{"id":2,"date":"2016-11-28T01:46:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bsca\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-03-26T14:06:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T19:06:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/","title":{"rendered":"BCSA 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Black Canadian Studies Association biennial conference<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>May 11\u201313, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Brandon University, Manitoba<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Thank-you, this conference has now concluded.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108\" class=\"wp-image-108 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"President Dr. Gervan Fearon poses in front of historic Clark Hall at Brandon University.\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438-180x115.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/files\/Fearon-122-e1487284235438.jpg 1866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dr. Gervan Fearon, President of Brandon University<\/strong>, in support of the Black Canadian Studies Association, invites you to this upcoming conference, focused on the historic, present and future role and contributions of African Canadians to our nation on the occasion of Canada\u2019s 150th anniversary.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brandon University is proud to host the 2017\u00a0Black Canadian Studies Association biennial conference: \u201cBlackness, Indigeneity, Colonialism, and Confederation: 21st Century Perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You are invited to attend informative panel presentations and to hear the insight of outstanding scholars and community leaders as you network with leading lights in this field.<\/p>\n<p>You will love experiencing the vast vistas of the prairies at Brandon University. Manitoba is home to outstanding attractions, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. You will benefit from this opportunity to shape the thinking and perspectives on contemporary issues as well as future directions on provocative questions.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/registration\/online-registration\/\">Register now online to attend<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 2px solid #999\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/our-theme\/\">Our theme<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/our-theme\/#francais\">Notre th\u00e8me<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The government of Canada intends to mark the nation&#8217;s 2017 sesquicentennial as \u201cthe grandest national birthday in a generation.\u201d What, however, does this celebration mean for African Canadians once enslaved or free? | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/our-theme\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le gouvernement du Canada entend faire de cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement le \u00ab plus grand anniversaire national depuis un si\u00e8cle et demi \u00bb. Cependant, que signifie une telle c\u00e9l\u00e9bration pour les Afro-Canadiens, autrefois esclaves ou Noirs libres ? | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/our-theme\/#francais\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/call-for-papers\/\">Call for papers<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/call-for-papers\/#francais\">Appel \u00e0 communications<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Black Canadian Studies Association is seeking individual papers, round tables and posters. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/call-for-papers\/\">Send us your proposals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Association canadienne des \u00e9tudes sur les Noirs sollicite des communications individuelles, des tables rondes et des pr\u00e9sentations par affiche. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/call-for-papers\/#francais\">Envoyez-nous vos propositions.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/registration\/\">Register now<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Online registration is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/home\/registration\/\">the fastest and easiest way to secure your spot at this conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Canadian Studies Association biennial conference May 11\u201313, 2017 Brandon University, Manitoba Thank-you, this conference has now concluded. Brandon University is proud to host the 2017\u00a0Black Canadian Studies Association biennial conference: \u201cBlackness, Indigeneity, Colonialism, and Confederation: 21st Century Perspectives.\u201d You &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/bcsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}