M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies

Test the limits of conventional disciplines, and participate in a culture of intellectual questioning and exchange – explore your graduate studies options at Trent.

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To view this document in an accessible format, please visit www.trentu.ca

G r a d u a t e S t u d i e s a t t R e n t u n i v e r si t y

M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Reflecting the rich diversity and complexity of the country itself, Trent University’s M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies offers a compelling and dynamic context for critical scholarly inquiry.

This interdisciplinary program offers students a unique intellectual opportunity, laying the groundwork for either further graduate study at the doctoral level, or a productive and rewarding career in the private or public sector.

Living In Peterborough Trent University is located in Peterborough, Ontario on the banks of the Otonabee River just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto. A friendly, mid-sized city, Peterborough boasts a vibrant arts and music scene, a varied selection of restaurants, cafés and pubs, and a full complement of services combined with affordable accommodation and easy access to the surrounding Kawartha Lakes region.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A.

Admission Requirements

With Canada as both a subject and context for inquiry, the M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies areas of study include (but are not limited to):

Applicants must hold at least an upper Second Class Honours degree (B+ average) in an area relevant to their proposed course of study, and should have taken undergraduate courses relating to Canada. If additional coursework is required in this regard, applicants should be willing to take these prior to admission. An important component of the application process is your Research Statement and Plan of Study. This 500600 word document will outline your overall expectations of the program and include a description of your intended research, as well as an explanation of why this interdisciplinary topic is worthy of study. A brief

Canada in the global context

Political economy, labour and community development

Cultural heritage, literature, theory and the arts

Women and gender

Environmental politics, policy and natural heritage

Identities and difference in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

account of work that has been done on this or related topics by other scholars should also be provided.

Applications are due February 1.

To learn more about the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program, and more about the

The Opportunity to Explore

graduate experience at Trent University please visit our web site at www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

The M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies is unique in allowing students to specialize in either or both Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Students initiate and undertake research projects that range across the humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary fields. Students have three research options: Work as part of a larger faculty supported research project (initial contacts for these possibilities can be

learning to make a world of difference

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. Suite 103, Kerr House, Traill College Trent University 299 Dublin Street Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7P4 Tel: (705) 748-1750 Fax: (705) 748-1801 E-mail: frostcentre@trentu.ca www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca) Explore a research subject that they define and structure with under the close guidance of their supervisor and committee Develop a research project suitable for a thesis/research paper through the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education (initial contacts for these possibilities can be made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca)

learning to make a world of difference. TM

Test the limits of conventional disciplines, and participate in a culture of intellectual questioning and exchange – explore your graduate studies options at Trent.

}

Innovative.

To view this document in an accessible format, please visit www.trentu.ca

G r a d u a t e S t u d i e s a t t R e n t u n i v e r si t y

M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Reflecting the rich diversity and complexity of the country itself, Trent University’s M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies offers a compelling and dynamic context for critical scholarly inquiry.

This interdisciplinary program offers students a unique intellectual opportunity, laying the groundwork for either further graduate study at the doctoral level, or a productive and rewarding career in the private or public sector.

Living In Peterborough Trent University is located in Peterborough, Ontario on the banks of the Otonabee River just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto. A friendly, mid-sized city, Peterborough boasts a vibrant arts and music scene, a varied selection of restaurants, cafés and pubs, and a full complement of services combined with affordable accommodation and easy access to the surrounding Kawartha Lakes region.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A.

Admission Requirements

With Canada as both a subject and context for inquiry, the M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies areas of study include (but are not limited to):

Applicants must hold at least an upper Second Class Honours degree (B+ average) in an area relevant to their proposed course of study, and should have taken undergraduate courses relating to Canada. If additional coursework is required in this regard, applicants should be willing to take these prior to admission. An important component of the application process is your Research Statement and Plan of Study. This 500600 word document will outline your overall expectations of the program and include a description of your intended research, as well as an explanation of why this interdisciplinary topic is worthy of study. A brief

Canada in the global context

Political economy, labour and community development

Cultural heritage, literature, theory and the arts

Women and gender

Environmental politics, policy and natural heritage

Identities and difference in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

account of work that has been done on this or related topics by other scholars should also be provided.

