MONTREAL/October 8, 2010—
Sherry Simon, professor in the Départment d’études françaises at Concordia University has been awarded the prix André-Laurendeau in the humanities for her remarkable contribution to the promotion of québécois culture and the French language. She was presented with the award at the 66th gala of l’Association francophone pour le savoir (l’Acfas), held last night at Montreal’s Centre des sciences.The Acfas awards recognize significant advances in a number of research areas.
In the course of her career as a researcher, teacher and author, Sherry Simon has contributed to the understanding of québécois culture and the French language on the local, national and international scenes. Her books Fictions de l’identitaire au Québec and Le Trafic des langues have played a role in revitalizing the historic and cultural debates surrounding québécois issues so they become an accurate reflection of Quebec’s distinct identity and diversity.
Sherry Simon is passionate in her desire to inspire new generations of intellectuals to study the québécois culture and identity and the French language.
For several years, Simon has advanced a novel reading of Montreal’s rich cultural and linguistic diversity and lays to rest the mythology of the two solitudes. She sees her city through the prism of language. Simon is particularly interested in the role of translation and writing in cities that are divided along linguistic lines.
The stream of languages and cultures
In this spirit, Simon will present a lecture titled The Stream of Languages and Cultures, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Grande Bibliothèque, 475 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East.
Simon’s lecture is organized as part of a new series Montreal is the world: The city through the eyes of Concordia. The series is the result of a partnership between Concordia University and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).
On the Web :
• Prix de l'Acfas
• Département d’études françaises de Concordia
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