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. Excludes HIST-CAST 3020Y.

Cross-listed: HIST-2021H

An interdisciplinary enquiry into the function and idea of the land in Canadian traditions. Themes may include Aboriginal rights, settlement, sources of land law, post-colonialism, regionalism, urban/rural conflict over natural resource extraction and waste disposal, sustainability, environmental racism, energy, climate change, and representations of land and landscape in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y.

Cross-listed: ERST-2041H, GEOG-2041H, INDG-2041H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

An interdisciplinary, multi-dimensional inquiry into the phenomenon of winter in Canada. Beginning with the notion of the land as the primary text, we explore cultural, epistemological, ethical, literary, and Indigenous representations of Canada's most formidable season. Topics include leisure, recreation and festival, seasonality and climate change. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y.

Cross-listed: ERST-2042H, GEOG-2042H, INDG-2042H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

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.

Seeks to destabilize conventional narratives of pre-twentieth-century Canadian history, which tend to present the region's history as characterized by peaceful accommodation and "progress." Instead, it looks at how violence was deeply ingrained in the colonial project of what would become Canada, and profoundly influenced social, political, racialized, class-based, and gender relations. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: HIST-2211H

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.

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: POST-2285H, HIST-2285H

Was Louis Riel a traitor who deserved to be executed? Did diplomat Herbert Norman kill himself because of American accusations that he was a Communist? Was the bombing of Air India Flight 182 "Canada's 9/11"? This course uses such episodes to explore political, social, economic, and cultural changes in Canada. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Students may take only one of HIST-CAST 2350Y, 2360Y, or 2361H for credit.

Cross-listed: HIST-2360Y

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: GESO-2601H, MDST-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

Explores how and why foodways have changed in Canada and the Western world between 1492 and the present. It allows students to draw links between global questions and everyday life, gender and politics, and social class and health, while introducing various methods of historical inquiry. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-2821H, SAFS-2821H

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

Cross-listed: HIST-3022H

A number of extreme weather events across Canada and around the world, this course acknowledges climate change as the defining existential and ecological challenge of the twenty-first century. Prerequisite: CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H or 2042H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3041H, GEOG-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 CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H or 2042H.

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: CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H or 2042H.

Examines the first Trudeau era and its enduring legacy vis--vis Canadian politics, culture, and society. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST-CAST 4061H. Offered only at Trent University Durham GTA.

Cross-listed: HIST-3061H

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

How do we understand our complex and quickly changing twenty-first century world? This course examines contemporary issues in Canada and the United States in historical perspective by utilizing flashpoint issues, individuals, and events to explain longer trends and developments within a continental, cross-border analytical framework. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-3170H

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

A survey of the beginnings and evolution of Quebec poetry, from patriotic poetry to contemporary forms. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: FREN-3232H

Focuses on significant works of francophone literature of North America and studies them in their historical, political, sociological, and cultural context. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H.

Cross-listed: FREN-3237H

Focuses on significant works of First Nations literature published in French and studies them in their historical, political, sociological, and cultural context. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H.

Cross-listed: FREN-3238H, INDG-3238H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

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, SOCI-3422H, CRIM-3422H

Considers the expectations and functions of narrative, and examines the ways in which the fictions of Indigenous authors draw on, extend, and defy white European literary traditions, and incorporate narrative methods of their own traditions. Fictions by authors in both Canada and the United States will be included. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3481H, INDG-3481H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

An overview of developments in Canadian literary culture since the year 2000, this course examines how contemporary Canadian writing challenges CanLit's traditional notions of regionalism, multicultural inclusivity, gender performance and identity, community, feminism, white settler cultures, Indigenous reconciliation, cultural appropriation, nationalism, and various subjectivities. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3509H

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

Interrogates the political economy tradition in Canada from its roots to more contemporary approaches, examining the dynamics of Canadian economic, political, and social development. Addresses issues associated with the development of a resource-based and branch-plant economy, globalization and continental integration, and inequality, discrimination, and social justice. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: POST-3665H, SOCI-3665H

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

This interdisciplinary course is designed to explore critical and practical perspectives on urban environments. The theme of water and infrastructure networks (i.e., canals, rivers, waterfronts) guides a critical exploration of the historical and symbolic dimensions of our built environment and the eco-future of our urban spaces. Prerequisite: One of GEOG-CAST 2710H, GEOG-CAST-ERST- INDG 2040Y, 2041H, or 2042H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3720H, ERST-3720H

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

Designed around a term-long research project, this course explores themes such as tourism, built heritage, and post-industrial design associated with the production of craft beer. Students learn how to examine land-use patterns, built form, and branding techniques in one locale. Emphasis is placed on in-class participation and experiential learning. Prerequisite: GEOG-ERST 2510H, GEOG- CAST 2710H, SAFS 1001H, or ADMN 2080H.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3760H, ADMN-3760H, ERST-3760H, SAFS-3760H

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 the end of World War II to contemporary times. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and either 2450Y or 2452H, or permission of instructor. Excludes FREN-CAST 3830Y, 4830Y.

Cross-listed: FREN-3832H

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

A structured course arranged between student and instructor, approved by the chair, involving independent study of material. Regular meetings and detailed written work. See program website for further details and requirements.

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, and/or POST credit, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3962H.

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

This residential field course, based out of the Windy Pine Conference Centre, is a multi-faceted exploration of the Haliburton Highlands bioregion. Insights will be drawn from anthropology, documentary film, ecology, geography, geomorphology, history, Indigenous studies, literature, ornithology, and visual art. Prerequisite: CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H or 2042H, and permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: ERST-4043H, GEOG-4043H

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

Examines the first Trudeau era and its enduring legacy vis--vis Canadian politics, culture, and society. Prerequisite: 4.0 HIST and/or CAST credits or permission of the chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST-CAST 3061H. Offered only at Trent University Durham GTA.

Cross-listed: HIST-4061H

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 critical review of the archaeology of the Great Lakes region of North America, from the earliest evidence of human presence to European colonization. Seminars address the long-term historical and evolutionary nature of landscapes and societies, focusing on environmental change and population history, technology, subsistence, settlement, trade and exchange, and socio-political organization. Prerequisite: ANTH 2121H and 2122H or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: ANTH-4155H, INDG-4155H

Through the study of novels, plays, films, songs, and poems, this course studies changes that occurred in twentieth-century Quebec. It considers the expression of dominant, marginal, and radical ideas in relation to political movements, and it explores their meanings according to class, gender, race, and place. Prerequisite: 4.0 HIST or CAST credits or permission of the chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST-CAST 4220Y.

Cross-listed: HIST-4221H

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

A survey of current affairs from French language newspapers and information websites in Canada. The course focuses on topics and issues impacting French communities across Canada. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits, including 3.0 FREN credits beyond the 1000 level, or permission of the department.

Cross-listed: FREN-4301H

Explores the role of trust in the exercise of leadership with respect to Canada's Prime Minister and the House of Commons. Concentrating on legislative leadership the course examines how and why, in the face of declining trust and rising distrust, the political executive aims to exercise leadership. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including 1.0 POST and/or CAST credit at the 2000 level, and 2.0 credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be POST and/or CAST.

Cross-listed: POST-4452H

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

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: POST-4555H, GEOG-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

This course explores topics of interest relating to understanding the Canada-US relationship from a variety of perspectives. It will showcase the research of Trent's Canada-US Fulbright Research Chair. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits.

A structured course arranged between student and instructor, approved by the chair, involving independent study of material. Regular meetings and detailed written work. See program website for details and requirements.

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

Traces the history of the concept of the self in Western culture, with a special focus on Canada. Examines key debates about the idea of the self through interdisciplinary readings in philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, politics, and history. Includes questions as to the concept's historicity, modernity, and its connections to modern debates about identity politics and political correctness. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits.