Congress 2014 registration is open!
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Registration for Congress 2014 at Brock University is now open. Visit the website at www.congress2014.ca to find your association meeting schedule, browse the calendar of events, and check out the line-up of Big Thinking speakers including Lawrence Hill, David Plotz, and Catherine Dauvergne. Career Corner will have a new and exciting series of workshops this year. Visit the Plan Your Trip section for information to make all your arrangements for travel and accommodations. And don't forget to use the new Congress hashtag: #congressh.
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Federation board nominations
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Nominations for four positions on the Federation's board of directors are now open. The open positions are:
- President (President-Elect)
- Director, Development
- Director, Equity and Diversity
- Director, Teaching and Learning
Nominations can be made by current General Assembly representatives and by current members of the board of directors. Nominees must be (1) affiliated with a learned society, association, university or college which is a member of the Federation and (2) either currently or previously engaged in teaching and/or research in the humanities or social sciences. Nominations will close at the end of the business day on Friday, February 7, 2014. Online elections will take place from February 18 to March 4, 2014.
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Big Thinking: Reason versus passion in politics
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The Big Thinking lecture series will resume in February 2014. Join Joseph Heath, Director, Centre for Ethics, and Professor, Department of Philosophy and School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto, on February 11 as he discusses "reason versus passion" in politics and what we are sacrificing when we allow our political system to be dominated by appeals to passion rather than reason. Register for the next Big Thinking event here.
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The Big Thinking 2014 season is underway
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The next two speakers will be:
March 4, 2014 - Lorne Dawson, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo, discussing "Why do some Canadians become terrorists?"
April 3, 2014 - Irene Bloemraad, Professor and Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies, University of California at Berkeley, sharing her research on immigration issues.
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Céline Le Bourdais Big Thinking lecture now online
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Last month's Big Thinking lecture "Cohabitation: an alternative or substitute for marriage" presented by Céline Le Bourdais, professor at McGill University, Canada Research Chair in Social Statistics and Family Change and academic director of the McGill QICSS Branch is available to view online
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This lecture addressed the significance of common law partnerships through the lens of the stability of unions and management of their shared finances. These dimensions of couples' lives become particularly important when separation occurs and questions of division of assets and continued support arise.
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"Have Your Say" crowdsourcing campaign
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The Leadership Council for Digital Infrastructure is seeking your input. The Council has launched an online crowdsourcing campaign to get fresh ideas on how to build a world-leading digital infrastructure (DI) ecosystem for Canada. By accelerating research, education and innovation in all sectors, and at all levels, an integrated, inclusive, comprehensive, accessible and sustainable advanced DI ecosystem will help ensure that Canada maintains its competitive advantage in the knowledge economy. The deadline to submit your ideas is January 19, 2014.
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New Mitacs initiative offers student mobility abroad!
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Mitacs is pleased to announce the launch of the Globalink Research Award, which gives senior undergraduate and graduate students from the social sciences, humanities and STEM disciplines in Canada the chance to undertake research abroad. The award provides up to $5,000 for travel to a partner country (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey or Vietnam), where students conduct research at an accredited university.
This highly-flexible award is open to all disciplines -applicants in the social sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply - with applications accepted at any time. Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students are eligible and projects can last from 12 to 24 weeks.
Please read our blog post about this program for more information or contact international@mitacs.ca. This initiative is linked to Canada's International Education Strategy: Harnessing Our Knowledge Advantage to Drive Innovation and Prosperity, announced on January 15, 2014
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Bold Ideas with Big Impact funding opportunities
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Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, is looking for Bold Ideas with Big Impact in global health. The Stars in Global Health initiative is seeking bold ideas aligned with innovative, social, entrepreneurial approaches that could be easily implemented in developing countries to save and improve lives. These bold ideas could come from non-profit or for-profit organizations, as well as other recognized institutions. The deadline to submit your ideas is March 10, 2014.
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Interrogating Access conference
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Registration is now open for the conference on Interrogating Access: Current and Future Directions for Scholarly Research and Communications in Canada. Held on February 15-16, 2014 at Wilfrid Laurier University, panels will address journal and monograph publishing, copyright, the effects of technology and funding on the scholarly ecosystem, and the future of the scholarly endeavour in Canada. The keynote address by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of the Scholarly Communication of the Modern Language Association, will discuss potential paths forward for scholarly societies.
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About the Federation
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences works to promote the value of research and learning in the humanities and social sciences. Created in 1996, its membership comprises over 80 scholarly associations, 79 institutions and six affiliate organizations, representing 85,000 researchers, educators and students across Canada.
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Off the Shelf
In this section we feature papers, podcasts and videos that-while part of our archives-are still relevant to current events.
Want to know more about how the arts benefit society? Read "Advancing social change," a speech by Federation President Antonia Maioni during the Power of the Arts National Forum, co-hosted by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation and Carleton University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
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