SAKS006 Francophone cultures in North America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of English. Knowledge of Franch welcome.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the basic development of the Francophone culture in North America and to understand the specificities of shaping its society. At the end of the course, the student should be able to work with the cultural context of Canada and understand intercultural links and phenomena.
Learning outcomes
- understanding of the specificities of shaping the Francophone society in Canada - an overall knowledge of historical, cultural and social aspects of Quebec and other Francophone parts of America
Syllabus
  • 1) Definition of the problem 2) Geography 3) Historical and economic factors 4) Political and linguistic factors 5) Cultural specificities 6) Francophone communities outside Quebec: Plains, Luisana, Oregon, New England
Literature
  • LINTEAU, Paul-André. Histoire de Montréal depuis la confédération. 2e éd. augmentée. [Montréal]: Boréal, 2000, 627 s. ISBN 2-7646-0080-1. info
  • DUROCHER, René, François RICARD, Jean-Claude ROBERT and Paul-André LINTEAU. Histoire du Québec contemporain. Nouv. éd. rév. Montreal: Boréal, 1989, 834 s. ISBN 2890522989. info
  • LINTEAU, Paul-André, René DUROCHER and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Histoire du Québec contemporain. Nouv. éd. refondue et mise. Montreal: Boréal, 1989, 758 s. ISBN 2890522989. info
  • COOK, Ramsay. Histoire générale du Canada. Edited by Craig Brown - Paul-André Linteau. [Montréal]: Éditions du Boréal, 1988, 694 p., [4. ISBN 2-89052-249-0. info
  • DUROCHER, René, Paul-André LINTEAU and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Quebec : a history, 1867-1929. Translated by Robert Chodos. Toronto: James Lorimer, 1983, xviii, 602. ISBN 0888626053. info
  • DUROCHER, René, Paul-André LINTEAU and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Quebec : a history, 1867-1929 : Histoire du Québec contemporain. Vol. 1, (1867-1929) (Orig.). Translated by Robert Chodos. Toronto: James Lorimer, 1983, xviii, 602. ISBN 0-88862-604-5. info
Teaching methods
lectures and student presentations
Assessment methods
final oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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