Academic Calendar - 2020 ARCHIVE
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2020ARCHIVE
History 4708F/G
HISTORIES OF THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTHS: 'THE LAST IMAGINARY PLACES'
This course examines the circumpolar Norths - Alaska, Kalaallit Nunaat, Nunavut, Siberia, Saami homelands and more. These regions have long been coveted by resource-hungry southerners and home to "Northerners", Indigenous and otherwise. Coverage includes indigenous lives, southern imperialism, and how various Norths were conceived and re-conceived in the South.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses in History at the 2200 level or above.
Extra Information: 2 seminar hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Subject Code: HISTORY
History 4708F/G
HISTORIES OF THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTHS: 'THE LAST IMAGINARY PLACES'
This course examines the circumpolar Norths - Alaska, Kalaallit Nunaat, Nunavut, Siberia, Saami homelands and more. These regions have long been coveted by resource-hungry southerners and home to "Northerners", Indigenous and otherwise. Coverage includes indigenous lives, southern imperialism, and how various Norths were conceived and re-conceived in the South.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses in History at the 2200 level or above.
Extra Information: 2 seminar hours.