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in four countries, and threesocioeconomic and cultural settings. Dr. Loewen willalso examine the interaction of group members' conservative values with modem social realities such as urbanization,
consumerism, farm
mechanization, agricultural specialization, public éducation, mass media, and intrusive govemment policies. Dr. Loewen is committed to the use of comparative study to furthertheunderstandingofthe diverse cultures of Canada and the United States. An understanding of how asingle sub-ethnic group adaptedto the different versions of theurban, industrial society in Canada andtheU.S. can illuminatethe
social and culturalnature ofthe two countries.
Chad Gaffield, professor of history and vice-dean of the School ofGraduate Studies and Research, received the 1995 University of Ottawa Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Gaffield's research focuses on the social history of 19th and 20th-century Canada, and on questions of theory and method in historical research. He haspublished many books and scholarly articles dealing with the history oféducation, démographie and family change, the régionalhistory of Vancouver Island and of the Ottawa Valley, and with computerization. Guest
lecturer at universities throughout Canada, as well as in the United States, France and Germany, he taught at McGilland at the University of Victoria before joining the University of Ottawa in 1985. He has won the Certificate of Merit of the Canadian Historical Association, the Minnesota Historical Society Award for Excellence in Post-Secondary Teaching, and the Riddell Award of the Ontario Historical Society. As part of the Board of the Historical
Atlas of Canada, he has won the Centenary Medal of the Royal Society of Canada, the Gold Medal of the Royal Géographie Society, and the Award of Distinction of the
Canadian Historical Association.
Maria Tippett, who is a member of the Faculty of History at Cambridgehas been appointed Senior Research Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
James Leith, Presidentof the CHAandProfessor of History at Queen’s University will retire in 1997. A conférence to honour his contributionto the historiography of the French Révolution will be held in Regina in September 1996, hosted by the University of Regina.
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International Institute for Conservation - Canadian Group. IIC-CG 21st Annual Conférence and Workshop in
Calgary, Albertaon24-28May 1995. The 21 st Annual IIC-CGconférence andgeneral meeting will be held May 26-28 at the University of Calgary inCalgary,Alberta. Réceptions and tours of several localmuséumsare scheduled aswellas a western theme banquet at Heritage Park Historical Village. Details of hôtels and low-costuniversity accommodation will be fortheoming with the registration package. For further information, contact theConférence Chair, Gail Niinimaa at
: 25 Cathédral Road NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 4K4; phone/fax: (403) 282-532-, The pre-conference training session,"Conservationally Correct: Realities and Innovations for Exhibitions" will be heldMay 24-25 at theUniversityof Calgary. The workshop will focus on the rôleand impact of conservators inthe planning and design ofexhibitions. The format will be a combination of papers and hands-on sessions. For further information on the workshop, contact James Engelbert at (403) 662-3640,fax: (403)622-3273, or write c/o 3912 - 116th Street, Edmonton, Alberta,T6S 1R4.
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The Colloquium of the International Commission of MilitaryHistory will be held from the 20th to the 26th of August 1995 in
Quebec City. Approximately 300 participants, including military historians and their associâtes from thirty countries, will be in attendance. There are four official languages of the Colloquium: namely, English, French, Spanish and German. If you would like further details please contact Serge Bernier and/or Edith Holly, Coordinator, Québec 95 at (613) 998-6685 and by fax at (613) 990- 8579.
Le thème du XXIe colloque de la Commission internationale d'histoire militaire qui se tiendra à Québec entre le 20 et le 26 août 1995, sera «Maintien de la paix de 1815 à aujourd’hui.» Une
trentaine de pays, représentés par environ 300 historiens militaires et leurs conjoints, seront réunis autour de ce sujet. Quatre langues seront alors utilisées: le français, l'anglais, l'espagnol et l'allemand. Si vous désirez d'autres renseignements, veuillez contacter Serge Bernier ou Edith Holly au (613) 998-7064 ou par télécopieur au numéro (613) 990-8579.
Le congrès des Sociétés savantes aura lieu à Montréal, du 27 mai au 10 juin 1995, à l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Pour plus d'information, veuillez communiquer au secrétariat du congrès, au (514) 987-0303. Télécopieur: (514)987-0304.
The Learned Societies Conférence will be held this year in Montreal, from 27 May to 10 June 1995 at the Université du Québec à Montréal. For more information, please call (514) 987- 0303. Fax:(514)987-0304.
The 8th Annual meeting of the New England Muséum Association and the Old Sturbridge Village Muséum Archives Institute will be held at Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on April 21-22 and will include both introductory and spécial topic programs. The introductory program is designed for the beginning archivist who works in a muséum or historical society and will offer a variety of comprehensive and in-depth sessions focused on basic archivai théories and practices. This year's curriculum includes such topics as reference and access, audio-visual collections, electronic records, automation, and photographs. Participants may choose to attend either of two sessions being offered concurrently, Arrangement & Description or Records Management & Appraisal. Instead of the introductory program, participants may select the spécial topic program. This session provides the experienced archivist with the opportunity to keep abreast of current archivai issues and théories. The 1995 spécial topic will focus on security for muséum archives. For
information, contact Theresa Rini Percy, Associate Director of Research, Library, and Collections, Research Library, Old Sturbridge Village, One Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566. (508) 347-3362 ext. 203. TDD/TTY: (508)347-5383. Fax: (508) 347-5375.
May 11-14. The American Association for the History of
Medicine will hold its annual meeting at the University of Pittsburgh. Over one dozen national and international history of medicine and healthcare societies will hold spécial programs in conjunction with the association's sessions, and many of the world's leading scholars in the history of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and public health will meet together for the first time at the conférence. For details, contact Jonathon Erlen, Local Arrangements Committee Chair, 123 Northview Dr., Pittsburgh, PA
15209. E-mail: [email protected].
May 24-28. The North American Fur Trade Conférence will
hold its seventh meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For details, contact Barry Moody or Bill Wicken, North American Fur Trade Conférence, Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies, St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada. (902) 420-5668. Fax (902) 420-5530. E-mail: b wicken @ husky 1. stmary s .ca.
Colloque culturel irlandais, Louisbourg, Cap-Breton (N.-É.),
du 11 au 13 août 1995. Dans le cadre des manifestations commémoratives prévues à Louisbourg en 1995, le lieu historique national de la Forteresse de Louisbourg et le University College of Cape Breton parrainent le Colloque culturel irlandais. Il est prévu au programme un certain nombre d'exposés sur l'histoire des Irlandais au Cap-Breton, mais on aimerait que le colloque porte sur tous les aspects des études irlandaises. Outre le colloque, il y aura également un grand rassemblement des Irlandais de Old Town et de West Louisbourg. La présente demande invite les historiens, les géographes, les archéologues, les cartographes, les spécialistes en littérature et autres spécialistes intéressés à soumettre des projets de communications ou des séances entières d'information. Tout projet doit comprendre un résumé d'une page de la communication proposée et un bref curriculum vitae de l'auteur. Prière d'envoyer les projets à Kenneth Donovan, Lieu historique national de la Forteresse de Louisbourg, C.P. 160, Louisbourg (Nouvelle-Ecosse) BOA 1M0. Tél. (902) 733-2280. Télécopieur (902) 733-2362.
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The Irish Cultural Symposium, Louisbourg, Cape Breton,
N.S., 11 -13 August 1995. As part of the commémorative events
planned for Louisbourg in 1995, the Fortress of Louisbourg and the University College of Cape Breton will sponsor an Irish Cultural Symposium on 11-13 August 1995. There will be a number of papers delivered on the Irish in Cape Breton, but the symposium will cover ail areas of Irish Studies. In conjunction with the Symposium there will also be a reunion of the Irish of Old Town and West Louisbourg. Historians, geographers, archaeologists, cartographers, literary specialists and others are invited to submit proposais for papers or entire sessions. Proposais should include a one-page Abstract of the proposed paper and a brief curriculum vitae of the author. Send proposais to Kenneth Donovan, Fortress of Louisbourg N.H.S., P.O. Box 160, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia BOA 1M0. Phone: (902) 733-2280; Fax: (902) 733-2362.
"Media Policy, National Identity and Citizenry in Changing Démocratie Societies; the Case of Canada". October 6-7,1995 at
the Canadian Studies Center, Duke University, Durham NC USA. This conférence will seek alternatives to communication policies that are intended to build and reinforce national culture. This is urgent when new technologies thwart monopolization of domestic supplies of popular culture and the state is committed to democracy and multiculturalism. The focus on Canada exemplifies situations and issues that pertain to many of the world's countries. For further information contact Dr. Patrice LeClerc, Canadian Studies Center, Box 90422, Durham, Norther Carolina 27708-0422. Phone: (919) 684-4260; Fax: (919) 681-7882 or E-mail: [email protected].
The Department of History at the University of Regina is pleased to host Symbols, Myths and Images of the French Révolution: A colloquium in Honour of James A. Leith, 18-21
September 1996. James A. Leith, FRSC, will be retiring from Queen's University, Kingston, in 1997, after more than three décades as a leading historian of revolutionary France. Professor Leith, who began his teaching career in Saskatchewan, was one of the first scholars to embark upon the study of the visual imagery and symbolism of the French Révolution. More recently, he has helped to open up research into the Revolution's architectural projects. The purpose of this conférence is to honour the contribution made by Professor Leith to our understanding of the French Révolution by bringing together historians from around the world, representing diverse fields of enquiry and schools of interprétation. It is anticipated that the publication of the conférence proceedings will represent a significant and lasting contribution to scholarship.
Papers are solicited from historians of the culture and political culture of the Révolution, as well as from those interested in the Revolution's political and social dimensions. Principal speakers include: Lynn Hunt, Colin Jones, Emmet Kennedy, Claude Langlois, Noël Parker, Rolf Reichardt, Uldolpho van de Sandt. Proposais should include the title of the paper, a brief summary of its major theme, and a brief curriculum vitae of the author.
Deadline for proposais is July 1, 1995. Please send paper
proposais to Ian Germani, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Regina, Regina SK S4S 0A2. Tel: (306) 585-4216; Fax: (306) 585-4780.
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Vous êtes cordialementinvité(e)sàparticiperau colloque interuniversitaire des étudiants diplômé(e)setdu département d'histoire de l'UniversitédeMontréal, qui se tiendra lessamedi et dimanche 7 et 8 mai 1995 à l'Université de Montréal, pavillon Jean-Brillant, 3200 rue Jean-Brillant. Les présentations seront d'une durée de 15 à 20 minutes, et porteront sur votre sujet d'étude ou sur un sujet connexe. Vous pouvez privilégier la perspective de votre choix et choisir de vous exprimer en français ou en anglais. Une publication suivra ce colloque. Si vous êtesintéressé(e)s, il fautsoumettreau préalableun synopsis d'unepage maximum (500mots),auplus tard le 15 avril 1995, à l'attention de Jean-François Royal, Université de Montréal, Faculté des arts et sciences, Départementd'histoire, AEGDUM,C.P.6128, suce. Centre-Ville, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3J7; E-mail: Royj @ere.umontréal.ca.
The Department of Economies at the University of Western Ontario will host the Twentieth Conférence on the use of Quantitative Methods in Canadian EconomieHistory. Scheduled for 13-14 October 1995, the theme of the conférence is "markets and institutions",though papers on any aspect of Canadianéconomie history are welcome. Formore information please contact Neil Quigley at tel: (519) 661-3500; fax: (519) 661-3666 or E-Mail: Quigley ©sscl.uwo.ca.
