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Big Picture at #congressh: Exploring Canada’s diversity
The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences brings together leading thinkers, academics, researchers, policy-makers and innovators to explore some of the world’s most challenging issues. Congress celebrates the vitality and quality of Canadian...
Approaches to Assessing Impacts in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Wendy Robbins: Beyond Anger and Apathy to Action and Collaboration
Louise Forsyth was President, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences,1998-2000. Wendy Robbins was Vice-President, Women's Issues, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2000-2004. Wendy J. Robbins – feminist activist with...
Letters show women were politically engaged during the 1837-38 rebellions
In the 19th century, there was a sharp distinction between home life – a private domestic world that was essentially feminine – and the public life of business and politics, which was dominated by men. In a new book, Mylène Bédard of Laval University...
The Doctoral Dissertation – A Consultation
There was a time when a PhD dissertation in the Humanities or most Social Sciences was an early version of a single-authored scholarly manuscript. Things are changing. Today, the three-article thesis is accepted – even the norm – in some disciplines...
Budget 2017 focuses on innovation and skills
Federal Budget 2017 sets out a goal to boost Canada’s prosperity and to ensure this prosperity is shared across society. To achieve this, the government is relying primarily on innovation and lifelong skills development. This budget may not have had...
Tools that help us talk about impacts in the humanities
On February 8-9, I was very happy to meet with colleagues at the University of Manitoba, during a visit organized by the Institute for Humanities. In presentations and discussion sessions, we covered topics relating to the measurement and appraisal...
A Possible Canada for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
Manager of Programs and Partnerships at SiG Geraldine Cahill (second from left) and Executive Director of the 4Rs Youth Movement Jessica Bolduc (centre) at a project design meeting at Hub Ottawa. I first heard the question “What does 2067 look like?”...
Where Are Women Safe? Some Thoughts on International Women’s Day
*Below is an excerpt from a talk prepared as the Distinguished Guest Speaker at the University of Waterloo’s 2017 International Women’s Day Dinner. November 9, 2016: The morning after Donald J. Trump is elected President of the United States of...