In the context of the research focus Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany, the interdisciplinary Second Bremen Conference on Language and Literature in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts (BCLL #2) on „Space in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts: Language, Literature, and the Construction of Place and Diaspora“ will take place September 3–7, 2014.
Please find the Call for Papers here.
The American Studies Association Norway (ASANOR) and the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies (NACS) invite talks and panels for its 2014 conference at the University of Tromsø, Campus Alta from September 19 to 21, 2014. The topic of the conference will be „Connections and Exchanges: America in an Intercontinental North“.
Please find the Call for Papers here.
Im Verlag Dr. Kovac ist nun der Sammelband von Weronika Suchacka, Uwe Zagratzki und Hartmut Lutz “Despite Harper: International Perceptions of Canadian Literature and Culture″ erschienen. Der Druck wurde durch die GKS unterstützt.
Nähere Informationen und eine Bestellmöglichkeit finden Sie auf der Homepage des Verlages.
Caroline Rosenthal, Vice-President of GKS, gave a tribute to Alice Munro, Nobel Literature Prize winner, at the annual conference of GKS, February 14-16, 2014.
Please find her presentation here.
Dr. habil. Katalin Kürtösi from the University of Szeged will be in Trier to talk about: „Stage Representations of Native People in Canada“ on Jan. 29, 6 pm.
More information: http://irtg-diversity.com/?q=node/105
CanLit Event on Feb. 7, 6 pm: „Alice Munro: Canadian Short Story Writer“. With readings from Munro’s work and an introductory lecture by Prof. David Staines, PhD (University of Ottawa).
More information: http://www.kanada-studien.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Alice-Munro-Feb-7.pdf
The events are organized by the IRTG „Diversity“ (Trier/Saarbrücken/Montreal) in cooperation with the Forschungszentrum Europa (Trier), the AK Neuere/Neueste und Internationale Geschichte (Trier), the Trier Centre for Canadian Studies, and the Stadtbibliothek Trier.