Non-CCUSB call for papers: 2013 ACSUS Biennial Conference

Call for Presentations

 "Canada in the Hemisphere"  

Academic Co-Sponsors: the Mexican Association for Canadian Studies/Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá (AMEC) and the Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d'études canadiennes (CSN-REC)

ATTENTION: CANADIAN STUDIES /BORDER AND NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOLARS, PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS//COMPARITIVISTS AND POLICY PRACTITIONERS 

You are invited to submit a proposal to be considered in the applicant pool for the 2013 22^ND Biennial ACSUS conference, "Canada in the Hemisphere", November 19-23, 2013, Marriott Waterside and Marina hotel, Tampa, Florida.

DEADLINE

Proposals for presentation must be received no later than March 1, 2013 and submitted directly to: 

Kenneth Holland, Program Chair, kmholland@bsu.edu 

and

Miléna Santoro, Assistant Program Chair, santorom@georgetown.edu 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The ACSUS Biennial conference, established in 1971, is the leading international academic event focusing on Canada and its relationship with the United States, North America, and the world. Major academic presses and publishers give you access to the newest publications on Canada and Canada-US relations.

CONFERENCE THEME

The theme of the 2013 ACSUS conference is "Canada in the Hemisphere". In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on January 1, 2014, and the rising importance of the Arctic to Canada, ACSUS especially welcomes panels and individual papers addressing these subjects under any of the sections listed below. 

• Anthropology, Sociology and Indigenous
• Peoples of North America
• Border Issues and Migration
• Business, Trade and Economics in North America
• Education in the Hemisphere
• Foreign Policy and Defense
• Gender, Identities and Diversity
• Geography, Energy and the Environment
• History
• Mexico and Canada in the Hemisphere
• Literature, Film and the Arts in English
• Literature, Film and the Arts in French
• Politics and Public Policy

 ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS

The 2013 ACSUS Biennial is expected to draw approximately 500 attendees from a diverse group of scholars in Canadian and comparative studies representing over a dozen disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Attendees will come from the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia, and beyond.

Practitioners, opinion shapers, and researchers in border policy, North American political, economic, and cultural policy will also be present.  Attendees represent universities and colleges, associations, think tanks, government agencies, the private sector, advocacy groups, and regional and international networks who have an interest in Canada, Canada-US relations, North American/Hemispheric studies, and/or Canada as a comparative point of reference. Guest speakers will include award winning authors and cultural icons, and senior officials from government and the private sector.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING

The program includes five days of panels and roundtables from more than a dozen disciplines, as well as major plenaries keynoted by leading figures in politics, industry and the arts, and a vibrant exhibit hall featuring a cross section of academic presses from Canada.

PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS

All proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Program Committee. We strive to offer a multidisciplinary, balanced program of sessions by selecting proposals that fit within the framework and theme of the conference.

Email notification on the status of proposals will made by April 15, 2013.

QUESTIONS?

For general inquiries, please contact: 

David Archibald, Executive Director, darchibald@acsus.org

or

Myrna Delson-Karan, President, delsonkaran@yahoo.com