Fact, Fiction, and Images: Interpreting Manitoba Mennonites

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course introduces the student to a wide variety of historic Manitoba Mennonite writers. It includes authors of personal writings, authors or historic works from a variety of disciplines, and authors of poetry and historical fiction. This course analyzes the texts of these authors from the perspective of history, asking what light they shed on the lived experience of Mennonites in Manitoba and how specific historical times might have informed those writings. The course suggests a broad definition of "author", recognizing that all texts are literary constructions, employing particular media to make sense of the Mennonite worlds in Manitoba. Cross-listed: HIST-3212(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3212.