R.
Harpelle
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This course involves a series of lectures, readings, and seminar sessions that explore the historical background to contemporary problems of inequity between the nations of the world. Beginning with an overview of European expansion and the incorporation of the world into the European colonial system, the course will move thematically to the present and examine the nature of imperial activity since the 1500s. The focus is on the shifting relationships between European powers and the colonial world (in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia), and on the emergence of neo-colonial challengers in the twentieth century.
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Course requirements include three writing assignments, one worth 15%, one worth 20%, and one worth 25% of the final mark. Students will also receive up to 10% for participation in class discussions and write a final exam worth 30% of the final mark.
The first assignment is a book review of The Colonizer's Model of the World. The second assignment is a comparative review of The World That Trade Created and Death By Migration. The third assignment is a comparative review of God's Peoples and The Colonizer's Model of the World. The books will be discussed in class and students are expected to participate in all discussions.
Review essays handed in on time will be marked and returned to the author within two weeks of submission. The first two review essays, should be six pages in length and the last two should be eight pages long.
Reviews of a single book must have an introductory section to establish a focal point for discussion. The second part characterizes the author's treatment of the subject, and the final section brings the paper to a conclusion. A conclusion must deal with the essence of the author's arguments. Students are free to agree with the author on every point, disagree with the author on every point, or any combination of the two. The important thing is that students offer insights into what contribution they believe the book makes to the literature on the subject and who, if anyone, might benefit from reading it.
Reviews of two or more books contain the same elements as reviews of one book, but the emphasis is on comparison. Therefore, the introductory section establishes a focal point of comparison between the two books. The second part characterizes each author's treatment of the "problem." The final section brings the paper to a conclusion by way of synthesis or repudiation, in other words, the conclusion offers a suggestion of an interpretive orientation consisting of elements of both perspectives under review or an argument against one or both authors. (More on writing a critical review)
Students are advised that late assignments will be assessed a penalty of one percent of the final mark per day for each day that elapses between the due date and the actual date of submission.
Students should be aware that if the results of their efforts a disappointing and continue to disappoint, Lakehead University has an escape hatch that remains open until February 12, 2001, the last day in the Faculty of Arts and Science for voluntary withdrawal without academic penalty. No one, however, has the option of submitting another person's work as their own (see "Academic Dishonesty" in the Lakehead University Calendar (200-2001), page 27). Students are advised that they are responsible for knowing what plagiarism is and for avoiding it.
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