The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) will host its 25th biennial conference, November 13-16, 2019, in Montreal, Canada. The conference is open to all proposals with a significant Canadian focus. We welcome papers and panel proposals from graduate students, professors, independent scholars, and practitioners on any aspect of the Canadian experience, […]
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The Canadian-American Center is proud to support the 19th annual University of Maine and University of New Brunswick History graduate student conference, which will be held in Hill Auditorium (Barrows Hall) on the UMaine campus September 21-23, 2018. This year’s theme is “New Voices in History”. Please download the attached document to view the conference […]
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On March 6, from 4:00 to 5:30PM the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, as part of the Life of Ideas series, curated by Frédéric Rondeau, will host scholar Éric Méchoulan. Méchoulan will give a talk titled “On Friendship: A Brief History of the Concept from Aristotle to Facebook.” Éric Méchoulan is an early modernist and cultural historian […]
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The first event of the series “Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts” will feature three UMaine faculty members and take place on Thursday November 16 from 4-5:30PM in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space Stewart Commons, IMRC. Participants: Steve Evans (English): “Late Style: A Feminist Future for a Category of Patriarchal Aesthetics?” Jessica Miller […]
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Professor Donald Wright of University of New Brunswick will present “National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History” at our upcoming Fall CanAm Lecture on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 12PM in the Coe Room, Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono campus. This lecture is free and open to the public, and a boxed lunch is […]
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Please join us at 12:00-1:00PM on Thursday, September 14 at the University of Maine Memorial Union, Coe Room, for a panel discussion examining the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities faced by Canadian scholars who research and teach in the United States. CanAm faculty members Mark McLaughlin and Frédéric Rondeau and 2017 Geddes W. Simpson Lecturer Sharrona Pearl […]
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We are pleased to welcome Professor Sean Mills of the University of Toronto to the University of Maine on April 10, 2017. He will present a lecture entitled “Transnationalism, Race, and Quebec” at the Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall at 12PM. The event is free of charge; box lunches will be provided. Visit the event page […]
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The official call for papers (see below) has been distributed for the 2017 biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, which will be held at the Tuscany Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, October 18-21, 2017. Twenty different sections are represented, including new sections on First Nations, North American Studies, […]
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We are pleased to announce that Professor Pierre Anctil of the University of Ottawa will be delivering a lecture on the history of Montreal’s Jewish community. New research in French and Yiddish language sources has radically altered our understanding of Montreal Jewish history. These scholarly contributions have revealed the depth of Yiddish culture in Montreal […]
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Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are encouraged to apply for the Ottawa Political Internship. This is a fantastic opportunity for majors in Political Science, International Affairs, Economics, and more! Contact Betsy Arntzen by Friday, November 18 to apply and for more information.
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