CALL FOR PAPERS Culture and the Canada-U.S. Border Straddling Boundaries: Hemispherism, Cultural Identity, and Indigeneity The Culture and the Canada-US Border (CCUSB) network invites proposals for 20 minute papers, or full panels, for its inaugural conference to be held at Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, from 25th-27th May 2013.
Migration and Diaspora Studies Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada, invites applications for an appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of Migration and Diaspora Studies. This position is an interdisciplinary strategic hire to enhance Carleton University’s research, teaching and program development in Migration and Diaspora Studies. The successful candidate will undertake high-quality research, teach undergraduate and graduate… Read more →
The Department of English Literatures at Mount Allison University invites applications for a nine-month leave replacement position, subject to budgetary approval. Candidates should be versatile and dedicated teachers with a PhD or near completion with primary research and teaching experience in the field of American Literature. The successful candidate should be able to teach an introductory survey (Introduction to Principles… Read more →
Polish Association for American Studies Conference PAAS 2012 Americascapes: Americans in/and their diverse sceneries 17-19 October 2012, Pulawy n/Lublin, Poland Call for Papers
Call for Papers Debt: Money/Narrative/Belief Department of English Graduate Student Conference Dalhousie University, Halifax N.S. August 17-19, 2012
The Canadian Association for American Studies is extending the deadline for this year’s competition for the annual Robert K. Martin Prize for the best monograph written by a current member of CAAS. This year’s prize will be for books published with a copyright date of 2011. The new postmark deadline for submission is 1 May 2012. All current members and… Read more →
As mentioned in our recent post about the passing of Robert K. Martin, our journal, The Canadian Review of American Studies, published an interview with Robert, conducted by Bruce Tucker as part of a series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the journal. We thought it appropriate to post a copy of this interview now, as we reflect on Robert’s role… Read more →
In what we hope will be the first of many posts in a series of proudly bragging announcements about our members, CAAS would like to congratulate our members Mary Chapman (a past, multi-term Pacific Rep on the exec!) and Angela Mills for winning the Susan Koppelman Award for Best Edited Work on Feminist Popular Culture, from the Popular Culture Association/American… Read more →
Earlier this week, CAAS received the sad news that Robert K. Martin (Université de Montréal)–past president and a founding member of CAAS–has passed away. In the coming weeks, we will be posting some tributes on our webpage, including an interview conducted with Robert for the Canadian Review for American Studies. We will also be letting you know of plans for… Read more →
The Canadian Association for American Studies is announcing the opening of this year’s competition for the annual Robert K. Martin Prize for the best monograph written by a current member of CAAS. This year’s prize will be for books published with a copyright date of 2011. The postmark deadline for submission is 17 March 2012. All current members and those… Read more →