ACSN News archive 2002-2003
ACSN Seminar
On the 28th of November, the Association for Canadian Studies in the Netherlands organized their annual seminar. This year it was titled 'Art and functionality: from Blackfoot to robot'. 09/12/2003
Dutch undergraduates wanted
The Canadian government is looking for Dutch undergraduates to attend the Canadian International Model United Nations in Ottawa, March 11-15. The organization's website is www.canimun.org. The event is reputed to be one of the best run and most intensive and educational events of its kind in the world. It includes Embassy briefings and seminars by some of Canada's top diplomats, politicians and civil servants. The target age group is senior undergraduates in their 3rd or 4th year of study. 09/12/2003
Prof. André Loiselle visits University of Groningen
Prof. André Loiselle from Carleton University, Ottawa, has spent a month at the University of Groningen to deliver lectures and exchange thoughts on Canadian film and culture in general. Click here to read about his experiences. 08/12/2003
ACSN Newsletter
After an absence of almost a year, a brand new edition of the ACSN Newsletter has finally been sent to the members again.
The Editor of the newsletter is Amanda Helderman, the new secretary of the Board. Feel free to contact us if you have any information or news that might be of interest to ACSN members.14/09/2003
ACSN Seminar
On 28th November the ACSN will organize a full-day seminar for its members
around the Blackfoot exhibition in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, a
spectacular exhibition about the history and the culture of the Nitsitapi-indians.14/09/2003
Linking communities, universities and museums through artistic inquiry: The Kamloops experience
On 2 July, 2003, Dr. Lon Dubinsky spoke at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden.
At the talk of Lon Dubinsky, co-organised by the ACSN and supported by the Canadian embassy in the Hague, about 20 people were present of many different backgrounds. There were academics as well as artists. Besides Lon Dubinsky, Ross Nelson and Jann Bailey spoke as well. The afternoon ended with a lively discussion and a visit to the museum of ethnology.
14/09/2003
New ACSN president
Conny Steenman-Marcusse has succeeded Hans Bak as the president of the ACSN. Hans Bak, who will be in the USA till Christmas, will continue his work for the ACSN as the vice-president. For the new division of tasks within the Board, please click here.14/09/2003
Crossing Cultures Conference in Groningen
At the International Conference Crossing Cultures, organized on 19-21 May 2003 by the Institute for North-American Studies of the University of Groningen, scholars from seven different countries discussed a variety of topics related to the trope of travel and shifting cultural spaces in North America.16/06/2003
Yolande Villemaire writes on the Netherlands
After having spent three months in Amsterdam as part of a writer's exchange program, she has published a novel describing the Netherlands and her experiences during her stay. 15/06/2003
Lon Dubinsky speaking in Leiden
On 2 July 2003, Dr. Lon Dubinsky will speak in the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden on the subject of "Linking Communities, Universities and Museums through Artistic Inquiry: The Kamloops Experience".15/06/2003
Call for students' papers
The European Network for Canadian Studies, in collaboration with the Spanish Canadian Studies Association, is organising the 12th European Seminar for Graduate Work in Canadian Studies to be held in Barcelona in October. Master's and doctoral students are invited to present their research findings. 15/06/2003 
ICCS conference on Transculturalisms: diversity and metamorphosis
The International Council for Canadian Studies organized the above conference on May 22-24, 2003 in Montreal, Canada. At this conference six international research teams showed their findings with regard to:
- Patterns of Cultural Transfer
- Between Place and Space: the ´Trans´
- Canadian Métissage/Hybridity: Between, Among, within Cultures
- The Americas: Traversals and Transfigurations
- Packaging the everyday culture of Canada
- Effectiveness of Cultural Protectionism
The proceedings will be published in the International Journal of Canadian Studies (IJCS).
ICCS International Summer Seminars, August 2003
The ICCS Summer Seminars will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, August 18-22, 2003 and in Calgary, Alberta, August 25-29, 2003. The ACSN will forward its recommendations to the ICCS by May 20, 2003. The ICCS will match to a ratio of 2 to 1 (to a maximum of C$850) the scholarships offered to participants.
For further information on the Summer School program, please visit the Summer Seminar page on the ICCS-CIEC website. For more information on the ACSN's grants, contact the secretariat or look at this site's Activities page. 07/04/2003
Discount on airfares for ACSN members
Air Canada offers the members of the ACSN a discount of over 15% on certain flights to Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa this spring. The departure date should lie between 6 May and 14 June 2003. For more information and conditions, contact the secretariat. 10/02/2003
Video tapes on Canadian history
The ACSN secretariat has video tapes on Canadian history in English and in French. For those members who wish to use these tapes in their classes, please contact the secretariat. 03/11/2002
ACSN newsletter
We regret to inform you that there will be no ACSN Newsletter this fall. A letter has been sent to all members of the Association to hear from them whether they would appreciate a continuation of the Newsletter in the usual printed form or in e-format. 03/11/2002
The 2002 Middelburg conference
In collaboration with the Netherlands American Studies Association, ACSN organized a three-day conference on the politics and representation of North America's First Nations.02/11/2002
New ACSN website launched
This new ACSN website has been launched on 2 November, 2002. The main feature is the news section, dedicated to keeping the Association's members informed on the activities of the ACSN. 02/11/2002