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De Marie de l’Incarnation à Nelly Arcan
Lorsque j’ai entrepris les recherches pour ce qui allait devenir De Marie de l’Incarnation à Nelly Arcan: se dire, se faire par l’écriture intime, je me proposais d’écrire une histoire de l’autobiographie féminine au Québec, des origines à nos jours...

The Utility of History: Perspectives on International Development
Don’t say history doesn’t have the power to change the future. At Congress 2015, Historians of Humanitarian Aid held a panel on the "utility of history" in today’s development in the Global South. Jill Campbell-Miller of St. Mary’s University...

Trans-Atlantic Platform workshops at Congress aim to define future research agenda
On June 1, during the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ottawa, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will host three workshops on behalf of the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP). All of the workshops are...

Introducing the Trans-Atlantic Platform
In October 2013, a consortium of major funders of social sciences and humanities research joined forces to launch the Trans-Atlantic Platform for the Social Sciences and Humanities (T-AP). The funders came from three continents—North America, South...

The contemporary challenges of francophone communities in Canada
As part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada is hosting a Big Thinking presentation by Joseph Yvon Thériault on the topic of contemporary challenges of francophone...

Global sustainable development goals have potential to drive change in Canada
There is no question that 2015 is a year for change both within Canada and abroad. As noted by Julia Sánchez , President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation, in her blog on Canada’s engagement with global social justice, not only are...

A pivotal year for Canada’s engagement with global social justice
February 20 th is World Day of Social Justice, as recognized by the United Nations since 2007. The day is a call to observe social justice by supporting “efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment...

Ottawa, ma ville bilingue: une idée inachevée
Camille Ferrier qui s’est jointe l’été dernier à l’équipe du Secrétariat de la Fédération a partagé récemment ses réflexions sur le caractère bilingue de l’Université d’Ottawa, du Congrès 2015 et de la ville d’Ottawa elle-même. Il est rafraichissant...

Ottawa, ma ville bilingue
On parle beaucoup du Congrès des sciences humaines pour ses conférences, son caractère pluridisciplinaire, et son impact sur la communauté locale et la société au sens large. Mais si cette 84 ème édition est unique, c’est aussi parce qu’elle se...