Interuniversity Seminar in Canadian Studies in Latin America (SEMINECAL)

SEMINECAL took place for the first time in Mexico City, 13th and 14th of February 2003. The event was carried on at Casa de la Primera Imprenta de America of Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. This Seminar was organized jointly by Universidad de la Habana (UH), Universidad Evangelica del Paraguay (UEP) and Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM), with the sponsorship of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada (DFAIT-MAECI.

During this seminar 15 graduate students from Master's and Doctorate's programs from different Latin American countries such as Cuba, Argentina, Mexico, Haiti and Paraguay were selected to participate in view of the quality of their research.

Five general topics considered of significance in Canadian Studies were discussed in this Seminar: Economics, Politics, Migration, Education and Culture. The works presented will be published in 2004.

Our guest speaker was Dr. François Rocher, Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Carleton University, as well as M.A. Raúl Rodriguez, University of Havana. Both of them, during their presentation emphasized the importance of Canadian Studies in Latin America.

The SEMINECAL conducted a discussion session aimed to create new projects and an agenda for common tasks with the objective of promoting continuity to some research and present them in the next SEMINECAL that will take place in Asuncion, Paraguay.