<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Hello:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Our SUNY Plattsburgh Institute on Quebec Studies invites you to attend the Virtual "9th Annual Colloquium on Quebec Studies: Quebec Past & Present" on March 12-13, 2021.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">This event, co-organized by the Institute on Québec Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh and the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Bishop’s University will be convened virtually, Friday, March 12 from 8:45 am to 4:15 pm and Saturday, March 13 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm.  The program includes more than 35 presenters on eight panels titled:</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.         Introductory Remarks & Welcome to Abenaki Territory</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.         Nationalism and Everyday Nationhood</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.         English-Speaking Quebecers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.         Quebec’s Diversity</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5.         Literary Soulmates</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6.         Quebec History</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7.         Strange Bedfellows-politics and literary expressions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8.         Poster Presentation by Quebec Society Students</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SUNY Plattsburgh presenters are: Robert Ackland (faculty emeriti), Christopher Kirkey (Director, Center for the Study of Canada & Institute on Québec Studies), Jonathan Slater (director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life, and professor/chair, Journalism and Public Relations), Yong Yu (associate professor/chair, Teacher Education, Grad M.S. Education Program), William Culver (faculty emeriti), and Marlee Bickford-Bushey (undergraduate student, Individualized Studies Major with Canadian studies minor).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Anyone interested to attend the online program is welcome to register at: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.6933px"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);fon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