Photocatalytic processes have attracted great interest during the transition towards a greener and more sustainable society due to their potential to harvest sunlight and produce chemical transformations ranging from water splitting and CO2 reduction to the oxidation of organic molecules and pollutants.
Want to learn how to grow your own tasty sprouts at home? Join Narcisse from CoOp Cultivaction to learn all about microgreens.
The participants in this conversation investigate the potential of choreographic thinking for an understanding of systems of relations. In doing so, the discussion addresses how dance and choreography can function as mediating forces within social and political structures.
David Wong will synthesize elements from the Confucian, Daoist and Western democratic traditions to address the contemporary challenge of achieving a reasonable degree of political and social harmony. He will also discuss what a democracy might look like if it realized this synthesis.
Ongoing events
The Nothing series is an ongoing body of work composed of entangled projects that together disclose a mental and socio-political infrastructure of collapse, taking the shape of the exhibition Body of Nothing: Silence, Avoidance, Compartmentalization.
The Webster Library presents Exuberant Botanica by Aaron McIntosh, associate professor in the Department of Studio Arts, and in collaboration with the artist's exhibition Hot House/Maison chaude at the FOFA Gallery.
I Knew This Place Before is a diaristic short film by Adam Mbowe presented as a series of vignettes unfolding across the wall of the gallery's Black Box. Projected into picture frames like a family photo arrangement, the film tells the story of the rapid transformation of the Gambia.
Aaron McIntosh's exhibition Hot House / Maison chaude is both an evolving queer ecology network and a series of related artworks, as well as a structural and theoretical container for both.
To Be Held by the Femme Island / To Be Known by the Trans Body is an interdisciplinary exhibition by Kama La Mackerel that weaves together textile installation, self-portrait photography, sound, and video into a meditation on gender, lineage, and the afterlives of colonialism.
Upcoming events
This workshop is preventive in nature and explores the basics of sexual violence. A definition and examples of sexual violence is offered along with discussion about power dynamics and cultural aspects as root causes. Participants will explore concepts of consent, bystander intervention, and supporting survivors. This workshop will provide participants with relevant information and tools for action that are specific to staff and faculty’s experiences. Throughout the module, participants will engage in discussion about these concepts along with compelling scenarios to aid in understanding the nuances of sexual violence and consent. Finally, information on our policies and processes as well as internal and community resources is offered. This workshop is open to all staff and faculty and fulfills the mandatory training requirements for sexual violence awareness and prevention. The deadline to complete training is October 27th, 2025.
Dr. Safadi will present his working paper, Dynamics of Mirroring in Open-Source Software Projects. This talk is presented as part of the MIS Speaker Series. Please join us for an engaging session of learning and discussion.
This workshop will draw on inclusive pedagogy and social justice education to provide participants with practical tools and methods to use in their classrooms. Together, we will explore strategies for navigating conflict, addressing challenging topics, and responding to disruptive behaviours.
Join us for an interactive workshop all about zines!
The title of this year's AGA is "Reflecting Back on Twenty Years of Oral History at COHDS." The Keynote speaker is Dr. Steven High, an award-winning interdisciplinary oral and public historian with a strong interest in transnational approaches to working-class studies, forced migration, and community-engaged research.
Told entirely through archival footage, The White House Effect revisits a pivotal moment when the world was ready to act on global warming — and shows how a political fight inside the George H. W. Bush White House changed the course of climate policy.
Writers Read welcomes Griffin Poetry Prize-winning writer Billy-Ray Belcourt to read from his new book, The Idea of An Entire Life.
Bring a $2 twoonie and your own bag to get textbooks, mysteries, fiction, classics and cookbooks -- and more! Prices at $3 and up!
Choisissez parmi des centaines de titres, allant de la littérature aux récits de voyage, en passant par des biographies, des ouvrages à succès et bien plus encore.
Have some clothing that needs mending? Want to learn how to fix that favourite shirt. Join this workshop for hands on learning (BYO-clothes).
Come join an exchange with colleagues alongside Anna Barrafato from the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) and staff from the Centre for Teaching and Learning where we’ll discuss strategies on accessible assessment practices.
Bring a $2 twoonie and your own bag to get textbooks, mysteries, fiction, classics and cookbooks -- and more! Prices at $3 and up!
Choisissez parmi des centaines de titres, allant de la littérature aux récits de voyage, en passant par des biographies, des ouvrages à succès et bien plus encore.
