On October 16 from 9:30 a.m.– 4 p.m., Franco-American Programs will host a conference for young (18–35) Franco-Americans: the Young Franco-American’s Summit. This event will be held both in-person, at the Franco-American Programs at the University of Maine, and over Zoom. The event will feature presentations by fellow Francos, a keynote presentation by Ryan Fecteau, […]
Join the Canadian-American Center and professor Frederic Rondeau in hosting Maxime Raymond Bock (University of Alberta) for a post-doctoral research presentation on Oct. 21 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Bock will present a talk titled “Atavismes et ses histoires 10 ans plus tard: relecture d’une écriture du Québec.” The event will be presented in French […]
Each Fall Semester, the Office of International Programs and the International Student Association host Culturefest, a celebration of cultures with cultural exhibits, children's activities, talent performances and a style show. It is a time we can share the diversity of our multicultural background through various activities. The event will be held under a tent on […]
Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Janet Mancini Billson as she presents “Canada and the Global Refugee Crisis” at UMaine. This presentation explores refugee resettlement and integration challenges in Canada. Examples are based on Billson’s research in Canada with Doukhobor, Rohingya, Syrian, Kurdish, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Liberian, and Congolese refugees. The event will take place on […]
Forty years ago this fall — on Oct. 26, 1981 — the phenomenal Québec poet Marie Uguay’s life and writing were cut short by bone cancer. She was twenty-six years old. Associated with Les intimistes (The Intimists), a group of Québécois poets who emerged in the 1980s and 90s, Uguay left behind three remarkable volumes […]
Mitchell Center Talk: Rematriation, Indigenous Women and Traditional Indigenous Land Concepts in the Land Back Movement Monday, Nov. 8 Location: Room 107, Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME; or Online: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information at https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/seminars/fall-2021-sustainability-talks/ Facilitator: Dr. Darren Ranco, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs, […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. the UMaine Psychology Department's Diversity Film Night presents a virtual showing and discussion of the documentary "White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privilege in America". The film will air at 6 p.m., with discussion to follow at 7:15 p.m. Click for Zoom: maine.zoom.us/s/82606528018. All are invited.
Drawn from a book in progress, titled "Americans Write Canada", this public lecture pairs a close reading of a recent novel by American writer P.S. Duffy, "The Cartographer of No Man’s Land", with the discovery of archival materials that add to and complicate public knowledge about a First World War internment camp, once located in […]
Interested parties are invited to attend a Zoom roundtable on Friday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. with UMM alums and current UMaine graduate students Natalie Dana Lolar, Colby Soctomah-Lewey, and Chris Johnson. Panelists will talk with UMM Native American students and others about their background and journey to college and beyond. This will be a […]
