The Canadian Metropolis
Conference organised by the London Conference for Canadian Studies, Le Groupe de recherches et d’études sur le Canada francophone (le GRECF), and the UK-Canada Cities Research Group of the British Association for Canadian Studies.
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February 2007
The aim of this conference is to combine social science, architectural and cultural studies perspectives on the analysis of contemporary change in major Canadian cities, exploring the connections between diversity, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism on the one hand and economic change, creativity and urban regeneration on the other. |
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The UK-Canada Cities Research Group (open to all BACS members) brings together UK researchers whose work relates to Canadian cities, including comparative urban studies. In this context, the principal objectives are to:
- encourage synergies between diverse disciplines and practices
- develop links between research communities in Canada and the UK
- facilitate collaboration between researchers and practitioners
- initiate a programme of activities and events
The following themes and perspectives are among those to be explored by the Group:
- urban governance
- urban history
- economics of urban development and regeneration
- aboriginal people and the city
- mobility, migrations and the cosmopolitan city
- gender, sexuality and the city
- cities in literature, film and other media
- sustainable cities
- urban cultural heritage
- creative cities
Convenor: Dr
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, London Metropolitan University
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