Teaching About Canada in the United States
Richard Rhodes, Professor
Canadian Studies Program
Applications for Fall 2024 are closed for this project.
This project aims to create teaching materials that can be used to increase knowledge of Canada among undergraduates and the general public. This will include creating short articles for public distribution about Canadian culture, history, and contemporary political issues. The student's work will ultimately build towards creating a proposal and materials for a student-run DeCal class. This project will be adjusted to reflect student interest in specific subjects. Stipend funding may be available depending on specific tasks.
Role: The student will be expected to synthesize research from a variety of sources. The student will learn about structuring and organizing a DeCal course, and public academic events.
* Locate academic and long-form news sources addressing issues of contemporary relevance to Canadian society, and summarize and synthesize them into short, newspaper-length articles.
* Search and catalogue program’s archives to find historic course syllabi and teaching materials, then update them as required.
* Meet with Canadian Studies graduate students to incorporate current research into work produced.
* Assist with monthly Canadian Studies lectures (a chance to meet visiting academics in a wide variety of specialities).
Qualifications: Required:
* Basic knowledge of Canadian history, culture, politics, and society
* Demonstrated academic research and writing skills
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated
* Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
Desired:
* Sophomore standing or higher
* Knowledge of and sensitivity towards Indigenous issues and perspectives
* Availability on Tuesdays from 12-1:30 strongly preferred
* A personal research project related to Canada is a bonus
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Tomás Lane, Program Coordinator
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: 213 Philosophy Hall
Related website: https://canada.berkeley.edu/
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