CanadaForum

Established in 2025, the CanadaForum brings together scholars of Canadian Studies from universities in the southwestern regions of Germany and beyond. The network seeks to strengthen the interdisciplinary field of Canadian Studies—members include researchers from American literary and cultural studies, Romance studies, English studies, and North American history. At the center of the network’s interests in Canadian studies are research on language and literature, history, society, multiculturalism, and Indigenous Studies.

• The network’s kick-off event was hosted by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schäfer and Dr. Antonia Purkon November 6, 2025 at the University of Mannheim . In a workshop format, current projects in Canadian Studies were presented and discussed. The event opened with a keynote lecture by Dr. Myra Bloom (York University, Toronto) on “Canadian Literature and the Culture of Confession.”

Press Release 

• CanadaForum’s founding members:
• University of Mannheim, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schäfer and Dr. Antonia Purk, American Literature and Culture (LINK)
• Saarland University, Prof. Dr. Astrid Fellner and Eva Nossem, North American Literary and Cultural Studies (LINK)
• Trier University, Prof. Ralf Hertel (English Studies) and Jun.-Prof. Nele Sawallisch (American Studies), Centre for Canadian Studies (LINK)
• Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz/Germersheim, Prof. Dr. Jutta Ernst, TransCanada Forum (LINK)
• If you would like to be added to the CanadaForum’s email list to receive news regarding future events, please send an email to Dr. Antonia Purk [LINK].