Applications are due February 1.

To learn more about the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program, and more about the

The Opportunity to Explore

graduate experience at Trent University please visit our web site at www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

The M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies is unique in allowing students to specialize in either or both Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Students initiate and undertake research projects that range across the humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary fields. Students have three research options: Work as part of a larger faculty supported research project (initial contacts for these possibilities can be

learning to make a world of difference

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. Suite 103, Kerr House, Traill College Trent University 299 Dublin Street Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7P4 Tel: (705) 748-1750 Fax: (705) 748-1801 E-mail: frostcentre@trentu.ca www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca) Explore a research subject that they define and structure with under the close guidance of their supervisor and committee Develop a research project suitable for a thesis/research paper through the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education (initial contacts for these possibilities can be made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca)

learning to make a world of difference. TM

Test the limits of conventional disciplines, and participate in a culture of intellectual questioning and exchange – explore your graduate studies options at Trent.

}

Innovative.

To view this document in an accessible format, please visit www.trentu.ca

G r a d u a t e S t u d i e s a t t R e n t u n i v e r si t y

M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Reflecting the rich diversity and complexity of the country itself, Trent University’s M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies offers a compelling and dynamic context for critical scholarly inquiry.

This interdisciplinary program offers students a unique intellectual opportunity, laying the groundwork for either further graduate study at the doctoral level, or a productive and rewarding career in the private or public sector.

Living In Peterborough Trent University is located in Peterborough, Ontario on the banks of the Otonabee River just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto. A friendly, mid-sized city, Peterborough boasts a vibrant arts and music scene, a varied selection of restaurants, cafés and pubs, and a full complement of services combined with affordable accommodation and easy access to the surrounding Kawartha Lakes region.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A.

Admission Requirements

With Canada as both a subject and context for inquiry, the M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies areas of study include (but are not limited to):

Applicants must hold at least an upper Second Class Honours degree (B+ average) in an area relevant to their proposed course of study, and should have taken undergraduate courses relating to Canada. If additional coursework is required in this regard, applicants should be willing to take these prior to admission. An important component of the application process is your Research Statement and Plan of Study. This 500600 word document will outline your overall expectations of the program and include a description of your intended research, as well as an explanation of why this interdisciplinary topic is worthy of study. A brief

Canada in the global context

Political economy, labour and community development

Cultural heritage, literature, theory and the arts

Women and gender

Environmental politics, policy and natural heritage

Identities and difference in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

account of work that has been done on this or related topics by other scholars should also be provided.

Applications are due February 1.

To learn more about the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program, and more about the

The Opportunity to Explore

graduate experience at Trent University please visit our web site at www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

The M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies is unique in allowing students to specialize in either or both Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Students initiate and undertake research projects that range across the humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary fields. Students have three research options: Work as part of a larger faculty supported research project (initial contacts for these possibilities can be

learning to make a world of difference

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. Suite 103, Kerr House, Traill College Trent University 299 Dublin Street Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7P4 Tel: (705) 748-1750 Fax: (705) 748-1801 E-mail: frostcentre@trentu.ca www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca) Explore a research subject that they define and structure with under the close guidance of their supervisor and committee Develop a research project suitable for a thesis/research paper through the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education (initial contacts for these possibilities can be made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca)

learning to make a world of difference. TM

You Choose: Thesis or Research Paper The program gives students the choice to complete the M.A. in one of two streams: A course and research paper-based M.A. intended to be completed in 12 months; or A course and thesis-based degree intended to be completed in 24 months There are a series of required and elective courses for both options, and those doing the course and research paper-based option are required to take an additional two courses.

Students must successfully complete their course work to continue on to their thesis or research paper. In both options students must have an approved proposal prior to starting their research. Theses are examined orally by their supervisory committee and an external examiner; research papers are read and graded by a student’s committee, without an oral examination.

