WINTER TERM, MONDAYS, 10am-1pm, UC179
Course Instructor:
Professor Evgeny Efremkin
Fall Office Hours: Mondays 2-3 pm
Office : D304 (By Appointment Only), or through e-email
Email : evgeny.efremkin@utoronto.ca
Canadian Studies Program Information
The Director of the Canadian Studies Program is Professor Nelson Wiseman nelson@chass.utoronto.ca
The Canadian Studies program assistant is Khamla Sengthavy who can be reached at khamla.sengthavy@utoronto.ca
The Canadian Studies website is http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies
Required Readings
1) Ian McKay and Jamie Swift (2012) Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety. Toronto: Between the
Line Press.
2) Collection of articles available through Blackboard
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to Canadian Studies on a global stage. Throughout the course we discuss the ways in which Canada is imagined abroad and if this international reflection has impacted the ways in which
Canadians view themselves. Integrated in the international political economy for several centuries and home to diverse groups of peoples Canada is truly global. An important player in the colonial world, and an active actor in international relations since the end of the Second World War, Canada, and more so Canadian national identity has been defined by an interdependent relation between its local, regional, national developments, its international commitments, and its place as one of the centers in the network transnational labour migration.
Course Objectives
In this course we will:
1.
Gain an understanding of the political, social, and economic position of Canada vis-à-vis the international community
2.
Gain a general knowledge of important global events that have influenced contemporary Canadian society (including an introduction to Canadian foreign policy and issues from the Cold War to the present)
3.
Develop an understanding of the effects of the local, the regional, and the global on the concepts of
“nation state” and “national identity”
4.
Develop critical skills in evaluation, reading, and writing.
Blackboard
This course uses Blackboard. All course materials, including course syllabus, assignments, course readings and other supplementary materials will be made available on Blackboard.
Email Policy
Communication with students will be through their utoronto.ca email address. Students should check their utoronto email regularly for communications through Blackboard. Every effort will be made to get back to you within 48 hours. Communication with students will be through their utoronto.ca email address. Students should

check their utoronto email regularly for communications through Blackboard. Every effort will be made to get back to you within 48 hours.
Course Format
This course will include lectures and class discussions which will engage and expand upon the assigned readings. Lectures will be supplemented by film clips. Assigned readings should be completed in advance of the
Monday class.
Assignments and Marking Scheme:
Article Review Due Wednesday, February 1, 2015
Test 1
Research Essay
In-class, Wednesday, February 29, 2015
Due Wednesday March 21, 2014
Test 2 In-class, Wednesday, April 4, 2015
20%
20%
40%
20%
All written assignments are due at the beginning of class on Mondays.
Please note: There is a penalty of 5% per day (including weekends) for late assignments and essays. Late assignments will not be accepted after one week without a valid medical certificate. Neither the course instructor nor the teaching assistant will be held responsible for any late course assignments or essays that go missing. Be sure to retain a copy of your paper and keep all your notes and drafts.
Article Review (20%)
This assignment is a 3-page review of an article. You may choose one article from the list below. Students are asked to provide a detailed evaluation of the article. The review should include a summation of the author’s argument, an understanding of the context for the argument and an analysis of what is contained therein. The reviews should try to avoid over repetition or citation of the article. Rather, it is important to show an understanding of the discussion, to be able to state in your own words , what the article is examining. Where citations are necessary they should be clearly referenced using the Chicago Manual style guide (author/date system).
Choose one of the following articles for review:
 Imre Szeman (2000) “The rhetoric of culture: Some notes on magazines, Canadian culture and globalization .”Journal of Canadian Studies; Fall vol.35: 3 (p.212-230)
 Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber (2008) “Imperialism and Resistance: Canadian Mining companies in Latin America” Third World Quarterly ,
Vol. 29: 1, pp 63 – 87.
 Robert Seiler, (2002) “Selling Patriotism / Selling Beer: The Case of the ‘I am Canadian!’ Commercial,”
The American Review of Canadian Studies 32.1): 45-66.
