This course is a lecture-seminar survey of Quebec history from the British Conquest of 1760 to the present. Topics to be covered include Quebec's place in a new empire, colonial society and economy, the rise of political protest, rebellion, and nationalism, the role of key institutions such as the Catholic Church, the industrialization of Quebec, and the postwar modernization of state and society. Students will engage in seminar discussions and be expected to complete a number of written assignments stressing critical and analytical skills.
This course is a lecture-seminar survey of Quebec history from the British Conquest of 1760 to the present. Topics to be covered include Quebec's place in a new empire, colonial society and economy, the rise of political protest, rebellion, and nationalism, the role of key institutions such as the Catholic Church, the industrialization of Quebec, and the postwar modernization of state and society. Students will engage in seminar discussions and be expected to complete a number of written assignments stressing critical and analytical skills.
