Call for Papers:
The Midwest Association for the Canadian Studies

Canada's Century?

The 20th century was supposed to be "Canada's Century." As we now move into the 21st Century --and a new Millennium-- was the promise of the 20th Century fulfilled? --will the 21st be Canada's Century?

Please join us for our Midwest Association for Canadian Studies (MWACS) 10th Biennial Conference as we as we explore "Canada's Century?" The conference will be held October 10-13, 2002 at the Marriott Hotel in East Lansing, Michigan.

We have arranged for the President of the Great Lakes Commission, Michael Donahue, to be our keynote speaker. Dr. Donahue will talk about the current state of the Great Lakes. We are also going to be viewing the film Redskins, Tricksters, and Puppy Stew by Drew Hayden Taylor, the award-winning playwright, essayist, and film director. Drew Taylor is a member of the Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, and he will be joining us at the conference to discuss the film and "the healing power of Aboriginal humor."

The MWACS Conference offers a supportive atmosphere for all presenters and especially encourages "works in progress" and is pleased to receive proposals from graduate students. We wish to support a wide range of presentations on all aspects of Canadian Culture. In previous conferences we have had sessions on History, Geography, Fisheries, Wildlife, Tourism, Aboriginal People, the Press, Quebec, Government, Literature, etc. For this conference, we encourage papers that will explore these issues historically and/or cross-culturally, although all papers exploring any aspect of Canada are welcomed.

Please send paper proposals or suggestions for panels to:

Phil Bellfy (bellfy@msu.edu) or Jefferson Faye (faye@msu.edu)

The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2002. Electronic submissions are encouraged (Phil works in the PC world, Jefferson is a MAC user).

Proposals can also be sent to:

Phil Bellfy
262 Bessey Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1033

For more information please contact us at the above addresses, or visit our website at: http://www.mwacs.org/