Bill 62. Interdisciplinary Foyer. #MeToo. Political arena. Spooky courses. Classical guitar fest.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 18, 2017
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Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Daniel Salée, political science professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, tells CBC News (video, at the 1:48 mark, and text) and Global News Montreal (video, at the 18-second and 1:44 marks, and text) that Quebec's Bill 62 on face coverings in the public domain, once enacted, is likely to face legal challenges.
- Rebecca Duclos, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, is quoted in a piece in The Globe and Mail about interdisciplinary studies in Canadian universities. Duclos discusses the Foyer initiative, a grant program that includes a physical space at Concordia where students from all academic disciplines can come together to discuss collaboration. The program was initiated by Duclos.
- Jennifer Drummond, coordinator of Concordia's Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) was a guest on CBC Montreal's 'Radio Noon' (no link available). Drummond discussed the #MeToo movement, which has seen social media flooded with personal accounts of sexual assault and harassment in response to the growing number of Harvey Weinstein allegations.
- Moshe Lander, economics lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Science, talks to the National Post about efforts to secure a deal for the construction of a new NHL arena for the Calgary Flames.
- Learning Curve (see PDF,attached) gets into the spirit of Halloween with an article highlighting various "spooky" Canadian university courses. It includes the Concordia history course, 'Witches, Shamans, Vampires and Zombies: The Supernatural in the Atlantic World'. The course, taught by assistant professor Gavin Taylor, examines the importance of certain spirit-beings in colonial political life in the Atlantic world going back to the 17th century.
- Classical guitarist Patrick Kearny, part-time instructor in the Department of Music, is featured in Classical Guitar Magazine, which writes about the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, founded by Kearney. The online article includes video of Kearny playing 'Prelude 4', by Villa-Lobos.