Canadian Government guests at UOW seminar

10 May 2001

The Canadian Consul General, Mr John Mundy, and other members of the Canadian Government will be guests of honour at a Canadian Studies Seminar hosted by the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies at the University of Wollongong tomorrow (Friday 11 May ).

The seminar will begin with a book launch of Associate Professor Gerry Turcotte's new novel Flying in Silence published by Brandl & Schlesinger. Professor Turcotte is the Director of the Centre. This will be followed by presentations on topics such as 'Television Commercials and National Identity in a Global Economy', 'The Image and its Reality' and 'Foundations of the Modern Treaty Process in Canada'. The Canadian Consul General, John Mundy, will also present an International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) Certificate of Merit to Professor Don Beer.

The Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies at the University of Wollongong is affiliated with the Institute of Social Change and Critical Inquiry and is dedicated to comparative and interdisciplinary study related to Canada and particularly to comparative study between Australia and Canada. It is only the second Canadian Studies Centre to be established in Australia.

Despite its youth, Wollongong's Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies has already established a variety of industry, community and government partnerships and been involved with a diverse array of events and publications including, most recently, the hosting of Canadian Margaret Atwood's visit to deliver the Nortel Canadian Studies Keynote Address. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Nortel Networks are particularly important supporters of the Centre and its activities.

Photo/film opportunity: Friday 11 May at 12.25pm in the foyer of Building 67 (McKinnon Bldg)
For more information: contact Associate Professor Gerry Turcotte on 4221 4140.