CRM 201

This course examines the historical evolution of the project of creating and fostering public order in Canada. It will examine institutions and practices adopted for this purpose, including policing, prisons, quarantine stations, internment camps, schools and orphanages. It will contextualize these developments in larger processes, including colonialism, urbanization and shifting attitudes towards human rights and inequality. This historical framework will be used to initiate discussions on contemporary debates around public order.