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A behind the scenes look at preparing for Congress 2014
Brad Clarke, Project Manager for Congress 2014, Brock University We’re now just two weeks away from hosting Canada’s largest academic gathering on our University’s campus situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve atop the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario’s...
Adrien Arcand, Ernst Zundel and anti-Semitism
By Daniel Drolet A new book on Canadian journalist Adrien Arcand details his involvement in the rise of Holocaust deniers around the world. In fact, says author Hughes Théorêt, Arcand was a mentor to Ernst Zundel, a prominent German-Canadian...
The curious story of Research Matters
Patchen Barss, Creative Director and Managing Editor, Research Matters The first question I really remember being curious about was, “How fast does gravity travel?” I was a teenager. I stood on a bathroom scale and picked up a heavy book. The dial...
Focus on copyright issues in academia at Congress 2014
Blayne Haggart, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brock University Copyright laws affect almost every aspect of academics’ professional lives, from limiting how much of a book we can put in a course pack to allowing journals to put our (mostly...
Reinventing the language of storytelling at Congress
Kristine Collins, Director, Education and Institutional Markets, National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada is proud to be part of CONGRESS 2014 as we celebrate our 75 th anniversary. Our films, interactive productions and...
Digital humanities tools, tips, and techniques at Congress
Constance Crompton, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, University of British Columbia Ray Siemens, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing and Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Humanities, University of...
Everything is alive and everyone is related: Indigenous knowing and inclusive education
Jean-Paul Restoule, OISE, University of Toronto Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Aboriginal Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at...
The language of equity and diversity in the academy
Malinda S. Smith, Vice-President, Equity Issues “The term diversity is ubiquitous in university mission statements, strategic plans, recruitment brochures, and university websites.” This observation led two scholars to analyse more closely how the...
Teaching Equity Matters – Race, space and the law, Part I
Angela P. Harris, Berkeley Law School Guest Contributor These reflections are based on a workshop I conducted on “ teaching race and the law” at the University of Alberta this past October. I hope these reflections will be useful to those teachers...