HIST 3P98 French Canada

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1 HIST 3P98 French Canada Winter 2011 Instructor: Dr. M. Vosburgh Office Hours: Tuesdays 5:00 5:45 p.m. (or by appointment) Office: GL 246 (ext.5256) Policy: will usually be checked once per day on weekdays (Monday to Friday). Please indicate in the subject line the course and the subject of your , otherwise the may be deleted unopened. It is NOT acceptable to submit written work by . Course Description: The study of French Canada is not just about Québec and those Frenchspeaking Canadians who identify themselves as Québecois; significant numbers of Frenchspeaking Canadians are not inhabitants of Quebec, and some, such as Acadians, consider themselves to be distinct. Issues of religion, language, culture, nationalism and identity are all integral to discussions of French Canadian history and will be important themes in this course. French Canadians have had a long presence in North America, and a good understanding of their history is important, not only for Canadian history, but also North American history. The history of French Canada is thus complex, made even more so by the historiography of this part of Canadian history, the study of which will constitute a significant part of this course. Course Objectives: By the end of the course students should be able to: identify major events and developments in French Canadian history and analyze their impact on French Canadians and on Canada s history assess the relative merits and shortcomings of the historiography of French Canadian history in written work and during seminar discussions develop and effectively support an argument in written work and seminar discussions Evaluation: Seminar Participation 20% Seminar Discussion Leadership 5% Seminar Response Papers 10% Historiographical Report 15% Essay 25% Final Exam 25% For the final exam, students will be responsible for all material covered in lectures, seminars, assigned readings and written work. Course Texts: (Available at Brock Campus Store) Required: John A. Dickinson and Brian Young. A Short History of Quebec. 4 th edition, Montreal: McGill-Queen s University Press, (Background reading for lectures/ seminars) HIST 3P98 Course Pack Highly Recommended : a French-English dictionary Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism: Academic misconduct will be penalized, e.g. grade of zero on an assignment, grade of zero for the course and/or suspension or expulsion from the university. For information on the various kinds of academic misconduct refer to the Academic Misconduct section under Academic Regulations and University Policies in the Brock

2 University Undergraduate Calendar. Style guides, such as Mary Lynn Rampolla, ed. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, are good resources for understanding when to cite a source and how to avoid other forms of plagiarism. SEMINARS: Seminars and the assigned readings for this course are intended to not just assist you in learning more about the topic/ event, but also to expand your knowledge and understanding of the historiography of French Canada. Seminar Participation: Seminars are a required part of the course. You are responsible for your own informed participation in every seminar discussion and your participation mark will be based on the quantity and quality of your contributions to each discussion. If you miss a seminar, you will receive a participation grade of zero for that seminar unless you can provide approved documentation of illness, or other approved circumstances. See Due Dates and Late Penalties below for more detailed information. Seminar Response Papers: You will be required to hand in a one-page response paper in each seminar. No late papers will be accepted. The paper will answer the question posed for that week s seminar (the question will be posted in the week preceding the seminar on ISAAK make sure that you answer the right question!). Your response is to be based on all assigned readings for that particular seminar. The papers will simply receive a pass/ fail grade. You will receive a pass if you answer the question and have demonstrated that you have read all the readings. To save paper, you do not need to include a title page with the response paper, just make sure your name and seminar number is on the top right corner of the paper. Seminar Leadership: Students will be responsible for leading one of the seminar discussions. Leadership will be evaluated according to the following: Leaders will provide seminar members with a one-page written guideline for the discussion, consisting of a brief paragraph explaining the thesis and main points of each reading, followed by a few broad questions intended to elicit discussion. Discussions should focus on: 1. examining historical issues; analysing the relationships between issues and events 2. assessing the arguments and methods of historians (i.e. historiography) Opinion questions (i.e. Why? What do you think?) are far more effective in facilitating interesting and engaged discussions than detailed fact questions. Questions that prompt discussions about links between readings are particularly useful, especially in concluding good seminar discussions. If you are absent for the seminar which you are supposed to lead, you will receive a mark of zero 0 except in legitimate, documented circumstances. HIST 3P98 Winter

