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Welcome to the Federation's Resource hub! Here you will find humanities and social science articles, blog posts, videos, webinars, Congress resources, and more! Filter by topic, resource type, file type, and/or year.

Explore past issues of the Communiques and major Federation announcements.

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The social implications of artificial intelligence

This panel explored the potential social impacts of artificial intelligence and the role humanities and social sciences will play in identifying the legal, ethical and policy issues we should start considering today.

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The social implications of emerging technologies: Are the most important questions the least studied?

Rapid development of transformative new technologies – such as social media, artificial intelligence, and new health technologies – is creating important opportunities and challenges for governments, businesses, the research community and society at...

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The role of scholarly associations in advancing reconciliation: What can be done?

A special open session organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) and the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) at Congress 2018.

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Diversity and reconciliation - Marie Wilson

Big Thinking at Congress 2018 Diversity and reconciliation “Gathering diversities” — a compelling Congress theme…and a national provocation for Canada! Our positive national image as a diverse country follows a century and a half of public policies...

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Diversity and reconciliation - Marie Wilson

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On the front lines: Indigenous women and climate change - Melina Laboucan-Massimo

Big Thinking at Congress 2018 On the front lines: Indigenous women and climate change Indigenous communities are on the front lines of fighting resource extraction and climate change, but they are also on the front lines of solutions. Growing up in...

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Decolonizing and strengthening Indigenous research: International perspectives

This is a Congress 2018 blog about event #1212. Click here to find out more about it. How does the research community act on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) call to strengthen Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods at post...

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Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture

When someone asks you where the idea for a research project came from, there’s a right and a wrong answer. The right one is about debates in the field and gaps in the literature, and it presupposes what you eventually discovered. I find the wrong one...

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