• Stephanie Eccles
• Comment by Jan Dutkiewicz

In this discussion, we address the relationship that exists between museums, the state, and the nation.

Richard Bryant obtained his Ph.D. from Macquarie University in 1989 and started working as a clinical psychologist at Westmead Hospital, where he established the Traumatic Stress Clinic in 1993. In 1995, he joined the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) and was promoted to Professor in 2002. His main areas of research are in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders following trauma exposure.

What does cutting-edge research in philosophy look like? What are pressing and enduring questions it uncovers, and ways of addressing them? This event offers a taste. From enduring questions about the nature of morality and human experience, to urgent questions about how to overcome oppression, research conducted in Concordia’s Department of Philosophy reflects this diversity.

In this talk, Sowparnika Balaswaminathan will juxtapose the intimate and the political in a particular ethnographic collection at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and ask what narratives are made possible when ethnography is unanchored from its “culture area” setting.

• Lamine Barry (Statut pour les Guinéens)
• Sophie Toupin (Amandla! Radio)
• Stefan Christoff (CKUT Radio)
• Mohamed Barry (Statut pour les guinéens)
• Marisa Berry Méndez (Amnistie internationale Canada francophone)

Concordia President Graham Carr and Anne-Marie Croteau, dean of the John Molson School of Business, invite you for an evening with Guy Cormier, LLD 22, president and CEO of Desjardins Group.

Alison Karasz practicing clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. A cultural-clinical psychologist and expert in qualitative and mixed methods, she conducts a research program on culture, health and mental health.

Join us on day one of "Religion Performed" for an engaging combination of panel presentations, live and recorded performances, and a keynote presentation by Miranda Crowdus (Department of Religions and Cultures, Concordia University), entitled "Religious Musicking as Intervention: Examples from the Quebecois Everyday." All are welcome!