Drawing on the work of Dr. Geneva Gay and Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, this collaborative and interactive session will explore key concepts within Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, demonstrating how they can be used in tandem to challenge dominant white narratives in higher education.
Join members of the Concordia Arts in Health Centre's team for a hands-on workshop using the creative process to explore how we connect within nature and sometimes feel disconnected from it.
Join us for the annual Artist-Run Rendez-Vous, co-presented by Art Volt and the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery. This vibrant event brings together a range of local artist-run centres and arts organizations to introduce students and recent alumni from Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts to the local art ecosystem.
This year'ls keynote address, Links to Canada: Rum, Molasses, Saltfish and $, or Why I Wouldn't Marry Canada, will be delivered by M. nourbeSe Philip, the acclaimed Canadian poet, writer, critic, and lawyer.
The global surge in electric vehicle (EV) production is driving significant changes in supply chains, particularly in North America, where new lithium-ion battery (LIB) facilities and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) assembly plants are being established to support a wave of new EV models.
The Caucus of Black Concordians, in collaboration with Concordia’s Black Perspectives Office, invites faculty and staff to a casual community gathering. Come enjoy meaningful conversations over coffee, connect with new and familiar faces, and discover upcoming events, programs, and initiatives within the Concordia Black community.
Faculty have a unique and complex relationship with the student body, especially when it comes to sexual violence awareness, prevention, and support. Some situations that may arise: Students may disclose cases of sexual violence to their instructor, have strong reactions to content related to sexuality or sexual violence presented in class, may try to explore romantic or sexual relationships with their instructor, or bring up harmful myths and attitudes about sexual violence during class discussion. Participants in this workshop will get to navigate these complex circumstances using discussion and scenarios. This workshop is open to all staff and faculty and fulfills the mandatory training requirements for sexual violence awareness and prevention. The deadline to complete training is October 27th, 2025.
The Department of English is delighted to announce the 2025 Lahey Lecture by Professor Rey Chow (Duke University).
Strangely, Friends delves into the rich, often overlooked history of personal and cultural connections between Cubans and Canadians. From the early days of the Cuban Revolution to the present, this book uncovers the stories of Canadians who were drawn to Cuba.
Join us for lively discussions of new scholarship on gender and sexuality! Hosted by the Feminist Governance in Times of Crisis Working Group, the reading group brings together interdisciplinary research to encourage thoughtful exchange, collaboration, and fresh perspectives on emerging topics in the field.
Discover the ideas driving tomorrow's breakthroughs at Concordia's Undergraduate Research Showcase. More than 30 students — recipients of Concordia and NSERC Undergraduate Research Awards — will share the projects they pursued this past summer with the guidance of faculty mentors.
Learn the basics of creating and caring for your own miniature ecosystem! Using our large-scale terrarium as inspiration, participants will be guided through the process of designing and building a personalized terrarium in a 750ml jar.
This session will introduce you to the basics of a software tool called QualCoder, which is useful for qualitative analysis. Tag your research data with meaningful codes and apply comments to improve collaboration with your research partners. QualCoder helps you identify themes in your research while managing the codes and their meanings along with the text, images, or videos that you apply your codes to. This interactive session will introduce you to this free tool and give you a chance to try it out.
The 16th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference is an annual meeting devoted to the research and teaching of second or additional languages.
Join us for a public lecture about second language learners of French in Quebec. How do learners' background and social context influence what they learn? Why do some learners succeed while others don't?
This workshop takes participants through the processes, policies, and support available to anyone who has experienced sexual violence at Concordia. It provides important information about the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), the Office of Rights and Responsibilities (ORR), and Campus Safety and Prevention Services (CSPS) and the roles these offices play in the complaint process. In addition, participants will learn about the support available to complainants, such as advocacy assistance, interim safety measures, trauma-informed counseling, and referrals. Learners will explore all aspects of the complaint process using comprehensive scenarios that depict the realities of students, staff, and faculty. This workshop is open to all staff and faculty and fulfills the mandatory training requirements for sexual violence awareness and prevention. The deadline to complete training is October 27th, 2025.
This workshop takes participants through the processes, policies, and support available to anyone who has experienced sexual violence at Concordia. It provides important information about the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), the Office of Rights and Responsibilities (ORR), and Campus Safety and Prevention Services (CSPS) and the roles these offices play in the complaint process. In addition, participants will learn about the support available to complainants, such as advocacy assistance, interim safety measures, trauma-informed counseling, and referrals. Learners will explore all aspects of the complaint process using comprehensive scenarios that depict the realities of students, staff, and faculty. This workshop is open to all staff and faculty and fulfills the mandatory training requirements for sexual violence awareness and prevention. The deadline to complete training is October 27th, 2025.
