Thursday, June 11, 2009

Publications by and for Canadianists

Publications by and for Canadianists

Carol Shields: Evocation and Echo. Edited by Aritha van Herk and Conny Steenman-Marcusse, 2009, Barkhuis, Canada series, 146 pages. ISBN: 9789077922514. For more information, visit Website http://www.barkhuis.nl/product_info.php?products_id=90.

First Nations First Thoughts The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada. Written by Annis May Thompson, 2009, UBC Press, 336 pages. ISBN: 9780774815512. For more information, visit website http://www.ubcpress.ca/search/title_book.asp?BookID=299172437.

The Last Best West: An Exploration of Myth, Identity, & Quality of Life in Western Canada. Written by Anne Gagnon, W. F. Garrett-Pett and James Hoffman, New Star Books, 2009, 256 pages. ISBN: 9781554200443. For more information, visit Website http://www.newstarbooks.com/book.php?book_id=155420044X.

Leensok letoch haor hachi chazak: Mevchar shirim (Fly Off into the Strongest Light: Selected Poems). Written by Seymour Mayne, translated in Hebrew by Moshe Dor, Tel Aviv: Keshev Publishing House 2009, 127 pages. ISBN: 978-965-531-023-8. For more information, visit Website http://www.poetry.org.il/pages/book.asp (in Hebrew only).

La fugueuse et ses avatars dans l’œuvre romanesque de Suzanne Jacob. Written by Aleksandra Grzybowska, 2009, Presses de l’Université de Silésie, 270 pages. ISBN: 978-83-226-1839-4. For more information, visit Website https://wydawnictwo.us.edu.pl/?q=node/1215.

Les Réfugiés acadiens en France (1758-1875), l'impossible ré-intégration. Written by Jean-François Mouhot, 2009, Les éditions du Septentrion, 456 pages. ISBN: 2-89448-513-1. For more information, visit website http://www.septentrion.qc.ca/catalogue/livre.asp?id=2510.


PUBLICATIONS BY AND FOR CANADIANISTS
Breve Historia de Canadá. Desde la colonia hasta la actualidad. By Cristina Lucchini. Siglo XXI Editora Iberoamericana – Argentina, 2009. 432 p. ISBN 978-987-1013-71-5.
Trayectorias Culturales Latinoamericanas : Medios, Literatura y Globalización. By Patrick Imbert. Colección Canadá Québec. Buenos Aires : Galerna 2009. ISBN 978-950-556-545-0. 303 p.
Comment comparer le Canada avec les États-Unis aujourd’hui: enjeux et pratiques, Hélène Quanquin, Christine Lorre-Johnston and Sandrine Ferré-Rode (Dirs), Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris. 2009. 278 p. ISBN 9-782878-544572. Site web: http://psn.univ-paris3.fr/.
Angels of Snow. An Anthology of Modern English-Canadian Poetry, Edited by James Steele, Wei Li and Juang Zhigang, translation into Chinese of English-Canadian poems with an introduction and notes. Inner Mongolia University Press. ISBN 978-7-81115-490-0.
Synergies Inde. Inde – Québec : Regards croisés et rencontres francophones. Revue du GERFLINT. Mumbai 2008. ISSN : 1951-6436. Web : http://gerflint.forumpro.fr/. 192 p.
Zeitchrift für Kanada-Studien. 29. Jahrgang 2009, Heft 1. Ingrid Neumann-Holzshuh, Wilfried von Bredow and H. Peter Dörrenbächer. Wissner-Verlag, Augsburg. GKS journal, ISSN 0944-7008. 182 p.
E9-422 Un Inuit de la toundra à la guerre de Corée. Written by Eddy Weetaltuk, Carnets nord, 2009, 250 pages. ISBN: 978-2-35536-025-1. For more information, visit website http://www.carnetsnord.fr/recherche.


