Events

The Stage as a Site of Refusal

Aesthetics and Acts of Resistance

• Monday, March 2, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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This conversation approaches the stage as a decolonial space where refusal operates as both method and stance. Centering positionality, the session reflects on how embodied, artistic, and narrative practices are shaped by lived histories of colonialism, systemic violence, displacement, and resistance.

Rather than aspiring to neutrality or universality, the discussion affirms situated knowledge and accountability, asking who speaks, from where, and at what cost.

Through aesthetics, performance becomes a practice of refusal, refusing extraction and erasure, while opening space for counter-narratives, relational ethics, and collective re-imagining. Within the Unveiling Equity series, the stage is framed not only as a platform for representation, but as a site of struggle, care, dignity, and insurgent possibility.

Stories on the Table – Reading Migration Histories Together

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This reading series will explore migration as a multifaceted theoretical, historical, political, and lived experience. It will engage with a range of interconnected themes, including migration as personal experience, often articulated through memoirs, oral histories, and narrative accounts, as well as the entanglements of colonialism and migration, from forced displacement to labor migration. The series will also address processes of borderization and questions of belonging, alongside gendered dimensions of migration such as care work, family separation, and the marginalization of women’s migration histories.

The series will be held at the CSLP (1211 St-Mathieu, room GA 2.221) from 5-7pm, and will consist of five meetings, each centered on a different theme related to migration, shaped by the participants' interests, backgrounds, and experiences.

• February 25, 2026
• March 04, 2026
• March 25, 2026
• April 08, 2026
• April 22, 2026

Organized by Students for Students. Please contact Neslihan Sriram-Uzundal if you would like to attend.

Japanese Language and Cultural Exchange

During the Winter 2026 semester, the Center for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) is inviting the Concordia and Montréal communities to take part in a Japanese Language and Cultural Exchange, led by CSLP Student Affiliates (Ryuichi Suzuki & Vitor Yano) and the Concordia Japanese Language and Culture Community.

The weekly sessions run from January 20 to April 14, taking place every Tuesday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the CSLP (Grey Nuns Annex (GA), Room 1.210, 1211 Saint-Mathieu St., Montreal, QC H3H 2S2). (There will be no session on March 3.)

The initiative is open to everyone, whether participants are beginners, advanced learners, or simply curious about Japanese language and culture. Participation is not limited to Concordia students, and no registration is required.

The gatherings are designed as a welcoming and inclusive space where participants can practice Japanese, explore cultural topics, and connect with others in a friendly setting. Conversations take place in pairs or small groups. While the focus is on Japanese, the use of other languages, such as English and French, is also welcome.

Anyone with questions about the exchange is encouraged to contact the organizers at concordia.jlcc@gmail.com or follow the initiative on Instagram (@jlcc.official).

Readers are also invited to check out previous Japanese language and cultural exchange initiatives supported by CSLP.

• CSLP supports student-led Japanese language group
• New student initiative: Japanese Language & Cultural Exchange
• Fostering a sense of community and belonging for students and community members