By: LISA SURRIDGE AND TIMOTHY ILES; Taken from:http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-calculating-the-net-worth-of-the-humanities-1.310427 Thousands of delegates to the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences have descended upon the University of Victoria this week from across the country and, indeed, around the world. There could be nothing better for the local economy: eight days of […]
Second international Culture and the Canada-US Border conference University of Nottingham, 20-22 June 2014 Keynote Speakers: Charles Acland, Danielle Fuller, and DeNel Rehberg Sedo http://www.kent.ac.uk/ccusb/events/nottingham.html The Leverhulme Trust-funded Culture and the Canada-US Border international research network is pleased to invite proposals for papers or panels addressing topics related to […]
Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews seeks papers for a special issue on the poet P.K. Page co-edited by Emily Ballantyne, Emily Essert, and Michèle Rackham Hall. Until her recent death in 2010, Page was known as the “Grande Dame” of Canadian literature, revered for her image-rich poetry and […]
We’re excited to share the draft schedule for our 2013 conference, scheduled for 1-4 June, in Victoria, BC. ACCUTE 2013 features some dynamic presenters! We’re especially pleased to welcome our plenary speakers, Felicity Nussbaum and Kyla Wazana Tompkins. Dr. Nussbaum’s talk will be entitled “Lifewriting @ the edge: […]
ACCUTE and ESC: English Studies in Canada have partnered to create a travel fund for presenters at ACCUTE’s 2013 conference. In light of the recent cuts to SSHRC, we did want to offer some level of support, but please note that this fund is on a trial basis and may […]
