CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 1 OCTOBER

The Association for Canada Studies in the Netherlands (ACSN), in collaboration with the Canadian Studies Centre at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, organises the 20th European Seminar for Graduate Students in Canadian Studies
10-13 November 2011, Groningen, Netherlands

European students working on a master's thesis or a doctoral dissertation in Canadian Studies are invited to present their current research findings and to exchange ideas with Canadianists from other countries.
Presentations can be given in English or in French. They should not exceed 20 minutes and will be followed by a discussion (10 minutes each). A selection of the best papers will be published after the seminar. The seminar sessions will be chaired by established European or Canadian scholars in the field of Canadian studies.

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Tony Penikett
(Former Premier, Yukon Territory)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 12.30-1.45 p.m.

Room G34, Ground Floor, Senate House [South Block]
RSVP: Olga Jimenez
0207 862 8871
University of London
Malet Street, London WC1

Tony Penikett's 25 years in politics included two years in Ottawa as Chief of Staff to federal New Democratic Party Leader Ed Broadbent, MP; five terms in the Yukon Legislative Assembly, and two terms as Premier of Canada's Yukon Territory. His government negotiated final agreement for First Nation Land claims in the territory and passed pioneering education, health, language legislation, as well as leading a much-admired bottom-up economic planning process.  Penikett entered politics after the miners at the northern Yukon Arctic asbestos mine, where he was shop steward, nominated him for the Territorial Legislature.

Penikett has also served as Deputy Minister of Negotiations and later, Labour for the Government of British Columbia.  In 2006, Douglas and McIntyre published his book, Reconciliation: First Nations Treaty Making.  He is also the author of two films:  The Mad Trapper for BBC TV/ Time Life Films and La Patrouille Perdue for French television as well as several plays.
 

Supported by the Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) and the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA)
Friday 4th November, 3pm, Institute for the Study of the Americas, Senate House, London, followed by inaugural AGM of SHAW at 5pm

The last forty years have witnessed a huge upsurge in scholarship on women's and gender history. The publishing world has kept pace with these changes. The number of works detailing and analyzing the lives of women in the past has proliferated to an extent that was unimaginable a generation ago. This roundtable provides an opportunity to discuss these writings and their impact upon our scholarly practice in the twenty-first century. We invite participants to give a short (five-minute) presentation reflecting upon a published work that has significantly affected their approach and perspective. Whether it is a monograph, journal article, review, textbook or edited collection, how has it influenced you and why? What are the broader implications of this work? Our focus is primarily on women's and gender history in North, South and Central America, but discussion of works with a transnational or global significance are welcome too.

We envisage that this conversation will introduce scholars to key works in other research areas. We hope that sharing key historiographical works in this forum will encourage new dialogues and transnational comparisons. The roundtable will also consider more general issues relating to publishing women's and gender history, for example, how important is publishing in terms of 'impact' and the REF? How can we adapt to the digital age? What are the major gaps in the literature and what are the next big trends? Refreshments (for which we are asking for a £5 donation to cover costs) will follow the discussion, as will the AGM of the Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW), the organisation behind the event.
To register your interest, please email either Jay Kleinberg or Rachel Ritchie by Tuesday 4th October 2011. Please also indicate what publication you would like to speak about (this can be changed at a later date if desired).

3 October 2011, 11:00 - 18:30

Jessell Room, Senate House, London 

 

Conference Speakers: 

Martin Adhl, Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (FORES)

Anne Arnot, Canadian High Commission
Michelle Aguayo, Concordia University
David Alexander Clark, Independent Researcher
Susan Hodgett, University of Ulster
Petter Hojem, Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (FORES)

 

 

This one-day event features speakers from a range of fields including international relations, sociology, media and communications, social policy and journalism. 

 

The event will close with a wine reception hosted by the Canadian High Commission and an address by Doug Saunders, award winning Canadian journalist and author of Arrival City: The Final Migrationand Our Next World.

 

The event is free but spaces are limited. To register for the event please email  Amy Hinterberger