In what ways is the Symons Report still relevant after 50 years? Framing current and future directions in the study of Canada
Thursday, 25 June 2026 | 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Seventh Floor, Kaneff Tower, York University
This symposium will explore how both conventional and less conventional scholarship associated with Canadian Studies interact with the key lessons and observations of the Symons Report, published fifty years ago. Join us to discuss possible avenues in the study of Canada.
SESSIONS
10 a.m. | Scholarship and teaching: What might we keep? What might we change? What might we toss?
Speakers:
- Dimitri Anastakis, UofT
- Shreyashi Ganguli, YorkU
- Jane Griffith, TMU
- Carolyn Podruchny, YorkU
Chair: Lindsay Thistle, VP, CSN-RÉC
1:15 p.m. | Canadianists Read: Books inspiring the study of Canada
Speakers:
- Raymond Blake, URegina
- Colin Coates, YorkU
- Alana Duggan, YorkU
- Michelle Sraha-Yeboah, UOttawa
Chair: Heather Nicol, Trent
Lunch will be served along with the book launch of William Jenkins’ 2025 edited collection, Canada and the Great Irish Famine: Studying the Impacts of Ireland’s Great Famine Immigration to Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2025).
Please register here by 4 June 2026. More information available at this link.
Email: robarts[at]yorku.ca
This event is sponsored by the Canadian Studies Network – Réseau d’études canadiennes, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, and the School for the Study of Canada at Trent University.