Secretary’s Report on Activities of Member
and Associate Member Associations
2010-11
Susan Hodgett
STRATEGIC PLAN
KEY OBJECTIVES
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A Research
B. Teaching
C. Rejuvenation
D. Outreach
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RESEARCH
OR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS
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AMEC travelling stand to: Model United Nations, Mexican Association for International Studies
Summit: The Mexican Independence and the Globalization Conference, Quebec Day in Guadalajara,
Imagine Canada Fair.
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ASAEC Seminar on the Canadian Income Tax System, with New Brunswick University.
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ACHECA -Colouring Canada, a primary school program to promote Canada amongst school
children.
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Colloque international de l’AFEC en Avignon, organisé par le Professeur Patrice Brasseur :
Minorités culturelles au Canada : expressions, territoires.
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SACS- Séminaire au Parlement de la Catalogne (Barcelone), La sécurité par la privacité : 20012010, perspectives transatlantiques avec les Universités de Montréal, PRIVCOM Canada et Justice
Canada.
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KACS- International Conference: Multicultural and Gifted Education in Canada: Insights for Strategies
and Policies of Korean Education, October, 2010, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
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IsACS- Religion, Culture and the State: Reflections on the Bouchard-Taylor Report, Edited by Profs. Howard
Adelman and Pierre Anctil with the Halbert Centre.
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
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RACS
Kurilla I., Ed., (2010,) The Concept of Human Security in Canada and
Russia., Volgograd.
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ACSUS
Journal (Vol. 40:2 and 3) on Canada’s Commitment to Afghanistan and
Culture and the Canada-US Border.
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ACSC
Inner Mongolia University- 14 academic essays on Canadian Studies in
academic journals in 2010.
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CEACS
Book launch of Canadian-German-Hungarian Cultural Reader at the annual
meeting of the GKS in Grainau.
COLLABORATIVE WORK
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ASAEC - Student Mobility: Exchanging Experiences and
Knowledge on Social Economics and Local Economic
Development in Context with Concordia University.
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IsACS- Public Lecture Series 2010, in partnership with the Halbert
Centre for Canadian Studies, including Ambassador Allan Gotlieb,
longest serving Canadian Ambassador to the United States and
former Under Secretary of State for External Affairs and Ambassador
Jon Allen, Canadian Ambassador to Israel, "Canadian Foreign Policy
Issues" (April 8th, 2010).
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SACS and BACS Workshop The Traditions of Liberty in the Atlantic
World à l’Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London
(UK), avec les professeurs R. Beiner, R. Kingston (University of
Toronto) et M. Ducharme,(UBC),organisé par le Dr. Francisco Colom,
en collaboration avec Dr. Susan Hodgett, de la BACS.
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TEACHING
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ACSI- National University of Ireland Galway:
Undergraduate seminar: Studies in Twentieth-Century Fiction – Canadian Literature
Graduate course: Literature and Colonialism
Paula Donovan, UCC, Cork: was the winner of International Council for Canadian Studies
Graduate Student Thesis Award, 2010 and winner of Irish Research Council for the
Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Postgraduate Scholarship, 2010.
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GKS-Virtual Canadian Studies (VCS)-Courses, 2010
English Literature "Introduction to English-Canadian Literature", University of Trier
English Literature "Multicultural Ideology in Canadian Children's Literature", University of Jena.
Linguistique "Les variétés du français canadien", University of Regensburg
Summer Schools:The Americas: When one is not enough, International Summer School,
Graz, July 18 – August 1, 2010.
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CEACS - Michelle Gadpaille, “Inventing Wilderness: The Cultural and Literary Construction of North
America" at International Summer School, Climate Change – The View from Japan to Canada,
June 26th – July 30th, 2010, Maribor.
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REJUVENATION
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InACS-A new website and a new Google group.
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AMEC-Social Networks interaction Facebook: 897 fans
(50% up on last year) Twitter: 52 followers.
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GKS-Young Scholars’ Canadian Studies Network of the GKS
Homepage: http://www.nachwuchsforum.net/ offers a forum
for exchanges of ideas and information to young scholars
from all disciplines who work on Canada-related research
projects.
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CENA-Échange annuel de jeunes doctorants avec le Groupe
d’histoire de Montréal (dirigé par B. Young – McGill) pour une
série de conférences à Bruxelles et Montréal.
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CPEP- Dr. Amanda Huculak seminar entitled "Community
and Local Economic Development Initiatives: An Organic
Approach to Creating Sustainable Communities.”
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OUTREACH
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ACSUS- Planning for the ACSUS biennial conference in Ottawa in
November, including outreach to the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council; the National Capital Commission (Ottawa); Privy
Council Office; Policy Research Initiative; US Embassy Ottawa; the
Confederation of Humanities and Social Sciences; Ontario Centre for
Research and Innovation; and more than 100 Learned Societies in the
US and Canada.
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BACS- Legal Studies Group conference, In Search of the Sources:
Canadian Legal History in British Sources, 24 June 2010, Canada
House, London. Participating organizations included:- the Bentham
Project, the British Library, the National Archives, the Institute of
Advanced Legal Studies Library, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Library.
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AMEC –More than 900 Facebook fans per week. Branding Country:
Study of Canada´s perception (Latin America) (RELEC).
KACS- 2010 Canada-Korea Workshop on Corporate Social
Responsibility, December 7, 2011, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea.
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OUTREACH
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ACSN- Dr. Conny Steenman-Marcusse, was master of
ceremony in the Dutch language services to
commemorate 65 years of liberation held on May 6,
2010, at the Canadian War Cemetery.
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Cuba- Club of Friends of the Québec Song,
Pedagogical University of Havana.
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AMEC- Seminar of Midterm Elections in the United
States – Canadian Effects, Guadalajara.
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ACSUS Advisory Councillor, David Staines, receives
Order of Canada.
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BACS -member and Past President Coral Ann Howells,
elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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YOUTH INITIATIVES
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ACSANZ- Newsletter and Facebook page.
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AMEC- Model United Nations at Puebla University.
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ACSUS- Canadian Leadership Orientation Seminar in Ottawa
and Montréal for US MBA Students- twenty students from top
MBA programs from across the United States and Mexico
participate. The program involves high level briefings by
Canadian political and business leaders and company visits in
both Ottawa and Montreal.
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JACS-Conference on Vancouver Asahi Baseball Team at
Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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AFEC - « Au-delà des frontières : jusqu’où va le Canada? » “Stretching borders: How far can Canada Go?”
(L’AFEC célèbrera ses 35 ans), Montpellier, France (June 15-18)
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NACS 10th NACS Triennial conference, The Northern Atlantic Connection: Canada and the Nordic Countries
- An interdisciplinary conference of the humanities and social sciences, Aarhus, Denmark (August 10-13)
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JACS – 36th Annual Conference, Osaka (September 17-18)
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RACS "Canada and Russia: facing Northern and Arctic Challenges", Saint Petersburg, Russia (September
23-25)
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PANCS – Seminar and Board Meeting, Seoul, Korea (October 6-7)
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KACS – “Multicultural and Gifted Education in Canada: Insights for Strategies and Policies of Korean
Education,” October, 2010, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea (October 6-7)
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ABECAN – IX International Conference of the Brazilian Association of Canadian Studies - 20 years of
interfaces Brazil/Canada: multiplicities, singularities, Federal University of Bahia – Salvador (October 24 -26)
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ACQS - Sarasota, Florida (November 8-11)
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ASAEC - The Argentine Association for Canadian Studies VIII International ASAEC Congress
2011:“Indigenous Peoples, Conflicts and Power in Education and Culture”. Córdoba, Argentina. (November 911)
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ACSUS 21st Biennial Conference: “Ottawa: A Capital City”, (celebrating 40 years in Canadian Studies)
Ottawa Canada (November 16-20)
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MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
* new full member
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Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
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British Association for Canadian Studies
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French Association for Canadian Studies
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Italian Association for Canadian Studies
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Japanese Association for Canadian Studies
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Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking
Countries
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Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New
Zealand
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Association for Canadian Studies in China
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Association for Canada Studies in the Netherlands
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Indian Association for Canadian Studies
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Israel Association for Canadian Studies
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Spanish Association for Canadian Studies
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Brazilian Association for Canadian Studies
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Venezuelan Association for Canadian Studies
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Russian Association for Canadian Studies
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Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland
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The Korean Association for Canadian Studies
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Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
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Mexican Association for Canadian Studies
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Association for Canadian Studies in China
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Association for Canadian Studies in Argentina
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Association for Canada Studies in the Netherlands
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Central European Association for Canadian Studies
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*Polish Association for Canadian Studies
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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American Council for Quebec Studies
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Centre d‘Études Nord-américaines (CENA)
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Cátedra de Estudios sobre Canadá (CES), Universidad de La Habana
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Chilean Association for Canadian Studies
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Canadian Studies Centre in Paraguay
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