Students from high schools in the multi-cultural Jane-Finch area of Toronto are asking to listen and be heard as they take part and share their perspectives on the world by reading their poetry at the prestigious Congress 2023 academic conference hosted by 91亚色 May 27 to June 2.

Kamahary Mohamed, 16, said her poem, 鈥�I hear myself speaking,鈥� came to her on a day she felt she wasn鈥檛 being listened to, and that she hopes it helps those who hear it understand her experience as a Black teenager living in a racially diverse neighbourhood.

鈥淪omebody else that鈥檚 not Black may not understand my struggles and I feel like at least with poetry you can put down feelings on paper and give people kind of a gateway to understand what it feels like,鈥� said the Grade 10 student at Emery Collegiate Institute.

Mohamed is one of several students who answered the call to submit poetry on the theme of 鈥楻eckonings and Re-imaginings鈥� at this year鈥檚 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The largest academic conference in Canada will engage more than 9,000 scholars, graduate students, policymakers and community members in an important dialogue about building a world that is safe, equitable and sustainable.

Four participating high schools recommended five senior students who identify as Black or Indigenous to attend two of Congress 2023鈥檚 : former Governor General Micha毛lle Jean鈥檚 lecture about 鈥楻e-Imagining Black Futures鈥� and Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obamsawin鈥檚 talk, 鈥楽eeds of the Future: Climate Justice, Racial Justice, and Indigenous Resurgence.鈥� Afterward, each speaker will meet the students for a private lunch and conversation.

The high schools are located in the Jane-Finch area adjacent to 91亚色鈥檚 Keele Campus. One of Toronto鈥檚 most racially diverse communities, the area is populated by a high proportion of youth, refugee and immigrant families. To reflect the neighbourhoods and people around it at the highly anticipated conference, 91亚色 partnered with the community to come up with ideas to have their perspectives reflected over the six-day event.

鈥淭his is the best kind of outreach,鈥� said 91亚色 Prof. Andrea Davis, who is the academic convenor for Congress 2023. 鈥淲e want to show students they have a voice and a future, while breaking down walls between academia and our wider communities.鈥�  

鈥淚t鈥檚 part of our larger commitment to demonstrating what it means to be a place-based university adjacent to the Jane-Finch community. 91亚色 and the Jane-Finch community both emerged in the mid-20^th century and our location makes us both unique and co-dependent. As a university, we have a commitment to serve the communities adjacent to our campus and to deal with them ethically and honestly,鈥� she said. 

The students will be paired with undergraduate students who also attended high school in their neighbourhood, meeting twice before the conference to build connections.

鈥淚t鈥檚 so important to give Black people the opportunity to actually see the University,鈥� Mohamed says of the opportunity to imagine a better future. 鈥淲hen you tell somebody that there鈥檚 nothing for you long enough, they will believe you, and when there are people telling kids that they are worthless and useless, thugs, they listen.鈥�

Alecia Roach, 17, a Grade 12 student at Downsview Secondary School, said she 鈥渨ants to soak in the experience鈥� of the event and to be inspired and motivated in her future by 鈥減eople who are successful that look like us.鈥�

Opportunities to have a platform on a post-secondary campus like 91亚色 and to absorb the insights of people at the conference on how to build a more equitable and sustainable world are motivating, she said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely important in terms of exposure 鈥� it exposes the youth to something new and, especially for Black youth, it helps us to question and really realize these things are achievable and don鈥檛 let anybody try to downplay what you鈥檙e doing,鈥� Roach said.

Saraya Elwin, principal at Downsview Secondary School, said she was inspired in her own life by Davis, one of the few Black teachers she encountered when she studied at 91亚色 as an international student many years ago. Elwin said she chose to stay and work in the Jane-Finch community, which she says is often stereotyped by negative media attention, but has a lot to offer.

鈥淭here鈥檚 so much greatness that comes out from these so-called priority neighbourhoods but we tend to dwell on the pockets where there is violence,鈥� Elwin said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of hidden potential and sometimes you forget that because there鈥檚 so much bad news.鈥�

Elwin said it鈥檚 important for teenagers living near the University to be given opportunities to spend time on campus and experience what it could be like for them.

鈥淵oung people are sometimes scared of the unknown. They know the campus exists but a lot of them sometimes feel they don鈥檛 have the grades and they鈥檙e not good enough 鈥� and they actually do have the grades and they are good enough,鈥� she said.

She hopes that those who have the opportunity to attend Congress spread the word to their friends about what they saw and heard there.

