Launch of Big Tent Politics

October 27, 2015: Launch of Big Tent Politics Melissa Pitts, Director of UBC Press; Ken Carty, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Author; Brenda and David McLean, University benefactors; André Lamontagne, Chair of the Program in Canadian Studies

Margery Fee announced as McLean chair, 2015-2017

New McLean Chair Appointment English Professor and editor of Canadian Literature, Margery Fee is the new 2015-2017 Brenda and David McLean Chair In Canadian Studies. Professor Fee has been a valued UBC faculty member for the past 22 years, having served as Director of the Arts One Program (2005-08), Director of the Canadian Studies […]

Recordings of 2015 McLean Lectures Available

“Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and a ‘Good Life’ in Postwar Canada” By Tina Loo 2015 McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies, University of British Columbia Lecture 1: Hell and Hope in the Barrenlands (28 January, 2015) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRAxGA1lAKA Podcast: http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/~petersen/media/mclean01.mp3 Lecture 2: Developing a ‘Good Life’ in Newfoundland and Eastern Quebec (4 […]

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Launch of R. Kenneth Carty’s new book, Big Tent Politics: The Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life, a publication in the Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies series. Tuesday, October 27; 5:30 - 7:00 pm Ideas Lounge – UBC’s University Centre Lower Level, Room 174 6331 Crescent Road Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served Please RSVP: frontdesk@ubcpress.ca This launch is presented by the Canadian Studies Program at UBC and UBC Press. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Welcome/ Bienvenue!

October 13, 2011, 5:00-6:30

Welcome to the Canadian Studies Program and the International Canadian Studies Centre at UBC! Canadian Studies at UBC is a vibrant multidisciplinary community of students and scholars from the humanities to the social sciences who critically engage Canada’s past and present and seek to understand Canada’s place in the world. André Lamontagne, Chair of Canadian Studies