The American Council for Québec Studies is a multi-disciplinary academic organization promoting the study of Québec.
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Prof. Robbie Schwartzwald, former ACQS President and former editor of Québec Studies, is awarded the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies
"The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies for 2008 is Professor Robert Schwartzwald, Director of the Département d'études anglaises of the Université of Montréal. This distinction is the most prestigious award in Canadian Studies, and is presented each year to a scholar who has played an extraordinary role in the development of Canadian Studies. The Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies will be presented in Ottawa, on May 31st, 2008, at the ICCS banquet held during the meetings of the ICCS."
Robbie Schwartzwald was president of ACQS from 1987-1990 and Editor-in-Chief of Québec Studies from 1995 -2000. At the Cambridge meeting of ACQS, Schwartzwald received the ACQS Distinguished Service Award.
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Table of Contents for Québec Studies Volume 44 has been posted.
Information concerning registration, panels, and hotel registration for the November 13-16, 2008 ACQS Biennial Conference will be posted in May. This conference is being held in conjunction with ACSUS.
The Québec Summer Seminar will be August 4-8, 2008 and registration is due before June 1, 2008.
The ACQS Winter 2008 Newsletter is now available.
The Fund for ACQS has been announced. The Fund for ACQS will insure the financial stability of the organization and generate dividends that will allow ACQS to expand its mission and serve a greater number of researchers and institutions. Currently contributions are tax-deductible only in the US.
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