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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...

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Our Time to Lead – Racism and Exclusion in the Academy

Malinda S. Smith, Vice-President, Equity The November 2010 cover story of University Affairs addresses the thorny issue of the exclusion of ‘ visible-minority’ or ‘ racialized’ scholars in the Canadian academy. In the editorial introducing the issue...

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Discover East Coast Charm at Congress 2011

Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences A team from the Federation made the short trek from Ottawa to Fredericton last week for the annual Congress planning meeting. This trip gave us a chance not only to get...

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ASPP titles win big at Congress 2010

Kel Morin-Parsons, Manager of ASPP One of the many wonderful things about Congress is the awarding of a number of book prizes. With such a critical mass of scholars present, what better place to recognise scholarly accomplishment? The University of...

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Congress 2010 begins!

The 79th Congress of the Humanities is underway at Concordia University in Montreal. Over the next 8 days, we look forward to welcoming over 9000 delegates from across Canada and around the world. Be sure to visit our Experience Congress website to...

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Federation’s VP-Equity receives award

The Federation would like to extend deep congratulations to Malinda S. Smith, vice-president of Equity Issues, on receiving the Anti-Racism Award 2010 (individual category). Awarded by the Centre for Race and Culture (formerly the Northern Alberta...

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Top Five Reasons to Register for Congress 2010

Alison Faulknor, Director of Programs Most of you reading this blog do not need convincing to attend Congress 2010 held at Concordia University in Montreal this spring (May 28 th – June 4 th). Just ask one of the 8,600 people who gathered in Ottawa...

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Un nouveau directeur général nommé à la Fédération

(English text follows) Il nous fait plaisir d’accueillir Jean-Marc Mangin à la Fédération. Au moment d'accepter sa nomination, M. Mangin remarquait : «Depuis plus de 20 ans, j'ai été le témoin de situations parmi les plus difficiles à imaginer telles...