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Conference Panel | Canadian Culture in the ‘American Century’

Event Details

Date

October 18, 2017

Time

5:30pm

NACDI research fellows will present at the 24th Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS). 

"Canadian Culture in the ‘American Century’", two-session panel organized by Bronwyn Jaques (Queen's University) and Jeffrey Brison (Queen's University). 

Exploring Canadian development in a range of cultural spheres, six NACDI panelists will discuss the impact of American cultural hegemony in the post-World War II era. Panellists will explore culture through the mediums of kids' shows, television streaming, toys, local music scenes and more conventional sites of cultural diplomacy including cultural centres and art exhibitions. 

Author

Jeffrey Brison (he/him)

Co-founder and team member of NACDI; Director of Cultural Studies and Professor of History, Queen's University,

Jeffrey Brison is Director of the Cultural Studies Program and Professor in History at Queen's University and a founding member of the North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative (NACDI).

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