The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies The hub of the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program at Trent centres around the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Located at Trent’s downtown Traill College, it is here that students and faculty find common ground to engage with their community and strengthen the level of scholarly research, debate and discussion that accompanies current issues and themes relating to Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. The Frost Centre is also home to the first Ph.D. program in Canadian Studies in Canada, a program offered jointly with Carleton University in Ottawa.

Our programs offer opportunities to collaborate with experts in their fields, inspiring new understanding while pushing the boundaries of academic possibility and discovery.

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Trent has earned its distinguished reputation in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies by attracting leading scholars and advancing groundbreaking research in the field. To illustrate some of the work that is underway, consider the following: Dr. Sally Chivers’ work involves understanding disability in the context of how it relates to famous disabled Canadians, such as Terry Fox, Lucien Bouchard and Sue Rodriguez. By assessing a range of media, she evaluates the interpretation and influences upon the perception of the disabled in the Canadian imagination.

Drawing both on contemporary feminist theoretical debates and historical research methodologies, Dr. Joan Sangster’s award-winning research explores the lived experience of women wage earners, of women in conflict with the law and of Aboriginal women.

Dr. Stephen Bocking studies environmental history and environmental politics, with special attention

Collaborative.

to the roles and meanings of scientific and public knowledge. He has projects underway in northern Canada, British Columbia, and southern Ontario.

Dr. Deborah White’s research focuses on the medico-legal responses to rape, notably the uses and impacts of forensic technologies, and the social construction of experts and expertise at the intersection of medicine, science, law and gendered sexual violence.

Dr. David Newhouse’s work examines the emergence of modern Aboriginal society in North America and the ideas that animate it.

A Canadian social historian and holder of a Canada Research Chair, Professor Bryan Palmer’s interest in labour and the left finds him writing a history of Canada in the 1960s, completing a second volume on James P. Cannon, a major figure in the North American revolutionary tradition, and continuing research into the history of Upper Canada in the 1830s.

Dr. Neal G. McLeod investigates Cree culture and history, oral history, Indigenous narratives and literature, Indigenous art, Indigenous philosophy and religion, Indigenous political history and the history of Indigenous people of western Canada.

As for thesis and research paper topics, the following titles offer a glimpse into the range of research underway:

Faculty Drawn from Across the Disciplines and Interdisciplinary Fields Interdisciplinarity is central to the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program.

The program draws on a cross-section of faculty from Trent’s humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary departments and programs. Students will be introduced to a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in their studies and are expected to integrate such an approach in their own research. Such diversity fosters a vibrant environment for students. Trent University prides itself on developing a collegial and collaborative atmosphere between students and faculty. This interaction is particularly strong in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies graduate program thanks to the role that the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies plays in drawing together a community of scholars and students.

A Reputation for Research Excellence

Stacy Douglas: Settling Pasts and Settling Futures: Negotiating Narratives of Nation in the 4th Line Theatre Production Company

One of Canada’s Most Research Intensive Universities Trent University has consistently been recognized as a centre of high calibre research and scholarship. The total research funding to Trent has more than doubled over a five year period and the success of Trent faculty in attracting research funding from diverse sources continues to be remarkable. Trent’s ten Canada Research Chairs cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, reflecting the institution’s careful balance between research in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. As federal and provincial governments continue to make knowledge transfer and outreach a priority for post-secondary institutions, Trent will continue to draw on its key strengths to further its research accomplishments and reputation nationally and internationally.