A series of events where Concordians can come together to share loss, support one another through change, and build caring community in a non-judgemental space.
This international, interdisciplinary conference brings scholars into conversation on the nature and role of heroes in popular culture in all its media expressions, and on the influence of hero stories in contemporary society.
Concordia's Centraide Campaign committee invites you to join us in EV lobby outside the FOFA Gallery (EV 1.490) as we kick off the 2025 campaign in support of Centraide of Greater Montreal.
As part of Campus Sustainability Month, the Concordia Greenhouse presents a performance lecture from an extinct Irish wolf. Wolf is less than pleased about her extinction. She wants to be alive again. Come to leafy surrounds of the Greenhouse, and listen as Wolf rips apart arguments against her reintroduction with her pointy teeth.
Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that promote student agency and collaborative learning.
Get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of fungi at Fungi Fest Concordia!
Drawing on focus group conversations with grandmothers in 7 countries, this presentation will focus on normative assumptions of what it means to be a good grandparent.
This interactive workshop is designed for students, staff, and faculty to deepen their understanding of anti-racism and its role in creating meaningful change within their spheres of influence. Participants will explore key concepts related to racism and anti-racism, challenging mainstream narratives that perpetuate systems of oppression. The session will cover how systemic racism shapes both interpersonal and institutional experiences, while providing practical strategies for implementing anti-racist practices in daily life and the workplace. The workshop will also explore intersectionality, offering tools to integrate anti-racist actions into decision-making and promote equitable, context-specific interventions.
Writers Read welcomes Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and Booker Prize Nominee Rachel Kushner to read her work.
This experiential workshop will lead participants through a simple but layered expressive arts practice (No artistic skill or experience needed!). As we explore the process, participants will experience a practice they can use in their own pedagogy and how it can deepen social justice, inclusion, and belonging in these challenging times.
Please join us on Portfolio Day and receive one-on-one constructive feedback, discuss your creative artworks and aspirations from a Design or a Computation Arts faculty member.
This walking tour invites guests to learn about and engage in discussion on the expropriation photos of Little Burgundy.
Open House is a unique opportunity to see for yourself what it’s like to be a Concordian. Discover our two vibrant campuses, tour our state-of-the-art facilities, and get advice from faculty, staff and current students.
Les journées portes ouvertes sont une occasion unique de découvrir par vous-même ce que signifie être un étudiant de Concordia. Découvrez nos deux campus dynamiques, visitez nos installations ultramodernes et bénéficiez des conseils des professeurs, du personnel et des étudiants actuels.
Open to all members of an active Department Hiring Committee (DHC). All DHCs involved in the search process are required to participate in this session before starting the hiring process. Members would ideally attend the session prior to their first in-person DHC meeting and prior to the review of applications.
The Concordia University Teach with Generative AI (GenAI) Faculty Interest Group is a monthly gathering dedicated to exploring the potential applications, benefits, and challenges of integrating GenAI technologies into teaching practices.
Thinking about art school? Bring your portfolio to National Portfolio Day and get feedback directly from Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts and nine other institutions.
MTL Connect takes place October 28 to 31, 2025, with the theme (R)evolutions, highlighting what is shaping digital change now.
Open to all members of an active Department Hiring Committee (DHC). All DHCs involved in the search process are required to participate in this session before starting the hiring process. Members would ideally attend the session prior to their first in-person DHC meeting and prior to the review of applications.
This workshop will provide you with some of the fundamentals in the interdisciplinary field of oral history. Participants will learn about an oral history approach to interviewing, ethics in research, and the many ways that oral histories are shared with the public.
Open to all members of an active Department Hiring Committee (DHC). All DHCs involved in the search process are required to participate in this session before starting the hiring process. Members would ideally attend the session prior to their first in-person DHC meeting and prior to the review of applications.
Discover how can human-centered service design experiential learning approach to teaching be infused into existing course design to engage students for deeper, meaningful learning and active transformation.
Join us for the Equity Office and Friends Meet & Greet, where members of Concordia’s student, staff, and faculty community are invited to come together and learn about the work we do around campus.
When hackers strike, will your team be ready? For answers to this and other pressing questions and fresh insights based on recent real-world cyber attacks, join Concordia’s Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, as he hosts an expert panel for a live, practical discussion on cyber crisis response in today’s high-stakes digital world.
