Multimedia

Below you will find CIRM-hosted events that have been recorded in audio or video format. In addition to keeping an archive of our various activities, we hope that this will help to disseminate the thoughts discussed and the knowledge shared during these meetings to a wider audience and over a longer period of time.

Podcasts

Montréalais·es et insulaires

Season 2

The second season of our series of conferences-experiences about the St. Lawrence River was recorded with an audience in May and June 2022 (in French). It was a part of the Semaine du Saint-Laurent programming, which is organized by Stratégies Saint-Laurent, and tackled issues related to the environment, green economy, and shoreline accessibility.

After having explored the relationships between Montréalers and the St. Lawrence River’s ecosystem, its riverbanks’ accessibility and the sustainability of its maritime transport, CIRM has once again invited the research community, stakeholders from the maritime sector, and citizens to collectively reflect on the fluvial issues of the city. 

The podcast Montréalais·es et insulaires [Montréalers and Islanders] is produced by Studio Sophronik (Yecine Meliani as sound recorders; Gregory Fitzgerald as musician, editor, and mixer). Learn more about the series.

Episode 1 – Le fleuve qui nous traverse 

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Released on Anchor.fm on February 23, 2023. Read the abstract.

Scientific Director

• Kregg Hetherington – Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University

Guests

• Louise Legault – Spokesperson, Les amis du parc Meadowbrook
• Pascale Rouillé – Urban Planner and President, Les Ateliers Ublo
• Danielle Plamondon – Urban Speleologist, Les AmiEs de la Craig
• Yenny Vega Cárdenas – Lawyer and President, Observatoire international des droits de la nature

 

Episode 2 – Berges culturelles

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To be released on Anchor.fm on March 09, 2023. Read the abstract.

Scientific Director

• Laurent Vernet – Associate Member, CIRM; Director, Centre d’exposition de l’Université de Montréal

Guests

• Anouk Bélanger – Axis director, CIRM; Professor, Department of Social and Public Communication, UQAM
• Dominique Chalifoux – Museologist and Public Art Specialist
• Geneviève Dupéré – Researcher at CRITAC and Maritime Designer; PhD Student in Art Studies and Practices, UQAM; écH2osystème
• Lisette Lemieux – Artist, Regard sur le fleuve

 

Season 1

The first season of our series of conferences-experiences about the St. Lawrence River was recorded without an audience in June 2021 (in French). It was a part of the Semaine du Saint-Laurent programming, which is organized by Stratégies Saint-Laurent, and tackled issues related to the environment, green economy, and shoreline accessibility.

The podcast Montréalais·es et insulaires [Montréalers and Islanders] is produced by Studio Sophronik (Gabrielle Pépin and Yecine Meliani as sound recorders; Gregory Fitzgerald as musician, editor, and mixer). Learn more about the series.

Episode 1 — The St. Lawrence River: A meeting place

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Released on Anchor.fm on November 25, 2021. Read the abstract.

Scientific Director

• Natalie Doonan — Regular Member, CIRM; Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Université de Montréal

Guests

• Eugénie Potvin — Outgoing Coordinator, Maison de l’environnement de Verdun
• Michèle Dagenais — Regular Member, CIRM; Full Professor, Department of History, Université de Montréal
• Sabine Courcier — Planning Consultant, Service des grands parcs, du Mont-Royal et des sports, Ville de Montréal
• Geneviève D’Avignon — Ph.D Student, Department of Biology, McGill University

CIRM is grateful to the Maison de l’environnement de Verdun for its collaboration in presenting this event.

Episode 2 — Hit the waters, Montréalers!

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Released on Anchor.fm on December 7, 2021. Read the abstract.

Scientific Director

• Nathalie Boucher — Associate Member, CIRM; Director, R.Es.P.I.R.E.

Guests

• Scott McKay — President, Société d’animation de la Promenade Bellerive
• Gérald Domon — Director, Chaire en paysage et environnement, Université de Montréal
• Yves Plante — Director, Jeunes marins urbains
• Victor Balsis — President, Les AmiEs du courant Sainte-Marie

CIRM is grateful to the Société d’animation de la Promenade Bellerive for its collaboration in presenting this event.

Episode 3 — Green cargos: The challenges of maritime transport in the St. Lawrence River

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Released on Anchor.fm on December 21, 2021. Read the abstract.

