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La construction de martyrs au Moyen-Orient: Bourses postdoctorales Banting 2012
Daniel Drolet Journaliste indépendant Laure Guirguis, née d’une mère française et d’un père égyptien chrétien, parle l’arabe et a régulièrement séjourné en Égypte depuis son enfance. Titulaire d’un DEA (Master 2) en philosophie, elle n’avait pas...
Re:education: Mapping Canada's 21st Century University System
On October 6, The Globe and Mail introduced Re:education in their Our Time to Lead series, which looked at everything from digital learning to debt loads. One of the highlights in our minds was the article by James Bradshaw, published on October 13...
Ideas can...transform
Alison Hebbs, Director of Policy and Communications Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences A new idea excites its creator(s), leads to debate, and sparks discovery that drives people forward. Ideas give us hope, earn respect for those who...
Congress 2013 @ the edge
Milena Stanoeva Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences What does it mean to be “@ the edge”? With the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences taking place in coastal Victoria, BC, the theme seems to suggest itself. However, “@...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Canada Research Chairs, academic stars and the decline of the liberal arts
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Last week, the federal government announced a new round of funding for the Canada Research Chairs program. The government is investing $121.6M in the program. CFHSS’s official...
Canada and the transnational human egg trade: 2012 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship highlights
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences With innovations like babies with three genetic parents, what is reality in the field of reproductive technology today seems like it would have been science fiction mere...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Trudeau Fellows, GG Literary Awards and environmental humanities
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences This week, the Trudeau Foundation announced its 2012 Fellows – Maria Campbell, Catherine Dauvergne, Joseph Heath and Janine Marchessault. CFHSS congratulates this year’s...
CFHSS congratulates Yannick Roy, Governor General Literary Awards finalist
The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to congratulate Yannick Roy for qualifying as a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Awards for his ASPP-supported book, La révélation inachevée : le personnage à l...
Putting the humanities, arts and social sciences into S&T
Released yesterday, the second iteration of The State of Science and Technology in Canada report is great news for the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) community. And here’s why: in 2010, the Minister of Industry asked the Council of...