3 Written Assignments: Please make sure that your name, student number, course code, and your seminar number are clearly indicated on the title page. Written work cannot be submitted by electronic means, i.e. , fax. If you do not submit your paper during lecture, you are responsible for ensuring that you submit it to the History department essay drop box. Students are expected to keep all research notes, drafts and a copy of their written work until after the examination. You may be asked to submit these materials. Failure to do so promptly will result in a failing grade for the assignment. Students should note that written assignments will be subject to scrutiny using electronic means of detecting plagiarism: www. turnitin.com. Announcements and information regarding this requirement for assignments will be made on ISAAK. Due Dates and Late Penalties: The penalty for late assignments is 5% per day (weekends count as 2 days). Extensions must be approved by the instructor before the due date if at all possible. There will be no extensions granted except in legitimate, documented circumstances (i.e. illness). Consult the Student Health Services website for full details on required medical documentation. This university-approved medical documentation must be presented to the instructor. Computer/ printer problems are not grounds for an extension. Written Assignments will not be accepted after the last lecture. ** Submission of assignments is considered complete only when the paper has been submitted to the instructor AND electronically to Evaluation of Written Assignments: Written assignments will be evaluated according to the following criteria: quality of thesis, arguments, analysis, choice and use of evidence writing and clarity of expression (including, but not limited to grammar, spelling, structure, organization, etc.) accuracy and effectiveness of description development of links between sources and broader course themes choice of sources (Secondary sources must not be textbooks, popular histories (see Rampolla, 6 th edition, p.17) or websites (with the exception of electronic academic journals.)(primary source choice is also important (see relevant section in Rampolla). There are a number of good websites with relevant primary sources available, but it is important to use these with caution if in doubt, or if you are having difficulties locating primary sources, please consult the instructor.) proper format for footnote or endnotes and bibliography (see Rampolla or Chicago- Turabian Style Guide available through library website) Your historiographical report and essay must include the following statement with your signature on the title page: I have read and understood Brock University s policy on academic misconduct and the university s definitions of academic misconduct related to essays and assignments. HIST 3P98 Winter

4 Choice of Topics for Report/ Essay: You may choose your topic for the written assignments, as long as it is directly concerned with an aspect of the history of French Canada it is a good idea to consult with the instructor on your choice. If one of the seminar topics particularly interests you, it can provide a foundation for your written assignments. Historiographical Report: DUE Tuesday February 1, to 1250 words (4-5 pages) minimum of 8 secondary sources this report will form the basis for the historiographical portion of your essay report must include identification of the major historiographical question(s) for your chosen topic, and an analysis of the secondary sources with regard to those major historiographical questions, including major schools of thought, points of debate, use of primary sources, and changes over time. your report should not include an assessment of the various arguments you will develop that in your essay, as part of your research Essay DUE Tuesday March 15, words (approx pages) minimum of 10 secondary sources and 2 primary sources while this is a research essay, you must include an historiographical discussion and assessment as part of your analysis. Your historiographical report will form the basis for the historiographical discussions and assessment in the essay. LECTURE AND SEMINAR SCHEDULE/ READINGS Seminar readings can be found in the HIST 3P98 COURSEPACK; through ISAAK (Resources: Seminar Readings folder) or on 3-HOUR RESERVE in the library. NOTE: Many of the readings contain elements, notably quotations, which are in French. Do your best to try to understand them; a good French-English dictionary will help. January 11 Lecture: Introduction Defining French Canada Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp.3-27 Seminar: Understanding Historiography; organization of seminar leadership Historiography ISAAK Ronald Rudin, Revisionism and the Search for a Normal Society: A Critique of Recent Quebec Historical Writing, Canadian Historical Review, 73 (1992): ISAAK L. Gasbarrone, Narrative, Memory, and Identity in François-Xavier Garneau's 'Histoire Du Canada,' Québec Studies 34 (2002): ISAAK January 18 Lecture: New France Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp HIST 3P98 Winter

5 Seminar: Historiography and New France Ramsay Cook, The Historian and Nationalism, in Canada and the French- Canadian Question. (Toronto, 1966), COURSEPACK Peter Moogk, The Apples Do Not Fall Far from the Tree : The Legacy of New France in Modern Canada, in La Nouvelle France: The Making of French Canada A Cultural History (East Lansing, Michigan, 2000), COURSEPACK Daniel Francis, The Infantilization of Quebec, in National Dreams. (Vancouver: Arsenal Press, 1997), ISAAK January 25 Lecture: Acadia and the Acadians Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Acadians: Life before Exile Primary source: Longfellow, Evangeline Prologue and Part the First Canto 1. ISAAK Naomi Griffiths, The Golden Age: Acadian Life, , Social History/ histoire sociale 17 (1984): COURSEPACK Naomi Griffiths, Longfellow s Evangeline: The Birth and Acceptance of a Legend, Acadiensis 11 (1982): ISAAK A.J.B. Johnston, The call of the archetype and the challenge of Acadian history, French Colonial History 5 (2004): ISAAK February 1 Historiographical Report DUE Lecture: Conquest Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Impact of the Conquest S. Dale Standen, The Debate on the Social and Economic Consequences of the Conquest: A Summary, Proceedings of the Tenth Meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society, ed. Phillip P. Boucher. (University Press of America, 1985) COURSEPACK Michel Brunet, The British Conquest and the Decline of the French-Canadian Bourgeoisie, Canadian Historical Association booklet, no.13, (Ottawa, 1963). ISAAK José Igartua, A Change in Climate and the Marchands of Montreal, Historical Papers, 1974: ISAAK February 8 Lecture: Rebellion and Confederation Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Explaining the Rebellions Fernand Ouellet, The Rebellions of 1837/8, Histoire sociale/ Social History, 2 (1968): 54-82, translated in J.M. Bumsted, ed. Interpreting Canada s Past. Vol. 1 (Toronto, 1993), pp COURSEPACK HIST 3P98 Winter

