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Laurence McFalls receives Federal Cross of Merit

from left to right: German Consul General Walter Leuchs, Laurence McFalls, Ursula Lehmkuhl

On December 3, 2016, Laurence McFalls from the Université du Québec à Montréal received the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon. It was conferred to him by the German Consul General Walter Leuchs (German Consulate General Montréal) on behalf of the German Federal President Joachim Gauck.

For more than 25 years, Laurence McFalls has served as an academic ambassador of German Studies. He has been active as a bridge builder and a translator between Canada and Germany, and he has engendered a sustainable impact on German-Canadian academic relations. He belongs to the pioneers of research about the GDR and the democratic revolution in East Germany. Last but not least, he was instrumental in the establishment of sustainable academic institutions promoting the internationalization of research and teaching in the field of the humanities and social sciences at the Université de Montréal, at the Universität Trier and the Universität des Saarlandes. For his achievements, he deserves highest recognition.

The Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries congratulates Laurence McFalls on this accolade.

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Aktuelles Call for Papers Veranstaltungen

CfP: Canada before Confederation: Early Exploration and Mapping

map_cfpInternational Conference, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, November 13 – 14, 2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

While the mission of CANADA 150 is to celebrate Confederation in 1867, this conference foregrounds the commemoration of this moment of Canada’s history with a look at the early exploration and mapping of the territory that now forms the country. Proposals for well-illustrated papers are sought that address all aspects of the exploration and cartography of these lands, from Indigenous sources describing the encouter with Europeans to European and Settler explorations ranging in date from the voyage of John Cabot in 1497 to the Treaty of 1763.

Themes that the organizers hope will inspire proposals include the contributions of Indigenous mapping and geographical knowledge to European cartography and reports; the role of geographical myths in furthering exploration; how the instructions given to explorers changed over time; the mapping of natural resources; exploration on waterways versus exploration by land; the evolution of the cartography of specific regions over time; and how place and mapping influenced Canadian identity and culture.

Please send the title and abstract (max. 250 words) of your proposed paper by March 15, 2017, to Lauren Beck and Chet van Duzer.

 

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Die Krise schreiben – Writing Crisis – Écrire la crise

krise-schreibenDie Krise schreiben.
Writing Crisis.
Écrire la crise.

Vier kanadische Feministinnen nehmen Stellung.

Ursula Mathis-Moser (Hg.)

Nicole Brossard, Louise Dupré, Aritha van Herk und Lee Maracle, vier großartige Frauen und und Schriftstellerinnen, reflektieren über die gegenwärtige Krise und das ‚Danach‘.

Nicole Brossard, Louise Dupré, Aritha van Herk and Lee Maracle, four grandiose women and writers, reflect on our contemporary crisis and help us navigate ‚beyond‘.

Nicole Brossard, Louise Dupré, Aritha van Herk et Lee Maracle, quatre grandes femmes et admirables écrivaines, réfléchissent sur la crise contemporaine et nous éclairent le chemin de ‚l’au-delà‘.

ISBN: 978-3-903122-53-6
248 Seiten, 3 sw-Abb., deutsch, englisch, französisch.
2016, innsbruck university press (iup).
Preis: 14,90 Euro

Bestellung unter: iup@uibk.ac.at oder auf der Webseite des Verlags.

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2017 CCMET Article Prize

The Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity, and Transnationalism (CCMET) Article Prize acknowledges scholarly articles and book chapters, in English and French, judged to have made an original, significant, and meritorious contribution to the historical study of migration and ethnicity. The winners receive a certificate of achievement and their names are published on the Canadian Historical Association website. A monetary award will be given, pending the results of the fundraising campaign. The prize will be awarded annually by the Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity and Transnationalism of the Canadian Historical Association.

In years in which fewer than eight articles or book chapters are submitted, CCMET reserves the right not to grant the award but to retain the nominated articles and chapters for adjudication the following year.

Eligibility requirements:
Works published during the period in the current calendar year (2016) on subjects relating to the history of migration and ethnicity in Canada or by scholars with a primary affiliation in Canada on subjects relating to the history of migration and ethnicity in any part of the world are eligible for consideration.

Both articles and chapters in edited volumes are eligible for this award. Book chapters must be in peer-reviewed collections be of article length.

Deadline for Nomination: January 17, 2017.

Please submit a digital copy of the article or book chapters to the chair of the CCMET Article Prize Commitee, Dr. Jane Nicholas. Authors may submit their pieces directly to the chair of the adjudication committee, and others can nominate and submit the article or chapter on an author’s behalf.

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German-Canadian Studies Fellowship Competition 2017

The Chair in German-Canadian Studies and the Spletzer Family Foundation Inc. announce the German-Canadian Studies Fellowship Competition for 2017:

German-Canadian History Research Scholarship (Ph.D.):
$15,000 (biennial, renewable once) for students at the University of Manitoba pursuing research on the history of German immigrants or their descendants in Canada

German-Canadian History Research Scholarship (M.A.):
$10,000 (annual, non-renewable) for students in the Joint Masters Program at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba pursuing research on the history of German immigrants or their descendants in Canada

German-Canadian Studies Research Scholarship (Ph.D.):
$10,000 (biennial, renewable once)

German-Canadian Studies Research Scholarship (M.A.):
$8,000 (annual, non-renewable)

German-Canadian Studies Research Grant:
$2,500 (annual, non-renewable)

German-Canadian Studies Dissertation Prize:
$1,000 (annual)

German-Canadian Studies Master’s thesis Prize:
$750 (annual)

German-Canadian Studies Undergraduate Essay Prize:
$500 (annual)

Contact info:

Karen Brglez, M.A.
Program Assistant, German-Canadian Studies
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
R3B 2E9
Phone: 204-786-9009
Email.