Democracy as a work in progress: the intellectual and cultural dynamics of the Canadian idea

The British Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) is pleased to announce that the 2010 annual conference will take place 6th-8th April 2010 at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University. Proposals for 20-minute papers, to be presented in either English or French, are invited from any single disciplinary or multidisciplinary perspective. Multidisplinary and interdisciplinary panel proposals, including those from postgraduate students, are welcome.

In addition to the full conference CFP, the BACS Literature Group would especially appreciate papers in the following areas:

How does Canadian literature and culture engage with questions of:

• Canadian intellectual, cultural, and political thought
• democracy and governance
• law and social policy
•  human rights and social justice
• conceptions of liberty
• history, memory and identity
• marginalised voices and communities
• dialogue and representation
• ecology and the environment

A literature plenary lecture will be delivered by Dr Danielle Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham.

(For more information about the BACS Literature Group, see: “BACS Literature Group” on Facebook)

Conference enquiries and proposals to:
Jodie Robson, BACS Administrator
Room SB212 Senate House, Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU

Tel:  20 7862 8687 / 01289 387331 Email: canstuds@gmail.com  

Proposals (panel and individual) and deadline:
Email abstract(s) of 200-300 words; and brief CV(s), which must include title(s), institutional affiliation(s) and address(es), by 15 November 2009. Submissions will be acknowledged by email.
Postgraduate students are especially welcome to submit a proposal and there will be a concessionary conference fee for students. BACS regrets that it is unable to assist participants with travel and accommodation costs.