Conversations on Canada - Brand New Center for the Study of Canada Initiative

[Cherice Granger]

Greetings:

The Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Quebec Studies at SUNY
Plattsburgh is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative for the
2020-21 academic year titled, "Conversations on Canada". This initiative
consists of monthly presentations on current issues central to a fuller
understanding of Canadian society. Each conversation will take place via
Zoom. Registration details for each session, along with a brief abstract
and short bio for each presenter, will be emailed to you as we move closer
to the date of each presentation.

Highlights of the fall presentations are included below. Please mark your
calendars:

Date:        Thursday, September 24, 2020
Time:        3:30-4:30 p.m.
Speaker:  Dr. Chris Kirkey, Director, Center for the Study of Canada &
Institute on
                   Quebec Studies
Title:         "Why is Donald Trump Mad at Canada?: Understanding American
Foreign
                  Policy toward Canada"

Date:          Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Time:          3:30-4:30 p.m.
Speaker:     Mr. Andre Picard, Reporter & Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Title:            "The Pandemic Experience: How Do Canada and the U.S.
Compare?

Date:           Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time:           3:30-4:30 p.m.
Speaker:     Dr. Debra Thompson, Associate Professor/Political Science,
McGill University
Title:            "The Black Experience in Canada: Race, the State, and The
Persistence of
                     Social Inequality"

We thank you, in advance, and look forward to providing you with a
rewarding learning experience.


CHERICE GRANGER
Center for the Study of Canada/ & Institute on Quebec Studies
206 133 Court Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(o) 518-564-5823 <+1-518-564-5823>
(f) 518-564-2112 <+1-518-564-2112>
plattsburgh.edu <https://www.plattsburgh.edu/>

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