HIST 224/3.0: Religion in Canadian Francophone Communities

This course is available to both Queen’s and non-Queen’s students. Non-Queen’s students (including interest students, visiting students, and new online degree students) must first apply for admission.If you are a distance student and wish to register in the course, please contact Continuing and Distance Studies (613-533-3322) for assistance.The following is presented for informational purposes only and is subject to change.

Instructor

Dr. Caroline-Isabelle Caron Learn more about the instructor...
E-mail: caronc@queensu.ca

Course Description

This online and distance course aims to introduce students to the socio-cultural and religious realities of French-language communities in Canada, from the 19^th century to today, with particular attention to Québec, French Canadians outside Québec, Acadians and French-speaking First Nations in Canada. The main objective is to offer an overview of these communities and the challenges they face, including questions of assimilation, education, linguistic rights and the roles played by Churches and religion among them.

This course is divided into 12 units, comprised of textual, audio and video learning resources. Each unit is organized around a geographical and chronological theme, in accordance with the teaching and marking conventions and requirements established at Queen's University. Evaluations must be handed in at specified dates, according to the class schedule established by the lecturer.

This course is entirely bilingual. All teaching material, all units and all communications with the students are entirely available in both Canada's official languages. Not all reading material will be the same between the two languages, however, because not all English-language studies on the topic are available in French, and the reverse. Nevertheless, great care has been put in selecting the readings, to make sure they are equivalent in length, quality and difficulty.

This course is open to all interested students, from Queen's or from other universities in Canada through distance education. Particular focus is placed on students in History, Religious Studies and those currently studying for Ordained Ministry.

Course Objectives

In addition to the lessons, the readings that compliment each written lecture are designed to provide a range of perspectives and represent diverse interpretations. This is intended to help you think critically about the subtlety and nuances of difference, and how religious and political decisions over the decades have both helped and hindered different groups. Inevitably you will need to know some key names and dates; but it is impossible for anyone to memorize everything, especially over the course of four months. Indeed, this is not the objective of this course. You should end the course with a solid understanding of the events that unfolded since the 19^th century. Names, terms or dates that might appear on the final exam have been highlighted in bold for each lesson. It is recommended that you make a list for yourself of the information that has been highlighted so that you have it to study for the final exam.

Unit, Readings and Assignment Schedule

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