You must write a research essay of 2,500 words (approximately 8 double-spaced typed pages in length, not including title page, bibliography, and footnotes or endnotes) on one of the topics from the list below. The topics are broadly defined, so you should feel free to narrow them down to suit your own interest in the topic you choose. (You may also choose your own topic in consultation with the instructor.)
Social structure of New France
Women in New France
The Church in New France
British Conquest of New France
The Fur Trade in New France and Quebec
Rural life in the nineteenth century
Urban life in the nineteenth century
Early industrialization in Quebec
Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837 and 1838
Political and/or institutional reform between the rebellions and Confederation
Influence of the Catholic church in late nineteenth-century Quebec
Quebec and Confederation
Industrial Capitalism in Quebec
Poverty and social problems in Quebec
Women?s rights in twentieth-century Quebec
Provincial politics in Quebec
Conscription
The Great Depression in Quebec
Quebec?s role in the Second World War or the Impact of the war on Quebec
The Grande Noirceur
The Quiet Revolution
Secularization
Nationalism
The Sovereignty movement
Dualism in Canada
Constitutional Debates during the Quiet Revolution
The Meech Lake Accord
Civic Nationalism in modern Quebec
You should use at least five sources. You can use sources from the required course readings, but not the modules/lectures themselves. Moreover, your paper?s sources much include at least three outside sources (including recommended readings and sources listed in the course bibliography). Five percent (5%) will be deducted from your paper mark (out of 100) for each source you do not use. You must make meaningful and substantial use of each of your sources. Sources that have obviously been included merely to pad the bibliography will not count toward the minimum requirement.
It is important that your essay follow the proper format and style. Elements of style and readability will be given much greater weight in the grading of the research essay than test. Before proceeding, you should read the "Essay Writing Guidelines for History Essays? in this course outline. As the guidelines state, citations must follow Chicago style (for more information than is provided in the guidelines, see the Chicago Manual of Style).
Use only scholarly articles and books (e.g. published by academic/university presses). Begin with the useful bibliographies found on the course website and in Dickinson and Young?s A Short History of Quebec. Do not use Internet websites to write your papers. You may, however, use electronic journals, which you can access as a Ryerson student through the Ryerson Library website either from home or at the Library (Opens new window). You will need to log in to access online sources through the library.
The electronic database called America: History and Life will likely be the most useful bibliographical guide for recent articles in Canadian history. JSTOR (which contains older material) and the Canadian Periodical Index (CPI) might also be helpful. Some of the journal articles listed in these searchable databases may be available online; others can be found in the library (note: if using the CPI, you can use articles from journals, such as the Canadian Historical Review, but do not use articles from popular magazines, such as Maclean?s, or newspapers). In addition, do not use general textbooks (e.g. Illustrated History of Canada, Origins: Canadian History before Confederation, or A History of the Canadian Peoples), encyclopaedias, or dictionaries. You may, however, use Dickinson and Young?s A Short History of Quebec.
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