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10 years after the ‘Maple Spring’: Legacies, strikes, and movements for change in the education system and beyond
Ten years ago on May 18, 2012, Bill 78 was passed in Quebec in response to the Maple Spring ( le Printemps érable) student strikes. This was an attempt to force students back to classes and limit their ability to protest, after months of strikes. To...
Beyond Anthropocentrism in Ukrainian Studies: Proposals from the Environmental Humanities
The Canadian Association of Slavists convened a roundtable to discuss ways to develop environmental humanities in and about Ukraine at Congress 2022.
Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization
Dr. Denise Ferreira da Silva's Big Thinking lecture challenges us to consider a shift in thinking, to transform how we understand and address global catastrophes.
BGHRA North America: Black German Studies in the United States and Canada
Hosted by German Studies Canada (GSC) at Congress 2022, Dr. Rosemarie Peña, founder and president of the Black German Heritage and Research Association, gave an overview of the organization’s history, vision, and mission. About the BGHRA The BGHRA...
Hungary after 2008: A New Regime of World-Economic Integration
To understand recent developments in Hungary more fully, we must consider the global economy in which it acts as a middle power, acting as an important bridge between markets.
Beyond ‘crimes of insolidarity’: Considerations for a transition based on economic and social rights
Can we ensure social and economic rights as we rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic? That’s what Dr. Christine Vézina, Law Professor at Laval University, thinks.
Civilizing the State: Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good
“If the legitimacy of the state rests on its duty to protect the welfare of its citizens, the betrayal of this responsibility amounts to what I call the ‘treason of the state’,” said Restakis.
Examining identity and power dynamics in Netherlandic Studies at Congress 2022
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies (CAANS) has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Congress and its forerunners, ‘the Learneds,’ which began with our formal founding on June 3, 1971, during the annual gathering...
Reflections on the practice of reconciliation
Guest blog by Crystal Fraser, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Classics, & Religion and The Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.