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Pure pleasure. Transamerican connections. Inuktitut broadcasts. Religion rebelle.

Concordia in the news
Posted on October 6, 2015

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

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:

  • Health Magazine publishes a list of ten facts about the clitoris. It opens with a quote of psychology professor Jim Pfaus, who notes that the clitoris is the only organ in the body with the sole function of providing pleasure.
  • A Calenda.org release announcing the "Canada – Quebec – Caribbean: transamerican connections" symposium in Montreal, this Thursday and Friday, mentions that artist Stéphane Martelly, a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, will lead a roundtable and a conference session.
  • Nunatsiaq Online writes about a new Inuktitut-language radio show to be broadcast by McGill's radio station CKUT, starting today. It mentions Nunaliijuaq, a research group that works with Montreal-based Inuit organizations, and quotes Mark Watson, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and member of Nunaliijuaq.
  • Fabula notes the participation of Luca Caminati, Associate Dean in the School of Graduate Studies and associate professor in the Department of Film Studies, in a two-day symposium at Saint-Paul University in Ottawa: "Religion rebelle : réflexions éthico-politiques sur l’œuvre de Pier Paolo Pasolini", November 4 and 5.