AJ28038 Canada and Multiculturalism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 G02
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
Canada was the first country to adopt the concept of multiculturalism as official state policy, and it continues to be a strong, identifying feature of the country in both the minds of its citizens and the eyes of this international community. This course will look at the concept of multiculturalism as such, the factors that laid the groundwork for the emergence of multicultural policy in Canada, the development of Canadian multiculturalism over the past half century, criticism of the concept, and current issues and trends. In addition, a number of literary texts that reflect the Canadian multicultural mosaic will be examined. Among the topics treated will be:
  • the fundamental French-English duality of Canada
  • changing Canadian immigration practices over time
  • the emergence of multiculturalism as a policy in the 1960s
  • the changing focus of multicultural activities over time
  • multiculturalism as a political philosophy and the key contributions of two Canadian thinkers, Charles Taylor and Will Kymlicka
  • current concerns, including "reasonable accommodation", issues relating to Islam, underutilization of immigrants, inclusion of immigrants in the political process
  • various critiques and critical responses to multiculturalism, in particular:
  • Neil Bissoondath's Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada
  • Québec's development of a policy of interculturalism
  • Daniel Stoffman's Who Gets In: What’s Wrong With Canada’s Immigration Program
  • fragmentary effects of multiculturalism on Canada (Joseph Garcea)
    • Language of instruction
    English
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