Call for Proposals "Canada: Forces of Inclusion and Exclusion"

  • November 13, 2019
  • Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) will host its 25th biennial conference, “Canada: Forces of Inclusion and Exclusion” November 13-16, 2019, in Montréal, Canada. The conference is open to all proposals with a significant Canadian focus. Papers and panel proposals are welcome from graduate students, professors, independent scholars, and practitioners on any aspect of the Canadian experience, including comparative inquiries.

ACSUS encourages panels and individual papers addressing relevant subjects that fall within any of the following fields of research:

  • Indigenous Studies
  • Northern and Arctic Studies
  • North American Integration and Border Issues
  • Business, Trade, and Economics in North America
  • Teaching Canada and Education in the Hemisphere
  • Foreign Policy and Defense
  • International Relations
  • Politics and Public Policy
  • Law and the Constitution
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Gender, Identities and Diversity
  • Energy and the Environment
  • History
  • Literature, Film, Music and the Arts in English
  • Literature, Film, Music and the Arts in French
  • Quebec Studies and the French Presence in North America
  • Cultural Studies
  • Philosophy

For more details about the conference, please see the Call for Proposals (pdf).  Please send your submission to the appropriate section chair(s) listed in the Call for Proposals no later than April 15, 2019.  Please send any questions to Dr. Christopher Kirkey, Program Chair, canada@plattsburgh.edu.  

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is a multi-disciplinary membership-based organization committed to raising awareness and understanding of Canada and the bilateral relationship. ACSUS supports research and academic activity through its publications, conferences, and grant programs; promotes the academy through active advocacy and outreach; and positions the community by profiling the scope and diversity of research undertaken by the ACSUS membership in the humanities and social sciences.

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