Overview

ENGL 451 is a further study of Canada's ethnic minority writing in the context of the ongoing discourse between English Canada and Quebec. Among the topics to be examined are the nature of Canada's national literature, racial questions, the diversity of Canadian culture, nationalism in both English Canada and Quebec, and identity.

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 451, you must achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on each assignment and a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Callaghan, Morley. 2007. Such is My Beloved. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

Edwards, Caterina. 1990. Homeground. Montreal: Guernica Editions.

Godbout, Jacques. 1968. Knife on the Table. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

Harris, Claire. 1992. Drawing Down a Daughter. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions.

Kreisel, Henry. 1981. The Almost Meeting. Edmonton: NeWest Press.

Micone, Marco. 1988. Two Plays: Voiceless People and Addolorata. Montreal: Guernica Editions.

Tana, Paul and Bruno Ramirez. 1996. Sarrasine. Toronto: Guernica Editions.

Vassanji, M. G. 1991. No New Land. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

Readers

Kamboureli, Smaro, ed. 1996. Making a Difference. Toronto: Oxford University Press.

Pivato, Joseph. 1994. Echo: Essays on Other Literatures. Toronto: Guernica Editions.

Other Materials

The course materials also include a study guide and a student manual.