Centre for Canadian Studies, Jadavpur University

24/07/2026

How does one make sense of a world that keeps shattering, a little more, each day? From Canada's ongoing reckoning with colonial histories and Indigenous resurgence to the global challenges of ecological crisis, democratic uncertainty, and deepening polarization, this question invites a return to Rabindranath's ideas of “visva”, leisure, and dialogue. What might they offer our fractured present?

The Centre for Canadian Studies, Jadavpur University, is pleased to announce the CFP for its two-day in-person National Workshop, "Cosmopolitanism from the Margins: Rabindranath, Canada and the World" (9–10 September 2026).
We invite UG and PG students, as well as PhD scholars, to join this interdisciplinary conversation on Rabindranath, Canada, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and alternative ways of imagining the world.

Please find the CFP below. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 August 2026.

01/07/2026

For Canada Day.
An excerpt from “My Conversations with Canadians” by Lee Maracle. 🍃

At the end of my reading of Bobbi Lee, the audience was invited to ask questions. “Who wrote it for you?” was a common question, asked of me as though I could not possibly have written my book myself. I half wondered how they knew very few of us could write. Or was it based on some racial dumbing down of the possibility of writing developing among us? Those kinds of questions annoy Canadians when I tell them that they were asked of me in the early days of my writing, but actually I liked them; they are so easy to answer. “No one — I wrote it myself, but I did not edit it.”

31/05/2026

31 May 2026: Today marks one year since Professor Suchorita Chattopadhyay retired from Jadavpur University after a distinguished career as teacher, scholar, mentor, and Founder Coordinator of the Centre for Canadian Studies.

While SC Ma’am/Suchorita di is deeply missed in the everyday life of CCS JU, her legacy continues to inspire generations of students, researchers, and colleagues. Her guidance, intellectual generosity, and unwavering commitment to scholarship remain integral to the Centre she helped build.

With gratitude and affection, we remember her contributions and continue to draw inspiration from the path she has charted for us.

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A link to our post from 31 May 2025: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BN7FsPFrH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

14/04/2026

Of solidarities. For 14 April.

Image source: https://share.google/5aUAu5jdQwJbZ3J9U

21/03/2026

Deadline: 27 March 2026.

As Canadian academics, we can and must meet this moment of crisis and uncertainty by upholding the necessity of critical feminist historical scholarship.

08/03/2026

On International Working Women’s Day at the Centre for Canadian Studies, Jadavpur University, this photographic display brings together glimpses of the solidarities we have built over the years. Each image holds a moment of standing beside one another, learning from one another, and moving forward together. A quiet celebration of care, friendship, and the strength we find in collective journeys. More to come…surely 🙂 from/ for us at CCS JU 🍁

10/02/2026

A little memory from the Conference that’s staying with us. 🍁

This year, instead of the usual flowers on the dais, we showcased something handmade and full of heart. Our wonderful student Debolina Jana (PG II, JUCL) crocheted these beautiful maple leaves in shades of ochre and yellow, which found their way into the conference kits of all our delegates.

We are deeply grateful for her creativity, time, and thoughtfulness. Our warmest wishes for her for the road ahead.

07/02/2026

The latest addition to one of our happiest albums. All best wishes to Ekalabya from CCS JU.

06/02/2026

Many congratulations to Ekalabya Bhattacharya, PG II, JUCL on winning the Renate Eigenbrod Memorial Prize for the Best Student Paper in Indigenous Studies at the CCS JU Conference 2026.

Kudos to Ananya Chakraborty, PG II, JUCL for an honourable mention as well.

All best wishes from CCS JU.

Many thanks to Professor B. Hariharan (University of Kerala), Dr. Amitendu Bhattacharya (BITS Pilani, Goa Campus), Professor David Stirrup (University of York, UK), Dr. Manas Ghosh (Jadavpur University) for being part of the adjudication process.

PC: Sankhayan Mandal, UG III, JUCL.