The Association for Canadian Studies in China Newsletter

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ON THE HOMEFRONT

Ageing Societies: The Dynamics of Demographic Change in Canada – Call for Papers Deadline Extension

Please note the ICCS has extended the deadline for submitting a proposal for its Biennial international conference “Ageing Societies: The Dynamics of Demographic Change in Canada,” to be held May 29 and 30, 2010, in Montreal during the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences to be held at Concordia University from May 28 to June 4, 2010. The new deadline is October 1, 2009.

Please apply for ICCS Programs and Awards by November 24!

Graduate Student Scholarships

Twelve (12) scholarships to spend 4-6 weeks at a Canadian university or research site to do research related to a thesis or dissertation in the field of Canadian Studies. Value: $3500 (maximum). Eligibility: scholars from Social Sciences or Humanities Programs, who are in the process of preparing a graduate thesis or doctoral dissertation on Canada. Application procedure: students must send their dossier to their Association or Associate Member; applications must then be submitted to the ICCS by an Association or Associate Member. Please note that your submission must reach your Canadian Studies association much before the ICCS deadline. It is the candidate's responsibility to contact his/her association to find out its deadline.

Canadian studies postdoctoral fellowships

Two internships to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies program for a teaching or a research internship. Eligibility: Canadian and foreign academics, who have completed a doctoral degree on a topic primarily related to Canada and who are not employed in a full-time university teaching position. Application procedure: the application must be submitted with a recommendation from an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member. Value: $2,500 per month (min. one month and max. three months), plus a return airline ticket.

Publishing Fund

Financial assistance to a scholarly press for publishing monographs on Canada written by foreign Canadianists (who is a member of an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member). Application procedure: the application must be submitted by a scholarly or university press, with a recommendation from an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member.

The Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies

Award to an outstanding scholar who has made a significant contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally. Awarded alternately to a Canadianist having a career primarily in Canada and to a Canadianist having a career in Canadian Studies primarily in another country. Eligibility: citizens of any country.

Pierre Savard Awards

Two awards for books on a Canadian topic (one award for a book written in English or French, one for a book written in a language other than English or French). Eligibility: member of an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member. Application procedure: the application must be submitted by an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member.

Best Doctoral Thesis

One award for an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic, written in any language, which has been successfully defended within the preceding two years. Eligibility: member (or one of his/her students) of an ICCS Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member. Application procedure: the application must be submitted by the Association or Associate Member.

For more information on ICCS scholarships and awards, please visit our website http://www.iccs-ciec.ca.

Just released

The ICCS is proud to announce the release of its 2008 international conference selected proceedings “Canada Exposed / Le Canada à découvert”, Pierre Anctil, André Loiselle and Christopher Rolfe, editors. The 370-page book was published by P.I.E. Peter Lang. To order your copy at http://www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vID=21548&vHR=1&vUR=3&vUUR=4&vLang=E.

Important Notice

It has come to ICCS’ attention that someone, using names closely resembling those of Canadian funding agencies (such as the ICCS, the Millennium Scholarships, etc.) is sending fraudulent e-mails to obtain money from students wishing to study in Canada. These e-mails request that students send money to someone in Europe. They should be disregarded and deleted. We wish to inform anyone who may have been approached in such a manner to contact the Canadian Antifraud centre (by telephone preferably), Phone Busters: 1888 495-8501 (www.phonebusters.com). If you have given out personal ID information, please contact the Credit Bureau in your country. There may be identity theft issues. We remind everyone that ICCS programs and services are ONLY available by following the established procedures posted on our website (www.iccs-ciec.ca

CANADIAN STUDIES NEWS

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN CANADA, ISRAEL, AND BEYOND

 The 13th biennial conference of the Israel Association for Canadian Studies and the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies will take place on the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Monday, June 28^th through Thursday July 1^st, 2010. The conference organizers welcome proposals relating to the above mentioned theme in a variety of fields. All proposals for communications must be sent by email to the Conference Secretariat at mscanada@mscchuji.ac.il, by December 15^th, 2009 at the latest. For more information, send an email to the Conference Secretariat or call 972-2-5881344 or 972-2-5883367.

