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The Federation blog is a space for Federation members and researchers in the humanities and social sciences to respectfully discuss ideas and issues of importance to the community. Please review the Federation's blog policy for submission information.

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Being private in public

Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun is a professor and chair of Modern Media and Culture at Brown University, and her background in both Systems Design Engineering and English Literature has helped to shape a unique perspective on New Media and digital...

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Les héritiers de l'Amérique française

C’est en terrain connu que le sociologue Joseph-Yvon Thériault présenta sa conférence «Qu'est devenue l’Amérique française » dans le cadre des causeries Voir grand du Congrès des sciences humaines. Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en...

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‘Mean’ is not a girl thing

Marnina Gonick is project leader on two projects funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Leaders Opportunity Fund (now named the John R. Evans Leaders Fund). She will be attending the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences...

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On the Move: the mobile workforce and policy challenges

The On the Move Partnership is partnering with CBC Ideas and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to present: “ On the Move: Temporary Foreign Worker Policy in Canada,” a panel discussion followed by an audience Q&A. A 7-year, SSHRC...

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Celebrating 50 Years: our 50th birthday and our 50th Congress!

The roots of the Canadian Sociological Association are found in the Anthropology and Sociology Chapter of the Canadian Political Science Association, which was established in 1955. By the early 1960s, Chapter members were discussing the possibility...

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ASPP Spotlight: Vicarious Kinks, by Ummni Khan

Professor Ummni Khan, Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, is not one to shy away from “taboo” research topics. Her latest book, Vicarious Kinks: SM in the Socio-Legal Imaginary (University of Toronto...