Welcome to week two!
Today, tune in for the reveal of the final five winners of the 2022 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge, as well as for our third Big Thinking lecture.
Today's highlighted events
Today's Big Thinking lecture
Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization
With Denise Ferreira da Silva
May 16, 2022 | 12:00 - 13:00 EDT
SSHRC Talent: Scholarships, Fellowships and Beyond
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
May 16, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 EDT
Career Corner: Collecting and Communicating the Evidence of Impact
Research Impact Canada
May 16, 2022 | 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Finding Another Country in the Stacks: Decentering Whiteness Within Special Collections, Bibliography and Book History
Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC)
May 16, 2022 | 11:00 - 12:30 EDT
Confronting Privilege and Bridging the Gap: From Rhetoric and Mission Statements to Transformative Change and Social Justice in Higher Education
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)
May 16, 2022 | 12:45 - 14:00 EDT
Education in Canada: The American Dream or the New Inequality?
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
May 16, 2022 | 13:00 - 14:00 EDT
Creating African Diasporic and Indigenous Cinematic Spaces Through a Feminist Lens
Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)
May 16, 2022 | 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Career Corner: Introduction to Academic Podcasting
Amplify Podcast Network
May 16, 2022 | 13:30 - 14:30 EDT
2022 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge reveal
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
May 16, 2022 | 14:00 - 15:00 EDT
Demanding social justice for a more empathetic world: The role of humanities and social sciences research in advancing social justice for a better future
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
May 16, 2022 | 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Roundtable Discussion – Hungary and Ukraine: A Complex Relationship
Hungarian Studies Association of Canada (HSAC)
May 16, 2022 | 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Congress researchers in the news
As part of our media relations program:
Anabel Quan-Haase, Molly-Gloria Harper & William Hollingshead (Western University), presenting with the Canadian Sociological Association: Digital methods used to stay in touch during pandemic here to stay: Western researchers - London Free Press
More to come tomorrow! Follow the conversation on social media with #Congressh and @federation_hss.
New on the Congress blog
Beyond ‘crimes of insolidarity’: Considerations for a transition based on economic and social rights
By Dave Hazzan, PhD candidate in History at York University
Though Canada has had infrastructure in place since the 1960s to preserve social and economic rights – programs like public healthcare, for example – they have nonetheless been eroded since the 1980s. In healthcare, this has caused problems like regional disparities, lack of primary care options, and a “productivist” view of medical care. Read more.
Using the Canadian Humanities and Social Sciences Commons: An Interactive Workshop
By Sima Chowdhury, University of Manitoba
"Everyone who collects studies and media for research or publication would benefit from the HSS Commons. It is a great place to store and share files that might otherwise sit on a hard drive or only serve a niche audience. Collaborations become easier as more people can access data. Harnessing different perspectives helps us grow as researchers and as people. I’m excited to see how HSS Commons takes shape." Read more.
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Browse Congress Expo
Looking to get published? On the hunt for a new book? Congress Expo features Canadian and international publishers, as well as university presses. Visit their virtual booths during Congress to browse all the new books available, talk about your research, and enter to win prizes.
Meet our CGMA recipients
The Congress Graduate Merit Award (CGMA) facilitates the participation of graduate students in Congress activities. Every day, we profile recipients and their research presentation. Congratulations to all of them!
- Marlon Sanches: Ph.D. candidate, Concordia University. Presenting today with the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education at 17:30 EDT.
- Eluza Gomes: Master’s student, Université du Québec à Montréal. Presenting today with the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education at 17:30 EDT.
- Walker Horsfall: Ph.D. candidate, University of Toronto. Presenting today with German Studies Canada at 16:30 EDT.
- Bernadine Sengalrayan: M.A. graduate, McGill University. Presenting today with the Canadian Society for the Study of Education at 14:15 EDT.
These CGMA recipients are also presenting today:
- Lison Jousten with the Association des professeur.e.s de français des universités et collèges canadiens at 11:00 EDT.
- Gabriel Labrie with German Studies Canada at 11:00 EDT.
- Daniel Murchison with the Canadian Historical Association at 15:00 EDT.
- Félix Pavlenko with the Canadian Sociological Association at 13:00 EDT.
Keeping Congress safe and fun
Golden bookmark game and social media giveaway
Stop by the Congress Expo for your chance to find a Golden Bookmark! Strike a conversation with an exhibitor and ask for your digital bookmark link. While most of the bookmarks will be regular, a select few randomly dispersed Golden Bookmarks will be redeemable for a grand prize and a number of gift cards.
*Be sure to tell your members to visit as many exhibitors’ booths as they can to better their chance of collecting a winning bookmark!*
Enter our draw as well for another chance to win gift cards! How to enter:
- Post the “I’m attending Expo” graphic on your Twitter, Instagram, or Instagram story
- Add the #Congressh hashtag
- Tag us @federation_hss
Congress support
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