鈥淲hat I hope is that the students who go to the Congress will let the ones know about the amazing opportunities that are available at the school so the Grade 11s and 10s and so forth can have that as a stepping stone.鈥�

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For the first time in four years, Canada鈥檚 largest academic gathering 鈥� the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress) 鈥� will be held in person from May 27 to June 2 at 91亚色 in Toronto.

Organized in partnership with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (the Federation), this 92nd edition of Congress will bring together 9,000 scholars, graduate students, community members, and policymakers on one of Canada's most diverse campuses to hold vital conversations about the most pressing issues facing the world today.

鈥淪ince its inception, 91亚色 has been committed to its core values of advancing social justice and equity and championing diversity and inclusivity. Congress 2023 will provide a critical forum to reflect and act on these values, and to better understand the intersectional complexities of race, gender, Indigenous and geopolitical issues as we seek to advance our combined impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,鈥� says Rhonda Lenton, 91亚色 president and vice-chancellor. 鈥淚'm thrilled that Congress attendees and our community members will have the opportunity to see those values in action throughout the coming days. I鈥檓 grateful to Professor Andrea Davis for her leadership in ensuring that Congress 2023 tackles some of the most complex and pressing societal issues of our time.鈥�

This year鈥檚 theme, , invites attendees to place Black and Indigenous knowledges, cultures, and voices at the heart of Congress discussions, as a lens through which to reckon with the past and re-imagine the future. Behind this vision is Academic Convenor Andrea Davis, Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at 91亚色, who believes this call to action is paramount in sparking conversations that are meaningful, rather than performative.

鈥淧ositive change begins by having open, honest and sometimes difficult conversations that encourage us to expand our vision of the university and the world, and to pursue a future that embraces freedom and justice. At Congress this year, we are seeking to open doors to a better future that commits to decoloniality, anti-racism, justice, sustainability and equity,鈥� says Davis.  

For this Congress, Dr. Davis also wanted to engage with the university鈥檚 surrounding community, making sure their voices are heard, while breaking down walls between academia and the wider society. In one such initiative, twenty-one high-school students from the Jane-Finch community who identify as Black or Indigenous will attend two of Congress 2023鈥檚  as well as a private lunch with former Governor General the Right Honourable Micha毛lle Jean, and Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

This community engagement effort is part of a broader set of initiatives aimed at shifting the culture of Congress, against the backdrop of the Federation鈥檚 commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID).

鈥淲e committed to making Congress more equitable, diverse, and inclusive for all members of our community, and we鈥檝e been working hard to make that happen,鈥� said Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of the Federation. 鈥淭here is no better place, or better partner than 91亚色 to help us effect this type of change, and we look forward to writing this new chapter in the history of Congress.鈥�

Congress 2023 will commence on May 27 with a community opening celebration , followed by 68 scholarly conferences and 200+ open events over the course of seven days.

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The time is right to work collaboratively to imagine a more just world  

As Prof. Andrea Davis prepares for her role as academic convenor for Canada鈥檚 largest gathering of scholars this spring at 91亚色, she reflects on Congress 2023鈥檚 theme, and how it informs the decisions we need to make as a society to ensure we can 鈥榣ive well together鈥� as the University Academic Plan calls on us to.

Davis says the theme 鈥榬eckonings and re-imaginings鈥� asks us to consider the deep significance of the crossroads in which we now stand.

As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are asked to contemplate, with a sense of urgency, the lessons learned from Truth and Reconciliation, Black Lives Matter, the evidence of Indigenous children buried at former residential schools, the death of George Floyd and more recently Tyre Nichols, mass protests in the streets for racial justice, and increasing calls for awareness about climate change and the state of the planet.

鈥淲e cannot simply pretend that our world has not been shaken 鈥� if not altered 鈥� in some fundamental way by the events of the last three years,鈥� Davis says. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think 91亚色 could host a Congress that didn鈥檛 attempt to address some of these questions.鈥�

鈥淯niversities, their students and graduates, academics, writers and thinkers have a responsibility,鈥� Davis argues, 鈥渢o attend to these lessons, to decipher what they have taught us, and to offer our societies a language, a grammar, for thinking through and beyond the crises of our times.鈥�

When up to 8,000 academics from 67 academic associations representing a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences gather in person at 91亚色 for the first time since the pandemic, Davis invites attendees to not only reflect on the lessons we have learned, but also to begin the work of enacting the terms under which a radically different world might be created.