Publications by and for Canadianists
Eidôlon, n°80/déc. 2007 - 1985-2005 : vingt années d'écriture migrante au Québec. Les voies d'une herméneutique
Edited by Marie-Lyne Piccione and Marc Arino, 2008, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 242 pages. ISBN: 978-2-903440-80-0. For further details, visit website http://www.lcdpu.fr/livre/?GCOI=27000100328550&fa=details.
200 femmes de l’histoire – Des origines à nos jours
Written by Yannick Resch, 2009, Eyrolles, 230 pages. ISBN: 978-2-212-54291-2. For further details, visit website http://www.eyrolles.com/Loisirs/Livre/200-femmes-de-l-histoire-9782212542912.
Carol Shields: Evocation and Echo
Edited by Aritha van Herk and Conny Steenman-Marcusse, 2009, Barkhuis, 146 pages. ISBN: 978-9-077-92251-4. For more information, visit Website http://www.barkhuis.nl/product_info.php?products_id=90 or send an email to canlit@xs4all.nl.
First Nations, First Thoughts – The Impact of Indigenous Thoughts on Canada
Written by Annis May Thompson, 2009, UBC Press, 336 pages. ISBN: 978-0-774-81551-2. For more information, visit website http://www.ubcpress.com/search/title_book.asp?BookID=299172437.
L’absence de partis nationaux : menace ou opportunité ?
Edited by Jean-Benoît Pilet, Jean-Michel De Waele and Serge Jaumain, 2009, Éditions de l’Université de Bruxelles, 200 pages. ISBN: 978-2-8004-1448-5. For more information, visit website http://www.editions-universite-bruxelles.be/ABWebBuilder.php?page=/catalogue/detail/,action=abcataloguedetail;displayouvrage;2192.

CANADIAN STUDIES NEWS

CANADIAN STUDIES NEWS
MINORITÉS CULTURELLES AU CANADA : EXPRESSIONS, TERRITOIRES – CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2010 annual colloquium of the Association française d’études canadiennes (AFEC) will be held in Avignon, France from June 10th to 12th, 2010. Proposals for communications are invited on the subject of cultural minorities in Canada, i.e. minorities that single themselves from the majority through appearances, attitudes and behaviours. The colloquium’s organizers foster a multidisciplinary perspective. Proposals must be sent by October 31st, 2009, by email to
patrice.brasseur@univ-avignon.fr. For more information, visit website http://www.afec33.asso.fr/, or send an email to Mr. Brasseur at the above mentioned email address.
SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE – NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Please note that the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute now offers three new funding opportunities to its Canadian members, intended to facilitate events that incorporate visiting lecturers from India. They are the Lester Person Memorial Lecture award worth $10,000 CDN, the Kanta Marwah Lecture Series award worth $1,700 CDN and the Nominate An Indian Visiting Lecturer Award. For more information, visit website
http://www.sici.org/programmes/for-canadians/ or send an email to Ms. Sarah Hawkins at sarah.hawkins@ucalgary.ca.
NORTH BY NORTHWEST, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST – CANADA & THE UNITED STATES: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE – CONFERENCE
Please note that the 20th ACSUS (Association for Canadian Studies in United States) Biennial Conference will be held from November 18th to 22nd, 2009, at the Westin Gaslamp, San Diego, California, U.S. 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. All conference participants (ACSUS members and non-members) must pre-register by August 21, 2009 to reserve their place on the program. For more information, visit website
http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=275&Sub=431, or send an email to info@acsus.org.
BRAZIL CANADA: DIVERSITY AND COLLECTIVE IMAGINARY DIALOGUES BETWEEN AMERICAS – CONFERENCE
Please take note that ABECAN (Brazilian Association for Canadian Studies) 10th International Conference will be held from November 17th to 20th, 2009, at the Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil. To download the conference program or to register, visit website
http://congresso2009.abecan.org.br/en/index.php, or send an email to or send an email to congresso2009@abecan.org.br..



