Congress in the news - May 27

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May 28, 2017

Print Coverage

Canada's largest academic conference debates country's democracy (The Globe and Mail (Online))
Date: May 26, 2017 
If thousands of academics are talking to each other about their research, does it matter if no else hears them? That is the challenge that has confronted the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the annual gathering of academics from across the country, since...

The Canadian identity crisis (National Post)
Date: May 27, 2017 
Thousands of academics have gathered in Toronto this week for the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, presenting papers on everything from whether poutine is a form of cultural appropriation to the ampersand as a symbol of gentrification.

Online Coverage

Mike Myers' nostalgia for Golden Age of nationalism highlights a Canadian identity crisis: professor(National Post (Online))
Date: May 27, 2017 
Thousands of academics have gathered in Toronto this week for the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, presenting papers on everything from whether poutine is a form of cultural appropriation to the ampersand as a symbol of gentrification.

Brandon University professor examines anti-violence initiatives in new book (Brandon University (Online))
Date: May 26, 2017 
Dr. Corinne L. Mason has released her first book. Manufacturing Urgency studies initiatives by the development industry to address violence against women BRANDON, Man.

Future of reconciliation top issue at upcoming Ryerson conference (Toronto Metro)
The next 150 years of the reconciliation journey could very well begin to take shape in Toronto this week. Canada’s top social science minds will gather at Ryerson for a series of events, starting Saturday, tackling the country’s most pressing issues, from social justice and equity to world politics and immigration.