The theme for Congress 2023 will be Reckonings and Re-Imaginings.

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has announced that Congress 2023 will take place at York University’s Keele and Glendon campuses, predominantly in-person with some virtual elements included. Nearly 8,000 scholars, graduate students, and practitioners in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) will come together and share their research.

Registration is now open for CSSE 2023 here. There is an early-bird discount for those who register for Congress before March 31, 2023. Access to the virtual conference platform is restricted to registered attendees.

About the theme: Drawing on the lessons of Black Lives Matter, Idle No More, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Congress 2023 will focus on new reckonings for how to live in non-hierarchical relationships that respect our human differences, while protecting the environment we depend on.

Under the theme Reckonings and Re-Imaginings, Congress will honour Black and Indigenous knowledges and cultures, and centre the diverse voices and ideas of scholars, graduate students, policymakers and community members in vital conversations about the most pressing issues facing our world.

The logo, “Seed for Tomorrow” illustrates the Congress theme’s focus on the intersections of racial and climate justice and the invitation to work collaboratively to care for each other and the environment.

York University, the host of Congress 2023, is Canada’s third largest University and one of its most diverse. It is located on Indigenous lands and in the Jane and Finch community.