鈥淲hat might it mean for us to commit to knowing and caring for each other across our differences,鈥� Davis asks, 鈥渦nderstanding that the world we want to live in tomorrow is dependent on the action we take together today?鈥�

In fact, 91亚色鈥檚 academic plan includes a university-wide challenge to elevate the University鈥檚 contributions to the United Nation鈥檚 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Serving as a blueprint for action, it is positioning the 91亚色 community as an agent of positive change in a world facing a convergence of unprecedented trials from climate change, a global pandemic, poverty, systemic inequality and political polarization.  

Student and faculty engagement in 91亚色鈥檚 UN SDG challenge has sparked discussion about the relationship between equity and sustainability.  

Davis wonders if we can reimagine a new set of social relationships grounded in decoloniality, anti-racism, and justice, and what kinds of strategies to address climate change or advance the UN Sustainable Development goals might be produced when we view these challenges through the lens of racial justice and Indigenous resurgence.

Davis says 91亚色 is the right university to provide the platform for these pressing discussions.

鈥淪ocial justice is at the core of what we say we do, at the core of what we say we care about. We鈥檙e a social justice university, and we鈥檙e also one of Canada鈥檚 most diverse universities. The time is right. The setting demands that we not only be involved but that we lead.鈥�

"If, as 91亚色 says, we're going to right the future, it is now time for universities to be bold."

In many ways it鈥檚 also fitting for Davis to be tasked with providing the vision for Congress 2023.

Born in Jamaica as a descendent of the formerly enslaved, she came to Canada in 1989 as a graduate student, only six years after Canada鈥檚 last racially segregated school closed, and still nearly two decades before the Indian Residential School system ended.

It was on 91亚色鈥檚 campus 鈥� long before we were one of Canada鈥檚 most diverse universities 鈥� that Davis began a transition from being a student and young woman living in Jamaica to being a Black feminist in Canada.

鈥淚 remember the first time I was on campus, and just feeling like I was in a sea of white faces,鈥� she recalls. 鈥淚 had never been outside of my country before that first trip, so that was entirely new to me.鈥�

She says, she became a visible minority for the first time and was 鈥渕inoritized鈥� at the same time as she became 鈥渉yper visible.鈥�

鈥淚n my classes, for example, as the only Black woman, if there was a day I was not there,  everybody knew, and every time I opened my mouth everybody stopped and listened carefully, so I couldn鈥檛 hide. My body made me hyper visible at the same time as my history made me invisible.鈥�

Even though she had studied literary criticism at the University of the West Indies immersed in the works of Black writers, coming to Canada made the discourse of race real.

During this time, Davis began to appreciate the enormous power that knowledge holds, and the role universities play as gatekeepers of that knowledge.

鈥淯niversities have to decide what knowledge they will privilege, and equally as important, to what ends that knowledge will be used,鈥� she says.

University students, Davis points out, have historically led the charge when it comes to transforming knowledge into positive change, citing several examples.

In 1968, students at San Francisco State College, led by the Black student union, went on strike for five months to demand the creation of Black studies and ethnic studies programs. During the same period, 400 students occupied a computer lab in protest of anti-Black racism at Montreal鈥檚 Sir George William University (now Concordia University). Thousands of South African students marched in 1976 to protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a language of instruction in schools.

In 2016, at 91亚色, Davis witnessed students demanding meetings with their Dean, and the University President and Provost, calling for more diverse curricula that reflected the interests of an increasingly diverse student body and the hiring of more Black faculty.

From these conversations began the development of a Black Canadian Studies Certificate that launched in 2018, deliberately situated in the Department of Humanities rather than the social sciences, Davis explains, seeking to centre the thoughts, ideas, theories, histories and expressive cultures of Black peoples in Canada, and Black knowledges as valuable in and of themselves, not merely as a tool for anti-racism or anti-bias training.

Davis points to the popularity of this certificate as underscoring the importance of this kind work in universities.

"We must provide spaces for studying and theorizing the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and geographic location, and how these intersect with power and affect the lives of marginalized peoples everywhere."

For Davis, this requires an acceptance that such theorizing is not just about participating in knowledge production, but also about transforming the core character of the academy and the societies in which we live.

She acknowledges that educational institutions in Canada have played a role in the violent histories of colonization and slavery, and that the humanities and social sciences have helped to entrench racist assumptions of Black and Indigenous people.

鈥淯niversities, therefore, have much to learn, and unlearn,鈥� Davis says.

Davis says that, rather than existing in a privileged vacuum, universities are deeply informed by the historical, socio-cultural and political contexts that frame their existence. 91亚色鈥檚 main Keele Campus, for example, is located adjacent to the Jane-Finch community, one of Toronto鈥檚 most culturally and racially diverse neighbourhoods.