ACSUS ELECTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC

On August 12^th, 2009, ACSUS (Association for Canadian Studies in the United States) was formally inducted into the University of the Arctic. The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the North. Members share resources, facilities, and expertise to build post-secondary education programs that are relevant and accessible to northern students. Membership in UArctic underscores the leading role ACSUS will play in Northern and Arctic research.  For more information on ACSUS and the University of Arctic, visit website http://www.uarctic.org/Frontpage.aspx?m=3, or send an email to Mr. Douglas Nord at Doug.Nord@wwu.edu.

INTERFACES BRASIL/CANADÁ – CALL FOR PAPERS

For its 11th issue, the editors of Interfaces Brasil/Canadá, ABECAN’s (Brazilian Association for Canadian Studies) journal are inviting articles on the theme of Brazil /Canada: diversity and collective imaginary. The Americas in dialogue. All articles must be sent by November 30th, 2009, by email to abecan@abecan.org.br. The journal should be published in May of 2010. For more information regarding the Interfaces Brasil/Canadá journal, visit website http://www.revistabecan.com.br/.

EIGHTEENTH EUROPEAN SEMINAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CANADIAN STUDIES – CONFERENCE

Please note that the program of the Eighteenth European Seminar For Graduate Students in Canadian Studies that will be held at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Maribor, Slovenia, on September 18^th and 19^th, 2009, can be downloaded from website http://www.ulb.ac.be/encs-reec/18th%20seminar.htm. For more information, send an email to michelle.gadpaille@uni-mb.si.

CALLS AND INVITATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EMERGING AND AVANCED ECONOMIES: CANADA, INDIA – CALL FOR PAPERS

The Department of Chemistry & the James Reaney Canadian Centre of Bujarat University, in cooperation with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Shastri Indo Canadian Institute, organize a conference that will be held from December 6^th to 8^th, 2009 and that address environment related issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, so as to build mutual understanding between India and Canada. Abstracts for papers must be sent by email to Director, International Conference by November 5^th, 2009, at iceiguj@gmail.com. For more information, send an email to Dr Shobhana K. Menon or Dr. Ranjana Harish at the above mentioned email address or visit: website 

http://www.sici.org/events/details/international-conference-on-environmental-issues-in-emerging-and-advanced-e/

CANADA AND THE NEW SOUTH: CALL FOR PAPERS

The Southern Association for Canadian Studies is seeking scholarly submissions for its 2010 Biennial Conference that will be held from October 7^th to 10^th, 2010, in Nashville, Tennessee. Authors are invited to submit paper proposals no later than March 15, 2010, by email to SACS’s President, Richard Parker at rparker@highpoint.edu. Students are highly encouraged to submit papers on any relevant topic in Canadian Studies. For more information, send an email to Mr. Richard Parker or visit website http://www.brocku.ca/brockinternational/SACS%202010%20Conference%20CFP.pdf.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

The Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), announce that the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program is now accepting applications. This program offers scholarships of $50,000 annually for a maximum of 3 years, to top-tier doctoral students, from Canada and abroad. The deadline to submit applications is November 6^th, 2009. For more information, visit website http://www.vanier.gc.ca/hp-pa-eng.shtml or send an email to one of the following: Vanier@cihr-irsc.gc.ca for CIHR; vanier@nserc-crsng.gc.ca for NSERC; or fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca for SSHRC.

DEEPENING DEMOCRACY AS A WAY OF LIFE – CHALLENGES FOR PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP LEARNING IN THE 21^ST CENTURY – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

This conference organized by Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina), and the Transformative Learning Centre (University of Toronto), will be held from May 13th to 16th, 2010, in Rosario, an Argentine city with rich experiences of democratic participation and citizenship education. Proposals for communication must be sent by October 12^th, 2009, by email to contacto@congresorosario2010.com.ar. For more information, visit website http://www.congresorosario2010.com.ar/modulos/mdle.asp?id=5&mod=English%20Version, or send an email to the above mentioned address.

