ACSN News archive 2004
Seminar on the challenges of Native American studies
In May 2004, more than one hundred researchers of Native North Americans came from all over Europe, Canada and the US to meet in the historic Oude Begijnhof (beguinage) of Leuven, a charming university city in Belgium. The occasion was the 25th anniversary of the American Indian Workshop (AIW) and was celebrated with a Festschrift: "The challenges of Native American studies" (Saunders and Zuyderhoudt 2004, Leuven University Press) containing a collection of papers.10/12/2004
Call for papers for ACSN 2005 seminar: 'Building Liberty. Canada and world peace, 1945-2005'.
A call for papers is made for the ACSN's three-day seminar which will take place in Middelburg, The Netherlands, on 2-4 June, 2005. For more information, please click here. 05/12/2004
TransCanada conference
Faculty staff and PhD students are invited to participate in TransCanada: Literature, Institutions, Citizenship, a major conference to be held on June 23-26, 2005, at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver. Keynote speakers will be Diana Brydon (UWO) and Daniel Coleman (McMaster); respondents to keynote speakers will be Rinaldo Walcott (York U) and Peter Dickinson (UBC), respectively. The conference’s primary goal is to generate rigorous discussion of the study of Canadian literature as a field that is produced in the context of globalizing processes and critical methodologies but also in that of national institutional structures such as the Humanities, the cultural industries, curricula, and anthologies. Various elements make this conference particularly innovative.
The deadline for participation is 15 November, 2004.
For more information, see www.transcanadas.ca. 22/10/2004
Inuktitut font
The Government of Nunavut has a free Inuktitut font available for download on their website. Visit www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/English/font. 13/09/2004
Participation Scholarships for Students for 'Canada from the outside in' (Ottawa, May 2005)
In order to encourage student participation to 'Canada from the outside in', the biennial ICCS conference in Ottawa (May 25 to 27, 2005), the ICCS will cover the accommodation expenses in Ottawa for five students who will be invited to act as commentators and assist with the organizing during the ICCS biennial conference to be held in collaboration with the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Each of these students will be asked to give a five to ten minute commentary--in either English or French--at the end of a session, in order to share his or her thoughts on the session and to engage the public in discussion. Efforts will be made to send the texts for the presentations for which the students will provide commentary to the selected students as soon as possible.
Students who want more information or who wish to apply are requested to contact the ACSN secretariat. 02/10/2004
Kugaaruk workshop
From June 20-27, 2004, Frédéric Laugrand of Laval University, Quebec, Jarich Oosten from Leiden University and Cor Remie from Nijmegen University had the privilege of facilitating a workshop on the transfer of traditional Inuit knowledge, organized by Inuit Elders Associations in Nunavut in co-operation with Laval University. The workshop was held in Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay), Nunavut. 08/09/2004
29 October 2004: CinéCanada
On 29 October, the ACSN will organize a seminar called CinéCanada in Groningen. The one-day program focuses on Canadian film. 08/09/2004
Letter from the president
Click here to read a letter from Dr. C.J. Steenman-Marcusse, the president of the ACSN. 21/06/2004
ICCS Summer Seminars 2004
The International Council for Canadian Studies offers two five-day, multidisciplinary, international summer seminars during the month of August. In anticipation that some participants may wish to attend both Ottawa and Western seminars, the dates of both have been coordinated to make such twinned participation possible:
Ottawa Seminar: Monday, August 16, 2004 - Friday, August 20, 2004 at University of Ottawa Campus and Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Western Seminar: Monday, August 23, 2004 - Friday, August 27, 2004 at University of Calgary campus, Calgary, Alberta
The number of participants at each seminar is limited to 28. Preference is given to individuals recommended by a Canadian Studies association. Interested individuals must send their application to their Canadian Studies association before April 30. Canadian Studies associations should forward their recommendations to the ICCS before May 15. In countries where there is no national Canadian Studies association, applications may be sent directly to the ICCS before May 15.
For more information and an application form, please click here. 22/04/2004
The 13th European Student Seminar on Graduate Work in Canadian Studies: Call for papers
The Centre for Canadian Studies at the University of Szeged, Hungary is organising the 13th European Seminar for Graduate Students in Canadian Studies 2004. The seminar will be hosted by the University of Szeged. Sessions will start at 9 o'clock Thursday, 7 October 2004 and will end at noon on Saturday, 9 October 2004. 31/03/2004
Summer explorations in Canadian cultures
From 29 June to 13 July, Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario is organising their "Summer explorations in Canadian Cultures", a 5-, 7- or 14-day experiential education program in Canadian studies. SECC is a multidisciplinary program investigating Canada's rich social, political and cultural diversity. For more information, visit their website at www.trentu.ca/secc. 09/12/2003
The future of Healthcare & Technology
On 28 April, the Club of Amsterdam will organise a conference on the use of technology in healthcare. One of the speakers is Graham Smith, inventor of the robot Pebbles that permits sick children to attend school. For more information click here. 22/04/2004