O
Western Canada
Student-doctoral
conference within Canadian Culture Festival
Institute of American
Studies and Polish Diaspora of the Jagiellonian University
15-16 November
2012
Western
Canada. That’s the place, the country both picturesque and fascinating, to
which we will transport ourselves during the main academic event of this year’s
Festival of Canadian Culture, the academic conference O Western Canada.
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories. This is Canadian
West, usually remaining overshadowed by their eastern brothers. For decades,
the interest of the world was drawn mostly to Quebec and Ontario, their roles
in shaping Canadian politics, economy, society; and to their rivalry.
Meanwhile, those four promising, fascinating provinces became the focus of more
and more attention, due to their history and cultural riches. Western Canada is
intertwined with the native tribes cultures, with the transcontinental
railroad, with the North-West Rebellion led by Louis Riel, or more recently,
with hosting of two Winter Olympics. It is the area of thriving economy, but
also the area of the issue of western alienation. And we cannot forget about
the cultural and sport centers of the cities like Calgary, Vancouver, or
Winnipeg.
All
those topics and more are to be the scope of the conference organized by the American Studies Scientific Circle and the Institute of American Studies and
Polish Diaspora of the Jagiellonian University. We invite you to send the
abstracts for presentations concerning this region of Canada. The conference
presentations can be on any subjects related to Canadian West. We hope to
receive works on a wide scope of topics such as history, society, economy and
politics of the Western Provinces and cities. We’re also waiting for
presentations on cultural aspects of the region, like architecture, film,
literature, art and music.
We
invite you to send your abstracts, along with a short biographical note, via
e-mail to festiwalkulturykanadyjskiej@gmail.com before 31th October 2012. We will contact all the authors
before 5th November. Presentations can be given both in Polish and in English,
and their length should not be over 15 minutes. All speakers will be required
to pay a conference fee of 10zł before 10th November. Please ask all the
questions about the conference an the festival either via the e-mail above or
through the official facebook page of the festival.
American
Studies Scientific Circle of the Jagiellonian University
