Bruce Curtis Elected to Royal Society of Canada

Bruce Curtis, professor in Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 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 19^th century Canada and the development of schooling in Quebec to the sociology of African-American music.

Curtis’ election coincides with the publication of his fifth book, Ruling by Schooling Quebec: Conquest to Liberal Governmentality – A Historical Sociology.  Ruling by Schooling Quebec provides a rich and detailed account of colonial politics from 1760 to 1841 by following repeated attempts by government to school the people of Quebec.

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.

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.