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BACS HISTORY AND POLITICS GROUP  

 

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 

FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011, 10.30am-5.00pm

SENATE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

CANADA'S "SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS"

 

The annual conference of the BACS History and Politics Group is being held on Friday 15 July 2011 and will take place between 10.30am and 5.00pm in the Court Room, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU.

 

The event has been organised by the BACS History and Politics Group in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA), the London Canadian Studies Association (LoCSA) and the Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA).

 

Registration is free and refreshments and a buffet lunch are provided (in the Jessel Room, adjoining the Court Room).

 

There are nine papers - three per session - given by scholars based in Britain, Canada and the USA. The conference theme is Canada's "special relationships".

 

10.30am-11.00am Registration and Coffee

11.00am-12.30pm Session 1 - Canada and the USA

12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm-3.00pm Session 2 - Canada and Britain

3.00pm-3.30pm Refreshments

3.30pm-5.00pm - Session 3 - Canada and the Wider World (NATO, EU, NAFTA, etc)

 

Hotel accommodation is available at one of the Imperial Hotels 

The Imperial Hotel, Russell Square (£133 executive twin, £112 double, £84 single per night)

The President Hotel (£102 double, £77 single per night)

The Tavistock Hotel, Tavistock Square (£95 double, £69 single per night)

 

Registration There is no registration fee but to reserve a place at the conference and to receive programme details please email Dr Tony McCulloch, Chair of the BACS History and Politics Group, Canterbury Christ Church University.

There is still room for one more paper - please contact Tony McCulloch, if interested.

The final programme and location details will be posted on the BACS website  and the LoCSA website when ready.

 
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A major conference marking the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 is being arranged in London on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 July 2012. This will be the annual conference of the History and Politics Group of the British Association for Canadian Studies. Over 20 papers on the War of 1812 have already been received and one of the plenary speakers will be Professor Donald Hickey, who has written one of the main books on the subject. Further papers are invited, especially on the significance of the War of 1812 in Anglo-Canadian-American relations since then. If you are interested in attending or submitting a paper or would like more details about the conference please contact Tony McCulloch. Paper proposals (one or two paragraphs) plus a short bio should be submitted by 1 July 2011.


 
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SENATE ROOM, SENATE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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The British Association for Canadian Studies is pleased to announce that the annual conference of the BACS History, Politics and IR Group will take place on Friday 17 July 2010 to follow on from the TSA conference 13-16 July in Durham. The one-day conference will begin at 10.30am and finish at 5.00pm and will take place at Canada House, situated next to Trafalgar Square, near Charing Cross station.

The conference theme will be "The North Atlantic Triangle - a Canadian myth?" examining the debate over the nature of the role played by Canada in relations between Britain and the USA. The conference has already attracted leading scholars from Canada, Britain and the USA. Funding is being sought for the travel, accommodation and registration costs of speakers and chairs. It is hoped that this funding will cover transport from Durham (if required)and accommodation for 2 nights in London (Thursday 15 and Friday 16 July) . If you are interested in attending or giving a paper please contact Tony McCulloch ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it uk).

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