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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS -- "Dissolving Boundaries? Canada in a Globalizing World"

www.hssfc.ca/english/congress/congress.html

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Between May 25 and June 1, 2002, the University of Toronto will host the Congress of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, the largest multi-disciplinary academic gathering in North America. The theme of the conference is "Boundaries". As part of this event, the Canadian Studies Program at University College and the Canadian Association of Geographers are jointly hosting a colloquium on "Boundaries: Geographies" to be held on May 28, 2002.

The specific focus of the colloquium is "Dissolving Boundaries? Canada in a Globalizing World." Sessions will be organized around the following four themes:
* Transnationalism and Identity Politics
* Nation-States and Borders
* Environmental Frontiers
* Cultural Exchange(s)

We warmly invite scholars from around the world to offer papers that address one of these four themes. Participants may emphasize international pressures for change and the manner in which the Canadian paradigm can make a distinctive contribution to resolving some of these issues. Our goal is to create a forum that permits an interdisciplinary approach to the discussion of these complex issues.

Please send an abstract of not more than 300 words and a 100 word biographical sketch by January 31, 2002 to either:

Dr. Emily Gilbert Dr. Joanne Saul
Canadian Studies Canadian Studies
University College University College
University of Toronto University of Toronto
15 King's College Circle 15 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7 Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
emily.gilbert@utoronto.ca

For further information on the 2002 Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities please contact:
Pam Gravestock
Associate Coordinator, Congress 2002
University College
University of Toronto
15 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 3H7
p.gravestock@utoronto.ca
416-978-8112 (tel); 416-971-2027 (fax)
http://www.hssfc.ca/english/congress/congress.html

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