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[ecrea] BACS Conference 2010 - Call for papers
Wed Oct 14 14:14:20 GMT 2009
Democracy as a work in progress: the 
intellectual and cultural dynamics of the 
Canadian idea BACS 35th Annual Conference Murray 
Edwards College, University of Cambridge, UK 6-8 
April 2010 Call for Papers The British 
Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) is 
pleased to announce that the 2010 annual 
conference will take place 6-8 April 2010 at 
Murray Edwards College (was New Hall), 
Cambridge. Proposals for 20-minute papers, to be 
presented in either English or French, are 
invited from any single disciplinary or 
multidisciplinary perspective. Multidisciplinary 
and interdisciplinary panel proposals, including 
those from postgraduate students, are welcome. 
This conference will consider a broad range of 
perspectives on the nature of democracy, 
meaning, power and possibilities, 
interpretation, literary and cultural 
representation, historical meaning, political 
theory, political philosophy, historical and 
critical reflections on problems of a 
globalising age, matters of governance, 
interpretive approaches and forms of recognition 
or freedom. Moreover, it will consider the 
manner in which these ideas have been studied 
and understood by researchers and students over 
time, so illuminating our shared but contested 
intellectual and cultural traditions. The 
experience, constraints and explorations of 
vocabularies and disciplines practised in Canada 
and elsewhere are formed within contemporary 
frameworks of ideas, cultural practices, texts 
and institutions. Papers may focus solely on 
Canada or offer an informed view of Canada in 
comparative context. Papers will be especially 
appreciated in the following areas: ?Democracy, 
Rule of Law, human rights, policy ?Constitution, 
freedom, civic freedom ?Government, governance, 
institutions, economics ?Dialogue, 
representation, parties and networks ?History, 
memory and identity ?Societies, 
integration/disintegration, inclusion/exclusion 
?Cultural practices, representations, 
institutions, and textual productions 
?Interpretive approaches and methodologies: 
assessing the data; evaluating achievement; 
managing expectation ?Quality of life: health, 
environment, ecology, community ?Capability: 
organisational, legal, social and policy 
perspectives ?Literary, artistic and filmic 
representations of Canadian intellectual, 
cultural, and political thought Enquiries and 
proposals to: Jodie Robson, BACS Administrator 
Room SB212 Senate House, University of London, 
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Tel: +44 (0) 20 
7862 8687/+ 44 (0) 1289 387331 Email: 
(canstuds /at/ gmail.com) Website: 
http://sites.google.com/site/bacsconference2010/ 
Proposals (panel and individual) and deadline: 
Email abstract(s) of 200-300 words and brief CV 
(please do not exceed one side of A4) 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.
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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
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F: ++ 32 (0)2-629.36.84
Office: 5B.401a
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