ICCS Summer Seminars 2005

The International Council for Canadian Studies, in partnership with a number of Canadian universities offers two five-day, multidisciplinary, international summer seminars during the month of August. In anticipation that some participants may wish to attend both seminars, the dates have been coordinated to make such twinned participation possible.

In 2005 the ICCS International Summer Seminars will be held from August 15-19 in Ottawa and from August 22-26 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Intended for professors and graduate students working in the area of Canadian Studies, these annual seminars combine oral presentations by academics, practitioners and leading figures from the realm of politics, public policy or the arts, followed by question/discussion periods. The days are organized thematically on topics ranging from politics, aboriginal issues, multiculturalism, literature and the arts. The late afternoons and early evenings are spent visiting cultural or historical sites or attending cultural or social events.

The Ottawa Summer Seminar, in its ninth year, is a collaborative effort of the ICCS, the Institute of Canadian Studies at the University of Ottawa, and Carleton University's School of Canadian Studies. The seminar traditionally includes visits to both campuses as well as a day at Willson House, Meech Lake, and tours of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the National Gallery of Canada, the House of Commons and the Library and Archives Canada.

Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia will host the 2005 edition of the ICCS Western Summer Seminar from Monday, August 22nd to Friday, August 226, 2005. Professor Karl Froschauer, Director of the Canadian Studies at SFU will organize the academic and cultural program, which will cover topics such as the multicultural face of British Columbia, the arts, literature and history and will include both lectures and cultural visits throughout the lower mainland.

For complete information, including reports of previous seminars, visit the ICCS website at www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/4_ICCSprogs/e_seminar.html