Scientific Director

• Jeanne-Hélène Jugie — Associate Member, CIRM

Guests

• Claude Comtois — Full Professor, Department of Geography, Université de Montréal
• Claude Deschambault — Director, Environment, Administration portuaire de Montréal
• Jean Aubry-Morin — Vice-President, External Relations, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
• Caroline Denis — Manager, Environment, CSL Group
• Catherine Guillemette — Senior Advisor, Environment, Environmental Management Branch, Transport Canada

CIRM is grateful to the Comité ZIP Jacques-Cartier for its collaboration in presenting this event.

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La ville résiliente. Comment la construire?

CIRM’s lunchtime seminar surrounding the collective work La ville résiliente. Comment la construire? (Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2017) was recorded on May 24, 2018 (in French). This book collects the most recent works on how to adapt cities to climate change.​

Moderator

• Juan Torres — Axis Codirector, CIRM; Associate Dean, Faculty of Urban Planning, Université de Montréal

Panellists

• Sylvain Perron — Public Policy Analyst, Suzuki Foundation
• Michèle Dagenais — Regular Member, CIRM; Full Professor, Department of History, Université de Montréal
• Nathalie Bleau — Coordinator, Built environment, Ouranos
• Claire Néron-Dejean — Project Director, Strategic planification, BC2
• Isabelle Thomas — School of Environmental Planning and Design, Université de Montréal

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Videos

CIRM x MR-63 Impact Laboratory Workshop Walk

Here's a glimpse of the workshop-walk organized by the CIRM x MR-63 Impact Laboratory on the subject of heritage in the Griffintown district. Enthusiastic and passionate residents shared their thoughts with us throughout this unique workshop.

 

You can answer the questions in the video by clicking here.

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CIRM Promenade: guided tour of Montreal monuments with Louis Kelly

Louis Kelly, doctoral student at the University of Amsterdam and researcher on memory, presents this short guided tour of Montreal monuments and their role in the construction of public memory. Louis spent the summer of 2023 in Montreal, conducting his fieldwork under the supervision of Mary Anne Poutanen, CIRM member and co-director of the "Immigration, everyday life, and religion" axis. He observed and questioned passers-by around the Macdonald, Maisonneuve and Vauquelin monuments, which he talks about here (in addition to other monuments along the way).

The video is in English, with subtitles available.

Louis has a few words to say: "When I started my PhD at the University of Amsterdam, my supervisors advised me to get in touch with the academic community in Montreal and find "boots on the ground" who could help me. It seemed obvious then, and still is today, that Dr. Poutanen, Dr. Gervais and the rest of CRIEM would help me in this task. After a summer spent in their offices during my fieldwork, I'm grateful for the support received and happy to share this "virtual tour" to show you my research and its importance to the study of Montreal's public memory."

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Screening-discussion of the documentary film « Une Tour sur la Montagne »

Video recording of the evening of screening and discussion of the documentary film "A Tower on the Mountain: the Architecture of Ernest Cormier and his life with Clorinthe Perron" (in French with English subtitles), organized on February, 16th 2023 in collaboration with the McEwen School of Architecture. This event is part of the McEwen School of Architecture's "MSoA Winter 2023 Cultural Events" series.

Moderator

• Peter Sealy – Assistant Professor, J.H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design University of Toronto 

Guests

• Paul Carvalho – Film Director, Perception Films 

• Aliki Economides – Assistant Professor, McEwen School of Architecture, Laurentian University 

• Magda Fahrni – Professor, History Department, UQAM 

• Roderick MacLeod – Historian 

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Cyclorama, a discussion on language et sur les liens entre les communautés artistiques francophones et anglophones

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, the Québec Studies Students’ Association, and Le Délit was recorded on November 4, 2022 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It focuses on some of the issues brought up by the Cyclorama play, such as language and the links between French and English artistic communities.

Moderators

• Sophie Ji — Student, McGill University; Cultural Editor, Le Délit
• Elissa Kayal — Student, McGill University; Administrative Assistant, CIRM

Guests

• Laurence Dauphinais — Performer, Musician, and Multidisciplinary Creator
• Antoine Yared — Actor

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Discovering the Peter-McGill District Through the Lens of the Community Council

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on October 15, 2022 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It focuses on the history and the mission of the Peter-McGill Community Council.

