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A new summer series in Le Devoir called “Humanities 2.0” is set to explore the ever-growing field of digital humanities, asking how new technologies affect the ways we produce and disseminate knowledge. In fact, the first article in the series...

Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Another report about the benefits of a liberal arts degree emerged this week, this time from across the Atlantic at Oxford University, entitled "Humanities Graduates and the British...

Text and Photos by Andrew Brough unless otherwise credited. Photo by Peter E. Cumming The University of Victoria is a lush, green campus. More often than not, the local deer would join you on your morning walk to a session. But it wasn’t just the...

Team Media passing those long, long hours. I assure you it was a lot more work than it looks. Its been a month since Congress ended and I don't know where to begin this long overdue post. Initially, I confess, I was at a loss for words when it came...

Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences recently published a collection of essays addressing the future of scholarly open access practices, which consider their...

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...

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...

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...