From Kouchibouguac to India, with a glass of wine
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 7, 2014
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- Ron Rudin, professor in the Department of History, receives an honourable mention for the 2014 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming for his project Le retour des voix au parc national Kouchibouguac: CNW, Le Lézard, 4-traders, tickertech.
- Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), was interviewed on CBC Vancouver’s The Early Edition yesterday morning about ISIS (no link available). Matthews will be interviewed on CTV Montreal News at noon today on the same subject.
- Vivek Venkatesh, associate dean, academic programs and development with the School of Graduate Studies and professor in the Department of Education, was interviewed this morning on Radio-Canada’s Médium large on the topic of Indian culture. UQAM is presenting “Semaine Inde”, a series of events focused on the art, economy and politics of India.
- Anishinabek News carries an article written by Karl Hele, director of the First Peoples Studies Program, describing the three university programs on Indigenous Studies at Montreal universities and mentions that UQAM will be creating a minor in the subject.
- Le Devoir interviews Jean-Philippe Warren, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, about the question of whether journalism is currently in a state of crisis or merely the reflection of a society in crisis. Warren is also quoted in Vin Québec on the importance of image to a perfume.
- Jean-François Mayer, professor in the Department of Political Science, offers perspective on the elections in Brazil in Le Devoir.
- CDEACF announces the finalists of the Prix Powerhouse 2014, chosen by a jury that includes Raymonde April, professor in the departments of Photography and Studio Arts.