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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Happy New Year, Candrama colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find appended and attached the Call for Papers for the biennial ACSUS conference, which will be held this coming October at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas. While the conference
is themed </span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Celebrating Canada's Sesquicentennial Journey,
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">proposals on any aspect of the Canadian experience are welcome, and as one of the section heads for Media, Music, Performance, and Popular Culture it would be exciting to receive proposals from theatre and performance
scholars and students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Due date March 15, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best and thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Karen Fricker<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marilyn I. Walker School of Performing Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brock University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theatre critic, <i>The Toronto Star </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ACSUS 2017 Biennial Conference Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Celebrating Canada's Sesquicentennial Journey<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">October 18-21, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tuscany Suites and Casino, Las Vegas, NV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2017 marks the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Confederation. All over the world those who have Canadian roots or interests will be pausing to reflect on the challenges and achievements the country has experienced
over its growth and maturation. As usual, the 24<sup>th</sup> Biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) will welcome papers and panel proposals from graduate students and academics on any aspect of the Canadian
experience. But we especially encourage papers that take stock of some aspect of the country’s development since 1867, and we will join with others around the world in making Canada’s Sesquicentennial journey the central theme of our meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The deadline for paper proposals is March 15</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. The registration fee for ACSUS members is $200 before June 15 and $250 after June 15. The registration fee for non-members
is $320 and <i>that non-member fee will include a two-year ACSUS membership</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please direct your proposals to the appropriate section head(s) as listed below. If you have doubts as to the most appropriate placement, kindly send your proposal to the
<b>Program Chair, James T. McHugh – </b><a href="mailto:mchugh@uakron.edu"><b>mchugh@uakron.edu</b></a><b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anthropology and Sociology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kim MacInnis, Bridgewater State University,
<a href="mailto:kmacinnis@bridgew.edu">kmacinnis@bridgew.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Borders and Domestic Security<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pierre Atlas, Marian University,
<a href="mailto:patlas@marian.edu">patlas@marian.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Quebec Studies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sam Fisher, University of South Alabama,
<a href="mailto:sfisher@southalabama.edu">sfisher@southalabama.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">North American Studies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laura Macdonald, Carleton University,
<a href="mailto:laura.macdonald@cunet.carleton.ca">laura.macdonald@cunet.carleton.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jeffrey Ayres, St. Michael’s College,
<a href="mailto:jayres@smcvt.edu">jayres@smcvt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christopher Sands, Johns Hopkins University,
<a href="mailto:csands1@jhu.edu">csands1@jhu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Amy Southerden, State University of New York at Plattsburgh,
<a href="mailto:southeral@plattsburgh.edu">southeral@plattsburgh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Foreign Policy and Defense<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Patrick James, University of Southern California,
<a href="mailto:patrickj@usc.edu">patrickj@usc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David Haglund, Queen’s University,
<a href="mailto:david.haglund@queensu.ca">david.haglund@queensu.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gender and Diversity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sharon Morgan Beckford-Foster, Rochester Institute of Technology,
<a href="mailto:smbgsl@rit.edu">smbgsl@rit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Geography, Energy, and the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Andrea Olive, University of Toronto,
<a href="mailto:andrea.olive@utoronto.ca">andrea.olive@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel Macfarlane, Western Michigan University
<a href="mailto:Daniel.macfarlane@wmich.edu">Daniel.macfarlane@wmich.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Andrew Holman, Bridgewater State University,
<a href="mailto:a2holman@bridgew.edu">a2holman@bridgew.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Literature and Arts (English)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Robert Thacker, St. Lawrence University,
<a href="mailto:rthacker@stlawu.edu">rthacker@stlawu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David Staines, University of Ottawa,
<a href="mailto:david.staines@uottawa.ca">david.staines@uottawa.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Literature and Arts (French)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Katherine Roberts, Wilfrid Laurier University,
<a href="mailto:karoberts@wlu.ca">karoberts@wlu.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jane Koustas, Brock University,
<a href="mailto:jkoustas@brocku.ca">jkoustas@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The North and Arctic Indigenous Peoples<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nadine Fabbi, University of Washington,
<a href="mailto:nfabbi@uw.edu">nfabbi@uw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Barry Zellen, Georgetown University,
<a href="mailto:bsz5@georgetown.edu">bsz5@georgetown.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Politics and Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Neal Carter, Brigham Young University—Idaho,
<a href="mailto:cartern@byui.edu">cartern@byui.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First Nations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pamela Palmater, Ryerson University,
<a href="mailto:ppalmater@politics.ryerson.ca">ppalmater@politics.ryerson.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Film<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matthew Smith, State University of New York at Plattsburgh,
<a href="mailto:smithmi@plattsburgh.edu">smithmi@plattsburgh.edu</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peter Lester, Brock University,
<a href="mailto:plester@brocku.ca">plester@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anthony Kinik, Brock University,
<a href="mailto:akinik@brocku.ca">akinik@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Immigration and Citizenship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mireille Paquet, Concordia University,
<a href="mailto:Mireille.paquet@concordia.ca">Mireille.paquet@concordia.ca</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Philosophy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joan Whitman Hoff, Lock Haven University,
<a href="mailto:jhoff@lhup.edu">jhoff@lhup.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bob Timko, (emeritus), Mansfield University,
<a href="mailto:robertimko@comcast.net">robertimko@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Media, Music, Performance, and Popular Culture<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nicolas Baxter-Moore, Brock University,
<a href="mailto:nbaxtermoore@brocku.ca">nbaxtermoore@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karen Fricker, Brock University,
<a href="mailto:kfricker@brocku.ca">kfricker@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mexico and Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Myrna Delson-Karan, Queen’s College, City University of New York,
<a href="mailto:delsonkaran@yahoo.com">delsonkaran@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">//ends <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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