CFIHP: Accessing Historic Records on Intelligence and International Affairs

CFIHP will be hosting a symposium on “Accessing Historic Records on Intelligence and International Affairs” on 5 May 2023, at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa. Below is the event poster providing details of the symposium. Researchers working in the field of intelligence and international history in Canada face two daunting challenges: locating …

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CFP: 2023 North American Society for Intelligence History (NASIH) Conference

Deadline extended to 9 January 2023 -- Call for Papers: North American Society for Intelligence History Annual ConferenceUniversity of Calgary, July 20-23, 2023 The North American Society for Intelligence History (NASIH) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its third conference to be held at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, July …

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Canada in the Age of Eisenhower

Symposium | In his accomplished study of US President Dwight Eisenhower, The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s, prominent US historian William Hitchcock argued that the era from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s was defined by three overarching themes: the Cold War and its implications for the national security state; …

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CFP: 2020 CHA Annual Meeting, Western University

Call for Papers Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting Western University London, Ontario 1-3 June 2020 In June 2020, Western University in London, Ontario will host the 99th annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association. This year’s Program Committee has elected not to designate a conference theme. Instead, all are invited to submit proposals in English …

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Call for Chapter Proposals: Canada’s Military-Industrial Complex

The “military-industrial complex” (MIC) is defined as an informal alliance between a nation’s military and defence industries. The term gained popularity following President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address in January 1961 in which he warned Americans about the powerful “conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry” and its potential for acquiring “unwarranted …

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Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds: Women and the Search for Global Order, 1919-2019

(Le message en français suit.)   The Historical Section (PORH) is pleased to sponsor a two-day conference on the history of women and Canada’s international history on the theme, Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds: Women and the Search for Global Order, 1919-2019. Linking past and present, this symposium will explore how Canadian women have influenced Canada’s …

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CFP: Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project, Ottawa (July 10, 2019)

The Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project invites paper proposals for a one-day workshop on the history of Canadian foreign intelligence to be held in Ottawa on July 10, 2019. Paper topics might include (but are not limited to): The management structures governing foreign intelligence in Canada The organizations involved in foreign intelligence collection and analysis …

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State of the Field Conference: Contemporary International History

Contemporary International History is a highly popular graduate program at outstanding universities, and undergraduate courses in the field are often filled first. Popular histories and even academic studies of wars since 1939 occupy frequently appear on bestseller lists, and filmmakers seek out spy stories and tales of international intrigue. Yet within the university, particularly in …

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People, Politics, and Purpose: A Symposium in Honour of John English

People, Politics, and Purpose: Biography and the Structure(s) of Canada since 1939 This one-day symposium honours the long and distinguished career of Professor John English, whose scholarly, political, and administrative work has shaped the study of history, biography, and international affairs in Canada. Long-time collaborators and former students of Professor English will speak about their …

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CFP: Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Workshop – Toronto, July 2018

*** Call for Paper Proposals *** Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Workshop Toronto, 12 July 2018 The Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project invites paper proposals for a one-day workshop on the history of Canadian foreign intelligence to be held at the University of Toronto on July 12, 2018. Paper topics might include (but are not limited …

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CFP: 1968 in Canada, Sept. 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS 1968 in Canada: A Year and its Legacies A One-Day Scholarly Colloquium Colloquium Dates and Venue: September 28, 2018 Canadian Museum of History, 100 Laurier St, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8, Canada Proposals Due: April 1, 2018 The Center for the Study of Canada at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh …

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CFP: Nuclear Histories of Canada, Sept. 2018

Call for Paper Proposals - Nuclear Histories of Canada We invite paper proposals on Canadian nuclear history, broadly conceived. The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History will host a one-day workshop in late September 2018, focusing on the role of nuclear issues in Canadian history. We encourage submissions dealing with a wide range of …

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CFP: CIH/HIC-sponsored panels for the CHA, Regina May 2018

The Canadian International History Committee (CIH/HIC) seeks submissions for sponsored panels for the Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting to be held in Regina in May 2018. Panels that concern the conference themes are encouraged as well as those that focus on transnational perspectives of Canadian International History. Due to our affiliation with the CHA, the …

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