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When
March 19, 2024, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1225-12 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)




Upcoming Arts & Science events

When
March 20, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Geoffrey Kelley and Ghislain Picard

When
March 20, 2024, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Tiffany Traverse, Waba Moko (Shannon Chief), Jaimie Vincent

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.)

Concordia University Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, invites you to a round table discussion with The Honourable Madam Justice Nicole Duval Hesler, former Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Quebec.<br><br>This event will be hybrid. In-person and on Zoom.

When
March 21, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
The Honourable Nicole Duval Hesler, Former Chief Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal

When
March 21, 2024, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus EV - Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 1.165 (ground floor) (1515 St. Catherine W.)
Speaker(s)
Lisa McInerney

This talk will be an introduction to the field of Borel equivalence relations (also called invariant descriptive set theory). No background will be assumed. We will motivate the main object of study: a Borel reduction between equivalence relations on Polish spaces. This in turn allows to measure the complexity of various classification problems in mathematics, and to prove precise impossibility results regarding conjectured classifications.

When
March 22, 2024, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 921.04 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Assaf Shani

When
March 22, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building Conference room (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Thomas MacMillan Mieko Tarrius

When
March 22, 2024, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Jean-Francois Archambault, Joelle Boutin and Philippe Thompson

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 contest is an international annual competition for students from elementary school grade 1 to high school grade 12. This competition is held in different Canadian cities; the one in Montreal is hosted by Concordia University ( through the Department of Mathematics &amp; Statistics). <br>In the past, the event was a success with many of our students winning local and national awards.

When
March 24, 2024, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus John Molson Building (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
N/A

Overview The CANSSI Quebec Stats in a Flash: 180 Second Thesis Competition is an exciting opportunity for Master's or Ph.D. students studying statistical sciences in Quebec, Canada. This competition challenges participants to present their research in a 180 second, or three-minute timeframe. Presenters are limited to a single static PowerPoint slide, with no transitions, animations, or additional electronic media allowed. Props, including costumes and musical instruments, are also prohibited. This competition not only promotes academic excellence but also fosters effective communication and presentation skills. Overall, the CANSSI Quebec Stats in a Flash competition provides a unique platform for graduate students to showcase their research and enhance their communication abilities within the statistical sciences community. Eligibility Full-time Master’s or Ph.D. students registered in statistical sciences-related thesis-based program in Quebec, Canada are eligible to participate Graduate students in course-based programs, visiting students, exchange students, and students on leave are not eligible to participate. Graduate students at any stage of their program are eligible to participate. Presentations must be based on the primary research the graduate student has conducted in their graduate program. Graduate students must present in person, agree to be photographed and digitally recorded, and allow any recordings to be made public Awards 1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $125 Audience Choice: $125

When
March 25, 2024, 12 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 921-04 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Please join the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET for a talk with Dr. Guy Ziv. About the talk: Dr. Guy Ziv is the author of a timely new book, Netanyahu vs The Generals: The Battle for Israel’s Future, just released by Cambridge University Press. This book explores the Israeli national security community’s enduring opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, long considered Israel’s “Mr. Security.”

When
March 25, 2024, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
SGW campus ER - ER Building Suite 740 (2155 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Guy Ziv

When
March 25, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Monique Deveaux, Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Global Change, University of Guelph

Come by to learn about active listening and practice this skill with a friendly group of like-minded students at Simone de Beauvoir Institute Library.

When
March 25, 2024 – March 28, 2024, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus ER Building 6th floor (2155 Guy St.)

When
March 25, 2024, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building Seminar Room LB 1014 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Grace McMorris
Dona Leigh Schofield
and Dr. Kyla Madden

When
March 26, 2024, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB 1019 (CHODS Sunroom) (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Meagan Wierda, Université de Montreal

When
March 26, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
Celine Cooper, Donal Gill, Stephen Thompson, Jean-Pierre Corbeil

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

In this talk, Colin Mcfarlane will reflect on recent work on urban fragments and urban waste to pose the question &lsquo;how do we write differently about urban life?&rsquo; Mcfarlane will examine how different conceptual positions, writing strategies, and political commitments might shape how we understand and represent urban life, including some of the possibilities, challenges, blind-spots, and questions that remain. <br><br>The Informal Cities Working Group is promoted by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture (CiSSC) from Concordia University and this event is co-organized by Concordia Ethnography Lab. <br>The Informal Cities Working Group brings together faculty and students from anthropology, geography, history, political science, and sociology, to generate an interdisciplinary understanding of the role of the informal in the survival and development of the built and the lived city in Latin America and the Caribbean.<br>Program <br><br>March 27, 2024 | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm<br><br>Writing urban life: stories of waste and cities<br>Colin Mcfarlane<br><br>Working Session<br><br>2:00 pm to 3:00 pm <br><br>Address: Speclife room EV 10.625<br>

When
March 27, 2024, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex 10.625 (1515 St. Catherine W.)
Speaker(s)
Colin Mcfarlane

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

When
March 27, 2024, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Jun-han Yon

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

Please join the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 1:30 PM ET for a talk with Dr. Shlomi Balaban. About the talk: Dr. Balaban will argue that the members of the Knesset established a mechanism for dealing with mutual complaints, a kind of early version of the Ethics Committee, already in 1949. This mechanism developed and was institutionalized during the first decade of the Knesset's activity and dealt with ethics in its meaning as appropriate behaviour between Knesset members or between Knesset members and the Speaker of the Knesset.

