Bruce Curtis, professor in Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropolgy, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for his exceptional contributions to Canadian intellectual life and advancing knowledge and scholarship in Canada.
Curtis’s work extends from the history of weights and measures to the contemporary regulation of youth sexuality, and from the politics and practices of census-making in 19th century Canada and the development of schooling in Quebec to the sociology of African-American music.
In Canada, recognition in the RSC is the highest honour that scholars, artists and scientists can achieve and is only conferred upon those who have distinguished themselves among their peers. As Canada’s national academy, the RSC exists to recognize academic excellence, to advise governments and organizations and to promote Canadian culture.
Recent inductees from the Carleton community include Paul Van Oorschot, Diana Nemiroff, Hymie Anisman and Fen Hampson.
About the Royal Society:
The Royal Society of Canada: the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada was established under an Act of Parliament in 1882 as the senior Canadian collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. The primary objective of the Society is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. As a national, bilingual organization consisting of over 2000 Fellows and over 40 Institutional Members from every province, the RSC is Canada’s National Academy.
About Carleton University:
Located in the nation’s capital, Carleton University is a dynamic research and teaching institution with a tradition of leading change. Its internationally recognized faculty, staff and researchers provide more than 25,000 full- and part-time students from every province and more than 100 countries around the world with academic opportunities in more than 65 programs of study, including public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology, and international studies. Carleton’s creative, interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy and the arts. As an innovative institution Carleton is uniquely committed to developing solutions to real-world problems by pushing the boundaries of knowledge and understanding daily.
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