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SSH News: Conferences, Canadian higher ed, and “Heart of the Matter” reactions
Image courtesy of UBC Library. Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences This year’s Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences may be over, but the 2013 World Social Science Forum (WSSF) is just around the corner...
Pushing boundaries at Congress 2014
Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences A popular description of the creative mind is the ability to “think outside the box”, to consider what options are available beyond the cardboard walls of tradition and the Styrofoam...
Congress 2013 feedback
It’s been just over two weeks since Congress 2013 wrapped up, and we’re still receiving some really valuable feedback; our annual post-Congress survey has brought in hundreds of responses already, and we’ve had a great collection of blog posts shared...
SSH News: “The Heart of the Matter”, Canadian Studies, & Impressions of Congress 2013
Christine McKenna, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The American Academy of Arts & Sciences released a report this week entitled “The Heart of the Matter”, which examines the value of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in the...
One last look back at Congress 2013: My top 7 highlights
Maryse Bernard www.twitter.com/MaryseVictoria I arrived at Congress 2013 feeling intimidated. With a title like “Canada’s largest academic gathering,” it was difficult not to be. Its history of bringing together some of our country’s most innovative...
Reconciliation through reason
Elizabeth White Five days into Congress’s Big Thinking series we are met by the P-word - philosophy. It would be expected for its connotations – a dwelling in abstraction and removal from apparent worldly application – that the lecture would invite...
Impact of Harper’s reshaping of Canadian history and identity discussed in micro-lecture session
Vanessa Hawk Political scientists and historians alike filled seats and pulled chairs from neighbouring rooms across to see the “History under Harper: Federal identity initiatives in Conservative Canada” panel discussion; such a popular event that...
"The first five kilobytes are the hardest": George Dyson humanizes early computing
Andrina Fawcett http://twitter.com/thecardigangirl George Dyson, this year's final Big Thinking speaker, marked the transition from Congress 2013 to the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) here at UVic. As Dr. Raymond Siemens, director of the...
Working together for change: Challenges and hope for community-campus collaborations in Aboriginal communities
Maryse Bernard www.twitter.com/MaryseVictoria One year ago, at Congress 2012 in Waterloo, the Governor General of Canada made a call-to-action to democratize knowledge. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston announced during his keynote...