David Hugill: Mediated Complicity: Sex Work, The State and Missing Women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Christine McLaughlin: The McLaughlin Legacy and the Struggle for Labour Organization: Community, Class, and Oshawa’s UAW Local 222, 1944-49 Margaret Embury: Rediscovering and Re-Imaging Indigenous Environmental Education Outdoors

Graduate Studies a t T r e n t u n i v e r si t y

Life at Trent University Trent University has earned a reputation for exceptional teaching and innovative research activity. The University as a whole nurtures a collaborative atmosphere in which students from across the country and around the world are encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary learning while enjoying a variety of social and cultural activities. For graduate students in particular, Trent affords a rich research and learning environment. Graduate students are affiliated with Trent’s historic Catharine Parr Traill College, close to downtown Peterborough. Here, Frost Centre M.A. students have excellent office and social spaces, and access to a limited amount of accommodation.

Financing Your Future at Trent:

Funding, Scholarships and Grants Trent University recognizes how vital it is for students to have proper funding to help them pursue their graduate work. Full-time M.A. students in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies program receive a minimum of $13,200 per year, for up to two years in the thesis option and one year in the course option. This amount is comprised of a Research Fellowship and a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), though all applicants are automatically considered for relevant scholarships, such as the Leslie Frost Entrance Scholarship. Students are also urged to apply for external scholarships such as SSHRC and Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) and the Trudeau Foundation. To learn more about the processes and potential for additional funding, please visit our site dedicated to graduate scholarships at www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies.

You Choose: Thesis or Research Paper The program gives students the choice to complete the M.A. in one of two streams: A course and research paper-based M.A. intended to be completed in 12 months; or A course and thesis-based degree intended to be completed in 24 months There are a series of required and elective courses for both options, and those doing the course and research paper-based option are required to take an additional two courses.

Students must successfully complete their course work to continue on to their thesis or research paper. In both options students must have an approved proposal prior to starting their research. Theses are examined orally by their supervisory committee and an external examiner; research papers are read and graded by a student’s committee, without an oral examination.

The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies The hub of the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program at Trent centres around the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Located at Trent’s downtown Traill College, it is here that students and faculty find common ground to engage with their community and strengthen the level of scholarly research, debate and discussion that accompanies current issues and themes relating to Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. The Frost Centre is also home to the first Ph.D. program in Canadian Studies in Canada, a program offered jointly with Carleton University in Ottawa.

Our programs offer opportunities to collaborate with experts in their fields, inspiring new understanding while pushing the boundaries of academic possibility and discovery.

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Trent has earned its distinguished reputation in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies by attracting leading scholars and advancing groundbreaking research in the field. To illustrate some of the work that is underway, consider the following: Dr. Sally Chivers’ work involves understanding disability in the context of how it relates to famous disabled Canadians, such as Terry Fox, Lucien Bouchard and Sue Rodriguez. By assessing a range of media, she evaluates the interpretation and influences upon the perception of the disabled in the Canadian imagination.

Drawing both on contemporary feminist theoretical debates and historical research methodologies, Dr. Joan Sangster’s award-winning research explores the lived experience of women wage earners, of women in conflict with the law and of Aboriginal women.

Dr. Stephen Bocking studies environmental history and environmental politics, with special attention

Collaborative.

to the roles and meanings of scientific and public knowledge. He has projects underway in northern Canada, British Columbia, and southern Ontario.

Dr. Deborah White’s research focuses on the medico-legal responses to rape, notably the uses and impacts of forensic technologies, and the social construction of experts and expertise at the intersection of medicine, science, law and gendered sexual violence.

Dr. David Newhouse’s work examines the emergence of modern Aboriginal society in North America and the ideas that animate it.

A Canadian social historian and holder of a Canada Research Chair, Professor Bryan Palmer’s interest in labour and the left finds him writing a history of Canada in the 1960s, completing a second volume on James P. Cannon, a major figure in the North American revolutionary tradition, and continuing research into the history of Upper Canada in the 1830s.

Dr. Neal G. McLeod investigates Cree culture and history, oral history, Indigenous narratives and literature, Indigenous art, Indigenous philosophy and religion, Indigenous political history and the history of Indigenous people of western Canada.

As for thesis and research paper topics, the following titles offer a glimpse into the range of research underway:

Faculty Drawn from Across the Disciplines and Interdisciplinary Fields Interdisciplinarity is central to the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program.

