‘The Secrets of Mary Boyd: Sex, Scandal, and the Control of Women's Bodies in Toronto in 1868’. Definitely a lecture title that caught our attention! We’re delighted that Dr. Jane McCaughey, the recipient of the Canada-UK Foundation and Eccles Centre Fellowship is presenting an early look at her Eccles collection research findings. Dr. McCaughey, Associate Professor and Johnson Chair of Quebec and Canadian Studies in the School of Irish Studies at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec) will be presenting the Eccles Lecture as part of the BACS annual conference, led by Dr. Tony McCulloch, Chair of the British Association of Canadian Studies.

The theme of the 2023 conference is ‘Canada at home and abroad’ and papers on any aspect of Canada and the teaching and promotion of Canadian Studies are welcome, including the history, politics, literature, culture, and indigenous peoples of Canada and the individual provinces and territories within Canada.  Papers that focus on Canada’s relationships with other countries, and comparisons between Canada and other countries, are also welcome. 

For more information about the overall BACS conference, please check here, and tickets to the Eccles Lecture and reception are here.