 Jade Boyd (2012) ‘‘Hey, We’re from Canada but We’re Diverse, Right?’’: Neoliberalism,
Multiculturalism, and Identity on So You Think You Can Dance Canada” Critical Studies in Media
Communication Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 259-274
Research Essay/Literature Review (40%)
Write an essay of 1750 words (6-8 pages). The essay should address the historiography/literature review of the topic of your choosing. The easiest way to achieve this is to compare and contrast sources. Identify various interpretations, methodologies, and approaches. Highlight debates and disagreements on specific topics or facts/events. Keep in mind that sometimes, the content of a source is just as important as the interpretation being put forward. A historiographical exploration will reveal your knowledge of the literature on a topic and your ability to evaluate sources. How do various authors perceive a particular topic? What are the controversial aspects or issues of a topic? Is there agreement among scholars on a particular topic? Keep in mind that a simple

chronological narrative will only reveal your ability to summarize. An original essay will attempt to provide an innovative approach to a topic.
Assignments must be typed and double spaced. Standard 12 pt font, cursive or non-cursive, double spaced text, standard 2.5 cm margins, 11” X 8 ½” paper. Make sure to have a title page with your name, descriptive titel, name of course, essay title, and the instructor’s name.
A minimum of five texts (books and/or journal articles) must be used in writing the essay. (The textbook may be used but it does not count towards the five required texts). Make sure that you choose the most appropriate books/journal articles. Internet sources should not be used. Only use the Internet to locate and read scholarly journals. Consult your TAs if you are not sure how to select a proper bibliography.
You will find that there are differing interpretations of issues and events, and a good essay will show awareness of these. You may argue whatever you position you like, as long as you can back your arguments with reasonable and credible evidence. Please note that the key to good research is to be as exhaustive and critical as possible.
Selecting a few random sources off the shelf will not be productive. Good research requires skill. It will take time and effort to locate and read the best research possible.
An essay is like a courtroom argument—it is based on the presentation of proof conforming with the rules of evidence in an expositive argument. The way hearsay is not admissible in court, Wikipedia for example, is likewise not admissible as evidence in historical discourse. Just as court evidence is presented in a disciplined system: Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, etc, in the written historical argument, the Chicago Style footnoted citation is used to lead and guide the reader through the evidence backing the persuasive discourse of the text above it.
Essays MUST provide alphabetically ordered by author’s surname, bibliographies of all works consulted, whether or not they have been quoted directly in the citations. An adequate bibliography for this assignment will contain no less than six books or journal articles related to the topic. General books, dictionaries, atlases, textbooks and/or encyclopedias DO NOT count towards this minimum number of sources, and their inclusion in citations will NOT be considered as constituting research.
You can write any of the course’s topics, the following topics, or choose a topic of your own (with the last option make sure you consult the instructor)
1) Canadian-American Economic Relations, in the early 20th C.
2) Canada in the Cold War
3) Canada, Immigration, and WWII Displaced Persons 9) Canadian Immigration Policy in the 20th C.
4) Canada’s Role in the Formation of the United Nations
5) Canada’s Role in the Formation of NATO
6) Espionage and Igor Gouzenko
7) Canada and the United Nations
8) The Influence of Interest Groups on Canadian Foreign Policy
9) Canada and the End of the Cold War
10) Immigration Policy: ‘the Points System’
11) Canada and the Middle East
12) Canada, NGOs, and Foreign Policy
13) Canada as a Middle Power
14) Canada and International Terrorism
15) Arctic Sovereignty
16) Canada and 9/11
17) Canada as a peacekeeping nation
18) Canada as a warrior nation

19) Canada and international aid
20) Canada and the Environment
21) Canada and NAFTA
22) The “End of History” vs. “Clash of Civilizations”
2 Tests (40%)
Two tests will be worth 40% of your final grade. One hour long test where you will have to define and explain the significance of 5 terms. You will be expected to draw upon all course materials, including course readings, lectures, in-class discussion, and film clips.
Concerns about Grading
Questions about assignment marking and course grades cannot be addressed effectively via email. Individual attention is available during office hours or by appointment. The Faculty of Arts and Science only permits the remarking of assignments within ONE MONTH of the date of the assignment’s return to you.
A Warning about Plagiarism
The code of academic conduct disallows the following:
 to represent as one’s own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e. to commit plagiarism;
 to submit, without the knowledge and approval of the instructor to whom it is submitted, any academic work for which credit has previously been obtained or is being sought in another course or program of study in the
University or elsewhere
The University of Toronto takes academic honesty very seriously. Any suspected cases of plagiarism will be investigated. “How not to plagiarize” can be located on the university’s writing web site, at http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/how-not-to-plagiarize .
Writing Resources
University College has an excellent Writing Centre ( http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/ ) that is open to all UC students and students enrolled in UNI courses. They provide individual instruction in intensive 50-minute consultations. Appointments can be made online. The UC Writing Centre also provides a range of other resources; see their website for more information.
Accessibility Needs
Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. If you have a disability/health consideration that may require course format accommodation, please feel free to approach the course instructor to discuss your needs. If you require accommodations for a disability, or have accessibility concerns about the course, the classroom or course materials, please contact Accessibility Services as soon as possible: disability.services@utoronto.ca
or http://studentlife.utoronto.ca/accessibility .
Illness and Absences
Please obtain lecture notes from a classmate if you miss one or more classes and see your course instructor if you have questions about the material that was covered during your absence. Notify your course instructor as soon as possible if a serious illness or other concern is affecting your ability to keep up with the course. It is also wise to contact your college registrar if you are experiencing academic and/or personal difficulties.
Drop Date
The last date to drop courses with an S section code from your academic record without penalty is 13
March 2015.

January 11
January 18
1.
Introductions
2.
Modern Nation State and Canadian Identity Formation
- Richard Nimijean, “The Politics of Branding Canada: The International-Domestic Nexus and the
Rethinking of Canada’s Place in the World.” Revista Mexicana de Estudios Canadienses 11 (2006) (pp.
67-85).
- Richard Nimijean, “The Paradoxical Nature of the Canadian Identity.” Teaching Canada, vol. 23
(February 2005): 25-31.
January 25 3. Canada within Colonial and Post-Colonial Contexts
- Warrior Nation, pp. 1-65
February 1 4. Reacting to Globalization: Policing the Border
- Kornel Chang, Enforcing Transnational White Solidarity
ARTICLE REVIEW DUE: FEBRUARY 1, 2015
February 8 5. Canada’s Immigration Policy and the Transnational Network of Labor Migration
- Reginald Whitaker, Canadian Immigration Policy Since Confederation
- Sandy Irvine, Canadian Refugee Paradigm Change in the 1990s (Ch. 7)
February 22 6. Cold War Canada, the Welfare State, and Neoliberal Canada
- Warrior Nation, pp. 100-177
- Yalnizyan, Armine, “The Rise of Canada’s Richest 1%,” Canadian Centre for Policy
February 29 7. From Peacekeeping to Warrior Nation
- Warrior Nation, pp. 177-261
TEST 1: FEBRUARY 29, 2015
March 7 8. Environment and Communications
March 14
 Manuel Castells, “An introduction to the information age”
9. Mobility, Transnationalism, and Security
- Nancy Fonner, Transnational Ties
- S Harris Ali, “Stigmatized ethnicity, public health, and globalization”
March 21 10. Post 9/11 Canada “The Harper Doctrine”
Axworthy, Lloyd. Canada and Human Security
Hampson, Fen Osler, and Dean F. Oliver. Critical Assessment of the Axworthy Doctrine
RESEARCH ESSAY DUE: MARCH 21, 2015
March 28 11. Canada Rebranded
- Warrior Nation, pp. 261-301
April 4 12. Conclusions
TEST 2: APR 4, 2015