Non-CCUSB call for papers: 2013 ACSUS Biennial Conference Call for Presentations "Canada in the Hemisphere" Academic Co-Sponsors: the Mexican Association for Canadian Studies/Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá (AMEC) and the Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d'études canadiennes (CSN-REC) ATTENTION: CANADIAN STUDIES /BORDER AND NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOLARS, PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS AND... More
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In the news: Idle No More targets North America’s busiest border – Windsor – CBC News. People participating in the Idle No More movement plan to target the Ambassador Bridge next week. Members of the movement are organizing what they call “an economic slowdown” in Windsor on Jan. 16. Organizers insist it’s “not a blockade.” “We don't want to inconvenience people too... More
In the news: Idle No More Ceremony Planned for US-Canada Border January 5 The meet-up at the famous Peace Arch monument – described as a "peaceful prayerful gathering of Indigenous women, supported by our Indigenous men, standing united – will see Indigenous activists and supporters rally their drums, songs and prayers for change on both sides of the border." "It’s a peaceful, prayerf... More
17th December 2012
Non-CCUSB call for papers: Indigeneity and Diaspora: Exploring Intersections through Canadian Literature Modern Languages Association Conference, January 9th-12th, 2014, Chicago « ACCUTE. The MLA Canadian Literature in English Discussion Group is soliciting proposals for the following proposed panel: As lived experiences, cultural formations, and political identifications, Indigeneity and diaspora may initially appea... More
17th December 2012
In the news: Decision expected this month in landmark B.C. cross-border pollution case | canada.com. TRAIL, B.C. — On a beach in northeast Washington state near the Canadian border, Patti Bailey grabs a handful of what looks like sand and rolls the dark grains through her hands. It's slag, the grainy waste from the Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) lead and zinc smelter in Trail, B.C., about 10 kilometres north of the ... More