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Crossroads: The Status of Gender, Women and Sexuality in the Academy
Caitlin Stone Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences Many scholars in the social sciences and humanities have spent years critically examining the social constructions of gender and sexuality in society and how women are expected...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Philosophy, knowledge economy and Indigenous education
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Inside Higher Ed writer Scott Jaschic wrote about the reasons behind a proposed boycott of philosophy conferences that don’t feature female speakers. While some academics in...
CFHSS president Graham Carr appointed to position of VP research and Graduate Studies at Concordia University
It was with great pleasure that we learned yesterday that Graham Carr, president of CFHSS, has been appointed to the position of Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies at Concordia University. Graham has been serving as Interim Vice...
Differently Abled: The Brave New World of Techno/Cyborg Sports and Culture
Caitlin Stone Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences In my opinion, what makes disability studies such a unique discipline is its emphasis on storytelling and the experience of disability. As one of the few academic disciplines...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Humanities, political science and graphic novels
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Alan Liu, founder of 4Humanities, argues that the humanities are essential for a culture that values discovery, innovation and technological advancement as much as we do. He...
Rethinking Creativity and Innovation from a Disability Studies Perspective
Caitlin Stone Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Disability is often seen as a condition that requires a solution. Growing up with a sibling living with a physical disability, I can clearly recall the long rides to numerous...
Dignity, Equality, Freedom: The Charter 30 Years On
Caitlin Stone Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences On May 28, I attended the first equity panel in the series sponsored by the Equity and Diversity Portfolio at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Later, as I re...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Census, open access and university graduates
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Vass Bednar and Mark Stabile wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun on the effects that cuts to Statistics Canada will have on policy-making. They argue that making sound policy...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Death of Evidence, copyright and funding cuts
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences On Tuesday, thousands of scientists descended on Parliament Hill to hold a mock funeral for the death of evidence. They were protesting funding cuts to important research...