6 Jean-Paul Bernard, The Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Lower Canada. Canadian Historical Association booklet, no.55, (Ottawa, 1996). (especially pp ) ISAAK A. Greer, : Rebellion Reconsidered, Canadian Historical Review, 76 (1995):1-18. ISAAK Colin Coates The rebellions of : and other bourgeois revolutions in Quebec historiography International Journal of Canadian Studies 1999 pp HOUR RESERVE February 15 Lecture: Louis Riel and French Rights Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: French Canadians and Louis Riel Thomas Flanagan, The Prophet in Arms, in Louis David Riel; Prophet of the New World. (Toronto, 1979), ISAAK A.I. Silver, The Riel Affair, in The French Canadian Idea of Confederation, nd edition (Toronto, 1997), pp COURSEPACK Doug Owram, The Myth of Louis Riel, Canadian Historical Review, 63 (1982): COURSEPACK February 22 Reading Week No Classes held this week. March 1 Lecture: Nationalisms, Imperialism and War Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: French Canadian Nationalism and the Roman Catholic Church Serge Gagnon, Abbé Ferland s New France, in Quebec & its Historians. (Montreal, 1982), pp COURSEPACK Roberto Perin, Nationalism and the Church in French Canada, , Bulletin of Canadian Studies 1 (1977): COURSEPACK Marta Danylwycz, The Ascending Church and Expanding Convents: The Rise in Women s Religious Vocations, in Taking the Veil. (Toronto, 1987), COURSEPACK P.M. Senese, Catholique d'abord!: Catholicism and Nationalism in the Thought of Lionel Groulx. Canadian Historical Review 60 (1979) , 3-HOUR RESERVE March 8 Lecture: Interwar Years Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Complicated Issues: Language, Religion, Education and World War 1 Welch, Early Franco-Ontarian Schooling as a Reflection and Creator of Community Identity, Ontario History 95 (1993): HOUR RESERVE HIST 3P98 Winter

7 Susan Mann Trofimenkoff, The Prussians are Next Door, in The Dream of Nation. (Toronto, 1983), pp ISAAK Susan Mann Robertson, Variations on a Nationalist Theme: Henri Bourassa and Abbé Groulx in the 1920's, Canadian Historical Association Historical Papers; 1970: ISAAK Adrian Ciani, An Imperialist Irishman : Bishop Michael Fallon, the Diocese of London and the Great War, Historical Studies 74 (2008):73 ISAAK March 15 Essay DUE Lecture: World War II and Post-War Developments Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp No Seminars March 22 Lecture: Quiet Revolution; Trudeau and Quebec Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Quebec and Immigration Michael D. Behiels, Quebec and the Question of Immigration: From Ethnocentrism to Ethnic Pluralism, Canadian Historical Association, Canada s Ethnic Groups, no.18 (Ottawa, 1991). ISAAK Martin Pâquet, Toward a Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Canadian Historical Association, Canada s Ethnic Groups, no.23 (Ottawa, 1997). ISAAK Louise Fontaine, Immigration and Cultural Policies: A Bone of Contention between the Province of Quebec and the Canadian Federal Government, International Migration Review, 29 (1995): ISAAK March 29 Lecture: FLQ Crisis; Sovereignty; Separation Reading: Dickinson and Young, pp Seminar: Quebec Women, the Roman Catholic Church and Changing Society Sherene Razack, Schools for Happiness: Instituts familiaux and the Education of Ideal Wives and Mothers, in M.Beheils, ed. Quebec Since (Toronto, 2002), pp COURSEPACK Karine Hébert, A Maternalist Organization in Quebec: The Fédération Nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the Struggle for Women s Suffrage, in M.Beheils, ed. Quebec Since (Toronto, 2002), pp COURSEPACK Michael Gauvreau, The Emergence of Personalist Feminism: Catholicism and the Marriage-Preparation Movement in Quebec, , in Nancy Christie, ed. Households of Faith; Family, Gender and Community in Canada, (Montreal, 2002), ISAAK April 5 Lecture: French Canadians and the Future: Nationalism and Identity No Seminars HIST 3P98 Winter