14th EUROPEAN SEMINAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CANADIAN STUDIES
Hosted by the University of Leeds & British Association for Canadian Studies 8 -11 September 2005 at York St John College

The University of Leeds is organising the 14th European Seminar for Graduate Students in Canadian Studies 2005, September 8-11. European students working on Master’s or PhD theses in Canadian Studies are invited to present their current research and to meet and exchange ideas with students from other countries.

The seminar, to be held in a small college in the heart of the beautiful city of York, will be organised in a series of eight workshops chaired by scholars and postgraduate students in the field of Canadian Studies. The seminar will start in the late afternoon of 8 September with a keynote address and will end in the late afternoon of 10 September. Workshops will alternate between open, i.e. those primarily designed to allow students to present their latest research, and themed, i.e. those designed to reflect on a special sub-theme which will also form part of the conference (see below)

Open Papers may be in any of the following areas:

Literature
Linguistics
Cultural Studies
Fine Arts/ Visual Arts
Environmental Studies
History
Geography
Politics
Sociology

ANY OTHER AREA OF CANADIAN STUDIES

Papers on the special conference sub-theme: Visualizing Violence

Canada and the impact of 9/11
Interethnic violence
Violence and the sacred
Violence in/and the media
Colonial/postcolonial manifestations of violence and counter-violence
Literary, cinematic and photographic representations of violence
Violence without/violence within: violence at home and in the workplace
Environmental violence (destruction in the name of development, urban blight, etc.);
Violence and the perception of Canada as a ’safe place’

ANY OTHER THEME ON VIOLENCE (relevant to Canadian Studies)

Contributions from all disciplines are welcome. Papers can be either in English or in French and should not exceed 20 minutes. Presentations will be followed by discussion.

How to apply: Anyone interested in participating should submit an abstract (300 words) indicating their topic of research or addressing any of the suggested themes, plus a short CV. Papers will be selected by the organising committee on the basis of the abstract. Invitations to participants will be sent out as soon as possible after the selection has been made.

Deadline for abstracts: 20 May 2005;
Official languages: English and French

Registration fee: 25 GBP (inc. accommodation and meals); Note maximum number of participants: 24

Travel expenses: These are the responsibility of the participants. Please apply for financial assistance to your university or to your national Association for Canadian Studies.

For information and submissions:
encssubmissions_at_leeds.ac.uk
ENCS conference,
c/o Prof. Graham Huggan
School of English,
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane,
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK