Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN) Newsletter December 17, 2010 1. Update: QUESCREN activities Reminder: Acfas 2011 Along with the Eastern Townships Resource Centre (Bishop's University), QUESCREN is organising our second annual scholarly research conference at the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) congress which takes place May 9-13, 2011. This year, we are working in partnership with both the Townshippers' Association and the Équipe de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature angloquébécoise for this exciting event. Our call for papers will be out soon. Ongoing: research project on immigrant settlement The Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities in partnership with QUESCREN continue to carry out preliminary research funded by the Metropolis Project on the subject of how Quebec's English-speaking communities help to "welcome" and settle new immigrants. If you have information on this subject please contact Lorraine O'Donnell atlorraine.odonnel@concordia.ca 2. Call for papers Conference on evaluation of official language policy/programming Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute colloquium on several topics including evaluation of official language policies and public programs. University of Ottawa, April 28 & 29, 2011. Paper proposal deadline: December 30 [date has been extended]. Information: http://www.olbi.uottawa.ca/en/ccerbal2011.php 3. Call for participation Survey of media consumption habits The Alliance of Official Languages Minority Media (AMM) is researching media consumption habits of English-speaking communities. Please fill it out at http://www.letstalkmedia.ca/index_en.html 4. Grant 2011 QICSS grant matching program Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS) grant to promote the use of statistical microdata in graduate research projects. Application deadline: February 15, 2011.http://www.ciqss.umontreal.ca/ <http://www.ciqss.umontreal.ca/>
5. Course Course on Irish tradition music in Canada The course is at Concordia University's School of Canadian Irish Studies starts and starts January. http://cdnirish.concordia.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&itemid=34<http: //cdnirish.concordia.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&itemid=34> 6. Research projects Survey of media consumption habits The Alliance of Official Languages Minority Media (AMM) is researching media consumption habits of English-speaking communities. http://www.letstalkmedia.ca/index_en.html<http://www.letstalkmedia.ca/index_en.html> Education, identity and ethnic relations Marie-Odile Magnan soon starts a post-doctoral research project on "Identité et socialisation chez les jeunes Anglo-Montréalais: le cas des immigrants internationaux fréquentant l'école de langue française." She will work at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of Marie McAndrew. Information: marie-odile.magnan-mac-kay.1@ulaval.ca <mailto:marie-odile.magnan-mackay.1@ulaval.ca>. 7. Publications and resources --General [Reminder] General QESC bibliography Bibliographies by Brendan O'Donnell of sources on English-speaking Quebec. Information: www.quescren.concordia.ca <http://www.quescren.concordia.ca> under "resources." --Arts & culture Leith, Linda. Writing in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis. Winnipeg: Signature Editions, 2010. http://www.signature-editions.com/ --Health Sanderson, Duncan, Louise Grégoire and Daniel Reinharz. "The Network's Approaches for the Maintenance and Creation of Primary Health Services in English for the Quebec City Region." Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Direction régionale de la santé publique, 2006. http://www.dspq.qc.ca/publications/the_network_s_approaches.pdf<http://www.dspq.qc.ca/public ations/the_network_s_approaches.pdf>
Sanderson, Duncan. "Comparison of Language Groups' Access to Nurses and Social Workers in Regions in Québec." Unpublished MS. 2006. To obtain a copy, writeduncan_sanderson@yahoo.ca. Quebec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. Québec Population Health Survey. Note: this presents first results of a large-scale survey on the health of Quebecers; it takes language into account. Information: http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca//sallepresse/communiq/2010/novembre/nov1019_an.htm <http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca//sallepresse/communiq/2010/novembre/nov1019_an.htm> --History (see also: Arts & culture) Renaud, Anne. Into the Mist: The Story of the Empress of Ireland. Toronto: Dundurn, 2010. http://www.dundurn.com/authors/anne_renaud (Historical non-fiction for 9-12 year olds). 8. Events January 9: Radio show on the Quebec Irish Dr. Simon Jolivet, University of Ottawa, will participate in a radio show " La présence irlandaise au Québec et au Canada." Première Chaîne, Radio-Canada, 9 January 2011, 8-11pm. Reminder: January 26, 2011, Toronto: talk on linguistic competencies Drs. Philippe Hambye et Jean-Louis Siroux, Université de Louvain will give a talk on "Les compétences linguistiques dans la formation et l'insertion professionnelle : comment les transformations de l'économie modifient le rôle de la langue dans les trajectoires scolaires et professionnelles." Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO), University of Toronto:http://crefo.oise.utoronto.ca/ACCUEIL/index.html. Reminder: March 9, 2011, Toronto: talk on multilingual community in health settings Dr. Jennifer Hartog, Institut fuer Germanistik, University of Hamburg will give a talk on "Le médecin, le patient, l'interprète. La communication institutionnelle en milieu multilingue." Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO), University of Toronto: http://crefo.oise.utoronto.ca/accueil/index.html March 23-26, Vancouver: Conference on immigration National Metropolis Conference: "Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada." http://www.metropolis2011.net <http://www.metropolis2011.net> Reminder: May 9-13, 2011: QUESCREN and partners at Acfas