The program draws on a cross-section of faculty from Trent’s humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary departments and programs. Students will be introduced to a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in their studies and are expected to integrate such an approach in their own research. Such diversity fosters a vibrant environment for students. Trent University prides itself on developing a collegial and collaborative atmosphere between students and faculty. This interaction is particularly strong in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies graduate program thanks to the role that the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies plays in drawing together a community of scholars and students.

A Reputation for Research Excellence

Stacy Douglas: Settling Pasts and Settling Futures: Negotiating Narratives of Nation in the 4th Line Theatre Production Company

One of Canada’s Most Research Intensive Universities Trent University has consistently been recognized as a centre of high calibre research and scholarship. The total research funding to Trent has more than doubled over a five year period and the success of Trent faculty in attracting research funding from diverse sources continues to be remarkable. Trent’s ten Canada Research Chairs cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, reflecting the institution’s careful balance between research in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. As federal and provincial governments continue to make knowledge transfer and outreach a priority for post-secondary institutions, Trent will continue to draw on its key strengths to further its research accomplishments and reputation nationally and internationally.

David Hugill: Mediated Complicity: Sex Work, The State and Missing Women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Christine McLaughlin: The McLaughlin Legacy and the Struggle for Labour Organization: Community, Class, and Oshawa’s UAW Local 222, 1944-49 Margaret Embury: Rediscovering and Re-Imaging Indigenous Environmental Education Outdoors

Graduate Studies a t T r e n t u n i v e r si t y

Life at Trent University Trent University has earned a reputation for exceptional teaching and innovative research activity. The University as a whole nurtures a collaborative atmosphere in which students from across the country and around the world are encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary learning while enjoying a variety of social and cultural activities. For graduate students in particular, Trent affords a rich research and learning environment. Graduate students are affiliated with Trent’s historic Catharine Parr Traill College, close to downtown Peterborough. Here, Frost Centre M.A. students have excellent office and social spaces, and access to a limited amount of accommodation.

Financing Your Future at Trent:

Funding, Scholarships and Grants Trent University recognizes how vital it is for students to have proper funding to help them pursue their graduate work. Full-time M.A. students in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies program receive a minimum of $13,200 per year, for up to two years in the thesis option and one year in the course option. This amount is comprised of a Research Fellowship and a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), though all applicants are automatically considered for relevant scholarships, such as the Leslie Frost Entrance Scholarship. Students are also urged to apply for external scholarships such as SSHRC and Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) and the Trudeau Foundation. To learn more about the processes and potential for additional funding, please visit our site dedicated to graduate scholarships at www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies.

You Choose: Thesis or Research Paper The program gives students the choice to complete the M.A. in one of two streams: A course and research paper-based M.A. intended to be completed in 12 months; or A course and thesis-based degree intended to be completed in 24 months There are a series of required and elective courses for both options, and those doing the course and research paper-based option are required to take an additional two courses.

Students must successfully complete their course work to continue on to their thesis or research paper. In both options students must have an approved proposal prior to starting their research. Theses are examined orally by their supervisory committee and an external examiner; research papers are read and graded by a student’s committee, without an oral examination.

The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies The hub of the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program at Trent centres around the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Located at Trent’s downtown Traill College, it is here that students and faculty find common ground to engage with their community and strengthen the level of scholarly research, debate and discussion that accompanies current issues and themes relating to Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. The Frost Centre is also home to the first Ph.D. program in Canadian Studies in Canada, a program offered jointly with Carleton University in Ottawa.

Our programs offer opportunities to collaborate with experts in their fields, inspiring new understanding while pushing the boundaries of academic possibility and discovery.

}

Trent has earned its distinguished reputation in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies by attracting leading scholars and advancing groundbreaking research in the field. To illustrate some of the work that is underway, consider the following: Dr. Sally Chivers’ work involves understanding disability in the context of how it relates to famous disabled Canadians, such as Terry Fox, Lucien Bouchard and Sue Rodriguez. By assessing a range of media, she evaluates the interpretation and influences upon the perception of the disabled in the Canadian imagination.

