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Every year, the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University offers students and emerging scholars an opportunity to present their work at any stage, to exchange ideas, and to connect with other researchers and creators.

When
March 21, 2024 – March 22, 2024 (all day)
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1042 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Martin Hägglund is Brigit Baldwin Professor of Comparative Literature and Humanities at Yale University. This talk is sponsored by the Department of English and the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University.

When
March 22, 2024, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex EV 1.615 (1515 St. Catherine W.)
Speaker(s)
Martin Hägglund

During this conference we will come together to interrogate discourses of violence and care.

When
March 23, 2024 – March 24, 2024 (all day)
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 10.625 (1515 St. Catherine W.)
Speaker(s)
faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, filmmakers Carol Mansour & Muna Khalidi

The panel aims to delve into various dimensions of language politics, with a particular focus on linguistic diversity and language policies in educational contexts within Quebec.

When
March 26, 2024, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building ABCD (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
Francine Pelletier, Celine Cooper, Dónal Gill, Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Stephen Thompson

This talk embarks on an explorative journey linking the medieval methods of character creation, as exemplified in Geoffrey Chaucer's works and particularly the Legend of Good Women, with contemporary media and narrative techniques.

When
March 27, 2024, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Jonathan Newman, Clif and Gail Smart Professor of English, Missouri State University

Writers Read is part of Concordia University’s Creative Writing program and is supported by the Department of English and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Writers Read, directed by Professor Sina Queyras since 2011, invites renowned and emerging authors, both Canadian and international, to read from and discuss their work with students and local audiences. In addition to readings, the series includes Master Classes and professional developmental activities spanning the school year.

When
March 27, 2024, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus MB - John Molson Building 9D (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
Canisia Lubrin, Christina Sharpe

The Southern Asia Studies Speaker Series presents a student symposium featuring emerging scholars in Montreal working on diverse research projects related to South and Southeast Asia.

When
March 28, 2024, 2 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Faubourg Building Raah Lab FB 630.17 (1250 Guy)

This talk asks, "how can we build sustainable resources at a time of collapse." Rather than bemoan the current situation, the talk proposes that we need to rethink how we fund and maintain the work that we do.

When
March 28, 2024, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 322 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

In 2007, Montreal-based garment manufacturer Lamour prepared to shutter its Canadian production activities, gradually laying off nearly 500 of its employees to circumvent labour legislation that would force the company to pay collective layoff benefits.

When
March 28, 2024, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB-1019 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Lauren Laframboise and Stefan Christoff

In this panel presentation and discussion, writers and scholars working within the disciplines of oral history, sociology, and creative writing share different approaches to "mapping" stories of movement and migration.

When
April 2, 2024, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1019 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Stéphane Martelly, Maricia Fischer-Souan, Kelly Norah Drukker

Join us for a conversation regarding lives of learning, experiences with oral history, and community archiving. Increasingly, we seek to break down institutional barriers and include participants in the archival process. What are the best practices that can help to achieve this? How can we make community archiving a more inclusive process?

When
April 4, 2024, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Po Ki Chan, Sonia Dhaliwal, Eliot Perrin, Carla Rodeghero

Cassie Thornton, social artist and the initial Hologram's instigator, will present her practice and strategies for collective transformation through social art.

When
April 9, 2024, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex EV 10.625 (1515 St. Catherine W.)
Speaker(s)
Cassie Thornton

This panel discussion delves into the rich crossing of food history and oral history by exploring the connections between migration, the concept of home, and food narratives.

When
April 11, 2024, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1019 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Cassandra Marsillo, Hannah Pinilla, Amanda Whittaker

This workshop seeks to demystify the process of applying for ethics certification. Four emerging scholars will reflect on their experiences in navigating this process and discuss how they have translated the ethos of "sharing authority" into the formal language of their ethics applications.

When
April 12, 2024, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1019 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Zachary Corbeil, Eliot Perrin, Eleni Polychronakos, Karl Ponthieux Stern

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will be signing the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) through Beyond Benign. By participating in the GCC, the Department is committed to continuing to integrate Green Chemistry into our teaching (and research) practices.

When
April 15, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
Loyola Campus Applied Science Hub HU-115 (7141 Sherbrooke W.)
Speaker(s)
Amy Cannon (virtual), Juliana Vidal (in-person)

This event will give a brief overview of the history of video games and of historical research on this topic. It will then bring in conversation two approaches to oral history as it relates to video games.

When
April 17, 2024, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1019 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Carl Therrien, Jonathan Lessard, Dany Guay-Bélanger

When
May 14, 2024, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Online

This exhibit features the collaborative MA oral history research of Hannah Pinilla and her interview partners. Her research explores how the narrations, consumption, and preparation of "home foods" facilitates interactive, diasporic "memory work."

When
June 15, 2024 – June 16, 2024 (all day)
Where
Sir George Williams Campus J.W. McConnell Building LB 1042 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Hannah Pinilla




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