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Undergraduate Course: Canadian Studies 1B: The Politics of Identity in Contemporary Canada (CAST08005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryCanadian Studies 1B draws on visual media, literature and political analysis to explore questions of identity in contemporary Canada. It considers how Canada is shaped by film makers, writers and political activists, by its continental location, its linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity and by new questions about Aboriginal citizenship.
Course description Canadian Studies 1B is an interdisciplinary course that explores contemporary Canadian identities through the disciplines of Politics, Social Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Education, and Literature. The course considers how Canadian identity politics can inform our understanding of identity politics in other areas of the world.


See lecture outline at
http://www.cst.ed.ac.uk/Undergraduate/CanadianStudies1b/LectureOutline.html
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None required (but purchase of textbook recommended).
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed comparative perspectives on diversity and multiculturalism, a capacity to approach area studies in an interdisciplinary fashion and an appreciation of a number of different intellectual disciplines taught within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The lectures enable you to develop your skills in absorbing new information, taking notes, thinking critically and engaging with a large group of students. The tutorials enable you to work in small groups and develop transferable skills in oral presentation, interpretation and analytical debate. Individual and group projects within the course enable you to develop your skills in research, writing, analysis and presentation.
Reading List
Provided at First Class
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.cst.ed.ac.uk/Undergraduate/CanadianStudies1b/index.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills The lectures enable students to develop your skills in absorbing new information, taking notes, thinking critically and engaging with a large group of students. The tutorials allow students to work in small groups and develop transferable skills in oral presentation, interpretation and analytical debate. Individual and group projects within the course enable students to develop skills in research, writing, analysis and presentation that can facilitate their future entry into a wide range of careers.
Additional Class Delivery Information Plus one tutorial weekly.
KeywordsIdentity politics; cultural studies
Contacts
Course organiserDr Annis May Timpson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4129
Email: directorofcanadianstudies@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Andrew Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 1306
Email: Andrew.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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