Drawing both on contemporary feminist theoretical debates and historical research methodologies, Dr. Joan Sangster’s award-winning research explores the lived experience of women wage earners, of women in conflict with the law and of Aboriginal women.

Dr. Stephen Bocking studies environmental history and environmental politics, with special attention

Collaborative.

to the roles and meanings of scientific and public knowledge. He has projects underway in northern Canada, British Columbia, and southern Ontario.

Dr. Deborah White’s research focuses on the medico-legal responses to rape, notably the uses and impacts of forensic technologies, and the social construction of experts and expertise at the intersection of medicine, science, law and gendered sexual violence.

Dr. David Newhouse’s work examines the emergence of modern Aboriginal society in North America and the ideas that animate it.

A Canadian social historian and holder of a Canada Research Chair, Professor Bryan Palmer’s interest in labour and the left finds him writing a history of Canada in the 1960s, completing a second volume on James P. Cannon, a major figure in the North American revolutionary tradition, and continuing research into the history of Upper Canada in the 1830s.

Dr. Neal G. McLeod investigates Cree culture and history, oral history, Indigenous narratives and literature, Indigenous art, Indigenous philosophy and religion, Indigenous political history and the history of Indigenous people of western Canada.

As for thesis and research paper topics, the following titles offer a glimpse into the range of research underway:

Faculty Drawn from Across the Disciplines and Interdisciplinary Fields Interdisciplinarity is central to the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program.

The program draws on a cross-section of faculty from Trent’s humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary departments and programs. Students will be introduced to a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in their studies and are expected to integrate such an approach in their own research. Such diversity fosters a vibrant environment for students. Trent University prides itself on developing a collegial and collaborative atmosphere between students and faculty. This interaction is particularly strong in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies graduate program thanks to the role that the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies plays in drawing together a community of scholars and students.

A Reputation for Research Excellence

Stacy Douglas: Settling Pasts and Settling Futures: Negotiating Narratives of Nation in the 4th Line Theatre Production Company

One of Canada’s Most Research Intensive Universities Trent University has consistently been recognized as a centre of high calibre research and scholarship. The total research funding to Trent has more than doubled over a five year period and the success of Trent faculty in attracting research funding from diverse sources continues to be remarkable. Trent’s ten Canada Research Chairs cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, reflecting the institution’s careful balance between research in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. As federal and provincial governments continue to make knowledge transfer and outreach a priority for post-secondary institutions, Trent will continue to draw on its key strengths to further its research accomplishments and reputation nationally and internationally.

David Hugill: Mediated Complicity: Sex Work, The State and Missing Women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Christine McLaughlin: The McLaughlin Legacy and the Struggle for Labour Organization: Community, Class, and Oshawa’s UAW Local 222, 1944-49 Margaret Embury: Rediscovering and Re-Imaging Indigenous Environmental Education Outdoors

Graduate Studies a t T r e n t u n i v e r si t y

Life at Trent University Trent University has earned a reputation for exceptional teaching and innovative research activity. The University as a whole nurtures a collaborative atmosphere in which students from across the country and around the world are encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary learning while enjoying a variety of social and cultural activities. For graduate students in particular, Trent affords a rich research and learning environment. Graduate students are affiliated with Trent’s historic Catharine Parr Traill College, close to downtown Peterborough. Here, Frost Centre M.A. students have excellent office and social spaces, and access to a limited amount of accommodation.

Financing Your Future at Trent:

Funding, Scholarships and Grants Trent University recognizes how vital it is for students to have proper funding to help them pursue their graduate work. Full-time M.A. students in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies program receive a minimum of $13,200 per year, for up to two years in the thesis option and one year in the course option. This amount is comprised of a Research Fellowship and a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), though all applicants are automatically considered for relevant scholarships, such as the Leslie Frost Entrance Scholarship. Students are also urged to apply for external scholarships such as SSHRC and Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) and the Trudeau Foundation. To learn more about the processes and potential for additional funding, please visit our site dedicated to graduate scholarships at www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies.

