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The Canadian Studies Program is a nationally-ranked research center dedicated to promoting knowledge of Canada, its people, and the Canada-US relationship. Founded in 1982, Canadian Studies is celebrating 40 years as the intellectual hub for all things Canadian at Berkeley and the wider San Francisco Bay Area.

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New Hildebrand Fellow Alexandra Coakley Studies Role of Gay Newspapers in AIDS Activism

June 9, 2025

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to celebrate Pride Month with the announcement that Alexandra Coakley has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Alexandra is a PhD student in the Department of History. Her research focuses on small...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Alexandra Coakley Studies Role of Gay Newspapers in AIDS Activism

New Hildebrand Fellow Hannah Jasper studies how marketing for "Nanook of the North" shaped perceptions of Inuit culture

May 28, 2025

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Hannah Jasper has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Hannah is a PhD student in the History of Art Department. She studies 20th-century visual culture, with a focus on visual serial print media...Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Hannah Jasper studies how marketing for "Nanook of the North" shaped perceptions of Inuit culture

New Hildebrand Fellow Erin Dunbar Studies Multilingualism in 19th-century Québécois Literature

April 21, 2025

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce that Erin Dunbar has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.

Erin is a PhD student in the Department of French studying multilingualism in 19th century French, Russian, and Québécois literatures....Read more about New Hildebrand Fellow Erin Dunbar Studies Multilingualism in 19th-century Québécois Literature

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