10th triennial CEACS conference on Canadian Studies in Central Europe
September 12 to 14, 2024, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
To honour the 101st anniversary of the publication of L. M. Montgomery’s novel Emily of New Moon, we welcome proposals that address or contest narratives of change and development in the fields of history, sociology, anthropology, science, music, literature, language, or the fine arts.
Topic areas—in either French or English–could include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Revolutionary Canadian ideas, paradigms or theoretical approaches,
- Climate-change issues (including in literature),
- Evaluation/re-evaluation of key 20th-century events,
- Individual author/ artist/ performance studies (literature, music or other arts),
- Cultural impact of technological innovation,
- Updated genres, and new media,
- Language change and linguistic policy changes,
- Renegotiations of gender and mental health in language, literature, and society,
- Multiculturalism and marginalization revisited,
- Urban development in literature and arts,
- Canadian identities (Acadian, Quebec etc.),
- Migrant literature (écriture migrante),
- Transnationalization, migration, and cross-border issues/identities,
- And a special topic on Margaret Atwood at 85.
Abstracts of 200 words, along with a brief bio (200 words) should be sent to ceacs2024@um.si by January 31st, 2024.