Instructor: Gerald Friesen and guests This course will discuss the history of some of Manitoba’s founding peoples and how they came to terms with evolving provincial, national, and global circumstances in the late nineteenth century. It will include (one in each of the six meetings), First Nations, Selkirk settlers, Michif/French-speaking Métis, Orange Order Canadians, first-wave […]
Instructor: Dr. Jim Silver Course description: This course will examine poverty, and in particular what is called “complex poverty,” in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is home to a high incidence of complex poverty, and this has become increasingly obvious in recent years, so the course will have relevance to the daily experiences of students. Ideas and concepts […]
Course Description: One of the arguments advanced by the proponents of communist ideas is that in spite of all the horrors of Stalinism and other communist regimes, they greatly contributed […]
Course Description: Religious engagement has been on the rise worldwide, regardless of how any particular religious or spiritual tradition may be faring in Canada. The Pew Institute continues to count […]
Course Description: Given from the point of view of an accused, we will discuss several aspects of the system of Criminal Justice in Canada. We will look at The Courts, […]
Course Description Astronomy is the study of the universe and all the matter and energy in it. It gives us a perspective on what it means to be here on […]
Course Description This course will provide an overview of many ways Greeks, Romans, and neighbouring peoples waged war. There will be a special emphasis on war experiences of soldiers, civilian […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION The skepticism, cynicism, and even violence directed towards the institutions, processes and persons of politics are symptomatic of its obsolescence. This is a tragedy because politics is what […]
