Specialization: course opened to all study programs
Warrantor: doc. PhDr. Martin Bútora
Instructor: Tom Nicholson, MA
Lecturing hours (weekly): 2
Credits: 3 ECTS
Date: Wednesday 3.15 PM
Room: A3.12
Working language: English
Evaluation: passed/not passed
Aim of the course: This semester-long course will introduce students to the central themes in Canadian history. It will present these topics not only in their historical context, but also in contrast to how they developed in other countries. A particular focus will be on minorities.
Preliminary timetable of the course:
1) Overview of Canadian history (Info - Week 1)
2) First contact between Native Americans and Europeans (Reading - Week 2)
3) French-English relations (Reding - Week 3)
4) Staples theory, economic drivers of history
5) Evolution of the Canadian political model
6) Immigration
7) Multiculturalism
8) Foreign policy
9) First Nations
10) Building of social state
11) Canada-US relations
12) Cultural identity