鈥�91亚色鈥檚 core values of excellence, sustainability and social justice must be informed by this socio-cultural context.鈥�

91亚色鈥檚 unique context has informed a great deal of Davis鈥� scholarship, research and leadership at the University, no more than recently when, following George Floyd鈥檚 2020 killing by a police officer in Minneapolis, the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies appointed Davis special advisor on anti-Black racism strategies for 91亚色.

鈥淚 agreed to do it because it was really impossible to say no,鈥� she says. 鈥淭he moment demanded that I couldn鈥檛 stay on the sidelines and pretend this reckoning wasn鈥檛 happening. But from the beginning, I have been trying to intervene in these questions of anti-Black racism through the humanities.鈥�

The same approach has shaped her vision for Congress 2023, a joint partnership between 91亚色 and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

鈥淲e鈥檝e chosen strategically to centre the voices, experiences, histories and cultures of Indigenous and Black peoples,鈥� Davis explains, 鈥渁nd to sit with those knowledges, and be guided by those knowledges, as we imagine new pathways towards a better future.鈥�

Researchers and graduate students in disciplines including literature, history, theatre, film, education, music and sociology will present research and ideas through panels, keynote lectures, the Big Thinking series, career corner workshops, and 91亚色 open programming 鈥� all intended to create positive change through the lens of Indigenous and Black histories, culture and knowledges.

Informed by 91亚色鈥檚 place in its community and society, Congress 2023 will also take the opportunity to invite into the University, and into these conversations, local community members, artists, activists, high school students, teachers, parents, families, university staff, alumni, retirees and friends.

鈥淚n the academy and the world, we tend to turn to Indigenous and Black people, their thought, their ideas only when we think they can teach us something 鈥� how can I learn from you to be a better person? How can I help to facilitate your inclusion in the project of world making as it currently exists?鈥� says Davis. 鈥淏ut what might it mean,鈥� she continues 鈥渢o understand Indigenous and Black thought as indispensable to all the work of the humanities and social sciences?鈥�

With an eye toward growing the understanding of the power of Black and Indigenous peoples鈥� voice, art and imagination, Davis looks forward to Congress 2023 where the hard work of shifting the goals of knowledge production toward a more just world will begin.

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Ottawa/Toronto, ON, April 13, 2022 鈥� The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and 91亚色 鈥� joint partners in the 2023 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress 2023) 鈥� are excited to announce that the theme of the conference will be Reckonings and Re-Imaginings.

As the largest academic gathering in Canada and one of the largest globally, Congress draws together as many as 70 scholarly associations from a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines. At Congress 2023, up to 10,000 attendees will present their research in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reckonings and Re-Imaginings reflects diverse contributions by members of the 91亚色 community, and their close collaboration with the vision of Associate Professor Andrea Davis, Academic Convenor for Congress 2023.

鈥淏y centering Indigenous and Black knowledges as a way of reckoning with our past and present, and re-imagining a different set of future possibilities, Congress 2023 is inviting us to reflect deeply on the role of the academy in the creation of a better world,鈥� said Dr. Davis. 鈥淚 am excited by this and look forward to an incredible gathering of thought, art and creativity as we join hands to do this important work.鈥�

Under this theme, Congress will honour Black and Indigenous knowledge and cultures, and centre the diverse voices and ideas of scholars, graduate students, policymakers and community members to vital conversations about the most pressing issues facing our world.

鈥淲e are thrilled that our community will be reuniting in person at 91亚色 under the theme Reckonings and Re-Imaginings,鈥� said Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. 鈥淲e are ready to help re-imagine our world, and build a society that is more diverse, sustainable, democratic, and just.鈥�

鈥淏uilding on 91亚色鈥檚 longstanding leadership in the humanities and social sciences, we are delighted to host Congress again at our Keele and Glendon Campuses in Toronto,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91亚色. 鈥淚 am grateful to Dr. Davis for her leadership in the creation of the vision for Congress 2023 that will set the stage for a dynamic and thoughtful dialogue with academics from around the world committed to driving positive change locally and globally and strengthening our impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.鈥�

Read more about the Congress 2023 theme at .

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For more information, please contact:

Camille Ferrier
Director, Communications and Member Engagement
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
M. (613) 265-6993
cferrier@federationhss.ca

Sandra McLean
Senior Media Relations Officer
91亚色
(416) 272-6317
sandramc@yorku.ca

About Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. Now in its 92nd year, Congress brings together approximately 70 academic associations that represent a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including literature, history, theatre, film studies, education, music, sociology, geography, social work and many others.

