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How are places named and who gets to name them? When place names are offensive, how can they be renamed? Who and what is represented or excluded in Canada’s differing naming traditions?

Lauren Beck, author of Canada's Place Names and How to Change Them, joins editor Ryan Van Huijstee in a conversation about various kinds of names, the history of naming places, recent and past efforts to rename places, and the naming and renaming practices that are critically examined in her book.

Listen to this panel discussion with Dr. Kamari Clarke, Brenda Paris, Marlène Rateau, and Marjorie Villefranche that looks at the history of Black Women's organising in Montreal, as well as honouring their living legacies.

This event is part of Harambec's "Flame Keeping" which is a constellation of events marking the 40th Anniversary of Canada's first university accredited course in Black Women's Studies, Black Women: The Missing Pages from Canadian Women's Studies.

The Indigenous Futures Research Centre (IFRC) launched an exciting new website on the promotion and protection of Indigenous arts (PPIA-PPAA.CA). This website consists of articles, resources, and other information from a wide range of scholars, Indigenous artists, and community members on issues regarding the cultural expressions of Indigenous peoples and the cultural appropriation of Indigenous practices and arts.

The launch was followed by a panel on Indigenous fashion with NWT born and Toronto-based fashion designer, Sage Paul (Denesuline), visual artist Nico Williams (Aamjiwnaang First Nation), and Kuujjuaq born and Montréal-based fashion designer, Julie Grenier, moderated by Dr. Heather Igloliorte.

This episode of the Iron Ring welcomes Dr. Ann-Louise Howard, Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University. With her past experience in high-tech sectors, more specifically the fields of engineering, program management, ethics, and organizational development, she shifted to the world of Academia to research Canadian women engineers' experiences in the workplace.

Hosts Emilia Ventulieri, Alexandra Gelastopoulos, and Srabanti Mazumdar discuss how Dr. Ann-Louise Howard's industry experiences impacted her research, what findings she discovered, and what the future holds for future women engineers.

Concordia's Public Scholars are given unique opportunities to share their research with wider community.

Listen as the 2023-2024 cohort discusses their academic journeys so far. They highlight the advantages offered by the Public Scholars program, as well as what led them to their current research projects.

In this episode, Patrick Leroux sits down with Associate Professor of Journalism, Aphrodite Salas to discuss her recent collaborative projects with northern Indigenous communities.

The Research in Conversation Series celebrates the diversity and scope of research within the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia. Researchers from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural and Health Sciences engage in substantive conversation with Patrick Leroux, Concordia's Associate Dean of Research.