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Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSM 1101 Location is Everything

Where we live affects who we are. The role of geographic location and environment on human perception, behaviour, and well-being, viewed at scales ranging from local to global; methods of collecting and interpreting information about location. Prerequisite(s): normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A., B.Cog.Sc., B.Co.M.S.... More

Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSM 1408 French on the World Stage

An introduction to the diversity of the French language and of French-language literatures and cultures throughout the francophone world, including Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East. The course is conducted in French. For French majors and students who have completed the placement. Prerequisite(s): normally restricted to... More

Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSM 1607 Thinking and Knowing

Interdisciplinary examination of discoveries in linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and computer science concerning the question “What is cognition”? Issues may include the mind-brain controversy, the role of language in thought, and artificial versus natural intelligence. Prerequisite(s): normally restricted to students entering the first... More

Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSMD Reading Literatures and Cultures

This online first-year seminar will introduce students to fundamentals of literary and cultural studies with an emphasis on understanding how literature interacts with popular genres like the ghost story, science fiction, the weird tale, and the superhero story. Students can expect to study poetry, short stories, novels, and comic books with... More

Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSMC Reading Literatures and Cultures

History, Identity, and Difference: Literature that Matters and Writing that Works We will explore how select literature written in English has grappled with questions of history, identity, and difference from the early twentieth century to the present. Developing strategies for analyzing, enjoying, and understanding literature, we will examine how... More

Friday, July 23, 2021

FYSM 1004A Reading Literature and Cultures

Literary works have so very much to offer readers: beauty, sorrow, excitement, revolution, horror, humour, inclusion, hope. They also have much to say about the literary and rhetorical arts, along with the circumstances of their cultural production. This course is an introduction to active literary reading skills, and we will study works of... More

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

FYSM 1600 Contemporary Controversies in Canadian Society

This course is designed to help explore the current debates in Canadian society while simultaneously building key academic skills that will serve you throughout your undergraduate degree. We are going to focus extensively on how the social debates in contemporary Canada are interconnected and co-emerge. We will question what underlying assumptions... More

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

FYSM 1409 Social Change in Canada

This First Year Seminar introduces diverse forms of historical and contemporary social changes in Canada. We will discuss how people have challenged existing social norms and practices in Canada and have changed Canadian society through different forms of collective action. We will specifically explore a broad range of social activism and social... More

Friday, May 14, 2021

IPAF 1001 B: Peace, Justice and Institutions

Conflict, insecurity, weak institutions and limited access to justice remain a great threat to sustainable development. The threats of international homicide, violence against children, human trafficking, sexual violence, not protecting rights and freedoms and disease. This course will explore the role of institutions, organizations and... More

Friday, May 14, 2021

IPAF 1001A: Politics, Science and the Environment

Protection and preservation of our physical environment underlies sustainability. Climate change threatens our access to clean water, fresh air and uncontaminated land but it also threatens health either through the spread of disease or the proliferation of toxicants. The science underlying climate change is clear but the routes to taking action... More

Thursday, June 18, 2020

FYSM 1700

FYSM 1700: Connecting Academics to Careers in Public Affairs   An introduction to public affairs work and working life, and the development of skills and opportunities for students to plan their university courses and programs of study to connect to a career in public affairs. Through this course students will acquire and develop a... More

Monday, March 31, 2014

Upcoming Events: April 1, 2014-

School for Studies in Art and Culture Music Concert Series The Carleton Conspiracy Pep Band & friends including the Carleton Contemporary Guitar Ensemble! Wednesday, April 2, 2014 7:00 pm Kailash Mital Theatre, Southam Hall Institute of Cognitive Science Colloquium Series General Bidirectional Associative Memories Dr. Sylvain Chartier of the... More

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