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There is an age when we acquire an understanding of metaphor. I recall hearing, “Avec des si on peut mettre Paris en bouteille. » We know that means something like “anything is possible if you dream”. But I imagined the homonym (scies, which...

In a few short weeks, scholars from nearly 40 different academic disciplines will gather virtually for the 91st annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, this year, centred on the theme of Transitions. For us at the Federation, Congress...

Among the 38 academic associations hosting conferences as part of Congress 2022 is the Canadian Association for Translation Studies. One CATS scholar will present research on the impact of translation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Congress 2022 draws near, it’s worth reflecting on the multiple meanings of the word “congress”: it can refer to a particular place where individuals meet, but also the act of meeting itself. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a painful...

Chalk one up for us! The Canadian Historical Association will mark its 100th anniversary this spring. Although contrived, centenaries offer a chance both to look back and to look ahead, hence our program theme: Reconsidering History. I can still...

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies (CAANS) has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Congress and its forerunners, ‘the Learneds,’ which began with our formal founding on June 3, 1971, during the annual gathering...

At Congress 2022, sociologists are invited to reflect on how the pandemic has revealed inequalities of existing social structures and institutions — and how we can move forward to create just, democratic, tolerant, and flourishing societies.

How three researchers are seeking to disrupt hegemonic, heteronormative, and colonized discourses and practices that have subverted women’s voices.

Guest blog by Crystal Fraser, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Classics, & Religion and The Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.