AUFC 2009-2010 AWARDS – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Association des universités francophones du Canada (AUFC) is proud to announce that the competition is now open for the 2009-2010 awards to support field research on francophones in minority situation. The deadline for submitting application is September 18th, 2009. For more information, visit website http://www.aufc.ca/2-promo-Bourses_de_l_AUFC_2009-2010.html or call 613-244-5231.        

CHAIR OF STUDIES

Applications are invited for three chair of studies associated with CERIUM (Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l’Université de Montréal) for the academic year 2010-2011. Two are located at CÉRIUM and one is at the Université Paris III. The deadline to submit an application is October 1st, 2009. For more information or to communicate with CÉRIUM, visit website http://www.cerium.ca/Chaires-France-Mexique-Quebec, or call number 514-343-7536.

RESOURCES

BORDER SECURITY WORKSHOP VIDEO ARCHIVE AVAILABLE

In collaboration with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), ACSUS offers video presentations from the workshop “North American Perspectives on Borders & Security: Developing a Policy Narrative”, which took place on January 12, 2009. The videos are available on the CIGI Portal for North America (PNA). For more information, visit website http://www.portalfornorthamerica.org/multimedia/north-american-border-policy or send an email to info@acsus.org. 

KINOQUÉBEC – THE UNOFFICIAL EMBASSY OF CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS IN GERMANY

KinoQuébec is a blog about films from the Cinéma Québécois. KinoQuébec wants to provide various information about Quebec’s films and filmmakers and help pushing them further into the spotlight of recognition of a film-interested public. KinoQuébec wants to achieve this goal through a critical approach that refrains from posting pure advertising texts. It’s for those already familiar with Cinéma Québécois but especially also for those who have no or little knowledge about it. For more information about KinoQuébec, visit website http://kinoquebec.wordpress.com/.

MAY-JUNE 2009 ISSUE OF DÉCOUVRIR

Please note that the May-June 2009 issue of Découvrir, ACFAS’ bimonthly magazine of popular science is now available in store. To view the magazine’s summary, visit website http://www.acfas.ca/decouvrir/2009/sommaires/303_sommaire.pdf.

Publications by and for Canadianists

Récits du XIXe siècle. Structure et contenu du discours historiographique au Canada au XIXe siècle : Garneau, Kingsford, Rameau de Saint Père, Smith. Written by Jean-Jacques Defert and Claude Couture, Presses de l’Université Laval, 2009, 158 pages. ISBN:  978-2-7637-8838-8. For more information, visit website http://www.pulaval.com/catalogue/recits-xixe-siecle-structure-contenu-discours-9357.html.

Slick as a Mitten : Ezra Meeker’s Klondyke Enterprise, by Dennis M. Larsen. Washington State University Press, 2009. 136 p. ISBN : 978-0-87422-302-6. web : www.wsupress.wsu.edu.

Les Chiliens au Québec. Immigrants et réfugiés de 1955 à nos jours. Written by José del Poso, Boréal, 2009, 409 pages. ISBN: 978-2-7646-0649-0. For more information, visit website http://www.editionsboreal.qc.ca/fr-result_isbn.php?id=1669.

Interfaces Brasil/Canada. Brasil/Canada: Conexoes, Saberes, Desenvolvimentos. Number 9, 2008. Revista de ABECAN. ISSN 1519-0994.

NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST

AZRIELI FELLOWS PROGRAM – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Azrieli Fellows Program promotes excellence in research and graduate studies at accredited institutions of higher learning in Israel. It is currently open to scholars who are at the postdoctoral level, who are Canadian citizens or have completed their PhD at a Canadian university and can obtain an academic sponsor from a faculty member at one of the participating Israel academic institutions. This is a two year program open to any field of study and carries a value of $35,000.00 annually. For more information, visit website http://www.azrielifoundation.org/fellows/guidelines.asp?pid=85 or send an email to fellows@azrielifoundation.org.

