An introduction to the discipline of peace research, focusing on the concepts of peace, war, security, conflict, violence and nonviolence, and examining the roles of values and ideologies in the attainment of peace.

An examination of ways of preventing, resolving and transforming conflicts in everyday life, in our own culture and others, and in the arenas of family, business, the law, schools and large-scale political conflicts.

An examination of the 19th- and 20th-century Caribbean, focusing on the end of slavery; the arrival of indentured Asian immigrants; pan-Africanism; anti-colonial movements and revolution.

A philosophical exploration of current social and political issues.  Topics may include discrimination, violence, environmental problems, poverty, liberty, equality, democracy, or terrorism.

This course examines the complexities of German social and political history since 1890, including World War One, Third Reich, cold war division, questions of national identity and the peaceful revolution of 1989.

This course examines contemporary debates in critical race theory in an attempt to critically decode the operations of race in literary and cultural texts.

An examination of the multiple links between health and peace, concentrating on social determinants; conflict reduction; food, sanitation and water supplies; and violence prevention; in crisis and non-crisis situations.

A study of contemporary texts including literature, film, art and other forms of popular culture that engage the implications of living in a postcolonial world. Close consideration will be given to issues of imperialism, globalization, race, gender, ethnicity, nation, language and representation.

A study of significant works by Native writers who give voice to their experience in Canada. Issues examined include appropriation of voice, native identity, women in indigenous societies, and stereotyping.

A study of contemporary works by Native writers in the United States within the context of American society and Post-Modern and Post-Colonial Literary Theory.

A thematic examination of the global historical evolution of the notion of human rights from antiquity up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 20th century.

Consult the Peace Studies Office for the topic to be offered.

This course is designed to be an in-depth thematic exploration of the British experience of the First World War Military, political, social, economic, technological and cultural issues and concerns will be considered.

This course focuses on how gender and other differences shape our experiences of war and struggles for a more peaceful world.

An interdisciplinary examination of selected topics of current relevance to peace research.

Students develop and execute their own research projects, in regular consultation with a faculty supervisor, and produce and orally defend a substantial paper. May include a practicum component.

A study of human practices of evaluation in morality, politics, art, religion, and economics.