Calling all D2R social science researchers - Congress 2024 is two months away!
Congress 2024 will be held at McGill University from June 12 to 21, 2024.
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is Canada’s largest gathering of academics, and one of the largest in the world. It’s a place to hold critical conversations of our time, hear from a diverse set of voices, share findings, refine ideas, and build partnerships to help share the Canada of tomorrow.
Registration is mandatory, visit the FHSS website for more information.
Some sessions that might be of particular interest to D2R researchers include:
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Fighting the trolls: How researchers can mitigate online abuse June 14, 2024 | 13:30-15:00 EDT Social media and digital publications like The Conversation Canada afford scholars and other research communicators unprecedented opportunities to reach new audiences and make their research public. Unfortunately, this form of knowledge mobilization has resulted in scholars exposing themselves to the risk of online abuse. Sometimes used as an intimidation tactic to silence those who speak out against misinformation, and other times leveraged simply to silence marginalized voices, online abuse can have serious consequences. Scholars who experience online abuse often experience reductions in their motivation and desire to communicate about their work on public. Because universities increasingly encourage scholars to do much of their teaching and research work online, scholars are left vulnerable. Dr. Jaigris Hodson, the Canada Research Chair (tier 2) in Digital Communication for the Public Interest at Royal Roads University, and Scott White, Editor-in-Chief of The Conversation Canada, will present an interactive workshop that offers evidence-based strategies for scholars. |
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EDI and the Excellence Dilemma June 14, 2024 | 15:30 - 17:00 EDT
Organized by ACCUTE's BIPOC caucus, this panel discussion explores how “equity, diversity and inclusion” can be (re)framed to show their compatibility with and promotion of academic excellence. This event is partially funded by an EDID Initiatives Grant from the Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences. Event descriptions and translation (if applicable) provided by the host organization and published in authenticity by the Federation. |