“Climate Warnings: The Power of Canadian Environmental Art, Literature, and Creative Activism.” A public lecture by Professor Laura Moss. March 2, 7:30pm, Green College Coach House    A Panel Discussion with Laura Moss, Warren Cariou, Stephen Collis, and Rita Wong on Art, Activism, and Climate Justice. March 17, 7:30pm, Green College Coach House   You […]

June 10, 2021 Minelle Mahtani appointed as Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies We are pleased to announce that Professor Minelle Mahtani has been appointed as the 2021-2023 Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Mahtani is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice […]

The ACSUS Executive Council is happy to announce that it has renegotiated with the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Washington, D.C. and that the new dates for the 26th biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States will be held March 24-27, 2022. The ACSUS Executive Council is optimistic that international travel will be able to safely resume by that time and that the Association will be able to meet in what promises to be a great venue.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Submissions open for Dalton Camp Award 2021 $10,000 prize for the best essay on media and democracy TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020: Submissions are now open for the 2021 Dalton Camp Award. The annual prize, presented by FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, awards $10,000 for the best essay on the subject […]

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), the Association will host its 26th biennial conference, October 21-24, 2021, in Washington, DC. 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 […]

CALL FOR PAPERS Modernisms, Inside & Out The 4th conference of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative http://cwahi.concordia.ca Toronto, 20 – 22 August 2020  NEW DATES A collaboration between Concordia University, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection & Ryerson University’s Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre. In 2020 the McMichael Canadian Art […]

This year, Professor Laura Moss, the Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies, offers CDST 450B: “Poetics of Warning: Canadian Environmental Art, Film, and Literature”. This seminar is offered in Term 2 (January-April 2020). The class will meet on Wednesday morning from 9am to 12pm.

Thanks to Professor Michael Byers (Political Science) who completed his term as the Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies at the University of British Columbia, a position he fulfilled over the last two years (2017-2019). His contribution to the UBC Canadian Studies program has been superb. We wish him the best in his […]