Sumários
10 Outubro 2018, 08:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Review of history and discussion of main points with students
Review of the Introduction to Canadian Culture: An Introductory Reading
8 Outubro 2018, 08:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Discussion of Ernest Thomson Seton's short story "Silverspot: the story of a crow" - comparision of its representation of animal life in comparison to British anthropomorphic literature (
The Jungle Book, The Wind in the Willows, Peter Rabbit) and how this lays a foundation for the analysis of some Canadian literature written in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Presentation of Chinese and Japanese emigration to Canada in the 19th & 20th centuries
Discussion of the changes in Canada in the 20th century from British controlled dominion to full member of Commonwealth and autonomous state.
The 1960s-1980s achieving a bi-lingual/bi-cultural society opening the way for multiculturalism.
3 Outubro 2018, 08:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
The consequences of the Quebec Act and the American Revolutionary War
The increase of the English population in British North America - Upper & Lower Canada - Canada East & Canada West - Ontario and Quebec.
The transition to a farming community
The settling of the interior - British Home Children
Reading of the first chapters of
Anne of Greengables in this context.
1 Outubro 2018, 08:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
History 1700 - 1774
Presentation of the development of New France contrasting the motivation and location of settlers from Britain and France.
While the territory was "New France", the English speaking settlers far outnumbered the French. The French concentrating along the St Lawrence river and the lakes and fishing communities in Newfoundland continued to concentrate on fur and fishing, but the English now control Hudson Bay (moving up from the mouth of the Hudson) and establish farming communities in both the Manitoba area and along the coast that would become the 13 colonies. Many more English speaking settlers because enclose movements in Britain led to evictions etc, also tobacco growing in Jamestown prospered.
Despite the fact that French settlements hemmed in between English (Hudson Bay and mouth of Hudson) no real problems until the wars of Succession in Europe.i
France and England enter conflict when William (of Orange/Holland) called to govern England jointly with his English wife (Mary Stuart)
first conflicts between English settlers and French in New France - English settlers lose but this conflicts sets a precedent - it was the first time the English settlers on the coast joined together to fight.
The war Spanish succession (French Prince of Anjo succeeds to Spanish Hapsburg throne) leads to the 7-year (French & Indian) war in New France 1756-1763.
Fighting ended with the defeat of Quebec in 1760 and New France placed under British military rule, under treaty of Paris New France passes to British rule, but France maintains existing fishing and trading rights and sugar islands of Caribbean
Fine in what would become the 13 colonies but in Quebec over 70,000 French Catholics - British Governor Murray wants to establish a liberal bi-lingual, bi-cultural system in Quebec, but opposed by John Brooke who joins British merchants to oppose Murray
Students had read passages from the first novel written and set in Canada
The History of Emily Montague (1769) written by Brooke's wife to see how this fit into the political climate of the time.
Presentation of the Quebec act and how this permitted the implementation of Murray's plans.
26 Setembro 2018, 08:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
From the beginnings of European Settlement in 16th century to the Treaty of Paris (1763)