SHASTRI INDO-CANADIAN INSTITUTE – NEW PROGRAMME DEADLINES
Please take note that of the following new deadlines for the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s programme: India Studies Fellowships (for Canadians): June 30th, 2009; Scholar Travel Subsidy Grants (for Indians and Canadians): July 15th, 2009 & February 15th, 2010; Millennium Development Goals Research Grant (for Indians and Canadians): August 31st, 2009; Partnership Development Seed Grants (for Indians and Canadians): September 30th, 2009; Student Excellence Awards (for Canadians): October 30th, 2009; Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Prizes (for Canadians): January 15th, 2010. The Shastri Institute is also pleased to announce that all application materials for the above mentioned programmes are now available. For more information, visit Website http://www.sici.org/newsletter/preview/1212/#nla_01.

NEW CANADIAN STUDIES CENTRE IN CUBA
On May 20th, 2009, a new Canadian Studies centre was inaugurated, as a result of a ministerial decision, at the Universidad Hermanos Saíz. Mr. Marc-Antoine Dumas, second secretary at the Canadian Embassy in Cuba along with representatives of the Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP) were presents for the occasion. It is the seventh center of its kind to open in Cuba. For more information, visit website http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/buscador.php?palaclav=Crean+C%E1tedra+de+Estudios+Canadienses+en+la+Universidad+Hermanos+Sa%EDz, or send an email to digital@jrebelde.cip.cu.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Todays Headlines from Canada


TOP STORIES
Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Government of Canada Supports 2009 World Water Ski Championships Marketwire
Jackson Native Injured In Canada Stage Collapse MSNBC
Canada's Leading University Health Centre Adopts Intelligent PHR Marketwire
Stage collapses in Canada as Billy Currington, band play Nashville Tennessean
Government of Canada Supports the Siska Traditions Society Marketwire
Canada extradites German lobbyist Al Jazeera
Government of Canada Celebrates the Historical Significance of the National Farm Radio Forum Marketwire
Media Advisory: Infrastructure Canada Marketwire
Volkswagen Canada Sales Are Up Again Marketwire



Monday, 3 August 2009

Karlheinz Schreiber deported from Canada Canada Dot Com
Schreiber being extradited from Canada to Germany The Guardian
Canada, Italy brawl at basketball 'friendly' CBC
Smugglers in Canada can easily get helicopters MSNBC
Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1, injuring 75 Star Tribune
Greying Canada to turn job market upside-down National Post
Earl Jones in Canada, fears for his safety: lawyer Canada Dot Com

Tuesday, 21st July 2009
Boards, Expands by Launching in Canada PR Newswire
Canada forest fires force thousands to flee Inquirer

Media Advisory: Governments of Canada and Ontario Make Infrastructure Announcement Marketwire
Extenway: Included in the Tech 100 of Canada's Top Tech Companies by Market Cap, as Established by Canadian Business Magazine Marketwire
Government of Canada Launches National Consultations on Copyright Modernization Marketwire
Media Advisory: Government of Canada Supports Canada's Most Promising Researchers Marketwire
WINNIPEG, Care needed with use of slots: Air Canada union Canada Dot Com

Friday 10th July 2009

Canada's $14B auto industry puzzle Canada Dot Com
July 9: Canada prohibits slavery, Clinton chooses Gore as running mate The Examiner
Canada examines cancer risks of diabetes drug Yahoo Daily News
Davis Cup tennis playoff draw set as Canada gets ready to face Peru Yahoo Daily News
Senate votes to permit lower cost drug imports from Canada Star Tribune
Canada worst on climate change - WWF, Allianz Independent online (SA)
Media Advisory: U.S. and Canada Border Management Policy Presented by Christopher Sands at CIC Luncheon Marketwire
NAV CANADA announces third quarter financial results Canada Newswire
Canada to top G7 in capital investment: report Canada Dot Com
Roz Weston of Entertainment Tonight Canada announced as Co-Host of the KiSS 92.5 Morning Show Canada Newswire



