archives in Canada and throughout the world. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST-CAST 4071H.

Cross-listed: HIST-3071H

Examines the way the Canadian constitution both constrains and opens up possibilities for political change. Includes consideration of formal constitutional interpretation and the politics of the judicial process. Looks at important issues such as the federal-provincial division of powers, secession, Senate reform, and Indigenous self-determination. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits. Recommended POST-CAST 2011H, POST-CAST 2012H, or PHIL-POST 2150H.

Cross-listed: POST-3091H, CRIM-3091H

Examines key Supreme Court decisions on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms pertaining to fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, legal rights, and equality rights. Assesses the role of the Charter in advancing the struggles of groups such as women, racialized communities, LGBTQ persons, and people with disabilities. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits. Recommended POST-CAST 2011H, POST-CAST 2012H, or PHIL-POST 2150H.

Cross-listed: POST-3092H, CRIM-3092H

Empowers students with the unique knowledge and concrete skills to channel their inner leader and advocate, organize people and communities in campaigns for change, and mobilize power to ensure sustained impacts. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: COMM-3094H

An interdisciplinary inquiry into how environmental policies in Canada are developed, implemented, and improved, applying political, economic, legal, scientific, Indigenous, and moral perspectives. Focus is on federal, provincial, and municipal contexts, recognizing that the environment does not respect jurisdictions. Topics include energy and materials use, biodiversity, toxic substances, waste management, and land use. Prerequisite: 1.0 ERST, CAST, POST, and/or ADMN credit at the 2000 level or beyond.

Cross-listed: ERST-3120H, POST-3120H, FRSC-3120H

Examines feminist engagements, in theory and practice, with environmental movements, issues, and health concerns, primarily in North America but with attention to north/south interconnections. Topics may include ecological feminisms, environmental justice, gender and climate change, environmental links to breast cancer and reproductive health, green consumerism, and gendered food politics. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 0.5 GESO or WMST credit at the 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for WMST-CAST-ERST 3140Y. Equivalent to WMST 3141H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3141H, ERST-3141H

Selected themes and topics examining the relationship between gender and spatial organization. Themes include the nature of domestic space; gendered use of public, private, and urban space; and the intersections between gender, sexuality, racism, and cultural difference. Prerequisite: GEOG-CAST-ERST 2710H or GEOG-CAST 2810H; or 1.0 GESO or WMST credit at the 2000 level or beyond; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3220H, GESO-3220H

An introduction to folktales, legends, and songs from Quebec, from oral tradition to the "Renouveau du conte qubecois contemporain" (renewal of storytelling). Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and either FREN 2450Y or 2452H, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: FREN-3233H

Focuses on significant works of Franco-Ontarian literature and studies them in their historical, political, social-economic, and cultural context. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H.

Cross-listed: FREN-3239H

Introduces students to major themes in the Canadian Northern history, from pre-contact to the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999. The major themes focus on evolving cultural, political, socio-economic, and environmental histories. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for CAST-HIST 3240Y.

Explores issues in the contemporary Canadian North with a focus on social, political, economic, and environmental issues. Students are encouraged to critically examine Canada's Northern strategies and compare these to the social and economic priorities of Arctic leaders and Indigenous Peoples living in remote Northern communities. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for CAST-HIST 3240Y.

An overview of the fundamental theoretical and applied components of protected area management, including the history, planning, and management of parks and protected areas with a focus on Canadian federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous contexts. Lectures, case studies, seminars and assignments engage students in the exploration of current protected area topics and issues. Prerequisite: GEOG 2310H or GEOG-CAST-ERST-INDG 2040Y or 2041H or 2042H or both ERST-CAST 2520H and 2525H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3330H, ERST-3330H

The history of Canada's food and agricultural system is the backdrop to this interdisciplinary course on community development of the system's social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Production, distribution, processing, consumption, and regulatory issues are addressed. Community-based research projects are undertaken with local food and agricultural organizations. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits. Recommended: CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H, 2042H, GDST-ANTH-GEOG-SAFS-SOCI 2500H, and SAFS-GDST-ANTH 2600H. Equivalent to SAFS-CAST-ERST 3340H.