When
April 2, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1225.12 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr. Shlomi Balaban

Come by to learn about active listening and practice this skill with a friendly group of like-minded students at Simone de Beauvoir Institute Library.

When
April 2, 2024 – April 4, 2024, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus ER Building 6th floor (2155 Guy St.)

When
April 3, 2024, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr Tina Rupcic, Dr Donal Gill

When
April 5, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Dr Cheng Chen

When
April 5, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Olivia Sultanescu, Limited Term Appointment, Department of Philosophy

Please join the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies for a two-day event with Professor Osnat Akirav. Day 1 - Monday, April 8 at 12:00 PM ET "Parliamentary Representation of Political Minorities: Arab Palestinian Legislators in Israel" Day 2 - Wednesday, April 10 at 12:00 PM ET "The Galilee: Regional Development Policy in Galilee Periphery in Israel"

When
April 8, 2024 – April 10, 2024, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building H-1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Professor Osnat Akirav

Come by to learn about active listening and practice this skill with a friendly group of like-minded students at Simone de Beauvoir Institute Library.

When
April 8, 2024 – April 11, 2024, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus ER Building 6th floor (2155 Guy St.)

When
April 9, 2024, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where
SGW campus H - Henry F. Hall Building 1225-12 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

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

When
April 10, 2024, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Leah Temper, Jen Gobby

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

When
April 12, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building Conference room (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Charlie Bond and Mathilde LaRoche

Based on the work of George Herbert Mead, Han Joas, and Axel Honneth, as well as the author&rsquo;s own personal and academic identities and journeys, the book Self, Identity, and Collective Action argues that the self and action are strictly related. Reading these authors provided Francine Tremblay with the theoretical ground to stand on while thinking about identity and how it is linked to civic participation. She posits that Mead&rsquo;s work and its link to action must be revisited and given its rightful place in sociology and that sociology must be radical, committed, and passionate.<br><br>Julie Soleil Archambault and Greg Nielsen will discuss the book with the author Francine Tremblay. <br><br><br>Bio: <br>Francine Tremblay is part of the teaching faculty in the Department of Sociology Anthropology at Concordia University. Her recent research includes Organizing for Sex Workers&rsquo; Rights in Montr&eacute;al: Resistance and Advocacy (Lexington 2020), Labouring in the Sex Industry: A Conversation with Sex Workers on Consent and Exploitation (Social Sciences 2021) and Self, Identity and Collective Action (2023). Currently, she is working on a study that explores the concept of lateral violence among marginalised populations.<br>

When
April 12, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus Henry F. Hall Building 1220 (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Francine Tremblay

Come by to learn about active listening and practice this skill with a friendly group of like-minded students at Simone de Beauvoir Institute Library.

When
April 15, 2024 – April 18, 2024, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus ER Building 6th floor (2155 Guy St.)

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

Join us for "Dynamical Days," an inaugural Dynamics and Number Theory workshop, taking place from June 5th to 7th, 2024, at Concordia University, located at 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QC. Hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, this conference marks a pioneering event for Concordia University featuring renowned number theorists from around the globe! This event promises to be a gathering of esteemed scholars in the field, offering a unique opportunity for learning, collaboration, and advancement in the realms of dynamics and number theory. June 5-7, 2024 Concordia University - Room TBA 1450 Guy Street (JMSB Building) Montreal, QC Participants: Jason Bell (University of Waterloo), Rob Benedetto (Amherst College), Laura DeMarco (Harvard), Vesselin Dimitrov (Caltech), Andrea Ferraguti (University of Brescia), Patrick Ingram (York University), Rafe Jones (Carleton College), Nicole Looper (University of Illinois at Chicago), Myrto Mavraki (University of Toronto), Matt Olechnowicz (Concordia University), Alina Ostafe (University of New South Wales), Carlo Pagano (Concordia University), Joe Silverman (Brown University), Umberto Zannier (Scuola Normale Superiore) For inquiries, please contact dynamical.days@concordia.ca

When
June 5, 2024 – June 7, 2024 (all day)
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building TBA (1450 Guy)

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

When
June 27, 2024 – June 28, 2024 (all day)
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building Conference room (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
TBD




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