Canadian Studies Center
The Canadian Studies Center is part of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. It joins with the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham to create a federally supported Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada. The Center is the secretariat for the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium; UW Council Member for University of the Arctic; and, an institutional member of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States.
Center News
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June 2013 Report
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
As we wrap up another successful quarter, Vince and I would like to extend a sincere ‘thank you’ to our two visiting scholars. More ...
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Fall Quarter 2013 – NEW Grad Seminar on the Arctic
Mondays, 12:30-2:30, (2 credits)
JSIS 582 The Arctic as an Emerging Global Region
OCEAN/ESS/ATMOS 586 Arctic Science & Policy
QUAT 504 Special Topics in Quaternary Sciences
As a result of climate change, the Arctic is fast becoming a region of considerable scientific and geopolitical interest. This seminar, involving faculty and students from across campus, will explore Arctic challenges and themes from an interdisciplinary perspective. Research proposals will be considered for Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships of $5,000. More ...
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JSIS 482A/582B Special Topics: Arctic Insecurities
Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
3 credits
Tony Penikett, 2013-14 Canada Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies
This course will address Arctic insecurities: from Cold War to climate change, from military security (NATO, NORAD) to human and environmental security (Arctic Council, Search and Rescue Agreement); from Aboriginal land claims (Alaska, Canada, Greenland) to Indigenous Internationalism (Inuit Circumpolar Council, the Permanent Participants on the Arctic Council... More...
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Upcoming Events
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24-26 June 2013
K-12 STUDY CANADA presents Archives on the Arctic
The resource-rich Arctic is changing faster than anywhere on Earth due to climate change and, according to The Economist, is not only “setting alarm bells ringing for environmentalists, but [also] opening up new perspectives for trade and development.“ In order to meet future challenges, it is vital that today’s students learn more about issues already at play in the Arctic. More ...
This workshop is an invitation only event!
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27 June 2013
Canada-US Regional Issues the Focus of June Workshop for Teachers
North Seattle Community College
From Coal Trains to Classrooms: Cross-Border Trade, Energy and Environmental Issues in the PNW is the name of a new one-day workshop being offered on June 27 by the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University. More ...
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