This course explores the development of literature and films in North Korea from the late 1940s to the present. Students use various approaches to the study of literature and film to analyze literary works and films in the context of the evolving socialist culture. Emphasis is placed on the historical background and the continuity and […]
This course provides students with practical experience analyzing issues through the lens of Black Canadian Studies with placement in the offices of elected officials. Prerequisites: 21 credits of courses in the Black Canadian Studies Certificate with a B+ average in those courses Open to: Students completing the Black Canadian Studies Certificate
This course draws on oral history, novels, and some of the most accessible and entertaining social scientific studies to explore some of the central themes of both Latin American and Caribbean history and contemporary life, including revolution, resistance and repression, rural life, politics of race relations, and national and international migration. Prerequisite: One course in […]
This course examines the effects of technologies of information and communication upon the construction and functioning of a personal identity. The course also examines the cultural, political, psychological and spiritual dimensions of recent changes in the nature of personal identity.
Examines texts in Ancient Greek philosophy, the Bible, and modern European thought in order to assess the fruitfulness of viewing modern self-consciousness in terms of the relationship of faith and reason.
This interdisciplinary course compares the cultural history of two modes of affective experience: melancholy and nostalgia. Based on carefully selected examples, students follow how the two concepts were framed and shaped over time in medical, literary, philosophical and other discourses, and how they have in turn shaped European identity.
A theoretical and experiential exploration of holistic human ontologies, epistemologies and conceptual grammar, and of their personal, social, political and pedagogical ramifications, using both Western and non-Western texts and exploring the uses of meditation and yoga asanas by practising them.
In any given year, a limited number of faculty members may be available to supervise a special program of study (for a limited number of students) equal in credit to one full or half course. Note: Enquiries should be directed to the office of the department. Please consult the Enrolment and Registration section, Faculty of […]
In any given year, a limited number of faculty members may be available to supervise a special program of study (for a limited number of students) equal in credit to one full or half course. Note: Enquiries should be directed to the office of the department. Please consult the Enrolment and Registration section, Faculty of […]
Analyses transitions from adolescence to emerging adulthood of immigrant youth. Employs a life course perspective to examine selected experiences and concerns encountered by newcomer youth when settling and integrating into life in Canada. Possible topics include health and mental health, educational experiences and attainment, employment experiences and access/use of social services. Prerequisite: Students must have […]