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April 2016
June 2016
Kim Sawchuk at Mat’Inno
Kim Sawchuk has been invited by the Jeune chambre de commerce de Montréal to speak on the theme of the "silver economy" and to present the ACT project on the morning of June 17. More information, including information on registration, is available here.
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November 2016
Mini maker fair, fabrication showcase and documentary launch organized by Giuliana Cucinelli and Ann-Louise Davidson
Joins us at Concordia University on November 3, 2016 for "Making things...And making things private," a one-day event held as part of Literacy Week organized by ACT co-applicant Giuliana Cucinelli and affiliated researcher Ann-Louise Davidson. A maker fair will be held from 2pm to 4pm, followed by a fabrication showcase and a documentary launch, both to be held from 4pm to 7pm. The event will be held at the Milieux Institute on the 11th floor of the EV building…
Find out more »Barbara Crow at “The New Shape of Things: Big Data, Big Stories”
Barbara Crow of York University will take part in the Inaugural Monday Night Seminar on "The New Shape of Things: Big Data, Big Stories" organized by the McLuhan Centre for Culture & Technology and the Faculty of Information (iSchool) at the University of Toronto. See here for more information and to reserve your spot.
Find out more »ACT researchers speaking at “Un Québec fou des aînés” in Montreal
ACT researchers Patrik Marier and Martine Lagacé will speak as part of the Journées annuelles de santé publiques day-long event on "Un Québec fou des aînés," to be held in Montreal on November 22, 2016. Patrik Marier of Concordia University will present on aging and public policy while Martine Lagacé of the University of Ottawa will present on stereotypes of aging, and their individual and collective consequences. More information can be found on the event webpage.
Find out more »Gabrielle Lavenir on “Older adults and videogames: At the margins of productivity, acceptability and deviance”
As part of the "ACT Lunch & Learn" series, PhD student Gabrielle Lavenir will present on her project titled "Older adults and videogames: At the margins of productivity, acceptability and deviance". Pack a lunch and join us at the ACT offices in the Samuel Bronfman (SB) Building at Concordia University!
Find out more »December 2016
Screening of Fingers on the line in Montreal
There will be a screening of the ACT-sponsored film Les mains au bouts du fil/Fingers on the line on December 7 at 6pm. The projection is part of the exhibit “Le peuple de l’œil. 160 ans d’histoire de la communauté sourde/People of the Eye. 160 years in the history of the Deaf community,” presented at the Écomusée du fier monde in Montreal from October 13 to February 5. The creators of the video, Line Grenier, Véro Leduc et Pamela Witcher will be…
Find out more »January 2017
Nora Lamontagne on “Old, crafty and connected: The Cercle des fermières community in the age of digital networks”
In this month's edition of the ACT lunch and learn, ACT-affiliated student and MA student in Communication Studies at Concordia University, Nora Lamontagne, will present on her project Old, crafty and connected: The Cercle des fermières community in the age of digital networks. Pack a lunch and join us in the ACT offices! Monday, January 23, 2017 12:20-13:30 Samuel Bronfman Building, 4th floor 1590, ave. du Docteur Penfield, Montreal
Find out more »March 2017
Ageing (Wo)Men and their World
Ageing (Wo)Men and their World will showcase the cross-cultural complexity of the ageing experience through a medley of still and moving images of elders in Montreal. It is a response to the limited (and often, white) representations of ageing in popular culture. The exhibition’s theme is guided by a remix of Nuit Blanche’s Expo theme—the Man and his World. Ageing (Wo)Men and their World will demonstrate the enthusiastic and active world of elders in Montreal and the different projects that they do, specifically their relationship…
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