We then followed with Kit Dobson's article "The 'Volume' of Displacement: On David Chariandy's Brother"

Next, Coral Díaz presented her paper "Sick Spacetimes: Mapping the Pace of Chronic Illness in Tessa Brunton's Notes from a Sickbed"

Jorge Diego Sánchez delivered his paper "Transformative Hope towards Subversive Resilience: The Ethical Roles of Newspaper Articles by Indian Writers during the Covid-19 Outbreak"

Right after our coffee break, we continued with Susie O'Brien's "Dehumanist Resilience in Tracy Sorensen's The Vitals"

Lidia M. Cuadrado Payeras presented "Genre and Generic Boundaries in Emily St. John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility"

We continued with Rūta Šlapkauskaitė and her article "Who's a Happy Camper? Genre, Structure, and Affect in Joan Thomas' Wild Hope"

Finally, our PI Eva Darias Beautell delivered her paper "The Atmospheres of the Impasse; or Living Unhappily ever after in Carleigh Baker's Fiction"

And we wrapped up the day with an outdoor discussion for our dissemination plan, and a lovely stroll through beautiful Salamanca. Thank you to all our team members for sharing their incredible work and for all the insightful conversations that took place. Looking forward to more!

Reminder that this CFP from CanadaAndBeyond is still open, submissions are due April 30th 2025. More information below⬇️⬇️ and in the link: revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/… Don't miss out!

📍🗓️The next TransCanadian Networks online seminar will be led by Lucía López Serrano from Universidad de Salamanca. It will take place on Wednesday April 2 at 17.00 (Canary Islands) Reading materials available in the QR code below⬇️ Link here: meet.google.com/ddm-qbbm-six As always, free event and open to all🤗

📍📅Reminder that this event will take place on Wednesday April 2nd. As always, it is free and everybody is welcome. More info down below⬇️⬇️ Don't miss out!😉

We'd like to thank Lucía López Serrano for her amazing seminar “‘No one wants to read a story if it has no ending:’ Messy Feelings and the Poetics of Chronicity in Nisha Patel’s A Fate Worse than Death.” Thank you to everyone who participated in the very illuminating discussion afterward!

📍🗓️ Masaryk University in Czech Republic is organizing the online summer course “Comprehending Canada” that can serve as a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of Canadian society, culture, identity and politics. Enrolment details and more information down below👀⬇️

Today, we had a stellar first session of our 3rd-year Indigenous Canadian literature class with Jose Alegría Hernández. Great job, Jose👨🏻‍🏫 Congratulations!!

👀UPDATE: The submission deadline for this publication from CanadaAndBeyond has been extended until May 31st 2025. Don't miss out!📅📌

Our PI Eva Darias Beautell delivered a wonderful lecture titled "Everything Will Be: The Liquid City in Canada's Literature and Film" as part of the ICCS Seminar Series in Canadian Studies. Great job Eva!🤗

👀📅📌New CFP!!! “Bridges and Barriers: Rethinking Connections and Disconnections in Contemporary Canada.” To be held at The University of Naples “L’Orientale” (Italy) on November 26-28 2025. More information here aiscnapoli2025.wixsite.com/bridgesandbarr… down below⬇️⬇️ Don’t miss out!

Congratulations to our esteemed member Dr. Sheila Hernández González on passing her viva and successfully defending her doctoral dissertation 🎓🎉👏 Wishing you all the best in this next chapter of your academic journey! ✨📚

📚✨ Call for Papers – Special Issue ✨📚 Are you working on Canadian children’s or YA literature?  Canada and Beyond invites submissions for a special issue on New Perspectives and Emerging Conversations in Children’s and YA Literature in Canada/Turtle Island.

📌📅“What is Happening in Canada?” a webinar series organized by the Robarts Centre and aimed at graduate students, is now open for registration. More information down below⬇️⬇️ Don’t miss out!👀👀