Who we are

The Centre for Canadian Studies at the University of Vienna was established in January 1998 as a project of the Centre for International and Interdisciplinary Studies (ZIIS). It is a platform for interdisciplinary cooperation of research and academic teaching in Canadian Studies.

The Centre for Canadian Studies coordinates multifaceted initiatives of teaching and research taking place predominantly at the University of Vienna with a focus on Canada. It organizes and finances interdisciplinary programs furthering Canadian Studies research (in particular lecture series, symposia, and study tours).

It is co-directed by the Department of English and American Studies and the Department of Romance Studies. Various institutes at the University of Vienna are involved in the Centre for Canadian Studies, including the Department of English and American Studies, Romance Studies, Cultural and Social Anthropology, and History.

The Centre for Canadian Studies also maintains connections with other Canadian Studies programs and institutions with similar goals throughout Europe and America. It is affiliated with other Centres for Canadian Studies.

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To see our most recent events, please visit the Events section.

News & Events

20.02.2026
 

47th annual conference, Feb. 20-22, 2026, Tutzing

18.11.2025 09:45
 

8th Vienna Lecture in Canadian Studies / 8ème conférence des études canadiennes by Michael A. Bucknor

12.06.2025
 

June 12-25, 2025

02.06.2025
 

Guest Lecture by Prof. Tomáš Pospíšil: "Engaging Community in/through Cinema: Inuit Representation in the Grizzlies and Slash/Back"

June 3, 2025

12.05.2025
 

Beyond Hot Air Lecture #3 Lecture by Thierry Rodon: Can we reconcile Indigenous self-determination and extractive activities in Canada?

12 Mai 2025, 17:00-18.30, hybrid

24.02.2025
 

NEW PUBLICATION

Vienna Working Papers in Canadian Studies:

Yvonne Völkl - "Corona Fictions und ihre Spuren in der Quebecer Literaturlandschaft"