Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Dr. Bernard Perley from the University of British Columbia as he presents “Whose Home and Whose Native Land?” during Dr. Karl Trautman’s POS 243 course, Canadian Government and Politics, to be held Thursday, February 24th, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 Pm EST. The presentation will be given virtually […]
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2021-2022 Foreign Language and Areas studies (FLAS), Canadian-American Center Fellowships, New England-Atlantic Provinces-Québec Fellowships: Call for nominations The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine would like to announce that it is now accepting applications and nominations for Foreign Language and Areas studies (FLAS) Awards, Canadian-American Center Fellowships, and New England-Atlantic Provinces-Québec Fellowships. Academic Year […]
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During the Spring of 2022, a new course will be available which provides a historical background to the development of the Canadian political system, POS 243. Introduces the institutions and processes of Canadian government, federalism, political parties, and interest groups. Considers major public policy issues in contemporary Canada. Fulfills general education requirements in “social contexts […]
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The Northeast and Atlantic Region Environmental History Forum (NEAR-EH) brings together a group of scholars exploring the environmental history of the northeastern United States and northeastern Canada. This group first met in 2012 at the Massachusetts Historical Society with the basic premise that the environmental history of this region has its own story to […]
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Drawn from a book in progress, titled Americans Write Canada, this public lecture pairs a close reading of a recent novel by American writer P.S. Duffy, The Cartographer of No Man’s Land, with the discovery of archival materials that add to and complicate public knowledge about a First World War internment camp, once located in […]
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The Canadian-American Center at 91 is organizing a competition for a one-half Academic Year Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Award starting in January 2022. The Award would cover tuition up to $9000, offer a $7500 stipend and cover 50% of Health insurance if bought through 91. FLAS Fellowships support graduate students who seek to […]
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‘’La littérature jeunesse en classe de français” Date : November 9, 2021 Time : 9:30 AM Where: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtce-ppzovHdzLjXnLRsshFx8SbybDf4Ps BIO : Sarah Bertrand-Savard détient une formation universitaire en études littéraires et culturelles et enseigne depuis plus de 10 ans le français langue maternelle et le français langue seconde ou étrangère. Elle est chargée de cours à l’Université […]
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October 28 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm IMRC Stewart Commons 104 Orono, Maine 04469 Forty years ago this fall—on October 26, 1981—the phenomenal Quebec poet Marie Uguay’s life and writing were cut short by bone cancer. She was twenty-six years old. Associated with Les intimistes (The Intimists), a group of Quebecois poets who emerged in the 1980s and 90s, Uguay […]
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Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Dr. Janet Mancini Billson as she presents “Canada and the Global Refugee Crisis” at 91. This presentation explores refugee resettlement and integration challenges in Canada. Examples are based on Dr. Billson’s research in Canada with Doukhobor, Rohingya, Syrian, Kurdish, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Liberian, and Congolese refugees. The event will take […]
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The Canadian-American Center is hiring for a work-study position. The position will aide the center’s staff with administrative and communications tasks. This position would be a great opportunity for any major interested in international affairs, business management, or marketing and communications. For the complete job description, and to apply, please visit the 91 CareerLink website […]
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