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AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN FFOORR CCAANNAADDIIAANN SSTTUUDDIIEESS IINN TTHHEE UUNNIITTEEDD SSTTAATTEESS

2014 1) President / Président Dr. Kenneth Holland

2) # of Canadian Studies Centres / # des Centres d’études canadiennes 53

3) # of Members / # des Membres 265 4) Web site / Site Web www.acsus.org

5) Activities / Activités

1. ARCS - The American Review of Canadian Studies is a refereed, multidisciplinary, quarterly journal. Published by the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. In 2009, ACSUS partnered with Routledge (now affiliated with the Taylor and Francis group), a distinguished publisher at the forefront of academic publishing. The partnership significantly raised the visibility and accessibility of ARCS. The global community has access to valuable research tools and resources given that the entire archive of the ARCS journal is available on-line in a digitized, searchable platform. All issues of ARCS are now available in both print and E-ditions. ARCS has continued to improve its profile in the academic community and to publish first-rate peer-reviewed research in the field of Canadian Studies. It is edited by Professor David Rossiter and the editorial offices are located at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.

2. Quebec Winter Lecture - ACSUS partnered with Johns Hopkins SAIS and the Raoul Dandurand Chair of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies of UQAM to present a public lecture on November 11, 2013 by former Quebec Premier Pierre Marc Johnson. Mr. Johnson offered an assessment of the “Canada-EU Trade Treaty.” Pierre Marc Johnson, former Premier of Quebec and chief negotiator for the Government of Quebec in the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union.

3. ACSUS Biennial Conference - The major activity in 2013 was the ACSUS Biennial Conference, “Canada in the Hemisphere”, held in Tampa, Florida, November 19-23. This 5 day conference featured more than one hundred roundtables, panels, and plenaries across 12 disciplines, featuring the foremost experts on Canada and Canada-US relations from academia, the policy and government community, as well as esteemed writers and artists. Public officials from various levels of government, and Canada’s most recognized policy experts and cultural figures attended the event. While the biennials are multidisciplinary, the January 2014 twentieth anniversary of NAFTA encouraged us to emphasize the trilateral agreement in the 21st biennial conference. To that end, we partnered with the Association of Canadian Studies in Mexico (AMEC) and the Canadian Studies Network in Canada, as well as University of Southern Florida, to bring off a first-class conference. Approximately 280 scholars registered as participants at the meeting. As in previous years, the Government of Canada and the Governmetn of the Province of Quebec sponsored highly successful and well-attended plenary evening receptions which featured remarks by the Consul General of Canada in Miami, Madame Louise Leger, and Jean-Stéphane Bernard, Assistant Deputy Minister, Bilateral Affairs, Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur du Québec.

4. A plenary Quebec Authors’ Session featured presentations by Denise Boucher, Gaetan Brulotte, Louise Dupré, and Madeleine Monette. It was organized and moderated by then-ACSUS President Myrna Delson-Karan, Queens College/CUNY. ACSUS essay awards for

undergraduate students went to students who wrote on Quebec-related topics. The Jeanne Kissner Undergraduate Essay Award in the Humanities went to Olivia George of Georgetown University in Washington, for an essay entitled “Women's Wor(l)ds in the Quebec Novel." This paper was written entirely in French. The Martin Lubin Undergratuate Essay in the Social Sciences went to Nicholas Van Tulder of the University of Washington for a research essay entitled “Québec Total: Creating a Unifying Vision for Northern Development (Un Plan Pour Tous).”

5. The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies for 2013 was awarded to past ACSUS President Dr. Patrick James of the University of Southern California. The award was presented to Dr. James by then ACSUS President Myrna Delson-Karan at the closing banquet of the Biennial conference in Tampa in November.

6. The secretariat of ACSUS was moved from Washington, DC to its new home at the University at Buffalo - SUNY, effective January 1st, 2014.

7. Canada-US Enders Lecture on Shale Gas: Obstacles or Opportunities?

In March 2013. http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=342

6) Publications

American Review of Canadian Studies

http://www.tandfonline.com

7) Grants awarded by the association. Awards & prizes received by members / Bourses offertes par l’association. Prix reçus par les membres de l’association

1. Donner Medal 2. Distinguished Dissertation prize 3. Rufus Smith Prize (best article in ARCS) 4. Jean Kissner prize (best undergraduate essay)

8) Research / Recherches

ACSUS does not award research grants.

9) Up-coming activities & events / Activités & événements à venir

Annual Meeting of the Executive Council in Las Vegas in October 2014.

http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=342

BBRRIITTIISSHH AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN FFOORR CCAANNAADDIIAANN SSTTUUDDIIEESS

2014 1) President / Président Tony McCulloch

2) # of Canadian Studies Centres / # des Centres d’études canadiennes

6 (Ulster University, Belfast; Birmingham University; Keele University; Leeds University; Nottingham University; University College London)

3) # of Members / # des Membres 150

4) Web site / Site Web http://www.canadian-studies.info


The British Association for Canadian Studies was ably led during the academic year 2013-14 by Dr Steve Hewitt, University of Birmingham, who retired from his three-year term as President in April 2014. The new BACS President is Dr Tony McCulloch, Senior Fellow in North American Studies at the UCL Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA). The BACS Office will be located at the UCL-IA, 51 Gordon Square, London, WC1H OPN, for the duration of his term of office and will therefore be well positioned in relation to major stake-holders such as Canada House, the Quebec Government Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Eccles Centre for North American Studies at the British Library, the Canada-UK Council and the Foundation for Canadian Studies, which is the main funding body for Canadian Studies in the UK.

The BACS Council held three main meetings - in September 2013, January 2014 and April 2014 - at Macdonald House as well as members of the Council being in regular contact via email, Skype and on the fringes of other Canada-related events. The BACS President and other Council members represented BACS and the Canadian Studies community in the UK at other Canada-related events both locally and internationally. BACS also enjoyed a very good working relationship with the main University centres of Canadian Studies within the UK at Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Nottingham and the UCL Institute of the Americas and with regional associations such as the London Canadian Studies Association and the Yorkshire Network for Canadian Studies.

The 39th annual BACS conference was held at the British Library conference centre, Euston Road, London, on 25 and 26 April and was preceded on 24 April by a keynote speech by General John de Chastelain and a reception at the Official Residence of the Canadian High Commissioner in Grosvenor Square. The conference – which was on the theme ‘Warrior or Peacemaker: War, Peace and the Struggle for Canada’s Identity, 1914-2014’ - attracted several other distinguished plenary speakers as well as a large number of presenters from Canada, the US, the UK and the rest of Europe. Attendance was about 120, many of whom were postgraduate students or early career scholars. The BACS Council is grateful to the Foundation for its support in funding the conference and to Professor Phil Davies of the Eccles Centre in North American Studies for agreeing to host it.

6) Publications

The BJCS was edited by Dr Danielle Fuller (Birmingham University) and Dr Ceri Morgan (Keele University) in this period and produced two issues – Vol. 26.1, a general issue edited by Danielle Fuller and Ceri Morgan, and Vol. 26.2, a themed issue entitled Canadian Literary Studies in the 21st Century, guest edited by Fiona Tolan, Catherine Bates and Gillian Roberts. The BJCS contract with Liverpool University Press was renewed in April 2013 for 5 years. BJCS is now included in the Project Muse collection of journals which is a leading provider of digital humanities and social science content. This should significantly increase the visibility of the journal. Another very positive development is an agreement that LUP has established with the Canadian Historical Association which will offer individuals a subscription to BJCS when they take up or renew their membership with the CHA.

http://www.canadian-studies.info/


The Michael J Hellyer prize for the best paper by a student or early career scholar at the conference was awarded to Tyler Turek from Western University for his paper on the period between the First and Second World Wars. The Prix du Québec for faculty was awarded to Dr Ceri Morgan (Keele University) and, for students, to Gillian Lacey (University of Northumbria). An Eccles Visiting Fellowship at the British Library was awarded to Dr Martin Thornton (University of Leeds).