About the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences promotes research and teaching for the advancement of an inclusive, democratic and prosperous society. With a membership now comprising over 160 universities, colleges and scholarly associations, the Federation represents a diverse community of 91,000 researchers and graduate students across Canada. The Federation organizes Canada鈥檚 largest academic gathering, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together more than 8,000 participants each year. For more information about the Federation, visit www.federationhss.ca. The Federation office is located on the traditional, unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa.

About 91亚色
91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

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D茅voilement du th猫me 2023 du plus grand rassemblement universitaire au Canada : Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir

Ottawa/Toronto, Ontario, le 13 avril 2022 鈥� La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines et l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, qui se sont associ茅es pour pr茅senter le Congr猫s des sciences humaines 2023 (Congr猫s 2023), sont heureuses d鈥檃nnoncer que le th猫me de cette 茅dition sera Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir.

Le Congr猫s, qui repr茅sente le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada et l鈥檜n des principaux dans le monde, regroupe jusqu鈥櫭� 70 associations savantes 艙uvrant dans un 茅ventail de disciplines en sciences humaines. En 2023, jusqu鈥櫭� 10 000 participant.e.s y pr茅senteront leurs travaux de recherche, pour la premi猫re fois en personne depuis le d茅but de la pand茅mie de COVID-19.

Le th猫me, Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir, s鈥檌nspire de l鈥檃pport diversifi茅 des membres de la communaut茅 de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 et de la vision d鈥橝ndrea Davis, professeure agr茅g茅e et responsable universitaire du Congr猫s 2023, avec laquelle ces membres collaborent 茅troitement.

芦 Le Congr猫s 2023 placera les connaissances autochtones et noires au c艙ur d鈥檜ne d茅marche de r茅flexion sur le pass茅 et le pr茅sent, dans une optique de r茅invention et de cr茅ation d鈥檜n nouveau champ de possibilit茅s. Nous serons invit茅.e.s 脿 nous pencher sur le r么le que joue le milieu universitaire pour rendre le monde meilleur, indique Mme Davis. J鈥檈ntrevois avec beaucoup d鈥檈nthousiasme cette rencontre, qui fera place 脿 la r茅flexion, 脿 l鈥檃rt et 脿 la cr茅ativit茅 et qui nous permettra d鈥檜nir nos efforts dans cette d茅marche importante. 禄

Dans le cadre de ce th猫me, le Congr猫s mettra en valeur les connaissances et les cultures noires et autochtones. Il offrira 茅galement aux chercheur.euse.s, aux 茅tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup茅rieurs, aux d茅cideur.euse.s et aux membres de la communaut茅 un cadre o霉 茅changer sur leurs diff茅rents points de vue et diverses id茅es afin de discuter des enjeux cruciaux et urgents auxquels le monde est confront茅.

芦 Nous nous r茅jouissons grandement 脿 l鈥檌d茅e de nous r茅unir en personne avec les membres de notre communaut茅 脿 l鈥檕ccasion du Congr猫s qui aura lieu 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 sur le th猫me Confronter le pass茅, r茅imaginer l鈥檃venir, affirme Gabriel Miller, pr茅sident et chef de la direction de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines. Nous sommes pr锚ts 脿 apporter notre contribution pour r茅inventer le monde et cr茅er une soci茅t茅 plus diversifi茅e, durable, d茅mocratique et juste. 禄

芦 Sur le mod猫le de leadership de longue date de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 dans les sciences humaines, nous sommes ravis d鈥檃ccueillir de nouveau le Congr猫s sur nos campus Keele et Glendon 脿 Toronto, d茅clare Rhonda Lenton, rectrice et vice-chanceli猫re 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色. Je suis reconnaissante envers la professeure Davis pour son leadership dans la cr茅ation d鈥檜ne vision pour le Congr猫s 2023 qui ouvrira la voie 脿 un dialogue dynamique et inspirant avec les chercheurs et chercheuses internationaux, engag茅s 脿 susciter des changements positifs localement et de par le monde et 脿 renforcer notre impact sur les objectifs de d茅veloppement durable des Nations Unies. 禄

Pour obtenir plus d鈥檌nformation sur le th猫me du Congr猫s 2023, visitez le www.federationhss.ca/fr/congres2023.

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Pour en savoir plus, veuillez communiquer avec :

Camille Ferrier
Directrice, Communications et engagement des membres
F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines
Tel. : 613-265-6993
cferrier@federationhss.ca

Sandra McLean
Responsable principale des relations avec les m茅dias
Universit茅 91亚色
Tel. : 416-272-6317
sandramc@yorku.ca

脌 propos du Congr猫s des sciences humaines
Organis茅 par la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines, le Congr猫s est le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada et l鈥檜n des principaux dans le monde. Il en est maintenant 脿 sa 92^e ann茅e. Le Congr猫s r茅unit environ 70 associations universitaires qui repr茅sentent un riche 茅ventail de disciplines en sciences humaines, dont la litt茅rature, l鈥檋istoire, le th茅芒tre, les 茅tudes cin茅matographiques, l鈥櫭ヾucation, la musique, la sociologie, la g茅ographie, le travail social et bien d鈥檃utres.

