Violence and the Project of Canada: From Spectacular Punishment to Genocide, 1600s to 1800s

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

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 or permission of the chair.