The Mysterious Case of the Beryl G: Murder and Honor in the Pacific Northwest BorderlandsStephen T. Moore, Central Washington UniversityRemembering the treaty: An analysis of competing interpretations of the Columbia River TreatyJeremy Mouat, University of AlbertaFEATURED ROUNDTABLECanada-US Border Policy: The New Border Vision AgreementSue Saarnio, US Embassy, OttawaTBA, CBSA-OttawaDonald Alper, Western Washington UniversityKatherine Friedman, University at BuffaloChristopher Sands, Hudson InstituteGeoffrey Hale, University of LethbridgeDan UczoSponsored by the Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University and theRegional Institute, University at BuffaloFriday, November 1812:00pm—2:15pmLunch Plenary: Digging into Data ChallengeSponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaIn 2009, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; the NationalEndowment for the Humanities of the United States, the National Science Foundation of theUnited States, and the Joint Information Systems Committee of the United Kingdom, collaboratedto launch the Digging into Data Challenge. The challenge promotes innovative humanities andsocial science research using large-scale data analysis and challenges the research communityto help create the new research infrastructure needed for the 21st century. The changingresearch landscape in our digital age has called for new techniques to better search, analyze,and understand the vast array of research materials being used and created, including digitizedbooks, newspapers, and music as well as transactional data such as web searches, sensor dataor cell phone records. Close to 90 international research teams competed in the 2009 challengeand eight remarkable projects comprised of Canadians, British and American scholars wereawarded research grants. In 2011, the Digging into Data Challenge has grown to include fundingfrom eight international research agencies among four countries, namely Canada, theNetherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Moderated by Dr. Chad Gaffield, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities ResearchCouncil of Canada.Friday, November 202:15pm—3:45pmABO4Contexts of First Nations FilmCHAIR: Miléna SantoroDecolonization, Empowerment, and Activism. Is Indigenous Cinema the new National Cinema?
Ute Lischke, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityDecolonizing Documentary: Indigenous Women’s Film and Video in CanadaMarian Bredin, Brock UniversityAmerican Contexts for Quebec First Nations FilmMiléna Santoro, Georgetown UniversityDISCUSSANT: Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph CollegeEDU4Creating Worldly Graduates: Experiential Learning Opportunities.CHAIR/DISCUSSANT: Christa Olson, American Council on EducationA Student Teaching Abroad- An American/Canadian Educational and Cultural ExperienceRobert Macmillan, BridgewaterBecoming More Canadian in our (USA) OutlookNels H. Granholm, South Dakota State UniversityENG5The Importance of PlaceCHAIR: Ulla Kriebernegg, University of GrazThe Titanic, the Moon Landing, and Ontario LakesCarol Beran, Saint Mary's CollegeUrban Solitudes: Canadian Cities in Female Narratives of ImmigrationOrly Lael Netzer, Tel Aviv UniversityLocation, Location: Barney's Version and the Montreal of Mordecai RichlerBruce Butterfield and Matthew Smith, SUNY PlattsburghFRANCO3Religion, laicité et accommodements raisonnables au Quebec: où en est-on?CHAIR: Samia I. Spencer, Auburn UniversityLe contexte historique: une mise au pointSamia I. Spencer, Auburn UniversityL'avenir de la laicite au QuebecLouise Beaudoin (To be confirmed), Quebec National Assembly“Peut-on resister par l'ecriture" Retour sur une experienceDjemila Benhabib, Auteure de ""Ma vie a contre-Coran""L'accommodement raisonnable ou le symptome d'autres maux?Patricia Rimok, Conseil des relations interculturellesFRE7Recent Research in Canadian/Québec Literature and Film