Today at Congress May 28

The Big Thinking lecture series is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), York University, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and Universities Canada.

CASEA-ACÉAS Decolonizing Research on Educational Leadership Through Land-based Writing Retreats: An Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Partnership

13:30 - 14:45 EDT, Seymour Schulich Building-SSB E118

Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)

Reckonings and Re-imaginings: Rethinking medieval gendered violence after #MeToo

13:30 - 15:00 EDT, Vari Hall-VH D

Canadian Society of Medievalists (CSM)

Programming notes (scheduling changes and updates):

Tomorrow, May 29

The SSHRC Storytellers Showcase will now run from 9:00 to 12:00. The announcement of the Final Five winners will take place at the end of the event.

Daily events

Luminous Trails @ Congress is now titled: Encounters
LA&PS Research-Micro Lecture Series is now titled: LA&PS Research Next Generation Lecture Series

Congress researchers in the news

The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and Andrea Davis Why Michaëlle Jean argues that Haiti’s past holds answers to Black future in Canada via Toronto Star

As part of our media relations program:

Bruce Douville (Algoma University) presenting with the Canadian Society of Church History (CSCH) National Post
Madison Moore (Trent University) presenting with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) The Peterborough Examiner
Rachel Katz (University of Toronto) presenting with the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) GTA Weekly
Alexandria Pavelich (University of Saskatchewan) presenting with presenting with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) SaskToday
Iqbal Chowdhury (Dalhousie University) presenting with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) CTV News
Kaitlynn Mendes (University of Western Ontario) and Christopher Dietzel (McGill University) presenting with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) The London Free Press

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New on the Congress Blog

Our data, our voice: Indigenous data sovereignty by Mitacs

Data — we collect it, analyze it, and use it to govern every aspect of our lives. But what happens when it tells a story about us we didn’t write? Who becomes the author? Who retains rights?

Visit Expo and win!

Congress Expo provides a chance to browse Canada’s largest showcase of academic books, among many other exciting exhibitors. Be sure to stop by Expo for a chance to win a Kindle, an Expo book bundle, gift cards, and more!

Meet our CGMA recipients

The Congress Graduate Merit Award (CGMA) facilitates the participation of graduate students in Congress activities. Every day, we profile recipients. Congratulate them on their incredible work!

Krista Collier-Jarvis, Dalhousie University, Indigenous Literary Studies Association (ILSA)
Quinton Huang, University of British Columbia , Canadian Historical Association (CHA)
Tamar Hanstke, University of British Columbia, Film and Media Studies Association of Canada (FMSAC)
Sophie Jordan, University of Toronto, German Studies Canada & Canadian Society of Medievalists
Émilie Michaud, Université Laval, Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW)
Allison Kach-Yawnghwe, Boston University, Canadian Society of Church History (CSCH)
Francisco Ongay González, University of Calgary
Mathieu Li-Goyette, Université de Montréal
Emma-Catherine Wilson, Oxford University
Ryan Atkinson, University of Western Ontario
Cayo Whyte, York University
Marc Lynch, University of Calgary
Keshab Thapa, University of Manitoba
Safia Abdulle, York University

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9:00 to 17:00 on May 26, 2023
7:00 to 19:00 on May 27, 2023
7:00 to 17:00 from May 28 to June 1, 2023
7:00 to 16:00 on June 2, 2023

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