Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference of North American Studies

North America as West / The West of North America
May 8–11, 2012

The biennial Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference of North American Studies has been organized since 1986. It has evolved into one of the largest and most prestigious conferences in Europe for American and Canadian studies.

The 14th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference in 2012 will explore definitions of North America as West, and the West as a defining feature of North America.

Presentation proposals are now invited from all academic disciplines dealing with this subject. The deadline for proposals is November 12, 2011.

Abstracts are welcome on topics ranging from cowboys and Indians to Obama and Osama, from Atlantic alliance to Continental Divide, from Vinland to Vineland. The North American "West" as concept, place, politics, ecology…

Send your proposals and a short bio via email to Conference Director Jonathan Lagerquist: jonathan.lagerquist(at)helsinki.fi.

The proposal and the bio should not be longer than one page each. They can be sent as a regular email or as an attachment. Please use a regular file format (doc, docx, pdf).

The conference registration fee is 100 €, and 50 € for students.

Organizing Committee
Markku Henriksson, McDonnell-Douglas Professor for American Studies, Department of World Cultures
Mikko Saikku, Professor of General History, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies
Mark Shackleton, Docent, University Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages
Rani-Henrik Andersson, Docent of North American Studies, Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of World Cultures
Saara Kekki, MA, Doctoral Student, Department of World Cultures
Nadja Mäkelä, MTh, Doctoral Student, Department of World Cultures
Jonathan Lagerquist, Department of World Cultures

Previous conference:
The 13th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference, May 18–-21, 2010