Canadian Literature Group Call for Papers: BACS 2014 Warrior or Peacemaker? The Battle over Canada’s Identity, 1914-2014 39th Annual British Association for Canadian Studies Conference British Library Conference Centre, London, 25–26 April 2014 In addition to the full conference CFP (see: https://sites.google/a/canadian-studies.org/bacs-2014/home ), the BACS Literature Group would especially appreciate contributions on the topic of Warrior or Peacemaker? The Battle over Canada’s Identity, 1914-2014 in relation to Canadian literary and cultural study. Proposals for 20-minute papers, to be presented in either English or French, would be particularly welcome in the following areas: - literary and cultural depictions of Canada’s involvement in war and peacekeeping, conflict and resolution - the politics of remembrance and remembering in Canadian literature and culture - narratives and/or poetics of trauma, violence and anger - competing perceptions of Canada’s national identity, official history and role as an international ‘middle power’ - tensions, fractures and harmonies within Canada’s multicultural mosaic - representations of marginalised voices and communities - utopian and dystopian visions of Canada as ‘the peaceable kingdom’ - discourses of neutrality, humanitarianism and Canadian exceptionalism - aesthetics of displacement and instability - visions of reconciliation and community (re)building Confirmed keynote speakers: Prof. Smaro Kamboureli, University of Toronto Dr. Leigh Oakes, Queen Mary Prof. Magali Deleuze, Royal Military College Enquiries and proposals to: Jodie Robson – [email protected] Conference website: https://sites.google/a/canadian-studies.org/bacs-2014/ BACS Website: canadian-studies.net Email abstract(s) of 200–300 words and brief CV (please do not exceed one page) which must include your title, institutional affiliation, email and mailing address by 31 December 2013. Submissions will be acknowledged by email. Postgraduate students are especially welcome to submit a proposal and there will be a concessionary conference fee for students. BACS regrets that it is unable to assist participants with travel and accommodation costs.
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