Symposium
Vanier Social Science Festival will explore the idea that It’s Time for Change
Many serious issues face us today, both here in Quebec and in other parts of the world. Upholding human rights and democracy, protecting the environment, and combating misinformation, all need our engagement. This year’s Vanier College Social Science Festival running October 21-25, 2024, hopes to increase our understanding of difficult and complex issues, celebrate ancestral cultures, and promote respectful dialogue about future visions of our society and world.
Highlights of the week include Keynote speaker lawyer, Julius Grey discussing Quebec language Laws. Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour, screening “Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again”. Fitness professional, Simone Samuels presenting “Body positivity in a weight-hating world.” Randal Schnoor of York University discussing the value of Israel/Palestine student dialogue. Vanier’s Avi Goldberg and Anna Zalik from Toronto, exploring “Normalizing Non-Conformity: Jewish Dissent on Israel-Palestine within Jewish & Academic.” Social Science students Jon Caluza and Althea Galiza will also present their Qualitative Methods Research project entitled En français SVP! Bill 96 & the perspectives of CEGEP students based on interviews with Vanier and Cegep de St-Laurent students. The following is an overview of all events.
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Karen White: Anxiety has increased! What can we do about it? (10 a.m.)
- Tara Gold: Students and Social Movements: Palestinian Liberation and Divestment Activism (12:00)
- Simone Samuels: Black origins of fatphobia, the merits of body positivity in a weight-hating world (2:30 p.m.) Eleni Dikeakos and Mischa Fernando: Painted Perceptions: How Does Wearing Different Amounts of Makeup Affect Social Interactions? (4 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Neil Caplan: DEADLOCKED: The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested histories, competing narratives and unwinnable core arguments (10 a.m.) Workshop with limited seating. Pre-registration is required ([email protected])
- Filmmaker Courtney Montour: screening and discussion of “Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again” (1 p.m.) Keynote Speaker, lawyer, Julius Grey: Language laws in Quebec (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Atna Njock: Le langage des tons de la musique Bantou et Baka. (11 a.m.)
- Student Quiz Show, organized by Eric Lamoureux, moderated by Miles DeNora (12:30 p.m.)
- Alessandra Renzi: Media Activism: How Voices Shaped Changes & Why Yours Matters Today (2 p.m.)
- Miles DeNora: The twenty-five-year New York Times war against Hillary Clinton: How the “Newspaper of Record” made Donald Trump president (4 p.m.)
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Sudeshna Maulik: classical Indian dance performance and hands-on workshop with students (10 a.m.)
- Jon Caluza and Althea Galiza: En français SVP! Bill 96 & the perspectives of CEGEP students (11:30 a.m.)
- Lidiya Beida: Unravelling fashion’s dirty secrets with interdisciplinary thinking (1 p.m.)
- Chedly Belkhodja: The changing realities of immigration in Canada and Quebec (4 p.m.)
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Joel Casseus and Ashley Vu: Social media threats to democracy (10 a.m.)
- Randal Schnoor: The value of Israel/Palestine student dialogue on campus (11:30 a.m.)
- Avi Goldberg and Anna Zalik: Dissenting Jews: Normalizing Non-Conforming Engagement with Israel-Palestine Within Jewish & Academic Communities. (1 p.m.)