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Resources
Assisted Reproduction Policy in Canada: Framing, Federalism, and Failure
Guest blog by Dave Snow, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of GuelphMy interest in assisted reproduction began on an airplane. In August 2017, I was flying from Fredericton, New Brunswick to Calgary to begin...
The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution
Guest blog by Ann Travers, Associate Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser UniversityMy research with and on behalf of trans and gender nonconforming kids brings my personal experience together with my scholarship in a particularly powerful way. I...
Thinking about War
Guest blog by Jonathan ChanReflections on the Congress 2018 Big Thinking lecture entitled Thinking about war with Margaret MacMillan, C.C. organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the University of Regina.In a country...
Panser le Canada : une histoire intellectuelle de la commission Laurendeau-Dunton, 1963-1971
Valérie Lapointe-Gagnon, professeure d’histoire, Faculté Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta« Mariage de raison », « deux solitudes », « mal canadien », « marécage », « duel constitutionnel », les métaphores de combat et d’éloignement sont...
Remembering Terry D’Angelo (1962-2018)
Nicola Katz, Federation for the Humanities and Social SciencesTerry laughed easily, and with gusto. Her joie de vivre was sincere, and she had a knack for finding the upside even where others could not.In fact, as it was recently pointed out by Terry...
The Medium Is the Monster: Canadian Adaptations of Frankenstein and the Discourse of Technology
Guest blog by Mark A. McCutcheon, Professor of Literary Studies at Athabasca UniversityLike much of my work on Canadian popular culture, the idea for The Medium Is the Monster arose from my experience and research in raves and electronic dance music...
That’s a wrap! Congress 2018 ends in success
Guest blog by the University of Regina communications teamFrom May 26 to June 1, thousands of guests made their way to the University of Regina campus for the 87th Congress of The Humanities and Social Sciences. By all accounts, the event was a...
Saskatchewan addresses absenteeism by linking health and productivity
Guest blog by MitacsThe University of Saskatchewan’s College of Nursing supports province’s mining industry.Robin Thurmeier, Dr. Mary Ellen Andrews, Janet Luimes, Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Dr. Lorna Butler and Emmy Neuls. The mining sector plays a...
SSHRC does documentaries at Congress 2018
Guest blog by David Holton, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) @SSHRC_CRSH #SSHRCDocsQuick, think of a great documentary film.Got one? Whatever topic it covers, chances are, social sciences and humanities (SSH) scholars...