The Folklore Studies Association of Canada (FSAC) Conference
Edmonton, Alberta, 12-14 May 2011: Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore

FOLKLORE OF THE PIONEER EXPERIENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS, Workshops or Roundtables

The conference theme this year is Folklore of the Pioneer Experience. The Pioneer experience is associated with the Prairies and with the brave pioneers who settled the Canadian west, living in dugouts and struggling to till virgin soil as they made a home in their new Canadian space. But in many senses the Pioneer experience characterizes the life of all Canadians. The struggles of the settlers of the Atlantic Provinces preceded those of the Prairie Pioneers, but they were no less significant. Similarly, the settlers of the Pacific coast broke new ground as they established their life in Canada. The experience of Canadian aboriginals was no less of a Pioneer experience. They had to deal with new realities and new demands, pioneering behaviours that would allow them to live with their new neighbours. In keeping with the Pioneer theme, the organizers of this year's conference invite paper proposals and proposals for roundtables and workshops that deal with the pioneer experience in all its aspects.

Suggested conference topics:

• Songs, stories and other lore created specifically to reflect life
• in Canada
• The adaptation of songs, stories and other lore to suit life in the
• new Canadian space
• The adaptation of rituals to the realities of Canada
• The adaptation of aboriginal practices to deal with the influx of
• new peoples
• The adaptation of aboriginal lore to deal with the influx of new
• peoples
• Contemporary Canadian lore Other topics dealing with folklore

We also invite papers and panels on a broad range of themes dealing with the folklore of Canada. Proposals dealing with other topics will also be considered. Please send proposals for papers, roundtables and workshops to Natalie Kononenko at nataliek@ualberta.ca by February 15, 2011.

Natalie Kononenko
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton T6G 2E6

PROPOSAL DETAILS: In keeping with the request made by students at last year's FSAC meeting, we would like to adhere to a plenary session format, which would include: chaired discussions, round table discussions, workshops, oral paper presentations, and visual display presentations. Special A/V requests must be made, but to avoid incurring costs, the Association strongly suggests you bring your own equipment (laptop, audio recorder, etc.). Please send your 100-word abstract for your formal presentation (preferably in both English and French) along with your name, department, institutional affiliation, and contact information by February 15, 2011. Please enclose a translation fee of $20 payable to "FSAC" for uniligual submissions, or ensure that a properly translated copy of your abstract reaches Natalie Kononenko by February 15, 2011. Please send your abstracts to Natalie Kononenko, nataliek@ualberta.ca. Should the submitted translation of the abstract required substantial reworking, you will be charged the $20 translation fee.

Edmonton is a vibrant capital, also known as the City of Champions and Festival City. The location of the conference will be the Delta Hotel in the middle of Edmonton's Downtown. This location is close to the new and exciting Art Gallery of Alberta, the historic Alberta Legislature Building which offers regular tours, the Downtown shopping district, theatres, the Winspear Concert Hall, the beautiful North Saskatchewan River Valley, ethnic neighbourhoods such as Chinatown, and many other attractions. Pre-conference tours to the Royal Alberta Museum and other venues are in the planning stage. Part of the conference will take place on the grounds of the University of Alberta, home of the Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore, the sponsor of this year's event.

NB! Only FSAC members paid up for 2011 may participate in this event and have their submission considered (see membership form). Your abstract will not be considered until the Secretary-Treasurer (Jodi McDavid, Office of Research, Cape Breton University, Box 5300, 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, NS, B1P 6L2) has received your membership fee.

PS. The Folklore Studies Association of Canada (FSAC) is an educational, non-profit association founded in June 1976 for the purpose of increasing education and research in the field of folklore studies in all its aspects. Multidisciplinary, scientific, and educational, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada is composed of over 200 members including folklorists, researchers, students, educators, retired adults, and people interested in folklore. The Association is bilingual; English and French are its official languages.

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