Moderators

• Megan Uderian — Student, McGill University
• Mary Anne Poutanen — Regular Member and Resident Scholar, CIRM; Lecturer, Québec Studies Program, McGill University

Guest

• Stéphane Febbrari — Director, Peter-McGill Community Council

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Making a Community-Driven Project a Reality: The Museum of Jewish Montréal

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on March 23, 2022 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It focuses on the centrality of Montréal to Jewish identity and culture in Canada.

Moderators

• Samuel Jachir — Member, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Mary Anne Poutanen — Regular Member and Resident Scholar, CIRM; Lecturer, Québec Studies Program, McGill University

Guest

• Zev Moses — Executive Director, Museum of Jewish Montréal

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No one could stop this train: A conversation with Michael P. Farkas

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on March 16, 2022 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It deals with living together, leadership, as well as civic and artistic education.

Moderators

• Vadime Saint-Cyr — Member, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Mary Anne Poutanen — Regular Member and Resident Scholar, CIRM; Lecturer, Québec Studies Program, McGill University

Guest

• Michael P. Farkas — President, Black History Month Roundtable; Director, Youth in Motion; Coordinator of the “Club Énergie” arts program for children, CÉDA

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AI in the city: Building civic engagement and public trust

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L’éthique de l’IA : l’utilisation des technologies de surveillance à la Ville de Montréal

This panel, presented in collaboration with the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal was recorded on February 16, 2022. It brought together academics and professionals who are experts in human rights and freedoms, technology ethics, and data governance.

Moderators

• Sarah Gagnon-Turcotte — Director of Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Forum IA Québec
• Pentcho Tchomakov — President, Conseil jeunesse de Montréal

Panellists

• Marie Carpentier — Legal Counsel, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
• Sébastien Gambs — Professor, Department of Informatics, UQAM; Canada Research Chair in Privacy-Preserving and Ethical Analysis of Big Data
• Alexei Nordell-Markovits — Director of Artificial Intelligence, Moov AI

 

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Montréal dans les bulles

This seminar based on the book Montréal dans les bulles : représentations de l’espace urbain et du français parlé montréalais dans la bande dessinée (Presses de l’Université Laval, 2021) was recorder on November 25, 2021. It brings together experts in Québec French, media culture, and language (in)security.

Moderator

• Julie Auger — Full Professor, Department of Linguistics and Translation, Université de Montréal

Author

• Anna Giaufret — International Member, CIRM; Associate Professor, Department of Modern and French Languages and Cultures, University of Genoa

Panellists

• Isabelle LeBlanc — Assistant Professor, Department of French Studies, Université de Moncton
• Laurence Arrighi — Assistant Professor, Department of French Studies, Université de Moncton
• Annette Boudreau — Professor Emeritus, Department of French Studies, Université de Moncton
• Caroline Loranger — Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Literary Studies, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Nadine Vincent — Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Université de Sherbrooke

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Youth as decision makers

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on November 23, 2021 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It addresses youth civic engagement and political participation.

Moderators

• Mohammad Mansoor — Member, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Éric Bélanger — Associate Member, CIRM; Full Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University

Guest

• Samantha Reusch — Executive Director, Apathy is Boring

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Food justice in Montréal

This interview presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on November 4, 2021 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. It touches on issues of poverty and food insecurity.

Moderators

• Piers Young — President, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Mary Anne Poutanen — Regular Member and Resident Scholar, CIRM; Lecturer, Québec Studies Program, McGill University

Guest

• Nathalie Bouchard - Executive Director, Centre de ressources et d’action communautaire de La Petite-Patrie

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The F-MR Lab: Culture

The last roundtable in our series on the creation and management of the future MR-63 Impact Laboratory was recorded on June 18, 2021. It examines the current state and institutionalization of culture in Montréal in order to reflect on the role of MR-63 as new promoter of art, design, and gastronomy in Griffintown.

Moderator

• Laurent Vernet — Associate Member, CIRM; Visiting Scholar, Department of Art History and Film Studies, Université de Montréal

Panellists

• Myriam Achard — Manager of Partnerships, New Media, and Public Relations, Centre PHI
• Marie-Michèle Cron — Cultural Advisor in Digital and Visual Arts, Conseil des Arts de Montréal
• Martin Dufrasne — Programming Coordinator, Dare-Dare
• Étienne Morin-Bordeleau — Co-Founder, MR-63
• Hanieh Ziaei — Executive Director, Centre culturel Georges-Vanier

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The F-MR Lab: Territorial Inclusion

The third roundtable in our series on the creation and management of the future MR-63 Impact Laboratory was recorded on May 21, 2021. It adresses the social, cultural and economic realities to be taken into account when developing a project within a neighbourhood in order to promote diversity and inclusion of all its stakeholders.

