La revue a le plaisir d’annoncer un numéro spécial sur le thème « Solitude(s) » sous la direction de Cécile Fouache (Université de Rouen Normandie) et de Lorie-Anne Rainville (Université de Caen Normandie, rédactrices invitées, associées à la rédactrice en chef de la revue, Laurence Cros. Après les célébrations du cent-cinquantième anniversaire de la Confédération en 2017, et en ces temps de quête nationale pour la réconciliation avec les Premières Nations, la revue souhaite recevoir des articles qui apportent de nouvelles perspectives et des lectures innovantes du thème « Solitude(s) » dans la littérature canadienne. Si le thème reste large, seront bienvenues les propositions qui explorent les interactions culturelles et linguistiques entre les deux solitudes fondatrices et la façon dont le Canada français et le Canada anglais se décrivent mutuellement (ou non) dans la littérature et les arts visuels. De même, sont attendues des propositions sur la représentation des Premières Nations, souvent désignées comme étant la « Troisième Solitude » du Canada, avec un intérêt particulier pour les œuvres d’écrivains et artistes autochtones canadiens. Les autres solitudes du pays ne seront pas oubliées en ce qu’elles partagent avec les communautés minoritaires fondatrices des préoccupations similaires ayant trait à l’identité culturelle. Ces préoccupations soulèvent des questions relatives à la reconnaissance de l’Autre, à l’inclusion, aux frontières et aux limites (à la fois au sens littéral et au sens figuré) et la perception d’autres formes de limites et de catégories qui contribuent à entretenir ou au contraire à « briser les solitudes », pour reprendre la devise de l’ancienne gouverneure générale Michaëlle Jean. Il s’agit là d’idées indicatives et non exhaustives. //

The journal is pleased to announce an upcoming special issue on the theme of solitude(s), under supervision of guest editors Cécile Fouache (Université de Rouen) and Lorie-Anne Rainville (Université de Caen), as well as Laurence Cros, editor-in-chief. After the celebrations of Canada’s sesquicentennial in 2017, and in these times of a national quest for reconciliation with First Nations, the journal is seeking articles that bring fresh perspectives and new insights to the theme of solitude(s) in Canadian literature. Although the theme remains broad, the editors would particularly like to see proposals that explore the linguistic and cultural interaction between the two founding solitudes and the way French and English Canada depict each other (or not) in literature and in the visual arts. In a similar vein, proposals are welcomed on the representation of First Nations, often referred to as Canada’s Third Solitude, with a special interest in works by Canadian Indigenous writers and artists. So too are proposals on the host of other solitudes in the country, which share with Canada’s founding minority communities similar concerns with cultural identity that bring into play issues evolving around recognition of the Other, inclusion, borders and boundaries – literally and figuratively – and the perception of other forms of limits and categories that contribute to maintaining or to “breaking down solitudes” to use former Governor General Michaëlle Jean’s motto. Please note that these ideas are indicative, not comprehensive.

La date limite/ submission deadline: 15-03-2019.

McGill University, Montreal, Québec/Canada, 26-27 October 2019

This conference will look at the long-distance movement of people, goods and ideas that put Canada in touch with global circuits before there was a Canada.  For centuries, the northern half of the continent functioned as an unlikely international carrefour.  Long-distance travel under daunting conditions long served to connect far-flung peoples and places.  Starting out from the Bering Sea, Thule bands pushed westward across the Arctic rim toward Greenland and down into Labrador, just when Norse seafarers were approaching these same regions from the North Atlantic.  Basque whalers and cod fishers from western Europe visited Newfoundland and penetrated into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, coming every summer in large numbers and linking these regions to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.  Indigenous captives from the American southwest as well as Africans caught up in the toils of the Atlantic slave trade found themselves in involuntary servitude in Montreal and Quebec.  Well before the age of the railroad and the telegraph, canoe routes thousands of miles long were linking Indigenous nations of the prairies to Europe via Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence.  The connections were obviously economic, but they also had political, cultural and intellectual dimensions.  The subject is one that Harold Innis pioneered in the 1930s, but his vision was highly eurocentric and imbued with the teleologies of settler nation-building. The time is right for a more balanced and decolonized appreciation of spaces and connections.

We welcome submissions from junior and senior researchers working in any relevant discipline, including History, Archeology, Art History, Literature, Geography. Proposals in either English or French are welcome.  The programme committee will make a selection from the proposals submitted with a view to establishing a varied and coherent programme.

Submission deadline: March 15, 2019.

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba/Canada, 25 – 28 September 2019

The 54th Northern Great Plains History Conference will be held as part of the fifth in the series of revived Western Canadian Studies Conferences in Brandon, Manitoba, on Treaty 2 territory, the traditional homelands of the Dakota, Anishanabek, Oji-Cree, Cree, and Métis peoples, September 25–28, 2019.

Proposals for individual papers and complete sessions in all fields of history ­– around the globe and across time – are encouraged.  This year, the Northern Great Plains Conference will be held in conjunction with the Western Canadian Studies Conference and we particularly encourage papers that explore or compare Indigenous and settler colonial experiences of the northern grasslands on both sides of the international boundary.

Please email proposals to James Naylor (Naylor@BrandonU.ca) by April 12, 2019, indicating “NGPHC” or “WCSC” in the subject line.  The Northern Great Plains History Conference welcomes graduate and undergraduate student participants.  As such, prizes will be awarded to the best graduate paper and the best undergraduate paper.

Individual paper proposals must include a one-paragraph abstract and a one-page CV. Session proposals will include a session abstract, a one-paragraph abstract for each presenter, and a one-page CV for everyone in the session.  Proposals for roundtable sessions will include a session abstract and a one-page CV for everyone.  Please indicate any AV requirements.

People willing to chair sessions, or serve as commentators, are encouraged to email James Naylor (Naylor@BrandonU.ca).

Submission deadline: April 12, 2019

November 13–16, 2019, Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec 

The Association for Canadian Studies is pleased to announce the call for proposals for their 25th biennial conference.

Disciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary scholarly inquiries dedicated to examining the conference theme of inclusion/exclusion in Canada and Canadian affairs are encouraged. In what ways can Canada be regarded as an inclusive society by the international community? What policies has Canada established and pursued over the past 150 years to foster and expand inclusivity? Have there been notable variations over time, across issues and governments, and in Canada’s approach toward inclusivity? How might these be explained? How is Canada currently positioning itself to embrace inclusivity given the variety of global concerns in the international community?

We welcome papers and panel proposals from graduate students, professors, independent scholars, practitioners, and exceptional undergraduates. Scholars interested in submitting a proposal should forward a working title and abstract of no more than 300 words along with a current vitae (2 pgs. maximum) to the appropriate section chairs no later than April 15, 2019. Paper presenters must be current ACSUS members. Confirmations will be sent to participants by May 15, 2019.

The North and Arctic Studies Section Theme: Arctic Policy in Canada: Forces of Inclusion and Exclusion

Co-Chairs: Heather Nicol, Trent University, heathernicol@trentu.ca; Nadine Fabbi, University of Washington, nfabbi@uw.edu; Mark Watson, Concordia University, mark.watson@concordia.ca; Barry Zellen, United States Coast Guard Academy, Barry.S.Zellen@uscga.edu

The North and Arctic Studies section is calling for proposals with a focus on Arctic policy in Canada, including Canada’s Arctic foreign policy, the foreign policy of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the declarations and policies of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, policies developed by the territorial governments or the Inuit regions and communities in Inuit Nunangat, recent policies pertaining to the Northwest Passage. Who is included and who is excluded in a particular Arctic policy? How do Canada’s Arctic foreign and domestic policies compare to those of other Arctic nation-states? How does Canada’s first Arctic foreign policy compare to the most recent foreign policy, and to what degree were Inuit included in policy development? How is Inuit policy used to strengthen Inuit interests in domestic and international affairs or to provide greater social benefits? How do film or other arts express or respond to a policy agenda? Papers accepted to the North and Arctic Studies Section may be considered for Issue #61 of the International Journal of Canadian Studies, Arctic Policy in Canada (currently scheduled for publication in Fall 2020).
Submission deadline: April 15, 2019.

The International Journal of Canadian Studies will publish a thematic section entitled New Generation, in its issue #59 in early 2020. Scholars in their early career are invited to submit a manuscript in English or French that they have presented at a conference, congress or workshop in 2018 or 2019, in any area of Canadian Studies. The Journal is particularly interested in interdisciplinary work.

For this issue, we define “early career” flexibly. This includes graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and pre-tenure faculty members. Other profiles may be considered on an individual basis.

For further information, contact the editors:

Claude Denis                                    David Staines                                    Nadine Fabbi

cldenis@uottawa.ca                       David.Staines@uottawa.ca           nfabbi@uw.edu

To submit a manuscript, consult “guidelines” at http://bit.ly/IJCS_Submissions

// La Revue international d’études canadiennes publiera une section thématique intitulée Nouvelle génération, dans son numéro 59 au début de 2020. Les auteur-e-s en début de carrière sont invité-e-s à soumettre un manuscrit en anglais ou français, qui aura été présenté lors d’un congrès, colloque ou atelier en 2018 ou 2019, dans tous les secteurs des Études canadiennes. La Revue est particulièrement intéressée à publier des travaux interdisciplinaires.

Pour ce numéro, nous définissons « début de carrière » de manière flexible. Sont inclus les étudiant-e-s de cycles supérieurs, les chercheurs postdoctorants et les professeurs avant la permanence. D’autres profils pourront être considérés sur une base individuelle.

Pour plus d’information, contacter les rédacteurs :

Claude Denis                                    David Staines                                    Nadine Fabbi

cldenis@uottawa.ca                       David.Staines@uottawa.ca           nfabbi@uw.edu

Pour soumettre un manuscript, consultez les “guidelines” à l’adresse http://bit.ly/IJCS_Submissions