HIST 3490

This course examines Canada's experience with the Second World War. Topics include: Canada's changing roles in the world; the role and growth of the state; gender and sexuality; conscription and English-French relations; race, ethnicity and the experiences of Indigenous peoples during the war; the homefront and social transformations; military engagements and soldier experiences; nationalisms, citizenship and identity; wartime legacies and post-war ramifications; public history and the memory of the war. [Offering(s): Also offered through Distance Education. Offered in odd-numbered years.][Department(s): Department of History]