As part of the Craig Dobbin Legacy Programme, and in collaboration with schools and centres across UCD, the Centre for Canadian Studies is pleased to host the Craig Dobbin Legacy Scholars Seminar Series. As scholars from UCD and Canada will be visiting until the end of June 2026, seminars will be announced in several instalments.

Craig Dobbin Legacy Scholars Seminar Series

Round 1, Spring 2025

Prof. Danielle Clarke, UCD School of English, Drama & Film

Editing Old Texts for New Readers:

The Poetry of Anne, Lady Southwell (1574-1636)

Wednesday, 19th of February @ 5pm in C218 Newman Building

In association with UCD School of English Drama and Film and Dalhousie University

Zoom Link: https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/63232950977?pwd=NpsEIEtvit1fht4SuH8Ot9PLDa8jSd.1 Meeting ID: 632 3295 0977 Passcode: 070257

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Prof. Philip Branigan, Department of Linguistics

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Lecture 1

Interrupted Synthesis and Head-movement in Ahtna (Dene)

Tuesday, 4th of March @ 5pm in B210, Newman Building

Zoom Link: https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/63235430244?pwd=9bnrfXnvliBEegS2kr6xGONDgLHtWi.1

Meeting ID: 632 3543 0244 Passcode: 972921

Lecture 2

Are Old Irish Verbs Templatic?

Thursday 6th of March @ 4 pm in B210, Newman Building

In association with UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore

Zoom Link: https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/66137832988pwd=uW55WQLPFizJUITgZqvvm4pK8QWu5b.1

Meeting ID: 661 3783 2988 Passcode: 929051

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Dr. Lindsay Thistle, Wilfrid Laurier University

'Canada Connecting the Past to the Present: Myths and Memory in Canadian Plays about World War II’

Wednesday, 24th of April @ 12pm in K114

In association with UCD Centre for War Studies

Zoom Link: https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/63016570591?pwd=lZerHO5qlKdDJqRAt37SX8X8dTOB2H.1 Meeting ID: 630 1657 0591 Passcode: 938217

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting talks.

BACS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE, EDINBURGH, 24-26 APRIL 2025

‘Canada: Past, Present, Future’

Co-sponsored by the Centre of Canadian Studies, the British Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) returns to Scotland for the first time in 25 years to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This is a joint celebration, as the Centre also celebrates 50 years.

DEADLINE FOR PAPERS EXTENDED UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2025 - SEE BELOW

REGISTRATION DETAILS WILL BE CIRCULATED IN NEW YEAR

BACS 2025 explores the challenges and the opportunities facing Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. The past 50 years, for instance, have been pivotal in Canada: multiculturalism is now entrenched and a defining Canadian characteristic, sovereignty referenda in Québec have changed the political landscape, and Indigenous resurgence places Canada’s first peoples at the heart of the national conversation. More, the very real challenges of climate change for all Canadians, but most especially for Arctic peoples, and Canada’s settler-colonial legacies continue to shape contemporary realities.

With a view to exploring these, among other social, political and cultural realities, ‘Canada: Past, Present, Future’ invites reflections not only historical, but also on how Canada will move forward in the coming decades in response to challenges and opportunities – domestic, climactic and geopolitical.

Contributions from all disciplines are most welcome. We especially invite papers that engage with the following themes:

• Indigeneity and Arctic governance
• Multiculturalism, Immigration and the Post/decolonial
• Multilevel governance and federalism
• Race, ethnicity and religion
• Language Policies/Language Laws
• 2SLGBTQI+ Communities
• Families, friendships, communities
• History and knowledge practices
• Art, literature and landscape

*Canada's international relations, especially Canada-UK relations

Papers that address other themes in the study of Canada are also very welcome.

The British Journal for Canadian Studies is publishing a special issue to mark the 50th Anniversary. All presented papers will be considered for publication.

We especially encourage doctoral students and early career academics to submit. BACS will be awarding a number of prizes for original contributions from doctoral students and early career scholars. Please indicate if you wish to be considered.

Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2025. Please submit proposals of up to 250 words, or propose a panel of 3 or 4 papers, with a brief CV, to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.