Open to all members of an active Department Hiring Committee (DHC). All DHCs involved in the search process are required to participate in this session before starting the hiring process. Members would ideally attend the session prior to their first in-person DHC meeting and prior to the review of applications.
Writers Read welcomes Lynn Kozak for a performance and discussion of their research on ancient Greek texts, serial poetics.
This workshop is part of the Contemplative Practices Summit series.
Interested in Film Animation? Submit your creative portfolio for review via Slideroom and receive feedback on your work directly from faculty before applying to the BFA Film Animation program at the Mel hoppenheim School of Cinema.
Join us for a poetry book launch.
In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with colleagues. We will identify behaviours in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward. Using scenarios, we will explore a range of approaches which contribute to a healthy work environment.
Join us at our community-building lunches: $17 for a bowl of chili with meat or vegan sauce, salad, beverage and dessert. Proceeds go to Concordia's annual Centraide campaign.
A series of events where Concordians can come together to share loss, support one another through change, and build caring community in a non-judgemental space.
In this lecture, I demonstrate the emotional basis of polarization, as well as its international influences and effects, and argue that understanding and engaging with the affective dimensions of citizenship is central to developing strategies to reduce polarization in Canada and beyond.
Join us for lively discussions of new scholarship on gender and sexuality! Hosted by the Feminist Governance in Times of Crisis Working Group, the reading group brings together interdisciplinary research to encourage thoughtful exchange, collaboration, and fresh perspectives on emerging topics in the field.
A world view is, or seems to be different depending on where a person comes from, how a person thinks, or has been trained to think. The unfortunate thing is that much of the thought process and energy seems to revolve around destruction of the land rather than stewardship of it. It is hopeful that this session will give the participants an opportunity to reflect upon how they might see the world.
This session will explore themes and questions related to practices shaped by colonialism, white supremacy, and other legacies of oppression, and consider what it might mean to use or integrate elements from non-Indigenous ancestral practices in a university teaching context.
Through facilitated discussion, this session invites participants to explore the unspoken norms and expectations in higher education that can influence students’ learning experiences and success. It also invites learners to question how implicit biases shape the hidden curriculum and discuss strategies to recognize and navigate it. Join us for a collaborative discussion designed to empower students to uncover and address it effectively.
In this session, Dr. Robinson-Morris will explore contemplative pedagogy and practices as methods of resistance that engenders liberation, cultivates collective care, encourages the praxis of justice, calls us to embody vigilant hope, and activates our ability to access the energetic audacity of our collective benevolent imagination.
Join us at our community-building chili lunch: $17 for a bowl of chili with meat or vegan sauce, salad, beverage and dessert. Proceeds go to Concordia's annual Centraide campaign.
Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that promote student agency and collaborative learning.
Vous désirez obtenir une attestation de votre maîtrise du français écrit pour des raisons scolaires ou professionnelles ? La certification écri+ est pour vous !
In this collaborative session, participants will reflect on their teaching, and develop actionable steps toward practical implementations of new ideas. We will offer individual and group opportunities to operationalize your learnings.
The Concordia University Teach with Generative AI (GenAI) Faculty Interest Group is a monthly gathering dedicated to exploring the potential applications, benefits, and challenges of integrating GenAI technologies into teaching practices.
Concordia's Centraide Campaign committee invites you to join us at the SHIFT Centre (LB 145) as we announce this year's total funds raised in support of Centraide of Greater Montreal. Lucky winners will be announced, as well as the top three pets from the Pet Photo Album!
Join us for lively discussions of new scholarship on gender and sexuality! Hosted by the Feminist Governance in Times of Crisis Working Group, the reading group brings together interdisciplinary research to encourage thoughtful exchange, collaboration, and fresh perspectives on emerging topics in the field.
Join the Privacy Office to learn about employee obligations for protecting Personal Information
This Lunch & Learn will explore Russel Fralich's co-produced business case study, Le lancement du festival littéraire Metropolis bleu.
The Concordia University Teach with Generative AI (GenAI) Faculty Interest Group is a monthly gathering dedicated to exploring the potential applications, benefits, and challenges of integrating GenAI technologies into teaching practices.
Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that promote student agency and collaborative learning.
Join the Privacy Office to learn about employee obligations for protecting Personal Information
Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that promote student agency and collaborative learning.
Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that promote student agency and collaborative learning.
Join the Privacy Office to learn about employee obligations for protecting Personal Information
Join the Privacy Office to learn about employee obligations for protecting Personal Information
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