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The Study Group on the Foundations of Economie and PoliticalDemocracy, the International Political Science Association and the Caucus for a New Political Science announce a conférence on the theme: Capitalism vs. Democracy; Struggles of Résistance and for Social Change. In this conférence we seek to challenge the ideological équation of democracy with capitalism and to examine the prospects for resisting the practical assaults of capitalism on democracy. We particularly seek papers on the following topics, although other proposais are also welcome: The impact of the globalization of capital on local démocratie institutions and processes; Résistance movements within the nation-state, including analyses of the labor movement, women, indigenous peoples, électoral politics, the green movement, and others which seek to transcend the limits of capitalist democracy and économies; Résistance on the global level: transnational organizing by labor, women, indigenous people, environmentalists; attempts to democratize international institutions, the rôle of NGOs. The conférence will be held at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., June 16-18, 1995. For more information about the conférence or the study group, or to propose a paper, communicate with John C. Berg, Department of Government, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770, U.S.A.; Tel: (617) 573-8126; Fax: (617) 367-4623; E-mail: [email protected].
Tillyfest, a conférence in honour of Charles Tilly. October 6-9, 1995 in Toronto. Friends, students, fans and colleagues of Charles Tilly should reserve 6-9 October 1995 for Tillyfest, an informai gathering in honour of Chuck. (Columbus Day in the U.S. and Thanksgiving in Canada). It's pay your own way, présent a paper if you'd like, with a party and banquet on Saturday night. Charles Tilly is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and History at the New School for Social Research in New York, where he directs the Center for Studies of Social Change. His work focuses on large-scale social change and its relationship to collective action, especially in Western Europe since 1500. Professor Tilly was Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto ffom 1965-1969 before moving to the University of Michigan, and thence to New York. Among his many publications, "The Contentious French" (published by Harvard University Press in 1986) shared the C. Wright Mills award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and the 1989 American Sociological Association's Award for Distinguished Scholarly Publication. Sponsored by the Centre for Urban and Community Studies, Department of Sociology, Innis College. Conférence Co organizers are Barry and Bev Wellman, Conférence Secrétariat - Paul Gregory. Tel: (416) 978-2072; Fax: (416) 978-7162 or E- mail: [email protected].
The Association of Ancient Historians meetings will be held in
Nashville, TN, on 5-7 May 1995. Programs and pre-registration
packets will be mailed to members by the end of January. Inquiries conceming the annual meeting should be directed to Robert Drews or Thomas McGinn, Department of Classical Studies, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235. E-mail: [email protected].
The Association of Ancient Historians meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA, Spring 1996. Members are invited to submit two-page abstracts for papers fifteen to thirty minutes long on the following topics: (1) "Olympics and/or Panhellenic Games" - ail aspects, including but not limited to: athletic organizational, religious, social, économie, political, epigraphic, literary. Archaeological and art historical topics are also welcomed; (2) "Law and Social Control in the Ancient World"; (3) "Diplomacy and Interstate Relations"; (4) "New Directions in Ancient History" - including, but not limited to, new discoveries, new answers to old questions, new questions. Submissions and requests for further information should be submitted to Cynthia Schwenk, Department of History, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083. Tel: (404) 651-3255; fax: (404) 651-1745 or E-mail: [email protected]. Le Comité canadien d’histoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale prépare un autre colloque de sa série visant à commémorer le 50e anniversaire de la fin du deuxième conflit mondial. Le colloque, qui aura lieu à Winnipeg du 19 au 21 octobre 1995, aura pour thème: «1945: Victoire et reconstruction». Le comité d'organisation voudrait recevoir des propositions de communications individuelles ou de séances [deux ou trois communications, un(e) commentateur(trice) et un(e) président(e)] portant sur un aspect quelconque de la vie militaire, politique ou sociale canadienne durant la dernière année de guerre. Veuillez faire parvenir vos propositions au Professeur G.N. Hillmer, Département d'histoire, Université Carleton, Ottawa (Ontario) K2S 5B6.
The Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War is planning another in its sériés of conférences designed to commemorate the conflict's 50th anniversary. This conférence, to be held in Winnipeg during the weekend of 19-21 October 1995, will be organized around the following theme: "1945: Victory and Reconstruction". The organizing committee welcomes proposais for individual papers or panels (2 or 3 papers, a commentator and/or a chair) that deal with any aspect of Canada's military, political or social expérience during the final year of the war. For further information please contact Professor G.N. Hillmer, Department of History, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K2S 5B6.
