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Desire, disability, and the myths around intimacy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Across healthcare, education, and advocacy, many assumptions about disability are being challenged and, in some cases, dismantled. Among them are...
From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:00-13:00 ET Co-presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy and the Federation, From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy is a timely conversation about how the humanities and social...
Nourishing Black scholarship, nurturing collective joy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Something remarkable happens when spaces are allowed to feel more human—when they are welcoming, grounded in care, and shaped with intention. When...
As global tensions rise, can Canada maintain its Women, Peace, and Security commitments?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction As global conflicts intensify, the federal government is being forced to make hard choices about security, defense spending, and values. These...
Role of HSS: Innovation
Government's research agenda incomplete without attention to the human sciences
This op-ed was published in RE$EARCH MONEY on December 21, 2015. We've now had nearly two months to watch a new national government find its feet and flesh out its major science policies. While there have been some important and welcome announcements...
SSH News: December 17, 2015
Weekly digest of the most recent news from the humanities, social sciences and higher education. Un bulletin hebdomadaire des actualités les plus récentes des sciences humaines et sociales et de l’enseignement supérieur. Humanities and Social...
2015 holiday greeting: Ideas can...shake things up!
The team at the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences wishes you a wonderful holiday season. See you in 2016!
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...