Moderator

• Déborah Cherenfant — President and Spokesperson, Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal

Panellists

• Raja Abid — Researcher, Observatoire québécois des inégalités
• Dorothée de Collasson — Programs Co-Director, Exeko
• Vicente Pérez — Coordinator, Coalition de la Petite-Bourgogne
• Ziyi Shi — Chair of the board of directors, MR-63
• Jean-François Fortin Tam — Co-Founder of Executive Marketing Services,Regento

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Rethinking the city in times of pandemic, no. 5

The last webinar in our series about the impacts of COVID-19 in urban contexts was recorded on May 17, 2021. This episode entitled “Envisioning Tourism Differently” focuses on the impact of social distancing and curfew on the tourism experience, as well as various initiatives implemented to redefine that experience.

Moderators

• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Daniel Weinstock — Regular Member, CIRM; Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University
• Magda Fahrni — Regular Member, CIRM; Professor, Department of History and Institute of Feminist Research and Studies, UQAM

Guests

• Jérôme Glad — Co-Founder and Executive Director, La Pépinière
• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Nicole Neatby — Professor, Department of History, Saint Mary’s University

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Pollution par les microplastiques : de la théorie à la pratique

This talk presented in collaboration with the Maison de l’environnement de Verdun, the borough of Verdun, and Stratégies Saint-Lauren’s Défi Saint-Laurent was recorded on April 22, 2021, on the occasion of Earth Day. It focuses on the source and impact of microplastics in natural waterways as well as the actions that can be taken to reduce this type of pollution.

Speaker

• Cécilia Mélé — Project Manager, Stratégies Saint-Laurent

Facilitator

• Eugénie Potvin — Coordinator, Maison de l’environnement de Verdun

Guest

• Sarah Lessard — Citizen Member, Propre @ Verdun

This event sets the stage for the Montréalers and Islanders series of conferences-experiences to be held in June 2021 - stay tuned!

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Rethinking the city in times of pandemic, no. 4

The fourth webinar in our series about the impacts of COVID-19 in urban contexts was recorded on April 16, 2021. This episode entitled “New Light on Urban Nights” looks at the consequences of social distancing and curfew on the Montréal nightlife and affects.

Moderators

• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Daniel Weinstock — Regular Member, CIRM; Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University
• Magda Fahrni — Regular Member, CIRM; Professor, Department of History and Institute of Feminist Research and Studies, UQAM

Guests

• Nicolas Kenny — Associate Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University
• Jess Reia — BMO Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRM; Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University; member, MTL 24/24 Night Council
• Edda Bild — Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Information Studies, McGill University

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The F-MR Lab: Heritage

The first roundtable in our series on the creation and management of the future MR-63 Impact Laboratory was recorded on March 26, 2021. This discussion focuses on issues related to heritage conservation and the requalification of unclassified Montréal icons, including the city’s old metro cars.

Moderator

• Aliki Economides — Assistant Professor, McEwen School of Architecture, Laurentian University

Panellists

• Martin Drouin — Professor, Department of Urban and Tourism Studies, UQAM
• Benoît Clairoux — Historian / Communications and Public Relations Advisor, STM
• Scott MacLeod — Photographer and Painter, MacLeod 9 Productions 
• Frédéric Morin-Bordeleau  — Co-Founder, MR-63

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AI policy and funding in Canada

This seminar marking the launch of Ana Brandusescu’s report Artificial intelligence policy and funding in Canada: Public investments, private interests was recorded on March 18, 2021. It takes a close look at the AI ecosystem in Canada, the social responsibility issues it raises, and its funding networks.

Moderator

• Bianca Wylie — Open Government Advocate; Co-founder, Tech Reset Canada

Author

• Ana Brandusescu — McConnell Foundation Professor of Practice, CIRM

Panellists

• Yuan Stevens — Policy Lead on Technology, Cybersecurity, and Democracy, Ryerson Leadership Lab
• Nabeel Ahmed — Senior Program Officer, Open North
• Jess Reia — BMO Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRM; Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University
• Valentine Goddard — Executive Director, AI Impact Alliance

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Democratic life and civic participation in Montréal

This interview presented in collaboration with the Quebec Studies Program and the Quebec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on March 17, 2021 as part of the Montréal as seen by... series. Dominique Ollivier shares her vision of the city and its issues in light of her personal and professional experience as well as her volunteer involvement with numerous organizations.

