Conference
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The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) will be holding its 37th Annual Conference June 3-4, 2013 at the University of Victoria as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference provides a platform for original scholarly research in Canadian Jewish history, life and culture.
Congregation Emanu-el of Victoria will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year with a special event on June 2. If you are in Victoria on June 2 you may wish to celebrate with them!
Call for papers | Demande de communications
ACJS – Call for papers for 2013 conference in Victoria, B.C.
The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) will be holding its 37th Annual Conference June 3-4, 2013 at the University of Victoria as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference provides a platform for original scholarly research in Canadian Jewish history, life and culture.
Individuals are invited to send proposals for learned paper presentations twenty minutes in length. Potential presenters are asked to submit a paper proposal by December 15, 2012. The paper proposal should comprise a 400-word abstract formulated to clearly and concisely state the main argument of the scholarly paper and indicate how it will contribute to existing scholarship in the field of Canadian Jewish Studies. It should also include a bibliography of relevant sources. The abstract should be sent as a .doc or .rtf attachment, double-spaced in Times New Roman font, with the paper title clearly indicated at the top. The name, affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail of the potential presenter as well as the title of the proposed paper should be located in the body of the e-mail only (and not in the attached abstract). All proposals will receive anonymous peer review, after which point communication with presenters will occur by February 1, 2013.
All presenters must be paid 2013 members of ACJS at the time that proposals are submitted. Proposals from individuals who are not 2013 members of ACJS will not be reviewed. Membership information for ACJS can be found on our website.
Partial financial support to defray travel and accommodation costs is available for presenters who have been members of the ACJS for at least one full calendar year prior to January 2013 (i.e. presenters must be in good standing for both 2012 and 2013 in order to be eligible for support). University students are exempt from this requirement, and are also eligible for additional top-up support. In all cases, because ACJS support funds are limited, presenters (including students) are expected to apply first to their host institutions for whatever funds may be available to them locally. Applications for financial support, which will be sent to eligible presenters along with the notice of acceptance of their paper proposal, will be due the first week of March, with results to be communicated by the end of March.
The best student paper of the conference will be granted the Marcia Koven Award, which is accompanied by a cash prize. The award, which is based on the oral presentation of the paper, will be granted based on the scholarly quality of the paper and its contribution to the field of Canadian Jewish Studies.
As the ACJS annual conference is part of the larger national conference body called the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, ACJS conference participants whose paper proposals have been accepted must register in advance for the Congress by paying the required fees for both the general Congress registration and the ACJS conference registration. Early bird registration rates are available before April 1, 2013. Participants will receive details on registration from the Program Chair and are also invited to consult the Congress website for details. Please note that presentations from individuals who have not pre-registered for the Congress and ACJS Conference will not be included in the Conference Program.
Please e-mail proposals to Prof. Rebecca Margolis, Program Chair,rmargoli@uottawa.ca
Demande de communications
L’Association des études juives canadiennes (AÉJC) tiendra sa 37e réunion annuelle du 3 au 4 juin 2013 à l’Université de Victoria en collaboration avec la Fédération canadienne des sciences humaines. Le congrès sert à présenter les nouvelles recherches relatives à l’histoire, la vie et la culture de la communauté canadienne juive.
Celles et ceux qui désirent faire une communication de 20 minutes touchant un aspect de la culture canadienne juive sont priés de soumettre une proposition de communication détaillée (400 mots) avant le 15 décembre 2012.
La proposition, qui sera évaluée dans l’anonymat, doit comprendre le thème principal de la communication ainsi que les références bibliographiques. Les membres du comité communiqueront avec les participants avant le 1er février 2013. Tous les conférenciers doivent être membres de l’AÉJC en 2012 lorsque les propositions seront soumises. Les propositions provenant des personnes qui ne sont pas membres de l’AÉJC en 2013 ne seront pas considérées. Des informations sur l’adhésion à l’AÉJC sont disponibles sur notre site web.
De l’aide financière pour défrayer partiellement le coût du voyage est disponible pour tous les conférenciers qui sont membres de l’AÉJC depuis au moins un an (cette condition ne s’applique pas aux étudiants du 1er, 2e ou 3e cycle). La demande d’aide financière doit être soumise au début du mois de mars.
Le prix Marcia Koven, lequel comprend une récompense en argent, sera décerné à la meilleure communication présentée par un étudiant lors de la conférence. La présentation orale de la communication sera évaluée en fonction de sa valeur scientifique et de sa contribution au domaine des études juives canadiennes.
Étant donné que la conférence annuelle de l’AÉJC fait partie du Congrès des sciences humaines, tous les participants de la conférence de l’AÉJC doivent s’inscrire à l’avance à ce congrès. Ils doivent payer les frais d’inscription générale du Congrès ainsi que le frais de conférence de l’AÉJC. L’inscription à tarif préférentiel est disponible avant le 1er avril 2013. Pour de plus amples informations, consultez le site web. Les présentations des personnes qui ne se sont pas inscrites au Congrès et à la Conférence ne seront pas incluses dans le programme du conférence.
Veuillez faire parvenir vos projets de communication à Rebecca Margolis, coordonnatrice, par courriel (rmargoli@uOttawa.ca).