ACQS - American Council for Québec Studies















Welcome to the ACQS website!

The American Council for Québec Studies is a multi-disciplinary academic organization promoting the study of Québec.

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The Preliminary Program for the joint ACQS and ACSUS conference November 13-16 is available. Online registration for the conference is now available.

The ACQS Summer 2008 Newsletter is now available.

The Table of Contents for Québec Studies Volume 45 has been posted.

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.

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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