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Canadian Studies News and Notes 1. "Canada Observed: Perspectives from Europe, the United States and Canada'' StateUniversity ofNew York,Plattsburgh 2-3 October1998,.Plattsburgh, New York. Scholars from all disciplines as well as musicians andwriters will present papers and give performances on the topic. Contact the conference organizers for further information: Bruce A. Butterfield, Dept. of English, SUNY at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA or Prof. Jurgen Kleist, Dept. ofForeign Languages, SUNY at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA; E-mail: kleistj@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu 2. "MCdecine, Sante et Societes," l'lnstitut d'histoire de I'AmCrique fram;aise, Sle Congres del'lnstitut d'histoire de I'AmCrique frant;aise 16 et 17 octobre 1998, Quebec. Depuis une vingtaine d'annees, le theme de la sante a fait I'objet de nombreuses contributions, que ce soit dans les champs de l'histoire sociale, de l'histoire urbaine, de l'histoire des fenunes, de l'histoire des sciences ou de l'histoire culturelle, ou dans des disciplines comme l'anthropologie, l'ethnologie ou la sociologie . Le comit6 souhaite recevoir des propositions de communication sur un large eventail de themes lies aux savoirs et aux pratiques, aux discours et aux representations sur la sant6 et la maladie selon le genre, les ages de la vie, les groupes sociaux , les groupes ethniques, les regions et les 6poques. Des questions touchant les archives, la sante en contexte colonial, les maladies et les th6rapeutiques, la sant6 publique, les h6pitaux, l'E'tat etla sante, les maladies mentales, les professions, la recherche m6dicale. pourraient parexemple y etre abord6es. Comit6 d'organisation du Congres 1998, A/S Johanne Daigle, responsable D6partement d'histoire, Universit6 Laval, Sainte-Foy (Quebec) GlK 7P4; relephone : (418) 656-2131 poste 5810; tel6-copieur : (418) 656-3603; e-mail: ihaf98@ hst.ulaval.ca 214 3. ''D'un Canada 3 l'autre: Canadian Cultural (lil)tensions," University of Western Ontario. Graduate Students in English and French Departments I Etudiantes et etudiants du nepartement d'anglais et du Departement de fran~ et Association for Canadian Studies I Association d'etudes canadiennes, 16-17 October/octobre 1998, London, Ontario. How are Canadian histories, myths, public figures and concerns, relations to· other nations and peoples, represented differently from one part of the country to another? How have representations changed over time, or have they? What effects do these different representations have on our perception ofourselves as Canadians, and our relation to community, region, language and nation? The conference aspires to involves students of Canadian culture in dialogue, and to s_tirnulate discussion about ollr similarities and differences, and the ways in which these are affected by the multiple representations which reflect and n~fract Canadians to themselves and to one another. We are interested in issues of language and region, but also of history, literature and culture. Papers might address a range of areas including literature, poetry, linguistics , institutional studies, history, geography , politics, economics, sociology, journalism , media studies, television, film, popular culture, sports, visual arts, music, theatre, translation. Contact: Sarah King or Rachel Jones, English Department, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7. Telephone: [1] (519) 661-3403; fax: [1] (519) 661-3776; e-mail: sarahk@julian. uwo.ca; rjones2@julian.uwo.ca 4. ''Women, Science and Health in Postwar North America: Comparative Canadian-American Perspectives, 19401980 ," 16-17 October 1998, York University, Toronto, Ontario. Topics to be discussed include: the gendered contours ofscientific medicine, alternative therapies, institutions and the state, as well as women's experiences as patients, practitioners and policy-makers in post-World War II Canada and/or the United States. Revue d'etudes canadiennes Vol. 33, No. 2 (Ete 1998 Summer) Contact: Dr. Georgina Feldberg, Director, Centre for Health Studies, York University, 214 York Lanes, 4700 Keele St., North York, ON M3J 1P3; telehone: 416-7365941 ; fax: 416-736-5986; e-mail: ychs@ yorku.ca 5. ''Historical Perspectives on Business, Labour, Technology and Society," 16~18 October 1998, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Analysts of the latetwentieth century economy often forget that ours is not the first generation to experience rapid technological change and a resulting "new" economy. The "new competition " ofthe global economy, the restructuring of...

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