Call for Submissions - 21st Biennial Conference: “Ottawa: A Capital City”.: Canadian Historical Association / Société historique du Canada (CHA

News >> News

Call for Submissions - 21st Biennial Conference: “Ottawa: A Capital City”.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

21st ACSUS Biennial Conference

November 16-20, 2011

The Westin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) welcomes proposals

for papers, roundtables, workshops and poster presentations at its 21th Biennial meeting

to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, November 16-20, 2011. ACSUS is a multidisciplinary

organization that seeks to encourage the study of Canada and U.S.-Canadian relations.

We welcome submissions from academics and professionals in the fields of the

humanities, social sciences, business, education and the natural and life sciences. The

theme for this biennial is “Ottawa: A Capital City” and affords participants to explore a

host of sub themes associated with the city’s function as the capital of Canada.

All proposals should have a distinctive Canadian focus, but we also encourage submissions

that consider Canada in a comparative context. We are particularly interested in

receiving submissions that examine Canada within a Western Hemispheric or global

setting. Proposals that seek to explore contemporary issues of concern such as borders,

migration, trade, technology, the environment and education are especially welcomed.

The conference will take place at the Westin in the heart of the city and close to

Parliament Hill, the National Gallery and the Byward market area.. We anticipate a high

level of interest in the Ottawa Biennial so we encourage you to submit your proposal in a

timely fashion.

Conference Sections include: Anthropology, Sociology and First Nations; Arts—Visual

and Performing; Business, Trade and Economics; Gender, Identity and Diversity;

Geography, Resources, Environment; History; Border Issues and Migration; Foreign

Policy and Defense; Literature in English; Literature in French; Politics and Public

Policy; The North; Quebec and the French Presence in North America; Education;

Canada in Comparative Perspective; Life Sciences and Technology. Poster Sessions are

also planned.

The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2010.

PROPOSALS

Submissions must be made using the online submission forms

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information concerning the biennial conference and associated events can be

found at http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275