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As heard at the 2014 Canada Prizes awards ceremony

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences announced the winners of the 2014 Canada Prizes on April 30. The Canada Prizes are awarded annually to the best scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences that have received funding...

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SSH News: Congress 2014, CUVIC 2014, Engaged Scholar Journal

Well, it may be over for another year, but there’s no doubt that the 2014 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences held at Brock University in St. Catharines was a huge success! Now that the dust is (slowly) settling, it’s time to look back on...

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Servitude et grandeur universitaire

Lise Bissonnette Ce qui suit est le discours prononcé par Lise Bissonnette dans le cadre de la causerie Voir grand « Servitude et grandeur universitaire » à la Brock University, le 26 mai 2014. La vidéo de la conférence est aussi disponible en ligne...

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Rising stars in the field of research technologies

Terry Soleas Start-ups are a harbinger of the ideas that will one day dominate the fields of business. The ones that survive the initial feasibility phases have the potential to change the world, in small and grand ways. Last week we get to see two...

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Sylvie Proulx, a musical treat at Congress 2014

Samara Bissonnette While Brock University is bustling and buzzing with exciting Congress lectures, sessions, and series, it is also sharing unexpected little gems for the attendees this week. This afternoon, the Canadian University Music Society...

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The gift of life

Terry Soleas "Blood can bring out the best of human virtues, our basest urges and some of the worst in humanity.” Lawrence Hill, a celebrated and acclaimed Canadian author was at Congress on Thursday, May 29 to deliver one of his Massey Series of...

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The workplace and labour studies face a challenging future

Doug Junke Despite hard-fought gains over the years, the Canadian labour movement knows that it is not a time to stand still and be complacent. That was evident at the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS) plenary session at...

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Mayors for a better Canada

Jessica Dixon True to my age, a cynical perspective regarding the effectiveness of Canada’s democratic structure flows through my veins. With this in mind, I attended American Professor, Benjamin Barber’s presentation (and the following panel) about...

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The towers in the world, the worlds in the towers

Samara Bissonnette HIGHRISE. An incredibly modern, collaborative, inspiring digital project connecting voices from high rise buildings all over the world. These big concrete mammoths of architecture are "containers of human experience", and this...