Two Concordia doctoral students honoured with Vanier Graduate Scholarships
Two Concordia doctoral students have been awarded one of Canada’s highest academic honours: the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS).
Valued at $150,000 over three years, the Vanier CGS recognizes top-tier doctoral students who demonstrate academic excellence, exceptional research potential and a strong record of leadership. Launched in 2008 to attract and retain world-class doctoral talent, the Vanier CGS is open to both Canadian and international students and is cited among the country’s most competitive research awards.
Meet the winners, discover their research
Sara Lucas
Individualized Program, School of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Fine Arts
Supervisor: Eldad Tsabary, professor, Department of Music
“Oral Tradition Practices in Community Music-Making: A Case Study of Public-School Methodologies and Pedagogical Innovation in University City, Missouri”
Sara Lucas's research documents and analyzes unique oral tradition and experimental music practices that emerged in the public schools of University City, Missouri, between 1985 and 1998. Collaborating with former University City students and educators, Lucas will engage oral history and research-creation methods to produce audiovisual narratives that incorporate community music-making, storytelling and personal reflection.
Through performing cultural memory, Lucas’s research aims to explore how music educators developed innovative pedagogical practices. These practices fostered intergenerational knowledge transfer in University City classrooms and supported the critical role of youth in sustaining those innovations through peer-to-peer learning and performance.
Karl Ponthieux
Department of History
Faculty of Arts and Science
Supervisor: Anna Sheftel, professor, School of Community and Public Affairs
“Zey hobn tsu zingen un tsu zogn! Trajectoires juives de gauche à Montréal de 1960 à aujourd´hui.”
Karl Ponthieux’s research studies Montreal's Jewish population from the angle of left-wing political involvement and aims to map the variety of opinions held within this religious community. The research highlights the interactions of 25 self-identified "left-wing Jewish activists" within a political context influenced by two forms of nationalism: Quebec sovereignism and Zionism.
He also studies the impact of events in Quebec since the Quiet Revolution on Jewish individuals’ participation in leftist movements. Ponthieux’s approach aims to deepen understanding of the Montreal Jewish community, moving beyond stereotypes.
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