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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May 2013 Report
Dear Colleagues,
Vince and I wish to share the many achievements by our faculty, students and campus partners this month. More ...
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Summer Course to French Canada
Come discover a unique French-European culture in North America! The course is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students for three hours of credit from June 11-18th. It will be led by Dr. Fritz Wagner and Dr. Régent Cabana. For more information, click here.
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Upcoming Events
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30 May 2013
Contextualizing International Relations in the Arctic: Science, Legal Frameworks & Indigenous Shaping of the Arctic Council
University (Faculty) Club, Conference Room, University of Washington Campus
2012-13 U.W. Canada Fulbright Visiting Chair Lecture & Roundtable on the Arctic. Presentations by Tom Axworthy, Sari Graben, Tony Penikett, and Vincent Gallucci. More ...
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1 May - 3 June 2013
Foodland Security Photography Exhibition
by Barry Pottle, Inuk photographer
University of Washington, Seattle
Foodland Security is about the challenge of Inuit in urban settings to gain access to “county food” (food from the land). Pottle’s work focuses primarily on the Inuit community in Ottawa including cultural activities and images that reflect Inuit identity. More ...
Poster
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25 May 2013
Arctic Geopolitics: How Does North America Fit In?
by Joël Plouffe, Visiting Quebec Professor, Western Washington University
Western Washington University
A new era of Arctic geopolitics has begun. With climate change, rapid thawing ice and increased regional human activity in the High North, the circumpolar world has emerged as a security issue for policy makers of Canada and the United States. More ...
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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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