Hosts

• Angelo Robert — Member, Quebec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Emilie Doumbe Mandengué — Student, Department of Political Science, McGill University
• Daniel Béland — James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University; Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Guest

• Dominique Ollivier — President, Office de consultation publique de Montréal

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Rethinking the city in times of pandemic, no. 3

The third webinar in our series about the impacts of COVID-19 in urban contexts was recorded on February 26, 2021. This episode entitled “The Northern City in Times of Pandemic” touches on the particular issues and challenges of the winter health crisis, especially with regard to vulnerable populations.

Moderators

• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Daniel Weinstock — Regular Member, CIRM; Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University
• Magda Fahrni — Regular Member, CIRM; Professor, Department of History and Institute of Feminist Research and Studies, UQAM

Guests

• James Hughes — President and CEO, Old Brewery Mission
• Véronique Fortin — Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Sherbrooke
• Agatino Rizzo — Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

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Race, crime and gentrification

This seminar based on the monograph Us versus Them: Race, Crime, and Gentrification in Chicago (2020, Oxford University Press) was recorded on December 9, 2020. It addresses the complex interplay between anti-crime initiatives, gentrification, and social justice activism in a Chicago-Montréal comparative perspective. 

Moderator

• Philip S. S. Howard — Assistant Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University

Author

• Jan Doering — Associate Member, CIRM; Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, McGill University

Panellists

• Mélissa Côté-Douyon — Vice-president, Conseil des Montréalaises
• Hélène Bélanger — Professor, Department of Urban and Tourism Studies, ESG-UQAM
• Violaine Jolivet — Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Université de Montréal
• Maxime Roy-Allard — Representative, Coalition of Housing and Tenant Associations Committees of Quebec (RCLALQ)
• Rémi Boivin — Assistant Professor, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal; Director, Centre international de criminologie comparée
• David Austin — Professor, John Abbott College; Course Lecturer, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill University
• Sophie-Gabrielle Thiébaut — Borough Councillor, Saint-Henri-Est–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles–Griffintown

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Anglo Montréal literature and publishing

This roundtable presented in collaboration with the Quebec Studies Program and the Quebec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on December 4, 2020. Part of the Montréal as seen by... series, the discussion addresses the realities and challenges faced by the local literary scene.

Hosts

• Angelo Robert — Member, Quebec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Marie Leconte — Resident Scholar, CIRM; Postdoctoral Fellow, Département des littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création, McGill University

Guests

• Linda Leith — Writer, Translator, and Publisher
• Ashley Fortier — Editor, Publisher, and Founder, Metonymy Press
• Antoine Tanguay — Editor, Publisher, and Founder, Éditions Alto
• Lori Schubert — Executive Director, Quebec Writers’ Federation

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Rethinking the city in times of pandemic, no. 2

The second webinar in our series about the impacts of COVID-19 in urban contexts was recorded on November 13, 2020 (in French). This episode entitled “Un siècle de crises sanitaires à Montréal” looks back at the typhus, influenza, and polio epidemics in Montréal to shed some historical light on the current pandemic.

Moderators

• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Daniel Weinstock — Regular Member, CIRM; Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University
• Magda Fahrni — Regular Member, CIRM; Professor, Department of History and Institute of Feminist Research and Studies, UQAM

Guests

• Sophie Doucet — Ph.D. History, UQAM
• Maude Charest-Auger — Archivist, Quebec Ministry of Public Security
• Valérie Poirier — Ph.D. History, UQAM

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De la ville intelligente à la ville intelligible

This seminar based on the collective work De la ville intelligente à la ville intelligible (2019, Presses de l’Université du Québec) was recorded on October 29, 2020. It brought together a panel of experts in urban studies, innovation, and data governance to provoke in-depth reflection on the deployment of new technologies in cities in relation to the resolution of contemporary crises.

