The International Council for Canadian Studies is pleased to announce its 2026 award recipients!
Governor General’s International Award in Canadian Studies
Raymond Blake, University of Regina, Canadian Studies Network
Best Doctoral Thesis in International Canadian Studies Award
Miriam Neuhausen, University of Heidelberg, Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries
Thesis: Language and identity in Mennonite Communities in Southern Ontario, Canada
The Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies
Michelle Sraha-Yeboah, Canadian Studies Network
Dissertation: From Palliative Practice to Transformative Praxis: A Black Feminist Psychology Framework on Black Canadians’ Mental Healthcare Service Delivery
Book Written in English: Crystal Gail Fraser, University of Alberta, Canadian Studies Network
Book title: By Strength We are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (University of Manitoba Press 2024)
Book Written in French: Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, Universität des Saarlandes, Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries
Book title: Paul-Marc Sauvalle (1857–1920): Journaliste engagé et intellectuel cosmopolite canadien-français (Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal 2024)
Book Written in a Language Other than English and French: Licia Soares de Souza, Bahia State University, Brazilian Association for Canadian Studies
Book title: Dois ciclos literários revolucionários : Canudos e a Nação mestiça no Canada (Mondrongo)
Lucie Altmannová, Doctoral student, Masaryk University, Central European Association for Canadian Studies
Project: Decolonizing the Body and Erotics: Contemporary Approaches to Body, Sexuality, and Sovereignty in Indigenous Women’s Literatures
Host: University of British Columbia, Professor Laura Moss
Philip Karl Oppenländer, Doctoral student, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries
Project: Perception et usages des variations linguistiques en Acadie : une approche perceptuelle de la microvariation du français au Nouveau-Brunswick
Host: Université Laval, Professeur Kristin Reinke
Marianna Pavlou Paoli, Doctoral student, Université de Poitiers, French Association for Canadian Studies
Project: Luttes décoloniales et féminismes autochtones : le cas des Femmes et Filles Autochtones Disparues et Assassinées aux États-Unis et au Canada
Host: Université de Montréal, Professeur Marie-Pierre Bousquet