Much of the research activity involving BACS members – including those who are members of the Council – is undertaken via the various Specialist Groups such as those concerned with Business, History and Politics, Indigenous Studies, Francophone Studies, Law and Literature. For example, the BACS History and Politics Group holds an annual summer conference which in July 2014 will take place at the UCL Institute of the Americas from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 July and will be devoted to ‘New Voices on Canada’. There will be 22 presentations from students, post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty from all over Europe and a selection of the best papers will be published as a special issue of the BJCS in September 2015, co-edited by Dr Chris Kirkey of SUNY (Plattsburgh) and Dr Tony McCulloch of the UCL Institute of the Americas whose organisations are also sponsoring the event.


The 40th anniversary BACS conference will be held at the British Library conference centre, Euston Road, London from 23 to 25 April 2015.

AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN FFRRAANNÇÇAAIISSEE DD’’ÉÉTTUUDDEESS CCAANNAADDIIEENNNNEESS

2014

1) President / Président Pr. Hélène Harter


3) # of Members / # des Membres 400 environ 4) Web site / Site Web www.afec33.asso.fr


- 41e colloque annuel international de l’AFEC, Mémoire(s) canadienne(s) organisé par le Centre d’Études Canadiennes de l’université Rennes 2-Haute Bretagne (CEC) en partenariat avec le Centre d’études canadiennes de l’université d’Angers (CERPECA) et l’Institut d’études canadiennes de l’université d’Ottawa

- 42e colloque annuel international de l’AFEC : Revisiter le Canada par la recherche doctorale : nouvelles thématiques, nouvelles sources, nouvelles méthodologies ? (Poitiers, 21 mars 2014)

- Renouvellement du conseil d’administration de l’AFEC (http://www.afec33.asso.fr/bureau) le 21 mars 2014

- L’AFEC a participé au Study Tour 2013 - L’AFEC a participé aux activités de l’Association de préfiguration pour la

création de la Fondation France-Canada pour la jeunesse (FFCJ) dont elle est co-fondateur

- Accueil par les universités de Poitiers, La Rochelle et Limoges, en lien avec l’Institut des Amériques et l’AFEC des fonds de la bibliothèque du Centre culturel canadien de Paris

- Dans les centres d’études canadiennes (sélection de colloques) - CEC de Bordeaux, 17-18 octobre 2013, colloque sur Le Canada,

passages multiples - Ressources minières dans les Amériques : mutations d’un continent,

Grenoble, 11-13 juin 2013. Colloque organisé par le CEMRA (EA3016, Université Grenoble Alpes), l’ILCEA (EA613, Université Grenoble Alpes) et PACTE (UMR5194, CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes), avec la collaboration du Centre d’Etudes Canadiennes de Grenoble: http://canadatogether.hypotheses.org/1350

- « Contrôle et sécurisation des zones frontalières : Pratiques et discours en France et au Canada », Journée d’étude du Centre d’études linguistiques de l’Université Jean Moulin- Lyon III, en partenariat avec le Centre de recherche de l’Ecole des officiers de la Gendarmerie nationale, 5 février 2014.

- Colloque international, «Amérindianités et savoirs », Université de Poitiers, 19-21 mars 2014. Colloque Organisé par le MIMMOC et le CRLA, centres de recherche de l’Université de Poitiers, avec la collaboration du CRHIA et du CECIB, en partenariat avec l’IEAQ et la chaire Pres Limousin-Poitou-Charentes d’Études sur le Canada.

6) Publications - Etudes Canadiennes/Canadian Studies (revue internationale à comité de

lecture) : n°74 et 75. Le numéro 74 réunit une première série d’articles issus du colloque de Rennes de 2013, ceux portant sur la littérature. Un second volume issu du colloque est en cours de réalisation et devrait paraître aux Presses Universitaires de Rennes. Un numéro 75 autour de la thématique du Canada et le Commonwealth. Il témoigne de notre volonté de désormais publier aussi des numéros thématiques.

- FeuilleAFEC (électronique) : n° 53 à 59.

http://www.afec33.asso.fr/

http://canadatogether.hypotheses.org/1350


‐ Prix de thèse de l’AFEC. Les récipiendaire 2014 sont: Pierre-Alexandre

BEYLIER (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III) : La frontière Canada-Etats-Unis depuis le 11 septembre 2001 : continuité et mutations (une thèse de civilisation nord-américaine) et Céline MÉLISSON (Université de Tours) : Procurer la paix, le repos et l'abondance: les officiers de Plume de l'Amérique française de 1669 à 1765 (une thèse d’histoire)

- Jacques Palard (Sciences Po Bordeaux), Prix international du Gouverneur général en études canadiennes 2013

- Claire Houmard prix de la meilleure thèse 2013 du CIEC pour un travail en préhistoire et archéologie intitulé Caractérisation chrono-culturelle et évolution du Paléoesquimau dans le Golfe de Foxe (Canada). Étude typologique et technologique de l'industrie en matières dures d'origine animale. La thèse a été réalisée en cotutelle à l’université de Paris Ouest Nanterre-La Défense et à l’université Laval

- Jean-Michel Lacroix, president honoraire de l’AFEC s’est vu remettre le 15 juin 2013 un doctorat Honoris Causa de l'Université York à Glendon College

- Agata Helena TROCIUK, de l’Université de Limoges (France) et Université de Montréal (Canada) a obtenu une bourse de rédaction de thèse du CIEC en 2014 pour une thèse intitulée “Pour une approche linguistique des recherches identitaires dans le roman québécois contemporain”


- Recherches collectives du réseau (cf. Egalement la rubrique activités) - chaire PRES Limousin-Poitou-Charentes d’Études sur le Canada - contribution aux activités scientifiques de l’Institut des Amériques


- 43e colloque annuel de l’AFEC, autour de la thématique du Canada et l’Europe, Nantes, juin 2015

- Accueil de la revue Etudes canadiennes dans le bouquet de revues électroniques revues.org

ITALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

2014 1) President / Président Oriana Palusci


3) # of Members / # des Membres 4) Web site / Site Web www.aiscan.unior.it


AISC members regularly receive a newsletter by e-mail providing the latest information on Canadian Studies, publications, events, seminars, deadlines, guest lectures in Italy, etc. AISC posts important information on the AISC website on a regular basis and keeps in touch with Canadian Studies Centers in Italy, in order to exchange information and to cooperate. AISC updates members, through its website and newletter, about the European Network of Canadian Studies. Events and conferences are advertised through posters and leaflets which are also sent to the press. A. Teaching, University courses taught by AISC members: --Elena Lamberti taught a Master Program in Historical Communication on “Modelli di comunicazione storica nel Nord America” at the University of Bologna; --Carlo Pagetti organised a “Laboratorio Canada”, a 20-hour module for Graduate students (October -Dicember 2013); -- Elena Ceccherini taught a course on Comparative Public Law, dedicating a substantial section on the Canadian judicial system in the a.a. 2013-14 at the University of Genova. -- Biancamaria Rizzardi A. a. Graduate and Ph.D. thesis on Canadian Studies were supervised by AISC members O. Palusci, B. Rizzardi, C. Pagetti, E. Lamberti, D. Gavinelli. B. Conferences and Seminars --International Conference on Canada, The Urban Multiverse/Il multi verso urbano/Le multiverse urbain, held at the Centre for Excellence of the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’, located on the Island of Procida (29-31 May 2013). Papers by Canadian and Italian scholars from different disciplinary fields (literature, linguistics, geography, architecture, cultural studies, history, law) were juxtaposed to Workshops for graduate and Ph.D students with an interest in Canadian Studies. -- Eleonora Ceccherini organised a Seminar at the University of Genoa (21-22 May 2013) on “L’ordinamento costituzionale canadese”, Canadian guest, Prof. Francesca Astengo, Concordia University, Montréal. -- George Ellenbogen, poet and creative writer, presented his recent memoir set in Montreal, "Stone In My Shoe: In Search Of Neighborhood" respectively at the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’, at University of Bologna and at the University of Udine. C. Other cultural activities Live Performance: “Musica tra le muse” Featuring Dominc Mancuso Group (Toronto) at the Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, in collaboration with the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna. The Group comprised some of Canada’s finest musicians: Chendy Leon percussion | Jerry Caringi piano & accordion | Paco Luviano bass |Tony Zorzi electric guitar | Dominic Mancuso vocals & acoustic Guitar.

6) Publications

--Palusci, O., B. Rizzardi, eds., The Crossing of Borders:Variation on a Theme in Canadian Studies, Pisa, ETS, 2014 --Ceccherini, E., (ed.), A trent’anni dalla Patriation canadese. Riflessioni della dottrina italiana, Genova, Genova University Press, 2013 --Ceccherini E., “Territorio, storia e diritti delle popolazioni aborigene”, in G. Rolla (a cura di), Regimi giuridici speciali di autonomia delle comunità territoriali. Profili di diritto comparato, Milano, Giuffrè, 2013, pp. 33-57 --Ceccherini, E., “Il modello giuridico – scientifico – e legislativo italiano fuori dall’Europa – Canada”, in P. Sirena, S. Lanni (a cura di), Napoli, E.S.I., 2013, pp. 95-113; --Lamberti, E., “Introduction” to Writing Our Way Home, Edited by Licia Canton and Caroline Morgan Di Giovanni, With an Introduction by Elena Lamberti, Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2013. --Lamberti, E., “Betrayals and Smells: On the Italian (Mis)Interpretation of Understanding Media”, in Journal of Visual Culture, Special Issue Understanding Media @ 50, edited by Raiford Guins, 13:1, April 2014. --Palusci, O., “Anne Michaels e le ferite del linguaggio”, Altre Modernità, aprile 2014, pp. 186-199 [ISSN 2035-7680]. --Palusci, O., "Translating Home", in Licia Canton, Caroline Morgan Di Giovanni, eds., Writing Our Way Home, Toronto, Guernica, 2013, pp. 21-35 [ISBN: 9781550718027].


No grants were awarded by the Association.


Dr Elena Lamberti is the coordinator of the EU Project PERFORMIGRATIONS: PEOPLE ARE THE TERRITORY, selected for funding by EACEA, Strand 1.3.5 - Special Measures: Cooperation with Third Countries (Canada), Culture Programme 2013. It is one of the 12 successful proposals selected among 120 applications received by the the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. Performigrations investigates the societal themes of ‘mobility’ (both cultural and technological), and ‘immigration and identity’ through a multi-layered network project involving world renown Canadian and European Institutions and Organizations. The project, coordinated by the University of Bologna, brings together an experienced international team of 6 European co-organisers, representing Italy, Greece, Portugal and Austria, and 5 partners representing the three largest Canadian cities, in the three most populated provinces (Ontario, Québec, British Columbia); as well as, 5 associate partners in the United Kingdom and Malta. From April 2014 to March 2016, across Europe and Canada Performigrations will organise 8 major cultural events, 7 art-installations, 4 main workshops and will involve a variety of target audiences. To learn more on Performigrations People Are the Territory: www.performigrations.eu.


2-4 October 2014, AISC International Conference on « Alice Munro and the Anatomy of the Short Story/Alice Munro et l’anatomie de la nouvelle » University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’.

http://www.performigrations.eu/

JJAAPPAANNEESSEE AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN FFOORR CCAANNAADDIIAANN SSTTUUDDIIEESS

1) President / Président Yuki Shimomura

2) # of Canadian Studies Centres / # des Centres d’études canadiennes 4 Canadian Studies Centres (Institute of Canadian Studies at Meiji University,

Institute of American and Canadian Studies at Sophia University, Center for International Education and Cooperation at Kwansei Gakuin University, Institute of Regional Studies at Kagoshima International University) and one Canada Program at Ritsumeikan University)

3) # of Members / # des Membres 340 4) Web site / Site Web http://jacs.jp


a) the 38th JACS Annual Conference, Sep. 21~22, 2013 at Kanda University of Foreign Studies in Chiba. + Guest Speaker: Professor J. K. Chambers (Toronto University). + Special Session Speaker: Laird Hindle (First Secretary, Embassy of Canada to Japan). + Symposium on “How can Canadian Studies Survive?” b) Public Symposiums: + Dr. Claude-Yves Charron (Quebec General Delegate, Quebec Government Office) June 15, 2013 at Osaka Gakuin University. + John Liston (Kings University College of Western University) December 7, 2013 at Osaka Gakuin University. + Sapporo Symposium on “Career and Vocational Education in High School” by Dr. Bonnie Watt-Malcolm (University of Alberta) et al. at Sapporo Otani University. c) Open Lecture: +Ambassador Mackenzie Clugston (co-sponsored by Japan Canada Kai) June 12, 2013 at Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication. d) Regional Academic Conferences: +Each Regional Office sponsors at least two mini-conferences a year, inviting speakers and researchers in Canadian Studies.

6) Publications

a) Journal: The Annual Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, Sep. 21, 2013 b-1) Books: Yutaka Takenaka Quebec and Canada: The Pleasure of Area Studies, Keiryusha, 2014. Michihisa Hosokawa Hakujin Shihai no Kanada-shi (White Ruled Canadian History), Keiryusha, 2013. Taku Niwa et. al. (trans.) Marutinashonarizumu: Kebekku to Kanada, (Alan Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino, Federalism, Citizenship and Quebec: Debating Multinationalism), Keiryusha, 2012.


a) International Travel Grants: the Selection Committee on International Travel Grants awarded


Active interdisciplinary research unit: Canadian education


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2014

1) President / Président Prof. Dr. Ursula Lehmkuhl (Term Mandate: February 2013-2015) Universität Trier, Fachbereich III – Geschichte, 54286 Trier E-Mail: [email protected]


3) # of Members / # des Membres 550 4) Web site / Site Web www.kanada-studien.org

www.facebook.com/kanadastudien


Annual conference Indigenous Knowledge and Academic Discourses held at Grainau between February 14 and 16, 2014. Further information are available at: http://www.kanada-studien.org/jahrestagung Annual conference of GKS’ Young Scholars’ Forum Understanding Canada held at Trier between July 4 and 6, 2013. The program and further information are available at: http://www.nachwuchsforum.net/index.php?/archives/11-10TH-GRADUATE-STUDENT-CONFERENCE-IN-CANADIAN-STUDIES-IN-TRIER.html GKS furthermore disseminates information and knowledge about Canada/Canadian Studies by means of:

• A monthly newsletter that contains calls for papers/calls for contributions, recent publications on topics pertaining to Canada/Canadian Studies, and other noteworthy aspects such as news from ICCS and ENCS.

• An annual status report that lists all publications, lectures, lecture series, conferences, information about ongoing and finished research projects, as well as about courses offered during the academic year. It is also available for non-members at www.kanada-studien.org/publikationen/mitteilungsheft

• A trilingual website that is frequently updated in order to inform members and non-members about GKS’ activities as well as about activities in Canadian Studies by partner organizations and non-members. The website is available in English, French, and German so that it now caters to a more international audience.

The websites of the Young Scholars’ Forum and the Teachers’ Forum. These websites contain general information like calls for papers but also special material catering specifically to teachers and young scholars: www.nachwuchsforum.net / www.education-canada.de

6) Publications

Zeitschrift für Kanada-Studien (Journal of Canadian Studies, peer-reviewed): http://www.kanada-studien.org/publikationen/zks

Zeitschrift für Kanada-Studien. 34 (2014). Ed. Katja Sarkowsky, Martin Thunert, Doris G. Eibl. Augsburg: Wißner.

Mitteilungsheft (see above: annual newsletter), edited by Ursula Bader

Apart from these publications there are numerous book publications, journals etc. that would be too numerous to list here. See: www.kanada-studien.org/publications/mitteilungsheft

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"GKS-Förderpreise" (Awards of the GKS/Prix de la GKS). Eligible are undergraduate, graduate and PhD-students working on a project with Canadian content (€ 1.000 per award).

Recipient 2014: Felix Haase (Jena)

"Prix d'Excellence du Québec". This award is funded by the Government of Quebec in recognition of an outstanding contribution to Québec Studies (CAD$ 3.000).

Recipients 2014: Emilie Notard (Berlin), Julia Hohensinner (Graz)

"Jürgen-Sasse-Preis". Eligible are undergraduate, graduate and PhD-students (€ 1.000).

Recipient 2014: Jessica Janßen (Kiel)

"Förderpreise der Stiftung für Kanada-Studien" (Awards of the Stiftung für Kanada-Studien). Recipients 2014: Hilde van Meegdenburg (Berlin), Jara Rossenbach (Aachen), Ulduz Maschaykh (Hamilton)


Traditionally, GKS is a multi- and interdisciplinary institution, uniting scientists from various disciplines and academic backgrounds. Given the importance of Canada in the German high-school system (Canada being the country of reference for the A-level exams) one rather recent trend is the increasing inclusion of teacher-training research. At present, there are a number of Canadianist projects. Please see the Mitteilungsheft: www.kanada-studien.org/publications/mitteilungsheft (also for PhD dissertations and postdoctoral degrees)


Between July 4 and 6, 2014, the annual conference of the Young Scholars will take place in Kiel. The overall theme of the conference will be (Re-)Imagining Canada. Between February 6 and 8, 2015, the annual conference will take place. The overall theme of the conference will be: Majorities and Minorities in Canada and Quebec


ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

2014 1) President / Président Dr Robyn Morris. Vice-President: Dr Robert Joseph



4) Web site / Site Web www.acsanz.org


Shane Rhodes award-winning Canadian Poet, Poetry Seminar at UOW

David McDonald

Chris Turner

ACSANZ supported a range of exciting events and initiatives in 2013 including hosting visiting scholars from Canada in both Australia and New Zealand. The calendar of events is disseminated by regular meetings of the ACSANZ Executive, through the Association website and through emails to ACSANZ members. The Executive continue to prioritise the implementation and assessment of applications for the ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Grant and the provision (upon application) of a small number of bursaries to support Canadian studies activities in Australia and New Zealand including workshops or visiting scholars' keynotes. Following a general meeting of the Executive in January, 2014, it was decided to extend our support of Canadianist scholars to include both postgraduates and established scholars in order to encourage further research and networking within Canada. University of Waikato Public Lecture: “The Question of Genocide in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools: Prospects for Truth and Reconciliation” by Dr David McDonald Seminar at Emmanuel College, Univ. of Queensland: ‘Securing Canada's Place in the Asia-Pacific’ by Marie-Louise Hannan, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada in Sydney University of Waikato Publ ic lecture: "From Territorial Ambiguity to Jurisdictional Clarity: Overlapping Territorial Claims and the BC Treaty Process, Canada" by Chris Turner

6) Publications

Australasian Canadian Studies is an international, multidisciplinary journal of Canadian studies. It is the official journal of the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ). ACS has, since its founding in 1983, provided a forum for a diverse body of scholarship. ACS remains committed to mentoring established and emerging scholars in comparative Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Studies. The ACS Editorial Board provides invaluable input, critique and suggestions to Canadianists around the world. A special issue of the journal was published in Dec 2012, titled the Rebellion issue. It was guest edited by esteemed board member Dr John Carter. (Vol 29 1-2, 2011). The ACS 30:1 issue is in press and a general publication. In order to increase our international base we will align future Calls for Papers (CFP) for special editions of the journal ACS in 2014 and 2015 with current DFATD priorities. We are targeting issues surrounding the Arctic (2014) and for 2015, the commemoration of key battles and other moments of WW1 (the 100 year anniversary of start of WW1is 2014 and the battle at Gallipoli, 2015).


Our students are gaining international acclaim and the journal's profile is being raised internationally, primarily through the networking efforts of the Editor and the Executive. We will continue to promote PG scholarship in Canadian studies with our successful Postgraduate Research Grant, and with established scholars through small bursaries to support visiting scholars or workshops. We are committed to examining new ways to link ACSANZ with academic activities in order to promote an even stronger multidisciplinary understanding of Canada

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through events, workshops and visiting scholar programs.


Our member’s area of research is multidisciplinary and this is reflected in the articles published in our flagship journal Australasian Canadian Studies. Articles published more recently in ACS analysed issues have related to: issues of immigration, citizenship, gender, sexuality, Indigenous Land Rights, environment and history. Our individual members publish widely across peer-reviewed Australian and international journals on areas of Canadian and comparative Canadian, New Zealand and Australian studies.


ICCS Scholarship success: Darlis MOJARRIETA, was awarded a $4000 scholarship by ICCS. Darlis is completing a PhD at the University of Sydney, Australia. His thesis research project is titled, or “A Comparative Study of Selection Methods for Permanent Economic Migration.” ACSANZ Patron page: We are pleased to announce the ACSANZ Patron page with endorsement by Caroline Chrétien, High Commissioner of Canada to New Zealand and Michael Small, High Commissioner for Canada to Australia. Please visit: http://www.acsanz.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=358

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ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES IN IRELAND

2014

1) President / Président Elizabeth Tilley

2) # of Canadian Studies Centres / # des Centres d’études canadiennes 1 at Queen’s University Belfast


4) Web site / Site Web www.canadianstudiesireland.com


ACSI’s 17th Biennial Conference was held in Galway from the 9-11 May 2014 (Plenary Speakers: Professor Robin Elliott, Univ of Toronto, Professor Godfrey Baldacchino, Univ of PEI, Professor Jean Marcel Paquet, Emeritus, Laval, Professor Louise Dupre, Univ du Quebec a Montreal). Yves Navarre : Une vie à écrire / a life(time) to write International Conference, NUI, Galway, 25-26 September 2014

Flags, Loyalists and Nationalists: The Canadian Experience, March 7, 2013, Queen’s University, Belfast.

The Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland also helped host a number of cultural events including the appearance of Patrick deWitt at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in April of 2014

Our members have been involved in postgraduate supervision, publications, and conference organizing on topics of interest to Canadianists.