Moderator

• Hoi Kong — Axis Codirector, CIRM; Full Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

Authors

• Nicolas Merveille — Professor, Department of Strategy, Social and Environmental Responsibility, ESG-UQAM
• Jean-François Gagné — Professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal; Researcher, CÉRIUM

Panellists

• Lyne Nantel — Ph.D andidate in Urban Studies, Centre Urbanisation Culture Society, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
• Stéphane Guidoin — Director, Montréal Urban Innovation Lab (MUIL)
• François Croteau — Mayor, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough; Executive Committee member responsible for the smart city, information technologies, innovation, and higher education, City of Montréal
• Sarah Gagnon-Turcotte — Director, Applied Research Lab, OpenNorth
• Ana Brandusescu — 2019-2021 Professor of Practice, CIRM

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The Montréal theatre scene

This roundtable presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on October 22, 2020. Part of the Montréal as seen by... series, the discussion addresses the realities and challenges faced by the local theatre industry. 

Moderators

• Anaïs Lépine-Lopez — Member, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Erin Hurley — Regular Member, CIRM; Associate Professor, Department of English, McGill University

Guests

• Quincy Armorer — Artistic Director, Black Theatre Workshop
• Sylvain Bélanger — Co-General Manager and Artistic Director, Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
• Eda Holmes — Artistic Director, Centaur Theatre
• Jean-Simon Traversy — Artistic Director, Director, and Translator, Théâtre Jean Duceppe

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Rethinking the city in times of pandemic, no. 1

The first webinar in our series about the impacts of COVID-19 in urban contexts was recorded on October 2, 2020 (in French). This episode entitled “Recherche scientifique : s’adapter pour mieux se réinventer?” focuses on the challenges and transformations faced by the scientific community during and after the pandemic.

Moderators

• Nik Luka — Interim Director, CIRM; Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
• Stéphan Gervais — Scientific Coordinator, CIRM; Coordinator, Quebec Studies Program, McGill University

Guests

• Daniel Weinstock — Regular Member, CIRM; Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University
• Magda Fahrni — Regular Member, CIRM; Professor, Department of History and Institute of Feminist Research and Studies, UQAM

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Meteorology and climate change in the St. Lawrence Valley

This discussion based on Victoria C. Slonosky’s book Climate in the Age of Empire: Recording, Analyzing, and Rescuing Three Centuries of Saint-Laurence Valley Weather Data (Chicago University Press, 2018) was recorded on September 16, 2020. It explores questions of climate history and meteorological data conservation, in light of the citizen science project Data Rescue: Archives & Weather (DRAW). A presentation of the book by its author is available in our Reading corner.

Moderator

• Frédéric Fabry — Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University 

Author

• Victoria C. Slonosky — Associate Member, CIRM; Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, McGill University; Team Leader, DRAW project

Panellists

• Philippe Gachon — Full Professor - Department of Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal 
• Ali Nazemi — Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University 
• Dustin Valen — SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, Concordia University; Lecturer, Peter Guohua School of Architecture, McGill University

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Music scenes of Québec and Montréal

This roundtable presented in collaboration with the Québec Studies Program and the Québec Studies Students’ Association was recorded on September 16, 2020. Part of the Montréal as seen by... series, the discussion addresses the realities and challenges faced by the local music industry.

Host

• Jhessica Reia — BMO Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRM; Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History and Communication, McGill University

Moderators

• Évalie Vallée — Member, Québec Studies Students’ Association, McGill University
• Will Straw — Axis Director, CIRM; Full Professor, Department of Art History and Communication, McGill University

Guests

• Clerel — Singer-Songwriter
• Marie-Julie Desrochers — Director, Institutional Affairs and Research, ADISQ
• Dan Seligman — Co-founder and Artistic Director, Pop Montréal
• Jean-Étienne Sheehy — Music Journalist and Founder, Bonyenne

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Book launch: Engaging with diversity

The book launch of Engaging with Diversity. Multidisciplinary Reflections on Plurality from Quebec (Peter Lang, coll. “Diversitas”) took place on November 7, 2018, in the presence of co-editors Stéphan Gervais, Raffaele Iacovino, and Mary Anne Poutanen. This collection of around thirty papers—to which several CIRM members collaborated—offers a broad overview of the study of pluralism and ethnic diversity in Québec. 

For the occasion, video capsules were produced with several authors to present their contribution. To watch these capsules, please follow the links below.

• Frédéric Dejean and Annick Germain
• Alain Gagnon
• Jill Hanley
• Steven Lapidus
• Deirdre Meintel
• Yukary Takai
• Sylvie Taschereau