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.  
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Books for Review!
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 The latest edition of CanText, (vol. 14 issue 2), the newsletter of the BACS Literature Group is now available.
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BACS E-News
The next deadline for copy for BACS E-News is 28 June 2012 |
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BACS News
Congratulations to BACS members Ruth Kircher and Harriet Kennedy, Prix du Québec winners for 2012, Tracie Scott, winner of the first Michael J. Hellyer Postgraduate prize, and Asya Ostroukh, who won an ICCS graduate scholarship.
The winners of the 2012 Pierre Savard award were Erin Hurley for National Performance: Representing Quebec from Expo 67 to Céline Dion and Donica Belisle for Retail Nation: Department Stores and the Making of Modern Canada. The Governor General's Prize was awarded to Simon Langlois, director of the sociology department at Université Laval. Our warmest congratulations to all the recipients. This year BACS will be represented in the Universities Pavilion on Canada Day. If you're attending the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on 1 July, do come along and say hello.
Finally, have a look at our new website, where you will find lots of information about Canadian Studies in the UK, including the Call for Papers for the 2013 BACS conference, Crediting Canada: Canada as an Economic World Leader? If you would like information about an event included on the website please email it, preferably in Word format, to the BACS office.
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Canada, China and the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges
Institute for the Study of the Americas,
Senate Room, 1st Floor, Senate House, University of London, Friday 29 June 2012Speakers include: Gordon Campbell (High Commissioner for Canada to the UK)
Joseph Caron (former Canadian Ambassador to China, Japan and India and Asia Consultant, Vancouver)
Nicolas Maclean CMG (Chief Executive, MWM (Asia) and former Senior Fellow for International Affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS))
Jennifer Welsh (Professor in International Relations, Somerville College, University of Oxford)
Attendance is free of charge. To register please email Tony McCulloch by 25 June 2012.
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Funding Opportunities at ISA
The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA), School of Advanced Study, University of London, is delighted to announce the launch of two new funding schemes for the academic year 2012-13. Full details are available by following the links below.
Conference Grants
Applications are now sought for Conference Grants for scholars working on any aspect of the Americas. At least six conferences will be funded under this scheme in 2012-13, to a value of up to £2,200 per conference.Closing date: 1 August 2012.
Funded Fellowships
Applications are now sought for funded Fellowships at the Institute for the Study of the Americas. These Fellowships represent an opportunity for scholars working on any aspect of the Americas to undertake research at ISA for a period of up to eight consecutive months during the academic year. These positions attract a modest monthly stipend and at least two funded Fellowship appointments will be made for 2012-13. Fellows will be free to undertake research using the Institute's facilities, including the library, IT and office accommodation. Fellows will be expected to play an active part in the intellectual life of the Institute and the School, whilst also engaging in its mission to promote and facilitate research by assisting with the editing of ISA publications and convening academic events. It should be noted that, because the School does not participate in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), publications and other research outputs resulting from these Fellowships may be used by the Fellow's 'home' institution as part of its submission to the REF. Closing date: 1 August 2012.
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PhD Studentships on Northern Colonialism at the University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen invites applications for three PhD studentships on the theme of Northern Colonialism: Historical Connections, Contemporary Lives.
These studentships are part of the University's strategic investment in northern research and aim to foster path-breaking interdisciplinary research on the processes and impact of colonialism in the North. The Northern Colonialism programme builds upon existing expertise in Anthropology, Archaeology, History and Geology and is structured around three themes: Economies and Polities, Environments, and Cultural Transformations.
Doctoral students will undertake ethnographic, archaeological, archival, museum and/or material culture research to consider the intersections of
history, colonialism, and contemporary social life in The North. The North is defined here not so much by latitude as by the intersection of climatic,
environmental, historical, geopolitical and cultural conditions, all of which come together to give the region a significance for the future of life on earth quite out of proportion to its relatively sparse human population.
For further details on the programme and how to apply, click here.
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Conference News
Calls for Papers
49th Parallel: An Interdisciplinary Conference of North American Studies. University of Birmingham, Friday 7 September, 2012. Deadline: 22 June 2012.
Canada Abroad. Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, 30-31 July 2013. Deadline: 15 November 2012.
Crediting Canada: Canada as an Economic World Leader? BACS 38th annual conference, Canada House, London and Eccles Centre, London, 3-5 April 2012. Deadline: 30 November 2012.
Postcolonial Bodies. Annual Conference of the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies, 16-17 November 2012 , IGRS (Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies) Senate House, London. Deadline 25 June 2012.
Forthcoming conferences
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 June 2012, Women in Magazines: Research, Representation, Production and Consumption, Kingston University, London.
29 June 2012, Canada, China and the Asia-Pacific, Senate House, London.
26 - 28,October 2012. Diamond Jubilee Conference on the Crown. The Crown in Canada: A Diamond Jubilee Assessment, Government House, Regina.
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PhD advice on Twitter
Are you thinking about doing postgraduate study or are you currently a postgraduate? Are you looking to share your experiences and advice about postgraduate and postdoctoral life or do you have questions about postgraduate study to which you would like honest and supportive answers?
Then login to your Twitter account and get involved with #phdadvice.
Created recently, this hashtag hosts advice and questions from established academics, current postgraduates and aspiring researchers, from giving conference papers to getting published, starting teaching, interview advice, research issues, and how to maintain one's sanity whilst being a postgraduate student. Search for/ direct your questions and advice at #phdadvice. Whatever your field, you are sure to find something useful here!
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