6) Publications

The following is a selection of publications from members: Majury N (2013) 'Trusting the numbers': mineral prospecting, raising finance and the governance of knowledge,Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Elliott, S.M., Roe, H.M., Patterson, R.T. (2012) Testate amoebae as indicators of hydroseral change: an 8,500 year record from Mer Bleue Bog, eastern Ontario, Canada. Quaternary International. DOI:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.08.020

Brophy, M (2013) “L’essai ou le portrait détaillé d’une conscience” in Hélène Dorion, Sous l’arche du temps, essai suivi d’entretiens, Montreal, Typo, 2013, p.105-117

Papers:

Michael Brophy, “On the function of poetry in the work of Louise Dupré”, Research Day, UCD School of Languages and Literatures, Friday 25 April

Michael Brophy, “ ‘Placer Auschwitz et Birkenau dans un vers’: Apocalyptic Space and the Possibility of Poetry in Louise Dupré’s Plus haut que les flammes”, ACSI Conference, Galway, 10 May.

David L. Parris, ‘Avec Naïm Kattan dans le dédale des théories entourant les marginalités contemporaines : une lecture de L’Écrivain migrant (2001)’, ACSI

Conference, Galway, 10 May.

David L. Parris, ‘À la recherche du Bagdad perdu’ Les Francophonies postcoloniales : textes, contexts, Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi, 7th November 2013.


Dr Julie Rodgers, National University of Ireland, Maynooth : Prix du Quebec (presented M. Stephen Paquet, agent-general of the Delegation du Quebec at ACSI’s conference in May of 2014)


Theses:

MA Completed (September 2013) in French at the National University of Ireland, Galway : L'influence de la Révolution Tranquille sur la littérature québécoise : Marie-Claire Blais et Michel Tremblay. By Pauline PETIT. Supervisor : Dr Máire Aine Ní Mhainnín


The Eaton Lecture 2013/14, October 11, 2014

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2014 1) President / Président

Dr. Cornelius Remie 2) # of Canadian Studies Centres / # des Centres d’études canadiennes One, at Groningen University

3) # of Members / # des Membres 116 individual members 4) Web site / Site Web http://www.acsn.nl/

5) Activities / Activités As announced in the annual report for the reporting period 2012-2013, the ACSN was forced to downscale its activities drastically. The size of the Executive Board was reduced to 3 members and the number of board meetings was restricted. ACSN continued its support of the EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme, "Thinking Canada". This is in line with the highest priority given by ACSN to the support of student exchange now that DFAIT scholarship programs do not exist anymore. As a result of lack of funds for administrative and organizational undertakings, activities during the 2013-2014 reporting year were therefore extremely limited and restricted to : • 3 executive board meetings • financial support of the EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship

Programme 2013, "Thinking Canada" • Participation in the EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme

2013, "Thinking Canada", 1-29 September 2013: Mrs. Jantine Bresser (Radboud University, Nijmegen).

• Collaboration with the Netherlands Department of Foreign Affairs i.e. participation (dr. C. Remie) in the briefing of the new Dutch Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Cees Kole who replaced former ambassador Wim Geerts in September 2013

• Preparation of visit to the new Dutch ambassador in Ottawa, Cees Kole, by ICCS vice-president Development Danny Ben Natan for purposes of sponsorship.

• Participation (dr. C. Remie) in the Workshop “From Pole to Pole” held at the State Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, March 15, 2014. Meeting with Mrs. Louise Flaherty, Director Inuit Language & Culture Programs of the Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, to explore future cooperation.

• Participation in the 38th meeting of the European Network for Canada Studies in Brussels (dr. C. Remie, drs. I. Salverda)

• Regular consultation with representatives of the Canadian Embassy at the Hague.

• Regular updating of the ACSN website (drs. I. Salverda)

6) Publications

N.A. (publication series Canada Cahiers was discontinued due to lack of funds)

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During the reporting year 2013-2014 ACSN Student Research Awards were granted to: • Florian Langstraat (University of Amsterdam) for his project: "Instruments

for Transition? The Impact of Future Visions of Urban Mobility in Canada and the Netherlands", project to be carried out during his stay at the University of Toronto

• Tim Donkers (Wageningen University) for his project "Challenges and Opportunityies of Conjunctive Water Management in Alberta", project to be carried out during his internship at the Netherlands Trade Office in Edmonton and at the Department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development of the government of Alberta

• Anne Nijland and Floortje Goossens (Wageningen University) for their project “Sustainable landscape system for the environment and society of the oil sands industry in Alberta, Canada”, project to be carried out at Fort McMurray, Alberta

During the reporting year 2013-2014 ACSN Student Networking Awards were granted to: • Lisanne Overweg (University of Amsterdam) for following M.A. courses

at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC.


Major areas of research by ACSN members continue to be in the realm of sustainability, political systems and economics, as well as issues regarding first nations peoples, and English and French Canadian Literature.


Participation in projects (under discussion with the Canadian embassy in The Hague) related to commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Netherlands, as well as the commemoration of 70 years of liberation. Further activities will be mainly restricted to the support of student exchanges.

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2014 1) President / Président Daniel Ben-Natan

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14th International Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies - Canada and Israel in a Changing World: New Trends and Directions

The 14th I'ntl Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies, sponsored by the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies and the Israel Association for Canadian Studies took place May 20-22, 2013 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Maiersdorf Faculty Club (Mt. Scopus): Public Lecture Series The Israel Association for Canadian Studies and the Halbert Centre public lecture series addresses Canadian topics and issues before an Israeli academic audience and the general public.

• On June 10, 2013, Prof. Josip Novakovich, of the Concordia University English department, gave a public lecture on “Found in Translation: A Literary Voyage from Croatia to Canada.” During his lecture, Prof. Novakovich read excerpts from his book Apricots from Chernobyl and took questions from the audience about his work and creative writing. Prof. Shuli Barzilai, of the Hebrew University’s English department, chaired the event, which was attended by Croatian ambassador to Israel Pjer Šimunović.

• On March 12, 2014, Prof. Robert A. Kenedy, from the Department of Sociology, York University, gave a public lecture on "Diasporic Liminality from France to HContexts". The Halbert Centre was invited to participate in the lecture along with the Institute of Contemporary Jewry. Prof. Rehav Rubin, Chair of the Halbert Centre's Academic Committee, welcomed the lecture attendants.

• On March 26th, 2014, Dr. Alain Beaudet, the Bullock Chair recipient, gave a public lecture on "Health Research for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges". Prof. Isaiah Arkin, Vice President for Research and Development, Chaired the event.

6) Publications


2013 Israel Association for Canadian Studies and the Halbert Centre Peter Lougheed Fellowship Recipients The Fellowships in Canadian Studies assist Israeli MA and PhD students working on a dissertation or thesis that has significant Canadian content. Recipients receive funding to collect data in Canada, meet Canadian experts in their field, and/or take advanced courses at Canadian universities. The 2013-2014 recipient was Amit Tubi, from the Department of Geography, for his research proposal: “Vulnerability and Adaptation to Floods in Canada’s Largest City: Conflict, Cooperation and Institutional Capacity.” The 2014-2015 fellowship was awarded to two recipients. Eran Ben-Ari, from

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the School of Business Administration, for his research proposal: "The Translation of Online Technology – The Case of Google Analytics". Gidon Jakar, from the Department of Geography, for his research proposal: " Hamilton's Race for an NHL Team: A Canadian Perspective on Professional Sports and Local Development". Arie Shachar Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Canadian Studies at the Hebrew University The fellowship is co-sponsored by the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies and the Israel Association for Canadian Studies. It enables recent PhDs recipients of the Hebrew University working on post-doctoral projects with significant Canadian content to carry out their research at any university in Canada. The 2013–14 fellowship was awarded to Alexander Rosenblatt, from the department of musicology, for his proposed work on “Music of Indigenous Anglicans in British Columbia, Canada: Codes of Cultural Identity.” The 2014-2015 fellowship was awarded to Ronit Levine-Schnur, from the Faculty of Law, for her proposed work on "Property Rights, the Passage of Time, and Considerations of Justice in Canada and in Israel".



