09 Nov Canadian History
This essay will be based on Sarah Nickels Assembling Unity: Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019).
Drawing on Nickels work, write an essay that explores some of the ways in which she challenges existing interpretations of Canadian political history of the era. I can imagine it going in many directions. Here are a few sample questions that could help focus your paper (choosing one):
-How does Nickel explore the role of gender in social movements, and/or of feminism and womens organizations?
-How does Nickel challenge existing interpretations of the White Paper and the 1982 Constitution?
-How does Nickels discussion of the impact of state funding deepen our understanding of the relationship between the state and social movements in the 1970s?
-How does Nickels discussion of the transnational context of social movements help us see the social movements of the era through a broader, more international lens?
These are just a few examples, and you are free to come up with your own question. Your paper must have a clear thesis, and I expect that youll draw on at least 4 or 5 articles in addition to the book. These sources should be cited in footnotes, and you should have a bibliography (and a cover page).
Citations and bibliography should be done according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
