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Remembering Annie Pootoogook. VLTs and ATMs. The other John Prince. Clinton-Trump debate. The one-act play's the thing.

Concordia in the news
Posted on September 28, 2016

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.

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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:

  • Canadian Art publishes an obituary of Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, written by Heather Igloliorte, assistant professor in the Department of Art History and Concordia University research chair in Indigenous Art History and Community Engagement. Pootoogook died September 19 at age 47.
  • Sylvia Kairouz, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is quoted in a piece in LaPresse.ca that exposes the illicit presence of automatic teller machines inside bars that operate video lottery terminals.
  • Karl Hele, associate professor of First Peoples Studies in the School of Community and Public Affairs, writes an opinion piece in the Sault Star, critical of the accepted story of 19th century Algoma district judge Col. John Prince, a key figure in the history of the Sault Ste. Marie region.
  • Montreal's Breakfast Television posts video of its day-after analysis with Graham Dodds, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, of the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate. 
  • Oregon Coast Today lists professor emerita of film studies Carole Zucker among the judges at a one-act play writing competition being hosted by the Hoffman Center for the Arts, in Manzanita, Oregon.