This conference brings together papers on bodies that have been censored, silenced, erased, and politically contested across languages, cultures, media, and historical periods. From state censorship to other forms of erasure, gendered, racialized, and queer bodies have long been banned, concealed, disciplined, and rendered silent by the institutions that govern cultural production: the church, the party, the publishing house, the archive, and the algorithm.

Understanding how economic growth occurs—and how societies can sustain it—has been central to the work of Canadian economist and 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureate Peter Howitt, who will deliver the 2026 Beatty Lecture at McGill University on October 22 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC’s national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

Over the past thirteen years, the McGill Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded McGill technological innovators. Our annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship highlights and celebrates our community of students, researchers, and faculty that are developing technologically-based solutions and new ventures to solve real-world problems. A number of awards will be announced, the year’s projects will be highlighted, and our invent