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The African Canadian Experience HIST 1913X1 The African Canadian Experience Bedford Basin near Halifax. Robert Petley, c. 1835 [Library & Archives Canada - National Archives of Canada C-115424] Fall Term - 2017 Professor: Sara Beanlands TIME: MON & WED 4:00 – 5:30 pm ROOM: BAC237 1 Syllabus September 2017 This course explores the history of the African Diaspora in Canada. The lectures and readings cover 400 years of African Canadian history and highlight the types of evidence – often scanty and difficult to access – which shed light on the lives and experiences of Black Canadians. Contact Information and Office Hours: Office: BAC 412 E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00 – 3:45 pm or by appointment. Course Website: Please watch this page for Course Announcements, readings and resources, opportunities to attend special events and talks, links to library indices and on- line articles, and more. Course Themes: 1) Evidence: How do we know? 2) Voice: Whose voice are we hearing? 3) Resistance Required Texts: The required textbook for this course is available through the Acadia bookstore: Mensah, Joseph. The Black Canadians: History, Experience and Social Conditions. 2nd ed. (Black Rock, NS: Fernwood Press, 2010). There are a number of additional readings. You will be provided with links to on-line sources available either through databases such as JSTOR, which is online at the Acadia University’s Vaughan Library site, through the course website, or through publicly accessible websites. Please PRINT the readings or have them available on your laptops during the reading group sessions on Wednesdays. Here is a short video on how to access journal articles at the Vaughan Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBRruXXF7A 2 Watch the ACORN course website for announcements and additional resources. Additional articles, books, DVDs and how-to guides for locating research materials may be found on-line through the Vaughan Library or in volumes that I will make available electronically or by placing them on reserve at the library. Course Weighting: Class Attendance, Participation, Think Questions& Discussion Report (2-3 pages) 20% Short Assignment #1 (2 pages) 5% Short Assignment #2 (2 pages, plus footnotes or endnotes) 5% Midterm 20% Research Report (6-8 pages, plus bibliography or illustrations) & very short 25% presentation in class Final Exam 25% Assessment: The quality of your written work is important. Written assignments and reports must be free of typographical errors, so please take the time you need to complete your submissions to a high standard, and be sure to support your own ideas with logical argument and valid evidence. Attendance: Attendance will be taken in every class and your participation in this course represents 20% of your total mark. Lectures do not necessarily cover the same material as the readings do. You will be required to do about 20-25 pages of readings each week for the Wednesday class (some articles look longer but they have extensive foot or end notes, so don’t worry about the page count). These will be discussed in depth in reading groups administered, in turn, by your fellow students. Your attendance at every class is therefore essential. It is important that you take detailed notes. A good deal of what will be taught is not contained in any one volume or set of sources, so you will need good notes in order to complete your assignments and also to be successful in your mid-term test and final examination. Should you absolutely have to be absent you will need to ask another student if they will kindly share their notes, as the content of classes is not posted on-line. Use of Electronics in Class: I will work to present interesting, informative lectures and to engage my students in the materials we are exploring together. In return, I appreciate the courtesy of having your full attention. It is preferable to write out your notes by hand, however you may use a laptop, if necessary. Do bring your laptops as we will occasionally be consulting websites together and I will be showing you how to access sources on-line. Cell phones and all other electronic communication devices must be turned off (not to “vibrate” or “silent”). Please note that digital voice recording of any part of this course is NOT permitted. Should you have special needs in this regard, please speak to me privately. 3 Format and Requirements There are two classes each week. 1) The first class (Mondays) includes a presentation, guest lecture, or film that focuses on the African Canadian experience. Depending on timing, this may be followed by a question and answer period. 2) The second class (Wednesdays) is where discussion of each week’s readings will take place. Each discussion group will be student-led and result in the production of a short report based on points made during the group discussion. Time permitting there may also be a shorter lecture, a media presentation or a hands-on workshop. Discussion Groups: The class will be divided into discussion groups for the duration of the course. Each group is responsible for leading one or more discussions based on the weekly readings. Each group will, in turn, be expected to: • prepare a list of 10 “think questions” for discussion based on the readings assigned for that week, • divide up so each student of the leading group will present the "think questions" and lead discussions of one of the other groups, and • prepare a Discussion Report (2-3 pages) based on the results of the in-class discussion. It may be in point form based on the “think question” format. This is due one week following the discussion. The “think questions” (which should include questions about the three course themes and their relevance to the readings), and the Discussion Report are important to your participation mark. The report should be based on the discussion and record the points made by the group you are leading. It will present their conclusions regarding the week’s readings (as well as your own). Both the “think questions" and Discussion Report are to be handed in BOTH electronically to my email address AND in hard-copy. Your discussion report is due exactly one week following the class you led. These will be returned at the end of term. The course is designed so that 20% of your mark comes from in-class work, discussion and a short report based on readings and presentations made thereon. Your marks are partly dependent on the quality of the discussion(s) led by the group in which you are placed. This includes the handed-in “think questions” and Discussion Report. It is essential that each student keep up with the readings. The readings are designed to provide important foundations for assignments (5% + 5% +25%) and the midterm, which represents 20% of your mark. Your final exam is worth 25%. PLEASE NOTE: Students who neglect to do their readings negatively affect not only their own group’s mark, but also that of the individual leading your group’s discussion that week. In the event of a school closure or class cancellation (storm, power outage, etc.) the scheduled discussion group will move to the next available class time. 4 Assignments: Short Assignment #1: This will be a report on a guest lecture, website(s) or film (2 pages) that speaks to the essential role African Canadians have played in this nation Short Assignment #2: This will be a report focusing on sources that provide information about the lives and experiences of African descended peoples in Canada (2 pages, plus footnotes/endnotes) Research Report: Your report will reflect that you have used a variety of primary and secondary sources. It will explore the influence of political, economic, social and other changes in the larger society upon a specific aspect of the African Canadian experience, as well as the ways in which Black Canadians chose to confront and surmount the challenges with which they were presented (6-8 pages not counting bibliography and illustrations). All assignments must be BOTH handed in on-line (which date-stamps them automatically) AND in hard copy. You may either bring hard-copy to the class or hand it in at my office on or before the due date. Penalties for late papers will be imposed. Citations, Quotations and References: All assignments require a bibliography and proper citation of sources. Historians use footnotes or endnotes – APA style (in-line citation) is not acceptable. For this course, please use ONLY the format available online through the website for the Acadia Writing Centre at the Vaughan Memorial Library https://library.acadiau.ca/writing/ under "Chicago/Turabian style."If you use an electronic reference system, i.e. Endnote, set it to use the Chicago Manual of Style format. For assignments, photographs, maps and other illustrations that enhance points you are making can be included. They must be labelled and cited, and a “list of illustrations” should be included. Illustrations and lists thereof, bibliographies and appendices are in addition to the required number of pages for each assignment. The Writing Centre offers free help to all students wishing to improve their writing skills. You can sign up online today: • To book a one-to-one appointment with a trained writing tutor, click here: writingcentre.acadiau.ca/writing-tutorials.html • To see which helpful presentations and workshops you’ll want to attend this year, click here: writingcentre.acadiau.ca/workshops-and-presentations.html PLEASE NOTE: • You cannot leave history assignments to the last minute. It takes time to discover and assess primary and secondary source material. It also takes a while to build up sufficient understanding of the data you have collected in order to interpret it in light of both existing secondary sources, and your own ideas.
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