You Choose: Thesis or Research Paper The program gives students the choice to complete the M.A. in one of two streams: A course and research paper-based M.A. intended to be completed in 12 months; or A course and thesis-based degree intended to be completed in 24 months There are a series of required and elective courses for both options, and those doing the course and research paper-based option are required to take an additional two courses.

Students must successfully complete their course work to continue on to their thesis or research paper. In both options students must have an approved proposal prior to starting their research. Theses are examined orally by their supervisory committee and an external examiner; research papers are read and graded by a student’s committee, without an oral examination.

The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies The hub of the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program at Trent centres around the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Located at Trent’s downtown Traill College, it is here that students and faculty find common ground to engage with their community and strengthen the level of scholarly research, debate and discussion that accompanies current issues and themes relating to Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. The Frost Centre is also home to the first Ph.D. program in Canadian Studies in Canada, a program offered jointly with Carleton University in Ottawa.

Our programs offer opportunities to collaborate with experts in their fields, inspiring new understanding while pushing the boundaries of academic possibility and discovery.

}

Trent has earned its distinguished reputation in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies by attracting leading scholars and advancing groundbreaking research in the field. To illustrate some of the work that is underway, consider the following: Dr. Sally Chivers’ work involves understanding disability in the context of how it relates to famous disabled Canadians, such as Terry Fox, Lucien Bouchard and Sue Rodriguez. By assessing a range of media, she evaluates the interpretation and influences upon the perception of the disabled in the Canadian imagination.

Drawing both on contemporary feminist theoretical debates and historical research methodologies, Dr. Joan Sangster’s award-winning research explores the lived experience of women wage earners, of women in conflict with the law and of Aboriginal women.

Dr. Stephen Bocking studies environmental history and environmental politics, with special attention

Collaborative.

to the roles and meanings of scientific and public knowledge. He has projects underway in northern Canada, British Columbia, and southern Ontario.

Dr. Deborah White’s research focuses on the medico-legal responses to rape, notably the uses and impacts of forensic technologies, and the social construction of experts and expertise at the intersection of medicine, science, law and gendered sexual violence.

Dr. David Newhouse’s work examines the emergence of modern Aboriginal society in North America and the ideas that animate it.

A Canadian social historian and holder of a Canada Research Chair, Professor Bryan Palmer’s interest in labour and the left finds him writing a history of Canada in the 1960s, completing a second volume on James P. Cannon, a major figure in the North American revolutionary tradition, and continuing research into the history of Upper Canada in the 1830s.

Dr. Neal G. McLeod investigates Cree culture and history, oral history, Indigenous narratives and literature, Indigenous art, Indigenous philosophy and religion, Indigenous political history and the history of Indigenous people of western Canada.

As for thesis and research paper topics, the following titles offer a glimpse into the range of research underway:

Faculty Drawn from Across the Disciplines and Interdisciplinary Fields Interdisciplinarity is central to the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program.

The program draws on a cross-section of faculty from Trent’s humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary departments and programs. Students will be introduced to a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in their studies and are expected to integrate such an approach in their own research. Such diversity fosters a vibrant environment for students. Trent University prides itself on developing a collegial and collaborative atmosphere between students and faculty. This interaction is particularly strong in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies graduate program thanks to the role that the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies plays in drawing together a community of scholars and students.

A Reputation for Research Excellence

Stacy Douglas: Settling Pasts and Settling Futures: Negotiating Narratives of Nation in the 4th Line Theatre Production Company

One of Canada’s Most Research Intensive Universities Trent University has consistently been recognized as a centre of high calibre research and scholarship. The total research funding to Trent has more than doubled over a five year period and the success of Trent faculty in attracting research funding from diverse sources continues to be remarkable. Trent’s ten Canada Research Chairs cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, reflecting the institution’s careful balance between research in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. As federal and provincial governments continue to make knowledge transfer and outreach a priority for post-secondary institutions, Trent will continue to draw on its key strengths to further its research accomplishments and reputation nationally and internationally.

