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Revisiting the Promise: Place and Space in African Canadian Communities

The Promised Land Community-University Research Alliance invites community researchers, educators, museum workers, students, artists and academics to submit proposals for presentations at its fourth annual Public Symposium, Revisiting the Promise: Place and Space in African Canadian Communities, to be held May 6-8, 2011 at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The symposium will be built around two central themes:

1. Multiple perspectives on African Canadian history and community, including comparative perspectives;
2. Current social justice issues–including work on coerced or indentured labour, race, multiculturalism, the African diaspora and identity in Canada—and their historical context;

We seek a variety of submissions from a broad range of participants across the community-university alliance, and welcome proposals for discussion panels, research papers, poster presentations, artistic work and performance, or discussion of work-in-progress on collaborative initiatives in the areas of education, social justice and public history. Proposals that fit one of the Promised Land Project’s four areas of concentration (History and Archives; Education-Community Links; Media and Theatric Production; Multicultural Dialogue) are particularly encouraged.

Guidelines for submitting proposals

Please submit a 200-word proposal that describes the theme to be explored in your paper/presentation; the method or approach used to address it; and the format (paper, panel, poster, performance etc.) of your presentation. The proposal should also tell us how your presentation is related to the symposium themes, and identify the general area (History and Archives; Education-Community Links; Media and Theatrical Production; Multicultural Dialogue) to which your work will contribute. Proposals, along with your name, and contact information, should be sent via email by October 8, 2010, to Devin Andrews, Promised Land Project Community Coordinator, dandrewsplp@gmail.com Telephone 519.436-0119 x351. A decision from the program committee will be made by November 12, 2010. Some contributors to the symposium will be invited to submit papers for publication.

Find out more about the project.

2010 International Symposium

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What is a visitorship in Canadian Studies?

The Institute of Canadian Studies provides research visitorships to scholars who wish to come to Ottawa to work on Canadian-related projects. The visitorships are designed for sabbaticants and those holding research grants in Canadian studies or for those who want to produce teaching tools on Canada. Located near the National Archives, the National Library and an array of museums, the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Canadian Studies is the ideal place to conduct research on Canada.

The Institute provides library privileges, computing facilities, technical support and university affiliation. Visitors can also call on the Mitel Data Analysis Centre, a computer facility providing access to many online databases.

Visitorships at the University of Ottawa range from two weeks to six months and are renewable if space is available. If an office is no longer available, visitors can still access the Mitel Data Analysis Centre (with 12 computer stations) during regular office hours.

To apply for a research visitorship at the Institute of Canadian Studies, please complete the http://www.canada.uottawa.ca/eng/registration.html and submit it to the Institute.

Note that University of Ottawa policy requires that all foreign students, visitors or workers purchase the University Health Plan (UHIP) if they stay more than 21 days (about $70 a month). Upon your arrival, you must register at the Human Resources Service of the University of Ottawa (Room 019 in Tabaret Hall; telephone 613-562-5832). This is mandatory, regardless of what other personal insurance you may have.

After reviewing your online application, we will let you know if we can support your teaching and research activities in Canadian studies.

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