Focusing on 20 th and 21 st century writing, this course considers how literary and cultural texts reinforce, challenge, and move beyond notions of nation and belonging in the land known as Canada. Situating readings within their social, historical, and political contexts, the course will study diverse texts from a variety of genres, such as comics, graphic novels, poetry, spoken word, short stories, novels, essays, plays, music, art, television, film, and other popular media. Also considers the role of social media, advertising, and government policies in shaping national narratives. Topics will include nation, home, belonging, indigeneity, settler colonialism, immigration, multiculturalism, diaspora, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, ability, religion, regionalism, and environment.