October 28, 2013
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 28, 2013
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- The Montreal Gazette publishes an article that questions whether or not Montrealers are interested in the upcoming municipal election. Harold Chorney, professor in the Department of Political Science, explains that corruption and a resurgent Parti Québécois have incited more interest than usual in the election. The article is reprised by The Province.
- The Sault Star publishes an op-ed written by Karl Hele, professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs, about King George III’s 1763 proclamation on Aboriginal rights in Canada.
- The Chronicle Journal reports on the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation’s annual conference that was held in Thunder Bay. The article commends the leadership of Bill Reimer, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, in emphasizing the value of new rural economy in mitigating economic globalization and planning rural and remote communities.
- The McGill Daily speaks with Erik Goulet, director of the Stop Motion Film Festival and an animation professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts, about this year’s film festival.
- Le Devoir reviews the novel, Faire violence, which is written by Sylvain David, professor in the Département d’études françaises.
- The State of Bavaria Quebec Office issued a news release about a public talk presented by the Fondation Arte Musica, in partnership with the German Consulate General in Montreal and the State of Bavaria Quebec Office on the subject of Jewish culture in Germany. Erica Lehrer, professor in the Department of History, was in conversation with Daniel Grossman, the founder, artistic director and conductor of the Jakobsplatz Orchestra. The Canadian Jewish News also mentions the talk.
- Estelle Bouthillier, information and documentation analyst in the Office of the President and an expert on the British monarchy, appeared on Info Week-End (no link available) with Catherine Vaillancourt to discuss Prince George’s christening.