Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Amerikanisztika Tanszék
- Kód
- BBI-AME17-322E.45
- Cím
- National, Regional and Aboriginal Culture(s) in Canada
- Tervezett félév
- Tavaszi
- Meghirdetve
- 2023/24/2
- ECTS
- 5
- Nyelv
- en
- Oktatás célja
- The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the bases of Canadian national, regional and native cultures and identities and their historical development through the analysis of primary and secondary sources.
- Tantárgy tartalma
- General Introduction: Defining basic terms of culture studies: culture, nation, narrative; Simon Anholt’s Nation Branding (Hexagon) Model* Canadian Symbols; Provinces and Territories; Canadian stereotypes* Native Canadian Cultures I – Introduction to Inuit society and culture* Native Canadian Cultures II – Introduction to Ojibwa society and culture* Native Canadian Cultures III – The Métis; The Residential School System* Immigration to Canada; an overview of contemporary Canadian society; biculturalism, multiculturalism, cultural mosaic* The North* The Prairies* Atlantic Canada* British Columbia; Central Canada I: Ontario* Central Canada II: Quebec and Francophonie* Canadian Cultural Narratives
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- class attendance (Students may not miss more than 3 sessions. More than three absences will result in a “unaccomplished” grade.) and active participation in the discussion of the topics at hand end-term test [grade will be doubled] 2 response papers on any of the compulsory readings or movies given (300-320 words) [one grade for the 2 papers] 2 assignment sheets (a set of tasks on the course materials covered during the sessions throughout the term) [one grade for the 2 assignment sheets] Final grade will be formed on the basis of grades assigned to the above.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Bumsted, J. M. A History of the Canadian Peoples. Oxford University Press, 2003. Merkur, Daniel. Powers Which We Do Not Know: The Gods and Spirits of the Inuit. University of Idaho Press, 1991. Benet, John R. and Rowley, Susan: Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. Rice, Brian: Seeing the World With Aboriginal Eyes. Aboriginal Issues Press, 2005. Cameron, Elspeth (ed.). Canadian Culture: An Introductory Reader. Canadian Scholars, 1996. Mookerjea, Sourayan – Szeman Imre - Faurschou Gail. Canadian Cultural Studies. A Reader. Duke University Press. 2009. MacMillan, Alan. The Arctic. In Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada. Vancouver: Douglas and MyIntyre, 1988. pp. 239-264 Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Introduction: Eskimos, real and ideal. In Eskimo Essays. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 1990. pp. 1-34 Freeman, Milton. Arctic Ecosystems. In David Damas (ed.) Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 5: Arctic, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. pp. 36-48 Smith, Anthony D. Myths and Memories of the Nation. Oxford University Press, 1999. (excerpts) Smith, Anthony D. The cultural foundations of nations: hierarchy, covenant, and republic. Blackwell, Malden, Oxford and Carlton, 2008. (excerpts) (Rasmussen, Knud) The Myth of Nuliajuk Cameron, Elspeth (ed.). Canadian Culture: An Introductory Reader. Canadian Scholars, 1996 https://thecanadaguide.com/places/geography https://thecanadaguide.com/symbols https://thecanadaguide.com/culture https://thecanadaguide.com/history https://thecanadaguide.com/places