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Rethinking the role of news translation in the face of the pandemic
Among the 38 academic associations hosting conferences as part of Congress 2022 is the Canadian Association for Translation Studies. One CATS scholar will present research on the impact of translation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Human Factor Podcast: Gabriel Miller
Gabriel Miller is the President and CEO of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He joins Cheryl Croucher on The Human Factor, a podcast that puts the social in science.
Year in Review - 2021
From hosting our first virtual Congress, to advancing our work on equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization and releasing a new report on the value of our disciplines: check out our Year in Review to see what we’ve accomplished together.
Unpacking the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on food insecurity and health inequalities in the City of Toronto
Dr. Edge (SE) and J. Regnier-Davies (JRD) have conducted a research project focused on understanding how COVID-19 is exacerbating food insecurity and health inequalities in the City of Toronto. This includes assessing emergency response preparedness...
We’re not all in this together: What we can learn from the pandemic response, disability, and social stratification
Guest blog by Dr. Michelle Maroto, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta
Canadian researchers examine impacts of remote learning and rapid changes to education
This past year, policymakers and educators have scrambled to put online learning and radically altered classroom learning protocols in place. How have parents, students, and educators been impacted by these changes? What lessons can we find to guide...
Our Future is Shared: Sheila Watt-Cloutier Presents “Everything is Connected”
Congress 2021 blog edition The sixth Big Thinking session at Congress, “Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights, and Leadership in the 21st Century,” was proud to feature Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a...
Combating Unconscious Bias and Systemic Racism
Congress 2021 blog edition Although – hopefully – most of us do not consciously or intentionally work to perpetuate inequality in the world, odds are that most of us at least sometimes say or do things that preclude diversity and exclude the ‘other.’...
Looking at Racism from a Broader Perspective
Congress 2021 blog edition The Canadian Sociological Association’s “Anti-Asian Racism during the COVID-19 Pandemic” open event webcast explored the rapid and ferocious rise in racism fueled by the spread of COVID-19 around the globe. The panel...