Contemporary Developments in Aboriginal Issues
British Association of Canadian Studies’ Aboriginal Studies Circle
at the University of Leeds Centre for Canadian Studies, Leeds (UK)
1st February 2011
The
British Association of Canadian Studies is pleased to announce a one
day colloquium of its Aboriginal Studies Circle. Many diverse indigenous
populations around the globe have been the victims of marginalization
as they confront the vast array of issues resulting from both
historical injustices and contemporary global challenges. This
colloquium seeks to bring together academics and other professionals
with an interest in indigenous studies to discuss the broad issues that
affect indigenous peoples both in Canada and elsewhere. Through
building an interdisciplinary network, it is hoped that discussions of
the challenges facing indigenous peoples can be drawn from the periphery
of contemporary political, social, cultural, and legal discourses and
brought into the mainstream.
Keynote Speakers:
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Prof. Joy Hendry (Oxford Brookes University)
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Dr. Colin Samson (University of Essex)
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Dr. David Stirrup (University of Kent)
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Contemporary Developments in Aboriginal Issues
British Association of Canadian Studies’ Aboriginal Studies Circle
at the University of Leeds Centre for Canadian Studies, Leeds (UK)
1st February 2011
The
British Association of Canadian Studies is pleased to announce a one
day colloquium of its Aboriginal Studies Circle. Many diverse indigenous
populations around the globe have been the victims of marginalization
as they confront the vast array of issues resulting from both
historical injustices and contemporary global challenges. This
colloquium seeks to bring together academics and other professionals
with an interest in indigenous studies to discuss the broad issues that
affect indigenous peoples both in Canada and elsewhere. Through
building an interdisciplinary network, it is hoped that discussions of
the challenges facing indigenous peoples can be drawn from the periphery
of contemporary political, social, cultural, and legal discourses and
brought into the mainstream.
Keynote Speakers:
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Prof. Joy Hendry (Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University)
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Dr. Colin Samson (Sociology, University of Essex)
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Dr. David Stirrup (Literature, University of Kent)
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ABORIGINAL CANADIAN BIOPOLITICS & BIOPOWER
British Association for Canadian Studies’ Aboriginal Studies Circle
at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London (UK)
20th May 2011, Room G32, Senate House
PROGRAMME
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome
10:05 – 11:15
Identity, Inequality and Insecurity
Pamela Palmater (Centre for Indigenous Governance, Ryerson University, Canada) Not Equal Enough: Legislated Inequality for Indigenous Women in Canada.
Radka Sedláčková, (Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, Czech Republic) Aboriginal Identity and Insecurity in Urban Centres.
11:15 – 12:25
Theatre and Music
Yasmine Van Wilt (Newcastle University) Surviving Geographic Exploitation: A Creative and Critical Discussion.
Carissa Lynch (Border Crossings Theatre Group) Origins: Festival of First Nations.
13:25 – 14:35
Education, Power and Governance
Mathilde Matthijsse (Durham University) Women and education, power and governance in Nunavut society today.
Tricia Logan (Royal Holloway, University of London & the Canadian Museum for Human Rights) Canada’s Record & Canada’s Culpability: Evidence and Eugenics in Residential School Histories of Canada (via Skype).
14:35 – 15:45
Literature
Gundula Wilke (Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, Germany) Trickster Healing in Aboriginal Canadian Literature.
Thomas Snell (Newcastle University) Subalternity of the Aboriginal Figure.
16:00 – 17:10
Health and Wellbeing
Alfred Wong (Friends of Aboriginal Health, Canada) Reducing obesity of aboriginal people: preliminary results from an exploratory study.
Heather Devine (University of Calgary, Canada) Measuring Health and Wellness in the Athabasca Delta: The Case of Fort Chipewyan.
17:10 – 18:00
Roundtable Discussion
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The Aboriginal Studies Circle was set up in 1995 as special interest within the British Association for Canadian Studies. Its brief is to further the study of aboriginal-related issues within Canada. It seeks to provide a forum for discussing some of the practical, ethical and intellectual/academic challenges posed by the study of indigenous issues.
Aboriginal Studies Circle and its wider remit
As part of its remit, the Aboriginal Studies Circle holds events in which people from different backgrounds and perspectives may come together to share ideas, practice and understanding Finding ways to overcome the difficulties of addressing aboriginal-related issues outside Canada requires facilitating the exchange of ideas, resources, research and people.
ASC and BACS conferences
Aboriginal issues have become an important element of annual BACS conferences. ASC regularly runs sessions at the BACS annual conference and makes a contribution to overall conference planning and the selection of materials for the publishers’ exhibition.
Convenor: Tom Snell
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The ASC now has its own website, and you can follow the group on Twitter
Aboriginal Canadian Biopolitics and Biopower, Senate House, London, 20 May 2011
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