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CfP: The 16th Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies „Globalization and Innovation: Canada and Israel in Comparative Perspective“

The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Association for Canadian Studies, 20-22 May 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Innovation is considered nowadays as a necessary foundation for the vitality of organizations and nations, directly impacting their growth and prosperity. Whereas once natural-, financial-, and human capital were considered critical for robustness, today the focus is on innovativeness, namely the capacity for creativity and implementation of novel ideas and practices. Therefore, seeing that innovativeness is regarded as critical for any society, community, region, firm, or organization that face fast changing conditions or fierce competition, innovation rose to be the central component for policy-making and strategic planning worldwide. Moreover, nations and organizations compete not only for better outcomes of innovation, such as higher rates of innovation-based fortunes, but also for better reputation as innovators. How has this global “innovation imperative” impact the global integration and the development of nations, regions, and firms? How is Canada positioned in the increasingly dense and global web of innovation-based ventures and projects? And, how has the reputation of Israel as “start-up nation” reflect on Canada’s innovation policy and on the innovation strategy of Canadian firms and organizations? Putting Canada and Canadian affairs in the context of the phenomenal rates of worldwide expansion of innovation, the 16th Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies shall be devoted to debating the social role of innovation in delivering progress and justice to people and societies worldwide, also through comparing among different nations, different sectors, and different historic eras.

The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Association for Canadian Studies are convening a three-day conference at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to steer discussions that situate Canada and Canadian affairs within the context of globalization and innovation.

See the full Call for Papers here.

Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2018.

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Aktuelles Veranstaltungen

MAUDIE Filmscreening in Düsseldorf

Samstag, 23. Juni 2018 ab 15:30 Uhr, Filmmuseum, Schulstraße 4, 40213 Düsseldorf

Die Regionalgruppe der Deutsch-Kanadischen Gesellschaft zeigt im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf den Film Maudie über das Leben der an Arthritis leidenden kanadischen Malerin Maud Lewis, der u.a. als Special Presentation auf dem Toronto Film Festival und auf der Berlinale gezeigt wurde und zahlreiche internationale Auszeichnungen erhalten hat.
Mit dem Filmmuseum Düsseldorf und seinem ca. 130 Personen fassenden Kinosaal konnte die DKG einen Kanada besonders verbundenen Partner gewinnen: Der Direktor Bernd Desinger ist nicht nur ein langjähriges Mitglied der DKG, sondern hat auch viele Jahre für das Goethe-Institut in Toronto gearbeitet. Das kanadische Konsulat in Düsseldorf hat sich freundlicherweise bereiterklärt, vor der Filmvorführung einen kleinen Empfang mit kanadischen Speisen und Getränken zu sponsern. Da der Film zwar in Nova Scotia spielt, aber in Neufundland gedreht wurde, wird Tourism Nova Scotia die Provinz mit „echten“ Bildern vorstellen.
Bei der zeitlichen Planung das am Abend ab 20 Uhr stattfindende WM-Fußballspiel Deutschland – Schweden berücksichtigt. Wer Interesse hat, kann nach dem Film zum Public Viewing in der Alststadt aufbrechen. Um die Planung zu erleichtern, bittet die DKG um frühzeitige Anmeldung.
Anmeldung: https://bit.ly/2KeUXYR

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Ausstellung in Berlin: Ideas of Land and Gainful Employment – First Nations in Kanada

bis 21. Dezember 2018 am JFKI, FU Berlin
Am John-F-Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien werden Bildern von Kanada des Fotografen Martin Weinhold ausgestellt. Der deutsch-kanadische Fotograf dokumentiert in seinen Aufnahmen seit über 10 Jahren die Lebens- und Arbeitswelten Kanadas einschließlich der First Nations. Die Ausstellung „Ideas of Land and Gainful Employment: First Nations in Canada“ läuft bis zum 21. Dezember. Die Ausstellung ist öffentlich, der Eintritt frei.

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Aktuelles Neuerscheinungen

New Publication: Disrespected Neighbo(u)rs: Cultural Stereotypes in Literature and Film

Editors: Caroline Rosenthal, Laurenz Volkmann, Uwe Zagratzki

Neighbourly relations frequently position a “self” against an “Other”. This is the case for both individuals and nations, and, indeed, within the various cultural groups of a nation. Our racial, ethnic, social, or gender identities are often created in demarcating ourselves by stereotyping the Other. Disrespect of the immediate neighbour based on stereotypical pre-conceptions and cultural biases may lie dormant for a long time and then, as shown in recent conflicts around the globe, suddenly surface due to changed economic and political conditions.
Media, including films and fictional as well as non-fictional texts, feature prominently in producing, propagating, and maintaining cultural difference and stereotypes in ideologically effective ways. This volume analyses re-presentations from various angles, as it comprises articles dealing with ethnic groups and neighbo(u)rhoods from three world areas, as well as genres and media instrumental to their respective cultural stereotyping. This focus on literary and media representations of the neighbo(u)rly Other from miscellaneous cultural environments results in a comprehensive understanding of analogies and differences in the mechanisms of production and perception of stereotypes. Addressing the manifold discourses at the heart of stereotyping the familiar Other, the book also points to their far-reaching repercussions on lived cultural practices.