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4) Web site / Site Web www.kacs.kr


The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the diplomatic ties between Canada and Korea. There were many activities to celebrate the anniversary, including the “Canadian Cultural Festival” held at Sookmyung Women’s University from May 21 to July 19, complete with exhibitions of Canadian photographs and books; Korea-Canada Energy Industry Cooperation Forum, October 8; and Canada-Korea Science and Technology Workshop, November 28-29.

6) Publications

Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 19, No. 1 & 2, June and December 2013 e-newsletters (March, June, and November) Selected article jounals on Canada published by members of KACS: Moosung Lee, Hyung Min Kim, and David L. Rousseau. 2013. “The Bilateral Cooperation between South Korea and Canada: Norms in Reality in Environmental Politics.” Korea Observer 44(1): 113-141. Miu Chung Yan and Andrew Eungi Kim. 2013. “Civic and Judicial Multiculturalism of Canada: A Critical Assessment of the Canadian Model of Diversity for South Korea.” Korea Observer 44(1): 87-112. Eun Gee Yun. 2013. “A Comparative Analysis of Corruption in Canada and South Korea: Focusing the Effect of Corruption on Societal Development and Social Capital.” Korea Observer 44(1): 143-165. Sungwook Yoon. 2013. “South Korea’s Free Trade Agreement Roadmap and Canada: A Case of Promise and Betrayal.” Korea Observer 44(1): 167-198. Jongtae Kim. 2013. “The Contextual Understanding of Korean Multiculture - A Comparison with the Canadian Case.” Asiatic Research 56(2): 293-327 (in Korean). Jiil Tak. 2013. “American and Canadian Churches’ Understanding of the Korean War.” Korean Christianity and History Vol. 39: 281-305 (in Korean). Hyeongi Shin. 2013. “Study on Canadian Municipal Police System.” Police Studies 6(3): 3-23 (in Korean). Hyun Jung Kim. 2013. “Analysis on the Resilience of Canadian Banks during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-10.” Korean Economic Journal 52(1): 73-117 (in Korean). Sun Young Oh. 2013. “Analysis on WTO Adjudication of Canada -Renewable Energy, and Its Implication on the Renewable Energy Policies in Korea.” Kyungsang Law Studies 21(4): 363-382 (in Korean). Gyeong Mi Jeong. 2013. “Minority Education in Elementary School Social Studies in Canada: with Focus on Ontario.” Elementary Curriculum Studies Vol.

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17: 89-112 (in Korean). Ha Yoon Jung. 2013. “Party System and Regional Party- The Case of the Rise of Bloc Quebecois in the 1993 Canadian Federal Election.” International Area Studies Research 17(2): 29-48 (in Korean). In Won Lee. 2013. “Exploring the Role of Local Governments in Implementation of Multicultural Policy: Lesson from Canada Cases.” Social Science Studies 39(1): 97-123 (in Korean). Yeon-Ok Seong. 2013. “A Comparative Study of Multiculturalism in the United States, Canada and Australia.” Business Management Consulting Review 4(2): 23-44 (in Korean). Misun Kim, Minsung Sohn, and Mangyu Choi. 2013. “Current State and Characteristics of Military Survey in Developed Countries: Focused on the Surveys of United States, Australia, and Canada.” Digital Policy Research 11(12): 537-549 (in Korean).




A conference is planned on the theme of “Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects” in October.

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3) # of Members / # des Membres 190 4) Web site / Site Web http://www.cecanstud.cz/


Academic conferences

• 11th Conference of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English (HUSSE), January 24-26, 2013 at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; a special Canadian session.

• 3rd Student Conference on Inter-American Studies, February 15-16, 2013, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

• 6th International Conference of the Serbian Association for Canadian Studies, April 20-22, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia

• 5th International Unconventional Conference of Young Canadianists, September 19-21, 2013, Baia Mare Centre of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

• International conference on Crossing Boundaries in Culture and Communication, organized by the Department of Foreign Languages of the Romanian-American University, Bucharest, November 1-2, 2013, panels dedicated to Canadian Studies.

In 2013 CEACS members presented over 100 papers at academic conferences in the Central European region and in scholarly events in Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Turkey and the UK.

Outreach has been a priority for the association. Some activities include: interviews with Central European Canadianists on national radio or television (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia); interview with D. Yankova as the newly elected CEACS President by Bulgarian Horizons, published in Toronto; collaborative activities between universities (Dimitrie Cantemir University, Romania and University of Athens, Greece); training of secondary-school teachers, presentations for their students (the Czech Republic, Hungary). Cultural activities. In 2013 Canadian Centers in the region organized about 40 cultural events, often in collaboration with the local Canadian missions, among them an exhibition and literary reading of Alice Munro’s stories at Maribor University and an Alice Munroe interview on national television (Slovenia); Romanian-Canadian Cultural Diversity concert (Bucharest); screenings of Canadian films (Belgrade Film Festival, Zagreb, Prague); Francophonie concert (Montenegro); Journées de la Francophonie (Iasi, Romania; Hradec Kralové, Czech Republic); Canada Days (Skopje); Inuit Day (Budapest), presentation of the book L'âme du minotaure by the author Dominike Audet (Prague). The exhibition “Images of Canadian Slovenians” by Dr. Urska Strle (Slovenia) was held at the City Hall, Toronto.

Young Canadianists. CEACS members supervise many MA or PhD theses being written on Canadian topics by young Canadianists, 39 of whom are also members of the CEACS. It has given them grants to participate in academic conferences and do research in Brno at the Canadian Studies Centre at Masaryk University, which houses the largest collection of Canada-related books in the Central European region (around 5,500 titles). The centre welcomes researchers and scans materials for members, academics as well as students.

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New Courses. Several new courses were launched at the universities of the CEACS countries in 2013: three courses at Masaryk University, Czech Republic: Identité et culture dans les zones francophones, Traductions tchèques de la littérature québécoise, North American Cross-cultural Narratives; one course at the University of Szeged, Hungary: Introduction à la culture et littérature québécoise, and Aboriginal Peoples' Rights at Baia Mare University, Romania. CEACS members lecturing outside home university: CEACS members have travelled abroad to give lectures and teach courses in countries within the region – the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – as well as in Austria, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain and Turkey.

Visiting lecturers. Danielle Forget (University of Ottawa) at the University of Pecs, Hungary; Ross Braes (Vancouver School of Music) at Karoli Gaspar University and Debrecen University, Hungary; playwright Sheldon Rosen at Bucharest University, Romania; Konrad Gross (University of Kiel) at Bucharest University, Romania; Eva Darias-Beautell (University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain) at Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Serge Guilbaut (University of Vancouver) at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. 4th EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme “Thinking Canada”. The CEACS continued to act as grant recipient for this European Commission financed programme, with D. Sparling (Czech Republic) serving as Executive Director. The study tour, which took place September 1-29, included 32 students from 23 EU Member States. Cities visited: Brussels, Ottawa, Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Victoria, Vancouver.

6) Publications

The CEACS continued to publish its own journal – the Central European Journal of Canadian Studies – which is annotated in a number of academic databases. CEACS members penned over 80 publications – monographs, articles, reviews and translations - which appeared in scholarly journals and books within the region and in Canada, Germany and the UK.