Cross-listed: SAFS-3341H, ERST-3341H, SOCI-3341H

Poverty is a persistent social problem. In this course students are introduced to the dynamics of poverty in Canada, the USA, and Britain, learn how poverty affects people's lives, and become familiar with the dominant sociological perspectives that inform people's opinions about poverty and poverty-related policies and programs. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-3422H, CRIM-3422H, SOCI-3422H

An intersectional feminist analysis of social welfare issues and policies in Canada. Focusing on topics including poverty, homelessness, childcare, and employment, we examine historical roots and contemporary contexts shaping the lives of women and marginalized groups bearing the brunt of the growing income gap and neoliberal threats to equality. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO or WMST credit at the 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-CAST-POST 4431H or 4430Y. Equivalent to WMST 3431H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3431H, POST-3431H

Considers the range of contemporary poetry by Indigenous authors from Canada and the United States, and the poems' relations to traditional language forms and to literary traditions and genres. It begins with a brief study of "orature" and songs, and includes a discussion of one nineteenth-century exemplar. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3483H, INDG-3483H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

We explore critical, historical, aesthetic, and sociological contexts of the emergence of CanLit. Focusing on Anglophone cultural production since 1960, we read literary works alongside political speeches, government documents, visual artifacts, popular culture, and essays to explore how Canadians have formed and transformed a national literature over the last fifty years. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Students may take only one of ENGL 3502Y or 3503H for credit.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3503H

An examination of Canadian literature's attention to geographic and social spaces, from nature's landscapes to a city's underworlds to suburbia's sprawling expanse. Drawing on a range periods, genres, voices, and styles, this course investigates Canadian literature's unique desire to map the nation's geographies in order to contend with historical legacies and imagine possible futures. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Students may take only one of ENGL 3504Y or 3505H for credit.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3505H

An introduction to the political experiences and guiding ideologies of the Black population in Canada. Decidedly contemporary in nature and approach, the course critically examines the contributions of Blacks to the politics of Canada and how these contributions continue to shape and reshape Canadian Identity. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: SOCI-3615H, POST-3615H

Study of selected aspects of the Polar regions with considerable reference to northern Canada but with the deliberate intention of developing comparisons between it and other parts of the Polar regions. Prerequisite: GEOG 1045H; or GEOG 1030H and one of 1040H or 1050H; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3640H

Explores ethnicities with a focus on contemporary Canada. Topics include settler colonialism, immigration, multicultural policies and practices, and contemporary political conflicts involving ethnicities. The course also covers theories and concepts of "race" and ethnicity as social categories, the social basis of racism, and the critique of multiculturalism. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI, CAST, and/or POST at the 2000 level.

Cross-listed: SOCI-3661H, POST-3661H

Examines issues of diverse intersectional gender identities and gender experiences, including Indigeneity, (dis)ability, race, class, LBTQ, and fat, and provides socio-political perspectives to understand activism, community building, and possibilities for socio-political and policy change. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, GESO, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST-CAST 2011H and/or 2012H. Not open to students with credit for POST-CAST-WMST 3670Y.

Cross-listed: POST-3672H, GESO-3672H, SOCI-3672H

Studies selected girlhood bodies and narratives as they have developed within the contexts of Canadian and global literature and popular culture. Focusing on the negotiation of girlhood bodies and narratives through a variety of spaces and over diverse borders, this course considers relationships between Canadian and global girlhoods. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including 1.0 ENGL credit or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3709H, GESO-3709H

Examines the main planning principles which govern the economic, social, and physical development of cities and regions. Topics to be covered include national, provincial, regional, and municipal policies and their impact on urban and rural systems; historical development of planning in North America; and planning in North America; and planning as a profession. Prerequisite: GEOG-CAST-ERST 2710H. Equivalent to GEOG-CAST 3710H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3711H, ERST-3711H

Explores the social structures of contemporary Western cities and communities by examining how social relations, social identities, and social inequalities are produced, and the role of space in constructing them. Geographical perspectives on gender, occupation, ethnicity, age, disability, poverty, health, and sexuality are emphasized. Prerequisite: GEOG-CAST 2710H or 2810H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3730H

An exploration of the politics of the Canadian criminal process. Examines legal rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and critiques of the inequities of the Canadian criminal justice system. Also looks at key political issues in the making of criminal law, its enforcement, and the criminal trial process. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: POST-3740H, CRIM-3740H, SOCI-3740H

Introduces students to the economic theory of renewable resources in the Canadian social, political, and regulatory context, and also to professional project planning and management. Students are introduced to project components such as scoping, scheduling, budgeting, communications, team and risk management, and environmental sustainability. Prerequisite: 1.0 ERST and/or CAST credit at the 2000 level or beyond.

Cross-listed: ERST-3780H

A survey of the Quebec novel from its birth in 1837 to the end of the twentieth century, including the "terroir" novel, the "automatiste," and the postmodernisme. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H. Not open to students with credit for FREN-CAST 4830Y.

