ENG32470 Climate Change&Canadian North

Academic Year 2020/2021

Until recently, the Arctic was perceived as an eternal, unchanging physical and imaginary landscape, the ultimate North in a northern nation. Canadian representations of the North reflected the vast unchanging whiteness of the Arctic in the imagination with works such as Glenn Gould’s “Idea of North” and concepts like Louis-Édmond Hamelin’s nordicité defining both the conditions of being northern and the states of mind produced by the North. Climate change has transformed the Arctic, both in reality and in the imagination, from a land of eternal ice and snow to a fragile environment in need of protection. In this seminar, we will study the impact Arctic climate change is having on Canadian culture.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this module will have attained a level of mastery over the course content that will give them a basic understanding of the issues arising from climate change in the Canadian Arctic. The continuous assessment exercises will help students to refine the skills needed:

• to organize and to deliver a presentation in a professional manner;
• to conduct research using a variety of sources and tools;
• to write in an effective and professional manner.

Indicative Module Content:

The seminar will be organized around weekly themes including: the Arctic and the idea of “North”; environmental protection; Indigenous knowledge; Inuit perspectives on film and television; nationalism, sovereignty, and security.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

176
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Teaching and learning approaches used in the module will include: lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; case-based learning; student presentations.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Research essay: 3000words End of trimester MCQ n/a Graded No

50
Assignment: Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (750words) Unspecified n/a Graded No

15
Seminar: Seminar Presentation (10 minutes)
Equivalent to 1250 Words		 Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

15
Continuous Assessment: Short writing exercises (précis, reviews) (total=1000words) Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

20

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Both in-person and written feedback will be given. Comments on the seminar and all written assignments will be given in writing.

Name Role
Dr Renee Hulan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer