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Ved bedømmelsen af prøvepræstationen vil der blive lagt vægt på, i hvor høj grad den studerende
- demonstrerer kendskab til emnet og de relevante tekster, teorier og problemstillinger.
- demonstrerer færdighed i litteratursøgning, selektion og disponering af et givet stofområde.
- bruger relevante fagbegreber, -teorier og -terminologier.
- anvender relevante analytiske metoder.
- giver en teoretisk reflekteret analyse af afgrænsede problemer.
- reflekterer over den anvendte teoris videnskabsteoretiske eller videnskabshistoriske egenart.
- forholder sig vurderende til den anvendte teori.
Canada has always been difficult to define. Canadians themselves struggle to define "Canadian nationalism", or answer the question "what does it mean to be Canadian?", as opposed to their American cousins, who are much more certain about these kinds of questions. The Canadian response to questions about nation and nationalism is often negative - being Canadian essentially means not being American. This course aims to provide some answers to these challenging questions, and in particular the focus will be on Canada's dual and often conflicting "European" and "American" roots. Canada is a unique country in that its politics, economy, society, culture and identity are deeply influenced by both the US and "European" models. In many ways Canada resembles a typical European country - its social welfare programs, for example, align more closely to the European model. On the other hand, Canada's sporting culture is much more "American" in orientation and scope. The course will also examine the controversial question of Canadian values, and whether they are converging with or diverging from American values - in other words, we will examine the question: are Canadians becoming more or less American? As a consequence, the content and nature of American society and culture will also receive a great deal of attention. The underlying theme of the course is that Canada has historically (and to the present day) been pulled between the European and American poles, and as a result its historical development and its present characteristics show deep imprints of both.
Bestået bacheloruddannelse.
Mark Ølholm Eaton
Undervisningen i disciplinen foregår på hold, og der lægges vægt på arbejdsformer, der kan omfatte læsning af primær- og sekundærtekster, mundtlige bidrag fra de studerende, holddiskussioner samt gruppearbejde.
Engelsk
Cohen, Andrew. The Unfinished Canadian: The People We Are. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2007.
Adams, Michael. Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values. Toronto: Penguin, 2003.
Additional readings provided as a compendium and/or through First Class
Mundtlig eller skriftlig eller hjemmeopgave eller formidling eller aktiv, tilfredsstillende deltagelse i undervisningen.
Udvalget af eksamensformer afhænger af, hvilken kandidatlinie den studerende følger.