David Hugill: Mediated Complicity: Sex Work, The State and Missing Women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Christine McLaughlin: The McLaughlin Legacy and the Struggle for Labour Organization: Community, Class, and Oshawa’s UAW Local 222, 1944-49 Margaret Embury: Rediscovering and Re-Imaging Indigenous Environmental Education Outdoors

Graduate Studies a t T r e n t u n i v e r si t y

Life at Trent University Trent University has earned a reputation for exceptional teaching and innovative research activity. The University as a whole nurtures a collaborative atmosphere in which students from across the country and around the world are encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary learning while enjoying a variety of social and cultural activities. For graduate students in particular, Trent affords a rich research and learning environment. Graduate students are affiliated with Trent’s historic Catharine Parr Traill College, close to downtown Peterborough. Here, Frost Centre M.A. students have excellent office and social spaces, and access to a limited amount of accommodation.

Financing Your Future at Trent:

Funding, Scholarships and Grants Trent University recognizes how vital it is for students to have proper funding to help them pursue their graduate work. Full-time M.A. students in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies program receive a minimum of $13,200 per year, for up to two years in the thesis option and one year in the course option. This amount is comprised of a Research Fellowship and a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), though all applicants are automatically considered for relevant scholarships, such as the Leslie Frost Entrance Scholarship. Students are also urged to apply for external scholarships such as SSHRC and Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) and the Trudeau Foundation. To learn more about the processes and potential for additional funding, please visit our site dedicated to graduate scholarships at www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies.

Test the limits of conventional disciplines, and participate in a culture of intellectual questioning and exchange – explore your graduate studies options at Trent.

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G r a d u a t e S t u d i e s a t t R e n t u n i v e r si t y

M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Reflecting the rich diversity and complexity of the country itself, Trent University’s M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies offers a compelling and dynamic context for critical scholarly inquiry.

This interdisciplinary program offers students a unique intellectual opportunity, laying the groundwork for either further graduate study at the doctoral level, or a productive and rewarding career in the private or public sector.

Living In Peterborough Trent University is located in Peterborough, Ontario on the banks of the Otonabee River just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto. A friendly, mid-sized city, Peterborough boasts a vibrant arts and music scene, a varied selection of restaurants, cafés and pubs, and a full complement of services combined with affordable accommodation and easy access to the surrounding Kawartha Lakes region.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A.

Admission Requirements

With Canada as both a subject and context for inquiry, the M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies areas of study include (but are not limited to):

Applicants must hold at least an upper Second Class Honours degree (B+ average) in an area relevant to their proposed course of study, and should have taken undergraduate courses relating to Canada. If additional coursework is required in this regard, applicants should be willing to take these prior to admission. An important component of the application process is your Research Statement and Plan of Study. This 500600 word document will outline your overall expectations of the program and include a description of your intended research, as well as an explanation of why this interdisciplinary topic is worthy of study. A brief

Canada in the global context

Political economy, labour and community development

Cultural heritage, literature, theory and the arts

Women and gender

Environmental politics, policy and natural heritage

Identities and difference in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

account of work that has been done on this or related topics by other scholars should also be provided.

Applications are due February 1.

To learn more about the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. program, and more about the

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graduate experience at Trent University please visit our web site at www.trentu.ca/frostcentre

The M.A. in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies is unique in allowing students to specialize in either or both Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Students initiate and undertake research projects that range across the humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary fields. Students have three research options: Work as part of a larger faculty supported research project (initial contacts for these possibilities can be

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made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca) Explore a research subject that they define and structure with under the close guidance of their supervisor and committee Develop a research project suitable for a thesis/research paper through the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education (initial contacts for these possibilities can be made through the Director: fcdirector@trentu.ca)

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