QUESCREN, the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, the Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities and the Équipe de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature anglo-québécoise are all organizing conferences at next year's Association francophone pour le savoir congress. Details to follow. June 3-5, Montreal: Family history research conference The Quebec Family History Society is sponsoring "Roots 2011- An International Conference on Family History Research." www.qfhs.ca 9. Other newsletters available --Arts/culture Blue Metropolis Foundation mailing list: http://bluemetropolis.org/index.php?section=financement&id=32 <http://bluemetropolis.org/index.ph p?section=financement&id=32> <http://bluemetropolis.org/index.php?section=financement&id=32> English Language Arts Network: www.quebec-elan.org/newsletter <http://www.quebecelan.org/newsletter> --Community development (Quebec wide) Quebec Community Groups Network daily briefing (news clippings): http://www.qcgn.ca <http://www.qcgn.ca> Centre for Community Organizations ebulletin: www.coco-net.org <http://www.coco-net.org> Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) newsletter: www.cedec.ca/news.php?id=1 --Economic development Community Table: www.cedec.ca/news.php?id=1 <http://www.cedec.ca/news.php?id=1> --Education Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance Learning Toolkit Newsletter: contact Anne Wade at wada@education.concordia.ca <mailto:wada@education.concordia.ca> --Ethno-cultural communities Black Community Resource Centre's "Semaji" newsletter: http://www.bcrcmontreal.com Concordia University's School of Canadian Irish Studies newsletter: http://www.cdnirish.concordia.ca <http://www.cdnirish.concordia.ca> New listing: Negro Community Centre newsletter. Sample: http://www.nccmontreal.org/ncc-engnews.htm. To subscribe, write info@nccmontreal.org or sagyles@sympatico.ca Nuacht: Community Newsletter of St. Patrick s Society. http://www.stpatricksociety.com/2008/en/view_page.php?idpage=18&langue=en <http://ww w.stpatricksociety.com/2008/en/view_page.php?idpage=18&langue=en> --General [New listing] Institut de la statistique du Québec: information on culture, health, demographics, economics, food sector, etc. http://diff1.stat.gouv.qc.ca/hcb/hcb121inscr_sectr_an.php
--Heath Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) newsletter: subscribe on this link: http://www.cihrirsc.gc.ca/e/26626.html <http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/26626.html> --Heritage Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network's Heritageline: http://www.qahn.org <http://www.qahn.org> --Immigration Metropolis Project newsletter "The Bridge." Comparative research and public policy development on migration, diversity, and immigrant integration: http://canada.metropolis.net/thebridge/thebridge_e.html --Language Canadian Parents for French newsletter: cpf.qc.ca. --Law Éducaloi: http://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/newsletter/ <http://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/newsletter/> --Media Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA) Connector: http://www.qcna.org/press/newsletter.html --Official Language Minority Communities Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities "Infolettre:" www.icrml.ca <http://www.icrml.ca>. Infolettre du portail de la recherche sur la francophonie canadienne info@francophoniecanadienne.ca Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: http://ocolclo.mailoutinteractive.com/en/subscribe.aspx Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (University of Ottawa): https://web5.uottawa.ca/ilob/forms/ebulletin/registration.php <file://localhost/ilob/forms/ebulleti n/registration.php> --Regional community groups Netagamiou CLC reports -- write Ana Osborne, CLC coordinator, netagamiouclc@hotmail.com <mailto:netagamiouclc@hotmail.com> Eastern Townships Research Centre newsletter: http://www.etrc.ca <http://www.etrc.ca> Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence Newsletter http://www.heritagelowerstlawrence.ca/index1.html Regional Association of West Quebecers newsletter (for members): information http://www.westquebecers.ca/?action=show&lid=bjv5j-yll8g- Q2RC6&mid=41 <http://www.westquebecers.ca/?action=show&lid=bjv5j-yll8g- Q2RC6&mid=41> Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) newsletter: www.veq.ca <http://www.veq.ca> To subscribe or unsubscribe to the QUESCREN newsletter, contact lorraine.odonnell@concordia.ca.