Thursday 25th June 2009
Canada primary source of ecstasy in drug trade: reportWorldwide export of illegal amphetamines also growing Canada Dot Com
Green group asks US to bar Canada oil sands The Times of India
Canada coming out of recession, OECD says Canoe
Illegal drugs: Canada's growing international market CBC
Knee injury sidelines Canada's Heil CBC
Is Canada's housing market tanking or taking off? Canada Dot Com
Canada a 'primary' source of Ecstasy, meth: UN report \National Post
Canada major player in illegal drug trade Canoe
H1N1 flu death toll rises in Canada Canada Dot Com
Note to Editors: Public Health Agency of Canada Marketwire
Canada's Economic Action Plan at work in British Columbia Canada Newswire
Canada rejects UN human rights recommendations Canada Dot Com
Canada needs more drones for security missions Canada Dot Com


Thursday June 18, 2009
World's largest passenger plane makes first commercial flight in Canada Canada Dot Com
Air Canada reaches tentative deal over pensions with pilots.
Canada rejects UN human rights recommendations Canada Dot Com
Air Canada reinstating travel agent commissions with reward for sale of Tango fares\ Stockhouse
Air Canada inaugurates daily non-stop Calgary-Whitehorse and Calgary-London, on flights Canada Newswire
Google Canada promises 'Street View' won't invade privacy Canada Dot Com
Dispute Stalls Plan for Canada Crossing Wall Street Journal
Labour minister appoints two mediators to help Air Canada contract talks Stockhouse
Coldplay clocks into Canada National Post
Google Canada promises Street View won’t invade privacy National Post
Air Canada loan may be dangerous precedent, critics say National Post
Ottawa assigns mediators to Air Canada, CUPE talks National Post

Friday June 12, 2009
Bank of Canada calls for exit strategies Canoe
Canada in the driver's seat with Magna's help Canada Dot Com
Severe swine flu cases hit Canada's Inuits Syracuse
U.S. to boost Canada border presence by 45% National Post
Media Advisory: The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Announce Funding for Provincial Post-Secondary Institutions Marketwire
Media Advisory: Governments of Canada and Ontario Announce Funding for Conestoga College Marketwire
NAV CANADA holds line on service charges Canada Newswire
Canada's leader says stimulus effort under way Philadelphia Daily News

TOP STORIES

Tuesday June 9, 2009
Canada geese confirmed as culprit in Hudson plane crash Newsday
Alcool NB Liquor Expands Support of MADD Canada Marketwire
WWF-Canada: Sustainable Seafood Event in Ottawa to Celebrate World Oceans Day Marketwire
Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Laval Marketwire
The Canada Revenue Agency Revokes the Charitable Status of Living Waters Ministry Trust Marketwire
A Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Quebec Cities Marketwire
Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the Death of Private Alexandre Peloquin Marketwire
Correctional Service of Canada: Inmate Fight at Edmonton Institution Marketwire



TOP STORIES
Monday June 8, 2009
Dhalla affair spotlights Canada's nagging nanny quandary. Canada Dot Com
Canada parliamentarians express strong support for UN inquiry and solidarity with Tamil demonstrators Tamil Eelam
Canada's Economic Action Plan Delivering for Fisheries and Marine Industries Marketwire
Achievements for Resource-Based Industries Marketwire
Year-long India festival in Canada The Times of India
Team Canada spellers stumped in Round 5 of international bee Canada Dot Com
Canada's job market not as bad as it seems: economists Canada Dot Com
Minister Oda Launches National Tour of Exhibit on Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan Marketwire
The Government of Canada Announces Implementation of Music Showcases Initiative for Artists from Minority Official-Language Communities Marketwire
Canada Passes "Buy Canada" Type Resolution CBS News

TOP STORIES
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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Canada has no legal duty to protect Khadr: government National Post
Canada's big banks move long-term fixed rate mortgage rates higher Stockhouse
Petro-Canada Annual General and Special Meeting Stockhouse
The Government of Canada Congratulates the National Arts Centre on its 40th Anniversary Marketwire
Canada’s Flaherty asks pension chair to review pay National Post
GM's Canada sales outperform the industry Canada Dot Com
Canada spending on jobless up $5.5-billion: Flaherty National Post
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Trade Resumption - Livingston International Income
Morgan Stanley announcement regarding holdings in Air Canada Canada Newswire
Stumbling blocks to Canada, China energy ties National Post
Tightening the U.S. Border with Canada Star Tribune
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