Jagiellonian University – Krakow, Poland
24th-26th of May 2023
Deadline: March 25, 2023
WSMIP building on Reymonta 4 street in Krakow and on MS Teams
Conference language: English and Polish
The American Studies Academic Circle of the Jagiellonian University and the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora cordially invite you to the gth edition of the Canadian Cultures Festival and the student-doctoral academic conference organized within its framework, entitled „Canada: A Model for Gender Equality?“. The event will take place from the 24th to 26th of May 2023 at the Faculty of International and Political Studies premises at 4 Reymonta Street in Krakow and online on MS Teams.
In 2015, after becoming Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau made history by creating the country’s first cabinet at the federal level based on gender parity. When inquired about the origins of that decision, he simply replied “because it’s 2015″. After his reelection in 2019, he has again opted for creating a gender-balanced cabinet. But does gender parity in federal and often provincial governments reflect the equality of women in all aspects of Canadian life? At our conference, we would like to reflect on the broader issue of the position of women in Canadian society.
All interested in active participation in the conference are encouraged to submit the abstracts for their papers. Please note that conference presentations should not exceed 20 minutes. Topics discussed may include among others:
– the participation of Canadian women in political and social life;
– Canada’s feminist foreign policy and women in diplomacy;
– gender-based analysis plus in federal policies;
– Canadian herstories and stories of Canadian women;
– varieties of feminism in Canada;
– the evolution of women’s rights historically;
– reproductive rights, motherhood and parenthood;
– socio-cultural gender, the status of non-binary, transgender and Two Spirit people and sexual minorities:
– discrimination against women on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, nationality or disability;
– female-led charities and women’s activism;
– female experiences of migration;
– representations of women in Canadian literature, film, music and painting.
We are also open to other suggestions related to the theme of the conference. We welcome submissions from such fields as: American studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, ethnology, cultural studies, gender studies, history, literary studies, film studies, migration, international relations and other social sciences and humanities.
In addition to the conference, we plan to publish a collection of papers presented during the event. Details will be announced at a later date.
The organizers reserve the right to select conference submissions. Acceptance of the proposal will be based on the quality of the submitted abstract, its close relevance to the conference theme and the novelty of the presented topic.
Abstracts can be submitted until the 25th of March 2023 via the form: https://forms.gle/RXYtLakdr4eDi3Qn9
Conference fee for presenters: 50 PLN
Length of the planned presentation: up to 20 minutes. Information on acceptance or rejection of the paper will be sent to all submitters by email.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at:
festiwalkulturkanadyjskich@gmail.com
We warmly invite you to participate!