The CEACS awarded eight Travel Grants to its members to attend conferences as well as six grants to do research at the Canadian Studies Centre at Masaryk University, Brno.

CEACS past-President Janos Kenyeres was awarded the ICCS Certificate of Merit.


CEACS Translation Research Project. Annual updating of the project database, for the purpose of ongoing research. University projects English Language Writing in Quebec (University of Debrecen) Canada in the English classroom III (Karoli Gasper University, Budapest) International Project on Gender Studies (University of Nis)


One-day Canadianist conference in Zagreb, preparation for the CEACS triennial conference in Zagreb in October 2015; Canadian Multiculturalism Thematic Day, Budapest; 3rd Annual Student Conference on Inter-American Studies, Bratislava.

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3) # of Members / # des Membres 143 4) Web site / Site Web http://www.ptbk.org.pl


Colloque: Le 6e Congrès des Canadianistes Polonais – Le Royaume paisible? Relations entre les communautés culturelles et linguistiques du Canada et l’application de la loi (l’Université Adam Mickiewicz, Poznań, 5-7 avril 2013)

Colloque: Atelier francophone 2013: Francophonie vis-à-vis ses « maux » et ses mots (Université Nicolas Copernic, Toruń, 20 mars 2013)

La 3ème Journée du Canada, l’Université Adam Mickiewicz (Poznań, 8 avril 2013)

The Arctic Science Summit Week, Kraków, 13-18 April 2013

Conference: Transformations / Metamorphoses: The Notion of Change in Contemporary North American Literature and Culture (University of Łódź, 11 May 2013)

Days of Canadian Culture, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec (13-15 May 2013)

Canada Fair Day, University of Szczecin (14 May 2013)

Summary of the year 2012 in Canada, Jagiellonian University (Kraków, 5 June 2013)

Canada Queer Day, Warsaw (18 August 2013)

Journée du Québec, Université de Silésie, Sosnowiec (17 décembre 2013)

II Festival of Canadian Culture & Students’ Conference “The Arctic”, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (18-22 November 2013)

Conference: Canadians and the Environment: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (Lublin, 12-13 February 2014)

Conference: Kanade, di Goldene Medine? Perspectives on Canadian-Jewish Literature and Culture, University of Łódź (2-5 April 2014)

“Discover Canada” competition / knowledge quiz (Żory, 16 April 2014)

The following Canadian scholars, artists and writers gave guest presentations at Polish universities: Ewa Mosiniak - University of Łódź Andrew J. Borkowski - Nicolas Copernicus University, Toruń Monique Mojica - University of Silesia, Sosnowiec Myrna Kostash - University of Silesia, Sosnowiec / Szczecin University Marlene Atleo - University of Silesia, Sosnowiec Ana Rewakowicz - University of Silesia, Sosnowiec

The following PACS members gave guest presentations at universities outside of Poland: Hartmut Lutz - University of Bamberg (Germany), University of British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia Józef Kwaterko - l’Université Bordeaux-3 (France); Saarbrücken (Germany) Krzysztof Majer - Ege Üniversitesi, Izmir, Turkey

6) Publications

Anna Reczyńska, Braterstwo a bagaż narodowy. Relacje etniczne w Kościele katolickim na ziemiach kanadyjskich do I wojny światowej. Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2013.

Anna Branach-Kallas (ed.), Niuanse wyobcowania. Diaspora i tematyka polska w Kanadzie. Wyd. Naukowe UMK, Toruń, 2014.

Jonathan Locke Hart, Oddech i pył. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź, 2013.

Michael Crumney, Dostatek, Wyd. Wiatr od Morza, Gdańska, 2013.


Until May 2012 PACS offered programs allowing support for research trips within Poland and abroad, and for conference participation. The programs, however, were suspended due to Canadian government’s decision to cease financial support of Understanding Canada Program (incl. financial contribution to PACS budget). The list of suspended programs: Conference grants - allow to cover travel expenses for Canadianists (PACS members) who attend conferences outside Poland or do their research in European libraries. The grants are offered yearly in two rounds. Library grants - allow a partial cover of travel expenses and accommodation for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students as well as for other scholars (PACS members) who plan to do their research in the libraries of Canadian Studies Centres in Poland. Lecture tours by Polish and foreign professors, and invited Canadian artists. All tours are co-financed by receiving universities and PACS. One of the objectives is to enable Polish students studying Canadian topics to participate in lectures of Canadian scholars. The only grant we offer on a regular yearly basis is: Nancy Burke Best M.A. Thesis Award – This PACS Award is designed to promote each year an outstanding M.A. thesis on a Canadian topic written in Poland (in either Polish, French or English), and which contributes to a better understanding of Canada in Poland. The award is consistent with the ICCS's strategy of fostering a new generation of Canadianists.

Sylwia Bezak (Jagiellonian University) - Nancy Burke Best M.A. Thesis Award; Inuici kanadyjskiego rejonu Arktyki wobec postępującej zmiany klimatu i środowiska naturalnego na początku XXI wieku [The Inuit of Canadian Arctic: Their attitude towards progressive climate and environmental chanches at the beginning of the 21st century].

Michał Wiącek (Université de Wrocław) & Alina Grygierczyk (University of Silesia, Sosnowiec) – participation in EU-Canada Study Tour & Internship Programme « Thinking Canada »

Jagoda Tuz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin) & Mateusz Krycki (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, University, Warsaw) – participation in EU-Canada Study Tour & Internship Programme « Thinking Canada »

Iwona Wrońska (The Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce) – Second-degree Prize of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Warsaw, 2013.

Piotr Sadkowski (Université Nicolas Copernic) – Prix du Recteur de l’Université Nicolas Copernic de Toruń pour sa thèse d’habilitation Récits odysséens. Le thème du retour d’exil dans l’écriture migrante au Québec et en France (publiée en 2011), Toruń, 2013.

Agata Trociuk (Université de Limoges, France, Université de Montréal, Canada) - Bourse d’exemption des droits supplémentaires de scolarité pour étudiants internationaux, Université de Montréal, 2013.


Literature is the dominant discipline. History and social sciences are also well-represented. Among PACS members one can find experts in Canadian theatre, cinema and media, Native issues (history, culture, literature, etc.), environmental issues, Canadian history and literature (both French and English), political sciences, linguistics, sociology, culture and identity studies, gender and immigration studies. PACS members are not only established scholars, but also PhD and graduate students, who constitute a majority of Polish Canadianists. Some members come from other countries like Ukraine, Romania, France or Canada. Due to PACS’s status as a non-profit association, the possibilities of financial development are quite limited. The annual grant received from Foreign Affairs Canada allowed PACS to support the majority of its activities, which had to be suspended due to the budget cuts introduced by the Canadian government in May 2012. The whole budget now comes from the membership fees, which allows for running a strictly limited number of PACS own programs (see point 7 above). PACS also promotes grants and programs offered by ICCS-CIEC (Postdoctoral Fellowships, Graduate Student Scholarships). Despite the limited budget, within a few months the seventh issue of Polish Journal of Canadian Studies TransCanadiana will be published. We are planning to work on the further diversification of PACS activities and encourage new members and disciplines.


