UCL Canadian Studies Programme UCL Institute of the Americas 51 Gordon Square London, WC1H OPN The UCL Institute of the Americas is pleased to announce the following events taking place in the coming term with a series of distinguished speakers. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no charge but please inform Tony McCulloch if you intend to be present in order for catering arrangements etc to be made. The Institute would like to acknowledge the generous funding support from the Foundation for Canadian Studies that has made this year's Canadian Studies programme possible. Further details of all events are available on the UCL-IA web pages Please also contact Tony if you would like to be added to the mailing list of the UCL Institute of the Americas. Thursday 17 January 2013 UCL-IA seminar Jennifer Jeffs on "Canada and the Americas - Past, Present and Future" 5.30pm Refreshments (including Canadian wine and soft drinks) 6.00pm Seminar, 7.15pm Finish Dr Jennifer Jeffs is President of the Canadian International Council, the largest and most influential NGO in Canada focused on international issues. She is an expert in areas such as natural resources as well as on Canadian foreign policy. She will be discussing the Canadian government's current foreign policy with particular reference to the rest of the Americas, especially Mexico, Brazil and the Organisation of American States. Thursday 7 February 2013 UCL-IA Inaugural Annual Canadian Studies Lecture Canada - in from the Cold? Valedictory Thoughts of a British High Commissioner Anthony Cary - British High Commissioner to Canada, 2007-2010 6.00pm Lecture 7.15pm Reception "Canada has long been a Cinderella: taken for granted in her cold but spacious attic, while her hulking great ugly sister throws her weight about below and patronises her, considering her the epitome of dullness. Canada has been worthy, reasonable, earnest and self-deprecating. But there has been a lot of squabbling downstairs recently...and is that the fairy godmother I hear at the door?" Anthony Cary was British High Commissioner in Ottawa from February 2007 to December 2010 at the end of a long and distinguished career at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and, amongst other roles, he is currently the Honorary President of the Canada-UK Colloquium. The UCL Institute of the Americas is therefore delighted that he has agreed to deliver its inaugural Annual Canadian Studies Lecture - which will be followed by a Reception for Canadians, Canadianists and all friends of the Institute. Monday 18 February 2013 UCL-IA seminar Hector Mackenzie on "Canada and the Arctic during the Early Cold War" 5.30pm Refreshments 6.00pm Seminar, 7.15pm Finish Canada's relationship with the Arctic is attracting more and more attention at a time when important environmental, economic and geo-political issues are being brought to the fore by the effects of global warming. In 2013 Canada will take on the role of chair of the Arctic Council and its policy towards the region will be under the spotlight more than ever. This seminar will look at the evolution of Canada's Arctic policy during the Second World War and early Cold War. Dr Hector Mackenzie is Senior Historian at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa and a specialist in the era of the Second World War and the Cold War. Friday/Saturday 8/9 March 2013 UCL-IA conference Call for papers - Quebec and the World This is an international conference to be held at the UCL Institute of the Americas that aims to explore all aspects of Quebec's relations with the rest of the world - historical, political, literary, cultural, etc. We already have eight scholars from North America who will be presenting papers written for a new book on Quebec's international relations to be published in 2013. We are hoping for a similar number of papers from the UK, France and elsewhere which will be considered for a special issue of a Canadian Studies journal. The conference will take place from 1.00pm on Friday 8 March to 1.00pm on Saturday 9 March. There will be a reception on Friday evening 8 March attended by officials from Quebec Government House and kindly funded by the Quebec Government. Papers are invited on any aspect of Quebec's relations with the rest of the world. Funding for presenters is available to cover accommodation at the conference hotel on Friday 8 March and reasonable travel expenses. Panels will last 90 minutes and will consist of 3 or 4 papers of 15 to 20 minutes plus time for questions. If you are interested in submitting a paper for the conference (in English or French) please send a short synopsis of your topic and a brief c.v. to the conference organiser as soon as possible and preferably no later than 31 January. Please also let Tony know if you are interested in attending. Friday 12 July 2013 UCL-IA conference Call for papers - William Lyon Mackenzie King - unsung hero? This is an international conference to be held at the UCL Institute of the Americas that aims to revaluate the political career of William Lyon Mackenzie King - Canada's longest serving Prime Minister (1921-1926, 1926-1930, 1935-1948). Mackenzie King occupied the position of Prime Minister for 22 years in all during a period that witnessed the great depression, the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War. He led the Liberal party to a succession of election victories and was in many ways the most successful politician in Canadian history. And yet his career has rarely received the attention that it deserves and he is perhaps better known for his dabbling in the spirit world than he is for his political accomplishments. Papers are invited on any aspect of Mackenzie King's political career. Funding for presenters is available to cover accommodation at the conference hotel on Friday 12 July and reasonable travel expenses. The conference will take place from 11.00am to 5.00pm on 12 July. Panels will last 90 minutes and will consist of 3 or 4 papers of 15 to 20 minutes plus time for questions. If you are interested in submitting a paper for the conference (in English or French) please send a short synopsis of your topic and a brief c.v. to the conference organiser, as soon as possible and preferably no later than 28 February. Please also let Tony know if you are interested in attending the conference. | 
