The deadline for the submission of abstracts for “Straddling Boundaries”, the 2013 conference at Algoma University, has been extended until January 15th 2013, so there is still time to send a proposal. It is also still possible to apply for a postgraduate travel bursary – see conference page for details. This is an international, interdisciplinary conference and promises to be very exciting. More
CCUSB News
In the news: Toronto gets new U.S. special agent, targeting gun smuggling – thestar.com. When a bullet kills or harms someone in Toronto, one of the first questions asked is where the gun came from. If the weapon is thought to be American, a Toronto-based U.S. special agent pairs Canadian police with U.S. authorities to discern how it got here. For the past seven years, that agent was Regina Lombardo, who opened Toro... More
In the news: Roma take complex route via Europe, Mexico to seek asylum in Canada http://www.windsorstar.com/Roma+take+complex+route+Europe+Mexico+seek+asylum+Canada/7670455/story.html A Dodge Caravan with California licence plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a southbound lane unblocked by traffic. Border agents could only watch as the van disappeare... More
Non-CCUSB call for papers: “In The Balance” Indigeneity.net If indigeneity and globalization are seen to articulate (with) each other in cultural as well as political spheres, what hangs in the balance? Working through the analytical window of performance in a range of sites and modalities, this interdisciplinary conference examines the power and the precariousness of indigeneity as a politicized cultural force ... More
In case you missed it, here is a link to network member Kelly Hewson’s recent blog post concerning non-Indigenous scholars researching Indigenous issues – a topic of discussion at the September workshop. More