Conference: Music in Literature, Literature in Music: North American Intermedial Exchanges (University of Łódź, 17 May 2014) International Conference: The aesthetics and politics of contemporary women's life-writing in Canada and the US: multicultural perspectives (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, 7 March 2015) Students’ conference: Multiculturalism, the Final Frontier? Representations of Diversity in Canadian Mass Media and Popular Culture (University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, 14 May 2014) Conference: Re-Imagining the First World War: (Hi)stories, Myths, and Propaganda in Anglophone Literature and Culture (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, 25-26 September 2014) Congress of Polish-Canadians, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Warsaw, 7-8 November 2014)

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3) # of Members / # des Membres/ 564 4) Web site / Site Web

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HE Yves Gagnon at the Canadian Students Centre in Havana

Dr. John Camerron presenting at the Canadian Studies Conference

Special presentation by Ms. Danielle Mingay

1- Conference on the 20th Anniversary of the University of Havana Canadian Studies Centre: “Canada-Cuba Academic Cooperation” (March 18/20, 2014) Inaugurated by HE Yves Gagnon, Canadian Ambassador in Havana and Mr. Elio Rodriguez, Director of the Europe and Canada Department, Cuban Ministry of External Relations. Keynote speaker: Dr. John Cameron, Director, International Development Studies, Dalhousie University Special presentation by Ms. Danielle Mingay, Representative, Cooperation Section, Embassy of Canada In 7 panels 24 papers were presented by scholars from 12 universities and researches centers. 90 participants daily, 20 of them students.

2- University of Holguin VIII International Seminar on Canadian Studies (April 23/25, 2014) Participants: 46 Canadian Academics coming from 31 universities and other institutions, as well of a quite representative group of Cuban Canadianists coming from 6 Cuban Universities. Papers presented : 49

3- University of Oriente special lectures by Hal Klepak and Sandra Rein (April 2014), 70 participants, more than 50% of them students.

4- Visit of HE Yves Gagnon, Canadian Ambassador in Havana to the Canadian Studies Centres University of Havana (January 23th, 2014) and University of Holguin (April 2nd, 2014).

5- Visit of the Canadian Vice Minister David Morrison to the Canadian Studies Centre, University of Havana (March 12, 2014)

6- Student Exchanges: Canadian students from several Canadian universities took courses at the universities of Havana, Holguin and Oriente. All Canadian universities give the credits to the students for the courses taken in Cuba.

6) Publications

Proceedings of the VIII International Seminar on Canadian Studies: Canada: Managing Social and Cultural Diversity. ISBN 978-959-16-2282-2 http://www.wefla.org

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University of Oriente “Canada Day Student´s Contest 2013”, 220 participants, 3 awards granted.


Canada’s Foreign Policy, Democracy and Rule of Law, Economic Development, Environment, Managing Diversity, North American Partnership, Peace and Security, Interdisciplinary Studies on Canada, Canadian Culture, Literary Studies, Canadian History, Quebec Studies


Canadian Studies Conferences : University of Havana (March 16/18, 2015) University of Holguin (April 27/297, 2015) University of Oriente (March 19/20, 2015)

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Delegates of the Meeting Places conference at Glooscap Heritage Centre and Mi’kmaw Museum

Delegates of the Meeting Places conference at Fort Beauséjour.

Conference and CSN-RÉC annual general meeting: Meeting Places: An International Canadian Studies Conference Sept 18-21, 2013. St. Mary’s University, Halifax and Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick www.smu.ca/events/meetingplaces/. CSN/RÉC contacts and consults its members primarily through our listserv and website. In 2012-2013 we completely revised our website and have introduced online membership acquisition and renewal. Notre site web contient de plus en plus de textes dans les deux langues. Karli Whitmore continues to work as a part-time administrator and membership coordinator and has been very successful in increasing our membership. Many Canadian Studies activities occur throughout Canada sponsored by Centres, programmes and individual members. Here are some examples:

• Endangered Languages Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Oct. 1-4, 2013

• 27th Annual Two Days of Canada: Educating [in] Canada: Inequalities, Controversies, Debates, Possibilities. Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Nov. 7-8, 2013.

• The North at Trent 2013 lecture series, Jan-Feb, 2013. • The Crisis in Democracy, Elizabeth May, Annual Mallory Lecture,

McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Mar. 7, 2014. • Graduate Student Conference “Canada: Place, Space and the Politics

of Identity” Robarts Centre, York University. Apr. 4, 2014. More information on activities at Canadian Studies centres can be found on their websites:

• Mount Allison Centre for Canadian Studies: www.mta.ca/faculty/arts-letters/canadian_studies/index.html

• Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies at Trent University: www.trentu.ca/frostcentre/

• Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University: robarts.info.yorku.ca/

• UBC Centre for Canadian Studies: www.canadianstudies.ubc.ca • McGill Institute for the Study of Canada: www.mcgill.ca/misc/

6) Publications

Canada-based scholars produce a wealth of publications related to Canada. Les membres du RÉC-CSN ont publié les livres suivants:

• Dimitry Anastakis, Autonomous State: The Epic Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013)

• Eric Ball, Archibald Lapman: Memory, Nature, Progress (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013)

• Thomas R. Klassen, Retirement in Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2013)

• Julia Harrison, A Timeless Place: The Ontario Cottage (Vancouver. UBC Press, 2013)

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• Geoffrey Ewen et Colin Coates, dirs. Introduction aux etudes canadiennes : histoires, identités et cultures (Ottawa, Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 2012)

• Claire Campbell, ed. A Century of Parks Canada 1911-2011 (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2011)

• Christl Verduyn and Jane Koustas, eds. Canadian Studies: Past, Present, Praxis (Halifax: Fernwood Press. 2012)

• Kirsty Johnston, Stage Turns: Canadian Disability Theatre (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012)

• Eli MacLaren, Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Toronto. University of Toronto Press, 2012)

• Gregory Betts, Avant-Garde Canadian Literature: The Early Manifestations (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012)

• Lynda Mannik, Photography, Memory, and Refugee Identity: The Voyage of the SS Walnut, 1948 (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2013)

• Martin Pâquet and Marcel Martel, Speaking Up. A History of Language and Politics in Canadian and Quebec (Toronto Between the Lines, 2012)

• Veronica Strong-Boag, Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage (Waterloo: Wilfrid Lauier University Press, 2011)

Interdisciplinary Canadian Studies journals published in Canada include the Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d’études canadiennes, Topia, and Globe: Revue internationale des études québécoises. Other Canadian discipline-based journals publish a wealth of material related to Canada.


• Winner of the 2013 CSN-RÉC Book Prize: Kathryn Magee Labelle, Dispersed, But Not Destroyed: A History of the Seventeenth-Century Wendat People (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2013). This award recognises an outstanding scholarly book on a Canadian subject and that best advances our knowledge and understanding of Canada and Canadian Studies.

• Winner of the 2013 CSN-RÉC PhD Dissertation Prize: Jaime Yard, Working Natures: An Ethnography of Love, Labour, and Accumulation on the British Columbian Coast (2012, Anthropology Department, York University.) This award recognises dissertations on a Canadian subject that transcend disciplinary boundaries and demonstrate innovation in thought and/or methodology.

• Competitions for the 2013 outstanding Masters thesis and Undergraduate Essay on a Canadian subject that transcend disciplinary boundaries and demonstrate innovation in thought and/or methodology are currently in process.


Les membres individuels poursuivent leurs propres activités de recherche dans tous les champs reliés aux études canadiennes. Among the many research areas covered by members of the association are the following: history; politics/policy; literature; museums; tourism; Indigenous peoples; visual culture/art; drama; health; religion; environment; immigration and multiculturalism; media/communications.


Conference and CSN-RÉC annual general meeting: Our AGM will be held this year in conjunction with the Versions of Canada Conference to be held in Charlottetown, September 25-27, 2014. The conference is organized by the Canadian Studies Programme, UPEI.

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