Country report – Serbia and Montenegro

January  – June  2005

1. New courses and new centres

College for Tourism in Montenegro, Petrovac na moru

Launching of cooperation with Algonquin College, Ottawa

University of Novi Sad: 

	Francophone Canadian literature I – the Quebec novel from the 19th century to 1945
French language and literature and Canadian literature of French-speaking areas
Francophone Canadian literature II – the Quebec novel since World War II 
Francophone Canadian literature III – Quebec theatre from 1945 to the present
Francophone Canadian literature IV – the postmodern novel 
Francophone Canadian literature V – women’s writing
Francophone Canadian literature VI – the immigrant novel

 Megatrend University Belgrade 

Launching of aviation management course in cooperation with the Canadian Royal Roads University

2. Conference participation

L’idée de frontiėre dans les littératures romanes, Sofia, 24 - 27 février

 	- Ljiljana Matić (Université de Novi Sad), “‘La notion de frontiėre’ chez Négovan Rajic at chez Ljubica Milicevic, deux romaniers canadiens originaires des Balkans”  

3. Academic publications 

4. Visiting Lecturers

Walter Epp, University of Belgrade, March 2005
Jacques Brisoux, Université de Trois Rivières
Cathy Miata, Canadian textbook writer; workshop on “Learning through the arts”, Belgrade

5. Grants 

6. Young Canadianists

University of Novi Sad
- MA thesis on Marie-Claire Blais and Anne Hébert 

7. Cultural activities related to Canada

Belgrade International Film Festival (FEST); one Canadian film presented 
Joint celebration of la Journée de la Francophonie with other francophone missions -
“La nuit des publivores francophones”, Sava Centre, Belgrade
Barry Lord, Canadian museum expert; two-day seminar on museum conservation management, Belgrade
Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival; three Canadian films screened 
Ela Kinowska; Canadian photo exhibition, Belgrade
Premiere of theatre play I Forget by Uzice National Theatre; directed by Canadian director Michael Devine
Michael and Menka Close, Canadian artists; exhibitions at Herceg Novi, Budva, Skopje

8. Translations

Daniel Danis, Le Chant du Dire-Dire (Pevanje sokocala), translated by Ljiljana Matic
Daniel Danis, Le Langue-à-Langue des chiens de roches (Parenje planinskih pasa), translated by Ljiljana Matic
Ljubica Milicevic, Marina et Marina (Marina i Marina), translated by Ljiljana Matic
Michel Tremblay, Le Cahier noir (Crna sveska), translated by Ljiljana Matic

9. Other 

Annual Assembly of the Association of Francophone Journalists held at Canada Place, Canadian Embassy Belgrade

The International European Theatre Meeting, Belgrade; four Canadian participants

Ljiljana Matic, visiting lectures at the University of Artois in Arras on Naim Kattan; the University Michel de Montaigne and University of Bordeaux on Ying Chen; the University of Toulouse - Le Mirail, on Ljubica Milicevic