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La contre-culture au Quebec

Rondeau’s “La contre-culture au Quebec” recognized by ICI Radio-Canada

Professor Frederic Rondeau’s latest edited volume, “La contre-culture au Québec” has been recognized on a list of 100 must-read books by ICI Radio-Canada. View the whole list (in French) here and listen to Michel Désautels explain why he chose Prof. Rondeau’s book (in French) here. You can learn more or purchased the book at Les Presses de l’Université […]

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2016 Maine Literary Award

Historical Atlas of Maine receives award from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance

The Historical Atlas of Maine was honored with a 2016 Maine Literary Award for Excellence in Publishing at ceremony on Thursday, May 26 at SPACE in downtown Portland. Canadian-American Center Director Prof. Stephen Hornsby and publisher Michael Alpert received the award. View photos of the event. For more information about the Atlas or to place an order, […]

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Sandy and Bobby Ives

Sandy & Bobby Ives Research Award – Deadline April 29!

Full-time UMaine students can apply for a grant of $500 to support research, conference travel, or ethnographic fieldwork training relating to the fields of ethnography, oral history, folklore, or regional studies of Maine or the Maritime Provinces of Canada. To apply submit the following items via email to Liam Riordan.  Review of applications will begin […]

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Bucknell University

Claire Campbell (Bucknell University) to lecture at UMaine

Dr. Claire Campbell of Bucknell University will present Because it’s 2016: Rethinking the Frontier Myth and “Canada’s National Interest” this coming Monday, March 21, at 3:15PM at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. The lecture, which is co-sponsored by the Canadian-American Center and the UMaine History Department, will cover environmental history, landscape, and historic parks in Canada. Please note that the […]

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