脌 propos de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines
La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines 艙uvre 脿 la mise en valeur de la recherche et de l鈥檈nseignement pour l鈥檃vancement d鈥檜ne soci茅t茅 inclusive, d茅mocratique et prosp猫re. Elle regroupe aujourd鈥檋ui plus de 160 universit茅s, institutions et associations savantes repr茅sentant 91 000 chercheur.euse.s et 茅tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup茅rieurs au Canada. De plus, la F茅d茅ration organise le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada, soit le Congr猫s des sciences humaines, qui r茅unit chaque ann茅e plus de 8 000 personnes. Pour en savoir plus au sujet de la F茅d茅ration, visitez le www.federationhss.ca. Le bureau de la F茅d茅ration est situ茅 sur le territoire traditionnel non c茅d茅 des Algonquins, 脿 Ottawa.

脌 propos de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色
尝鈥�Universit茅 91亚色 est une universit茅 urbaine moderne situ茅e 脿 Toronto, en Ontario, qui compte plusieurs campus. Avec l鈥檃ide d鈥檜n groupe diversifi茅 d鈥櫭﹖udiant.e.s, de membres du corps professoral et du personnel administratif, de dipl么m茅.e.s et de partenaires, nous apportons un point de vue unique 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle mondiale pour contribuer 脿 r茅soudre les d茅fis sociaux, 脿 susciter des changements positifs et 脿 pr茅parer nos 茅tudiant.e.s 脿 la r茅ussite. Enti猫rement bilingue, le campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 est le si猫ge du Centre d鈥檈xcellence pour les 茅tudes postsecondaires en fran莽ais et bilingues dans le sud de l鈥橭ntario. 尝鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 compte 茅galement des campus au Costa Rica et en Inde, o霉 elle offre aux 茅tudiant.e.s des occasions d鈥檃pprentissage transnationales exceptionnelles et des programmes novateurs. Ensemble, nous pouvons faire ce qu鈥檌l faut pour nos collectivit茅s, notre plan猫te et notre avenir.

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Ottawa/Toronto, November 9, 2021 鈥� The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (the Federation) and 91亚色 are thrilled to announce that they will be partnering in 2023 to bring together the first in-person[1] Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences since 2019.

Congress 2023 will take place at 91亚色鈥檚 Keele and Glendon Campuses in Toronto, where up to 10,000 scholars, graduate students and practitioners in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) will come together and share their research face-to-face in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will support equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID), and, building on the first virtual Congress in 2021, feature virtual components to accommodate participants joining remotely.

鈥淚 am delighted to announce our partnership with 91亚色, and excited to be planning our first, in-person Congress since 2019,鈥� said Mike DeGagn茅, Chair of the Board of Directors at the Federation. 鈥淚n a post-pandemic world, Congress will offer a unique opportunity for our community to discuss the critical role for the social sciences and humanities in addressing the challenges facing our communities, our country, and our world.鈥�

鈥�91亚色 is looking forward to hosting the Congress 2023 鈥� the largest gathering of academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in Canada. It is a great opportunity for us to profile our long-standing research strengths in the liberal arts and their central role in our commitment to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91亚色. 鈥淭his conference has been the place where scholars discuss new ideas, challenge perspectives, and build partnerships that will shape the future as we tackle urgent global problems 鈥� from inequality to climate change 鈥� and collaborate on driving positive change across Canada and beyond.鈥�

91亚色鈥檚 chief ambassador for Congress 2023 will be Dr. Andrea Davis, who as Academic Convenor will liaise with faculty, students, administrators, and community partners to build an exciting Congress program.
鈥淚 am pleased to take on this important role and look forward to collaborating with the Federation and 91亚色 colleagues and community members as we plan a meaningful and engaging conference,鈥� said Dr. Davis. 鈥淭here is an opportunity to set the stage for dynamic and thoughtful dialogue in 2023 that will inspire action.鈥�

Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at 91亚色, where she teaches courses in Black Cultures of the Americas. Dr. Davis established and coordinates the Black Canadian Studies Certificate at 91亚色 and is co-editor of the Journal of Canadian Studies. She is also former Chair of the Department of Humanities and former academic colleague on the Council of Ontario Universities. Davis鈥� first activities in her new role will be to finalize the theme for Congress 2023, which will be shared in the coming months.

