Congress weekly #2 - May 16, 2025

Announcing more Featured programming, Career Corner sessions, and a new award to support Indigenous students at Congress.

Discover tips and resources to help prepare you for Congress 2025:

Your guide to Congress 2025.

Accessibility support

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free Congress experience for attendees with disabilities and accessibility needs. Learn more about Accessibility support and guidance at Congress 2025

Accommodations

Find discounted rates for hotels and residences. The deadlines for hotel options are fast approaching, so early booking is highly recommended! View accommodations

Maps

Explore the Congress 2025 Hub, located in the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at Waterfront Campus. View the map

Travel & transportation

Whether you're travelling by plane or train, we have a discounted travel rate to help you save on your trip to Congress 2025. Learn more

Dr. Mike DeGagné Fund: Congress support for Indigenous students

Thanks to the generous support of Dr. Mike DeGagné, this new fund provides additional support for Indigenous students attending Congress 2025, celebrating the vital contributions of Indigenous students to academia and community while addressing systemic barriers in academic spaces. Apply before the deadline of June 6, 2025.

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Featured events.

Reimagining the self: Poetry, place, and the power of voice in public

pedagogy

June 1, 2025 | 15:30-16:30

This session explores the social and personal impacts of autobiographical poetry writing as a method of identity construction and community formation. The poetic process impacts individuals, classrooms, and communities with the experience of increased confidence, agency, and a deeper awareness of self—not only as individuals, but as co-creators of collective memory within a specific neighbourhood or city.

Presented with Hamilton You Poets

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Zines 101: Intro to the world of self-publishing

June 2, 2025 | 10:30-12:00

Learn about zines, independently published mini-magazines. Join a hands-on workshop about this do-it-yourself method of sharing ideas with everyday people.

Presented with Sonali Menezes

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The Canada Prizes: Unwritten histories, unfolding futures

June 3, 2205 | 10:30-12:00

Join us in celebrating the Canada Prizes, an occasion to honour five exceptional authors whose winning works enrich our understanding of community, storytelling, and resistance. These works offer necessary perspectives on life in Canada, past and present; bringing to the forefront voices and experiences too often pushed to the margins. Together, the authors will illuminate how the humanities and social sciences both shape and are shaped by everyday pursuits of justice, recognition, and belonging.

The ceremony will celebrate the transformative power of research and its role in imagining a more inclusive and responsive future for all. We invite you to bear witness to these vital contributions and to reflect on the enduring value of knowledge in public life.

Awarded by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Canada Prizes recognize the country’s five most inspiring, impactful, and transformative scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences annually. The Canada Prizes are made possible thanks to the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Moderator: Charmain Levy

Presented by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Career Corner.

Professional development for every level of your career

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The Career Corner workshop series is made possible thanks to the generosity of University Affairs.

Open events spotlight.

Reframing togetherness

Discover events highlighting the Congress 2025 theme.

Technology & mathematics

Interdisciplinary research connecting technology and mathematics to the social sciences and humanities.

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