as much as every cultural, artistic, or social production is situated within a specific time frame that it embodies and determines, our engagements with culture are in turn defined by temporal factors, such as context, contiguity, duration, or age. Drawing attention to the extent to which time influences aspects of human life has been (and still is) the subject of numerous scholarly investigations in various domains.
From June 23-25, 2011, the University of Marburg hosts the 8th annual conference of the Young Scholars' Forum of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries, which is entitled "Canada at All Times: Aspects of Temporality in Canadian Studies" / "Le Canada en tout temps: Aspects de la temporalité en études canadiennes."
The conference aims at exploring the issue of time and temporality from a particularly Canadian perspective, since investigations on this topic might possibly deepen insights not only with regard to Canadian society and its relationship to time, but also with regard to concepts of temporality in general. Panels will examine issues of time in an interdisciplinary manner, such as transformations and developments in Canadian culture, Canadian perspectives on temporality in literature and film, interrelations between time, memory, and identity, as well as narrative techniques of representing time.

Keynote lectures:
Prof. Dr. Eleanor Ty (Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo): Remembrance of Things Past: Aging and Affective Memories in Contemporary Canadian Narratives
Guillermo Verdecchia (Toronto): Chile Today, Canada Tomorrow: The Revolutionary Memory of Carmen Aguirre's Theatre

As a cultural highlight, the renowned Argentinian-Canadian playwright, Guillermo Verdecchia, will read from his works in the course of the conference.

Conference Venue:
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Kanada-Saal der Universitätsbibliothek
Wilhelm-Röpke-Straße 4
35039 Marburg

People interested in attending the conference should simply send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; no further registration required.
With best regards,

Sylvia Langwald, Astrid Lohöfer, Marco Ulm
Young Scholars‘ Forum of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries