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The Federation re-introduces the Big Thinking series in a Podcast format.
More accessible and engaging, we bring social sciences and humanities to you!
The Big Thinking Podcast is a new show that features leading researchers in the humanities and social sciences in conversation about the most important and interesting issues of our time.
For decades, our Big Thinking talks on Parliament Hill and at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences have challenged and inspired scholars, students, policy makers and community members. But when COVID-19 forced us to move the series online in 2020, we embraced the opportunity to engage our community in a new way. That's how the Big Thinking Podcast was born.
Congress in Conversation - A special series presented by the Big Thinking Podcast in partnership with The Conversation Canada
Congress in Conversation - Part I with Christopher Dietzel
Congress in Conversation - Part II with Kshamta Hunter
Congress in Conversation - Part III with Aliyah Datoo (episode in French)
Fall 2023
November 17 - Episode 1 with Crystal Fraser, University of Alberta - Reconciliation as an everyday practice
November 24 - Episode 2 with Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Foundation - She-cession: unveiling the pandemic's impact on women in the workforce
December 1 - Episode 3 with Céline Castets-Renard, University of Ottawa - Artificial Intelligence law: the importance of fair regulation (episode in French)
December 8 - Episode 4 with Nemoy Lewis, Toronto Metropolitan University - Redefining the Canadian housing paradigm - Part I
December 15 - Episode 5 with Julia Woodhall-Melnik, University of New Brunswick - Redefining the Canadian housing paradigm - Part II
March 22 - Episode 1 with Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University - Who cares for the caregivers?
March 29 - Episode 2 with Allan Downey, McMaster University and Janice Forsyth, University of British Columbia - Is sport a means for Indigenous self-determination in Canada?
April 5 - Episode 3 with Cheryl Thompson, Toronto Metropolitan University - From the Jheri Curl to TikTok: Canada and the global business of Black beauty
April 13 - Episode 4 with Claire Battershill, University of Toronto - What is the future of books?
April 20 - Episode 5 with Lai-Tze Fan, University of Waterloo - How worried should we be about ChatGPT?
April 27 - Episode 6 with Marie-Laurence Raby, Université Laval - Abortion in Canada: how secure is our right? (episode in French)
Fall 2022
November 16 - Episode 1 with Madeleine Mant, University of Toronto - Are pandemic times really unprecedented?
November 22 - Episode 2 with Carl E. James, York University - How does race shape the experiences, education, and achievements of black youth?
December 1 - Episode 3 with François Larocque, University of Ottawa - Is bilingualism in peril in Canada?
December 8 - Episode 4 with Terence Day, Simon Fraser University and Thi Kim Thu Le, University of Windsor - What will hybrid or online learning look like going forward?
December 15 - Episode 5 with Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, University of Alberta - What don't we understand about the war in Ukraine?
Big Thinking is continuously growing and adapting to change. If you have any ideas for a future speaker or podcast topic featuring scholars in the humanities or social sciences that you think is a great fit for Big Thinking, contact us!
Special thanks to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and to CitedMedia for making the Big Thinking Podcast possible.
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