About BACS
The British Association for Canadian Studies acts as a forum for Canadianists in the UK and holds an annual conference at Easter each year. BACS publishes a Newsletter twice yearly and the British Journal of Canadian Studies is produced by Liverpool University Press.
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BACS on Facebook
The British Association for Canadian Studies is now on Facebook. Go to our page by clicking on the image and post news, comments and links to events.
You can also follow us @Canada_BACS on Twitter
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Books for Review!
The current list of books available for review in the BJCS is available on the
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CANTEXT
The most recent issue of CanText is Vol. 13 issue 3. If you have not received a copy and would like to be on its circulation list, please email the Editor
Linda Knowles
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BACS E-News
The deadline for copy for the next BACS E-News is
28 April 2012
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BACS
Room SB220
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
020 7862 8687
or:
c/o 2 Ancroft Southmoor
Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 2TD
01289 387331
Email
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Announcement:
BACS website
The BACS website will be down over the coming weekend (28-30 April) for maintenance work. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Foundation for Canadian Studies in the UK & University of Edinburgh
Doctoral Studentship - deadline 4 May!
Applications are invited for a PhD Studentship, worth £4,000 per annum, commencing September 2012. The Studentship is jointly funded by the Foundation for Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom and the Graduate School of Social and Political Science.
The award is for one year, in the first instance, and is renewable for a further two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress. The successful candidate will be based in the Centre of Canadian Studies and co-supervised in the Graduate School of Social and Political Science.
For more information, please click on the link. Preliminary inquiries may be made to Dr James Kennedy, Acting Director, Centre of Canadian Studies:
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EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme 2012 - "Thinking Canada" Final reminder - deadline 30 April!
"Thinking Canada" is a joint initiative of the European Network for Canadian Studies and the European Commission - a four-week study tour to Canada for European students that will take place from 2 - 30 September 2012, followed by two-month internships for selected participants. The tour to Canada commences with three days of briefings in Brussels on the EU and EU-Canada relations.The aim of the study tour is to offer its participants a unique in-depth experience of Canada through an intensive programme of visits to major private and public institutions, government bodies, think tanks and NGOs. At each place, the students will receive briefings and have the opportunity to exchange views with representatives of these bodies, many of them leading experts in their fields. The tour will begin in Brussels, and travel to Ottawa, Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria.This immersion in Canada will offer a unique opportunity for an academic experience in a non-academic setting. The tour is focused on a number of themes, in particular cultural diversity (including the English/French relationship, the First Nations and multiculturalism), political issues (federalism, regionalism, the role of government), the environment (including Arctic issues), urban issues and economic topics (business, finance, trade). EU-Canada relations will also be covered and provide a recurring backdrop to the discussions. Academic advisors will be accompanying the tour to serve as resource persons and provide feedback.In addition to the tour, nine two-month internships will be offered to participants immediately following the end of the tour.For further information on the tour, its programme, internships, cost and how to apply, see the tour's website at www.thinking-canada.eu.Deadline for applications: Monday 30 April 2012You can read reports on Thinking Canada 2011 by UK participants Sarah Hodgett and Helen Ayres
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North American Studies Seminar Series
University of Oxford
Monday, 30th April
Side Effects: Mexican Governance under NAFTA's Labour and Environmental Agreements
Mark Aspinwall Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh
Location: Latin American Centre Seminar Room, 1 Church Walk
Tuesday, 8th May
American History Research Seminar: The Internal Enemy: Chesapeake Slavery and the War of 1812
Alan Taylor Professor of History, University of California - Davis
Location: Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Special Time: 4:00 PM
Monday, 14th May
When Nations and Biology Meet: Exploring the Social and Cultural Politics of New Genetic Technologies in Canada
Amy Hinterberger Research Fellow, Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford
Location: Dahrendorf Room, Founder's Building, St Antony's College
Tuesday, 22nd May
Special Lecture: The North American Idea
Robert Pastor Director, Center for North American Studies, American University
Location: Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Unless indicated, all seminars will take place from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
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