University College of the Fraser Valley is proud to host, in association with BC Studies and the People of the River Conference An International Conference on British Columbia: Inner and Outer Worlds

This interdisciplinary conference will be a venue for exploring different and diverse manifestations of British Columbia or of British Columbians, not only internally, but also externally. We invite proposals from all areas of research involving British Columbia. Papers or panels with a comparative or transnational focus are encouraged.

The conference themes might be articulated as, but are not limited to, the following:

Outer Worlds of British Columbia as:
-an outpost of Empire
-a continental entity
-a western Canadian region
-a part of the Pacific Northwest
-a Pacific entity
-a resident of the Global Village
-an ecosystem

Inner Worlds of British Columbia as:
-an Aboriginal space
-a gendered environment
-a hierarchical community
-a racialised landscape
-a spiritual / intellectual idea
-as visual representation
-a cultural negotiation
-an urban / rural dichotomy

The conference will also include crossover sessions and social activity with the concurrent People of the River Conference hosted by Sto:lo Nation in Chilliwack.

Individual paper proposals should include an abstract (250 words maximum) and one page curriculum vitae. Panel proposals should include an overall description of the theme for the session, as well as abstracts for each of the papers and a curriculum vitae for each of the participants / commentators. Correspondence may be in either English or French. Proposals can be submitted electronically, by fax or by mail.

Subject to funding, efforts will be made to supply limited travel assistance to presenters. First priority for financial support will be given to students and unaffiliated scholars on a case by case basis.

We look forward to seeing you in British Columbia