Congress 2023 will take place from May 27 to June 2, 2023. 91亚色 last hosted Congress in 2006.

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For more information, please contact:

For conference and Federation-related requests

Camille Ferrier

Manager, Communications and Membership

Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

613-265-6993

cferrier@federationhss.ca

For requests about 91亚色

Sandra McLean

Senior Media Relations Officer

91亚色

416-272-6317

sandramc@yorku.ca

About Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. Now in its 91st year, Congress brings together approximately 70 academic associations that represent a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including literature, history, theatre, film studies, education, music, sociology, geography, social work and many others. More information at .

About the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences聽

The promotes research and teaching for the advancement of an inclusive, democratic and prosperous society. With a membership now comprising over 160 universities, colleges and scholarly associations, the Federation represents a diverse community of 91,000 researchers and graduate students across Canada. The Federation organizes Canada鈥檚 largest academic gathering, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together more than 8,000 participants each year. The Federation office is located on unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation.

About 91亚色

91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

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POUR DIFFUSION IMM脡DIATE

La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 accueilleront

le plus grand congr猫s universitaire au Canada en 2023

Ottawa/Toronto, le 9聽novembre聽2021 鈥� La F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines (la F茅d茅ration) et l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 sont ravies d鈥檃nnoncer qu鈥檈lles s鈥檃ssocient pour pr茅senter, en 2023, le tout premier [2] Congr猫s des sciences humaines en personne depuis 2019.

Le Congr猫s聽2023 aura lieu sur les campus Keele et Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, 脿 Toronto, o霉 jusqu鈥櫭� 10聽000聽chercheur.euse.s, 茅tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup茅rieurs et praticien.ne.s du domaine des sciences humaines se r茅uniront afin de partager le fruit de leurs recherches en personne, dans la foul茅e de la pand茅mie de COVID-19. La conf茅rence soutiendra l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, la diversit茅, l鈥檌nclusion, et la d茅colonisation (EDID), et, s鈥檃ppuyant sur le premier Congr猫s virtuel de 2021, offrira des composantes virtuelles afin de permettre 脿 des participant.e.s d鈥檡 assister 脿 distance.

芦聽Je suis ravi d鈥檃nnoncer notre partenariat avec l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, et enthousiaste 脿 l鈥檌d茅e d鈥檕rganiser le premier Congr猫s en personne depuis 2019聽禄, commente Mike DeGagn茅, Pr茅sident du Conseil d鈥檃dministration de la F茅d茅ration.聽芦聽Dans un monde post-pand茅mique, le Congr猫s offrira une opportunit茅 unique pour notre communaut茅 de discuter le r么le crucial des sciences humaines pour r茅pondre aux d茅fis auxquels nos communaut茅s, notre pays et notre monde font face聽禄.

芦聽尝鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 est impatiente de tenir le Congr猫s en 2023; il s鈥檃git du plus important rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires, de chercheur.euse.s, de responsables des politiques et de professionnel.le.s au Canada. Il s鈥檃git pour nous d鈥檜ne excellente occasion de faire conna卯tre nos forces de longue date en mati猫re de recherche dans le secteur des arts lib茅raux, et de mettre en lumi猫re leur r么le central dans notre engagement quant 脿 la poursuite des objectifs de d茅veloppement durable des Nations Unies聽禄, pr茅cise Rhonda聽Lenton, rectrice et vice-chanceli猫re de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色. 芦聽Ce Congr猫s est un lieu o霉 les chercheur.euse.s discutent de nouvelles id茅es, remettent leurs points de vue en question et 茅tablissent des partenariats qui fa莽onneront l鈥檃venir tandis que nous nous attaquons 脿 d鈥檜rgents probl猫mes d鈥檃mpleur mondiale, des in茅galit茅s aux changements climatiques, et que nous collaborons pour insuffler un vent de changement positif 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle du Canada et 脿 l鈥檈xt茅rieur de ses fronti猫res聽禄.

尝鈥檃mbassadrice en chef du Congr猫s聽2023 sera la professeure Andrea聽Davis. 脌 titre de responsable acad茅mique, elle assurera la liaison avec le corps professoral, les 茅tudiant.e.s, les administrateur.trice.s et les partenaires communautaires afin de concevoir une programmation passionnante pour le Congr猫s.
芦聽Je suis ravie d鈥檃ccepter cette importante fonction, et je suis impatiente de collaborer avec la F茅d茅ration, ainsi qu鈥檃vec mes coll猫gues et les membres de la communaut茅 de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, pour planifier un Congr猫s stimulant et enrichissant聽禄, a d茅clar茅 M^me聽Davis. 芦聽Nous avons l鈥檕ccasion de pr茅parer le terrain pour favoriser un dialogue dynamique et r茅fl茅chi qui inspirera l鈥檃ction en 2023聽禄.

