Canada has always been difficult to define. Citizens of Canada struggle to describe “Canadian nationalism", or answer the question “what does it mean to be Canadian?", as opposed to their American cousins, who are much more certain when it comes to answering these kinds of questions. The Canadian response to questions about nation and nationalism is often negative – being Canadian essentially means not being American. This course aims to provide some answers to these difficult questions, and in particular, the focus will be on Canada's dual and often conflicting “European" and “American" roots. Canada is a unique country in that its politics, economy, society, culture and identity are deeply influenced by both the US and “European" models. In many ways Canada resembles a typical European country – its social welfare programs, for example, align more closely to the European model. On the other hand, Canada's sporting culture is much more “American" in orientation and scope. The course will also examine the controversial question of Canadian values, and whether they are converging with or diverging from American values – in other words, we will examine the question: are Canadians becoming more or less American? The underlying theme of the course is that Canada has historically (and to the present day) been pulled between the European and American poles, and as a result its historical development and its present characteristics show deep imprints of both.(Aarhus University course catalogueより) 　カナダはヨーロッパからもアメリカからも影響を受けている国であり、そのため「カナダ人であるというのはどういうことなのか」、彼らのアイデンティティはどこにあるのか、定義が難しいです。この授業では、カナダの歴史や政治、文化などがどのようにヨーロッパ・アメリカから影響を受けているか、そしてカナダはヨーロッパに近づいているのか、それともアメリカに近づいているのかということを見ていきます。テキストは1冊指定されたものに加え、週によっては他の記事(article)が与えられることもあります。成績評価の方法はOral examination、written assignment、active participation(出席+レポートなど)の中から1つ選ぶことができます。