REFUGEE FUTURES CONFERENCE 2009

In partnership with the International Metropolis Project Canada and the Australian Multicultural Foundation, the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements is hosting the "Refugee Futures Conference 2009" on September 10^th and 12^th, 2009 at the Monash University Prato Centre (Prato, Italy). The conference will canvass one of the most important issues of the modern world – the increasing flow of refugees and asylum seekers between countries in the wake of continuing pockets of conflict and war.  For more information, visit: http://www.monash.edu.au/cemo/refugeefutures2009 or send an email to Prato Centre’s Director at Loretta.Baldassar@adm.monash.edu.au.

TOWARDS A DEMOCRATIC COSMOPOLIS: DIASPORA, CITIZENSHIP AND RECOGNITION – CONFERENCE

This conference organized by York University organizes will be held from October 21st to 24th, 2009. It will provide a unique opportunity to understand the emerging cosmopolitan reality that is contemporary Toronto - the region encompassed by the modern geo-political entity known as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and other cosmopolitan cities, such as London, New York, Honk Kong, Buenos Aires, and Paris. For more information on the conferences program or to register, visit Website http://www.yorku.ca/cosmop/or send an email to cosmopol@yorku.ca.

VEILED CONSTELLATIONS: THE VEIL, CRITICAL THEORY, POLITICS AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY – CALL FOR PAPERS

This conference offers a forum to define the problematic with the prevailing discourses surrounding the veil while exploring the veil’s subversive potential. Proposals for papers, films or other formats should be submitted by October 1^st, 2009, by email at submissions@veiledconstellations.com. For more information, visit website  http://www.veiledconstellations.com/callforpapers.html or send an email to info@veiledconstellations.com.

“DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE AUX FRANCOPHONIES PLURIELLES. MONTRÉAL AU CARREFOUR DES MONDES” – CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2010 annual colloquium of the Association des professeurs de français des universités et collèges canadiens will be held in Montreal, from May 28^th to 31^st, 2010 at Concordia University. Proposals for communications on the above mentioned theme must be sent by December 14^th, 2009. For more information related to presentation requirements and registration, visit website http://www.apfucc.net/ or contact Ms. Hélène Cazes by email at hcazes@uvic.ca.

DÉCOUVRIR AUJOURD’HUI CE QUE SERA DEMAIN – CALL FOR PAPERS

The Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) and the Université de Montréal organize the 78^th ACFAS annual conference that will be held in Montreal under the above mentioned theme, from May 10^th to 14^th, 2010. ACFAS’ members and sholars of all fields of expertise are invited to submit proposals for communications or colloquiums or special activities. The deadline is November 2^nd, 2009 for proposals for colloquiums and special activities, and November 30^th, 2009 for proposals for communications. For more information, visit website http://www.acfas.ca/congres/2010/pages/appel.html or send an email to Mr. Marc Jeannotte at marc.jeannotte@acfas.ca.

RACE, RELIGION, EQUALITY AND FREEDOM: CURRENT CANADIAN LEGAL CONTROVERSIES – CONFERENCE

The 2009 Annual Law Conference organized by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, will be held from October 2^nd to 4^th, 2009, at the Best Western Primrose Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. To view the conference’s schedule or to register, visit website http://www.canadianconstitutionfoundation.ca/annuallawconference.php#top or send an email to info@CanadianConstitutionFoundation.ca.

UNPAID TRAINING PERIOD OPPORTUNITY

This unpaid training period is intended to allow a recently graduated Quebec student in Quebec studies to gain experience in a foreign university and to apply his/her knowledge and skills acquired throughout his/her studies. It is an unpaid stage as an assistant professor in the Arts and French Literature Department at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, in Rio Grande, Brazil, from March 1^st to July 8^th, 2010. Individuals interested that graduated in one of the selected fields of expertise must submit their application by November 30^th, 2009. For further details, visit website http://www.aieq.qc.ca/aide/documents/stage.bresil.2010.pdf or send an email to Ms. Francesca Bourgault at francesca.bourgault@aieq.qc.ca.

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