Cross-listed: FREN-3831H

Analyzes power relations and lived experiences through the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Students undertake the critical work of understanding the ongoing implications of these interlocking systems of privilege and oppression upholding inequalities and fueling resistance in Canadian and international contexts. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, and/or SOCI credit at 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3860H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3860H, SOCI-3860H

Explores key issues, theories, and debates concerning gender, feminism, and the law, primarily in Canada. Approaching law as a site of regulation and constraint and drawing upon restorative justice pedagogies and decolonial methodologies, the course examines issues such as family, sexuality, violence, pornography, prostitution, poverty, employment, and immigration. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, CRIM, POST, and/or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3962H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3962H, POST-3962H, CRIM-3962H, SOCI-3962H

A criminological analysis of women in trouble from early to late modernity to the present moment, with specific analysis of the disciplining and incarceration of cisgender women and trans women. Focuses on the Canadian criminal justice system, with analysis of its racist, colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, ableist legacies. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, CRIM, and/or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3966H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3966H, SOCI-3966H, CRIM-3966H

Allows students to investigate the value of supporting the initiatives in the Indigenous community nationally in Canada and worldwide and to find their place in that initiative. Prerequisite: 1.0 INDG credit or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: INDG-4050H

Explores Canadian process of developing public policy. Examines key institutions and actors in Canadian politics, including the public policy roles of the prime minister, cabinet, the opposition, political parties, the bureaucracy, business, the mass media, social movements, and the public. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits including 1.0 POST credit that includes at least one of POST-CAST 2011H or 2012H; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-4081H

A study of Quebec and Franco-Canadian science fiction and cognate genres (fantasy, utopia, anticipation), both from a historical perspective, based on literary movements and tendencies, and from the perspective of genre theories. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits, including 3.0 FREN credits beyond the 1000 level, or permission of the program coordinator. Not open to students with credit for FREN-CAST-CUST 4229Y.

Cross-listed: FREN-4228H, CUST-4228H

Canada's place within twentieth- and twenty-first-century globalization, along with its North-South policies and practices, are examined. Topics include Fordism and post-Fordism, global production and social reproduction, environment, inequality, dissent, development assistance, and the roles of Canadian business and civil society in international development. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including 1.0 GDST (IDST), CAST, and/or POST credit at the 2000 level or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4240Y.

Cross-listed: GDST-4240Y, POST-4240Y

This course focuses on the ethical and moral complexities raised by displacement and forced migration. Students examine the social, economic, and political factors associated with Canada's refugee sponsorship programs. Attention is given to media representations of refugees. Topics include resilience, parenting in a war context, and refugee education. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, GDST (IDST), and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, and an additional 2.0 credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be from POST, GDST (IDST), CAST, or SOCI, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2011H, 2012H, CAST 2245H, GDST 3150H, SOCI 3661H.

Cross-listed: POST-4252H, SOCI-4252H, GDST-4252H

An intersectional feminist analysis of social welfare issues and policies in Canada. Focusing on topics including poverty, homelessness, childcare, and employment, we examine historical roots and contemporary contexts shaping the lives of women and marginalized groups bearing the brunt of the growing income gap and neoliberal threats to equality. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO or WMST credit at the 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-CAST-POST 3431H or WMST-CAST-POST 4430Y. Equivalent to WMST 4431H.

Cross-listed: GESO-4431H, POST-4431H

See trentu.ca/english for details. Prerequisite: 4.0 ENGL credits (or permission of the department). Students may take only one of ENGL 4400Y or 4401H for credit.

Cross-listed: ENGL-4501H

A study of Montreal as a founding element in literary and artistic works, from its foundation in 1642 to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary, original French language representations. Prerequisite: 5.0 FREN credits including 4.0 beyond the 1000 level, with a minimum of 60% in each; or permission of the program coordinator. Not open to students with credit for FREN-CAST 4520Y

Cross-listed: FREN-4521H

Explores how difference--especially who is labelled "different"--changes according to social, political, and cultural factors and interests. Students focus on disability and its intersection with other identity-based categories, including gender, race, and sexuality. Readings come from Canadian literature and film, critical theory, social policy, and the mass media. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-SOCI-WMST 4550Y.

Cross-listed: GESO-4551H, SOCI-4551H

Focuses on contemporary issues facing Canadian cities in comparative perspective. It locates cities within the global circuit of capital, examines the ways in which cities are being reordered to enhance their global competitiveness and standing, and analyzes the effects of restructuring on communities and the struggles for social justice. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: GEOG-4555H, POST-4555H

Examines how and why our environment and our relationship with it have changed over time. Topics include how to do environmental history, shifts in ideas about natural resources and wilderness, the history of the Trent and Peterborough environments, the urban environment (particularly Toronto), and the history of environmental science and environmental politics. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ERST-4670H, HIST-4670H

Examines historical and contemporary issues in Arctic Canada with an eye to environmental, economic, and social changes affecting the region. Students engage with readings and discussions of the "North." Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: ANTH-4953H

Examines the history of Canada since the Second World War with an emphasis on political history. Topics include the post-World War II economic boom, the social transformations of the long 1960s, Quebec and English Canadian nationalism, Americanization, and the policies of key prime ministers including St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, Pearson, Trudeau, and Mulroney. Mandatory weekend retreat/workshop. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits. Students may take only one of CAST-HIST 4970Y or 4971H for credit.

Cross-listed: HIST-4971H