Bombardier turbulence. 'Le Petit Prince' animator. Desire into love. Art of writing. Broadcasting museum.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 15, 2016
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:
- TVAnouvelles.ca, Le Soleil, Le Journal de Québec and Canoe pick up an AFP story quoting Isabelle Dostaler, professor in the Department of Management at the John Molson School of Business, about recent setbacks for Bombardier and its C-Series jet.
- Erik Goulet, an animation instructor in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and an animator of the film Le Petit Prince, is interviewed (audio link not available) for Radio Canada International (French) about his work on the film and his passion for stop motion animation. There is mention also that Goulet is the creator and director of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival. A trailer of Le Petit Prince is included.
- La Presse + publishes a Valentine's Day article about the chemistry of sexual desire and quotes Jim Pfaus, professor in the Department of Psychology, who talks about the transformation of desire into love.
- The Weal announced that Jason Edward Lewis, professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts, was a keynote speaker at 'Where Next?: Creative Writing, Narrative, Film and Contemporary Art,' a symposium at the Alberta College of Art and Design, over the weekend.
- Professor emeritus of art history Jean Bélisle is quoted in a piece on Radio-Canada.ca (reprised by Sympatico.ca) and is heard on Radio Canada's 'Désautels le Dimanche' about the Émile Berliner Musée des ondes, a broadcasting museum housed in the old RCA building in the Saint-Henri district.