M^me聽Davis est professeure agr茅g茅e au D茅partement des sciences humaines de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, o霉 elle enseigne dans le domaine des cultures noires des Am茅riques. La professeure Davis a lanc茅 et coordonne le Black Canadian Studies Certificate 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, et co-茅dite la Revue d鈥櫭﹖udes canadienne. Elle est 茅galement l鈥檃ncienne directrice du d茅partement de sciences humaines et ancienne coll猫gue du Conseil des universit茅s de l鈥橭ntario.

La premi猫re mission de M^me聽Davis dans le cadre de son nouveau r么le sera de mettre la touche finale au th猫me du Congr猫s聽2023, qui sera rendu public au cours des prochains mois.

Le Congr猫s聽2023 aura lieu du 27聽mai au 2聽juin聽2023. 尝鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 avait accueilli le Congr猫s pour la derni猫re fois en 2006.

Pour plus d鈥檌nformations, veuillez visiter .

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Pour plus d鈥檌nformations, veuillez communiquer avec聽:

Pour les requ锚tes relatives 脿 la conf茅rence ou la F茅d茅ration

Camille Ferrier

Gestionnaire, communications et adh茅sion des membres

F茅d茅ration des sciences humains

613-265-6993

cferrier@federationhss.ca

Pour les demandes relatives 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色

Sandra McLean

Agente principale des relations avec les m茅dias

Universit茅 91亚色

416-272-6317

sandramc@yorku.ca

脌 propos du Congr猫s des sciences humaines

Organis茅 par la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines, le Congr猫s est la plus vaste conf茅rence interdisciplinaire au Canada et l鈥檜ne des plus importantes dans le monde. Parvenu 脿 sa 91e ann茅e, le Congr猫s r茅unit environ 70 associations universitaires qui repr茅sentent un vaste 茅ventail de disciplines dans le domaine des sciences humaines, y compris la litt茅rature, l鈥檋istoire, l鈥檃rt dramatique, les 茅tudes cin茅matographiques, les sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation, la musique, la sociologie, la g茅ographie, le travail social et beaucoup d鈥檃utres champs de recherche. Plus d鈥檌nformations 脿

脌 propos de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines

La 艙uvre 脿 la mise en valeur de la recherche et de l鈥檈nseignement pour l鈥檃vancement d鈥檜ne soci茅t茅 inclusive, d茅mocratique et prosp猫re. La F茅d茅ration regroupe aujourd鈥檋ui plus de 160 universit茅s, institutions et soci茅t茅s savantes repr茅sentant 91 000 chercheurs, membres du corps enseignant et 茅tudiantsau Canada. Elle organise chaque ann茅e le plus grand rassemblement d鈥檜niversitaires au Canada 脿 l鈥檕ccasion du Congr猫s des sciences humaines. Le bureau de la F茅d茅ration est situ茅 sur le territoire traditionnel non c茅d茅 de la nation algonquine Anishinabe.

脌 propos de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色

尝鈥�Universit茅 91亚色 est une universit茅 urbaine moderne qui compte plusieurs campus, situ茅e 脿 Toronto, en Ontario. Avec l鈥檃ide d鈥檜n groupe diversifi茅 d鈥櫭﹖udiant.e.s, de professeur.e.s, d鈥檈mploy茅.e.s, d鈥檃ncien.ne.s 茅tudiant.e.s et de partenaires, nous offrons un point de vue unique 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle mondiale pour contribuer 脿 r茅soudre les d茅fis sociaux, 脿 inspirer des changements positifs et 脿 pr茅parer nos 茅tudiant.e.s 脿 la r茅ussite. Le campus Glendon, enti猫rement bilingue, de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 est le si猫ge du Centre d鈥檈xcellence pour les 茅tudes postsecondaires en fran莽ais et bilingues dans le sud de l鈥橭ntario. Les campus de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 situ茅s au Costa Rica et en Inde offrent aux 茅tudiant.e.s des occasions d鈥檃pprentissage transnationales et des programmes novateurs. Ensemble, nous pouvons faire ce qu鈥檌l faut pour nos communaut茅s, notre plan猫te et notre avenir.

[1] Pending public health guidelines.

[2] Sous r茅serve des consignes de sant茅 publique.

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