Montréal sur le fleuve des langues
Concordia and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) signed a five-year partnership in June, opening a door to a world of possibilities for collaboration and new knowledge. This fall, the Grande Bibliothèque will host the first milestone in this unique partnership.
From Oct. 27 to Dec. 1, the fourth edition of the President’s Conference Series (PCS), Montréal : sur le fleuve des langues will highlight the city’s linguistic identity. Some of Concordia’s research in this area is presented in these pages.
“It’s a unique chance to show how integrated we are in Montreal’s culture and a chance to form deeper connections with the Francophone community and Francophone institutions,” says Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning Ollivier Dyens, responsible for PCS programming.
“The goal is to show Montreal what’s done at Concordia has an impact and reflects its citizens.”
The partnership is mutually beneficial, Dyens says, as the BAnQ (which welcomes an average of 10 000 visitors a day) is currently striving to “become the Grande Bibliothèque of all Quebecers” by reaching out to the Anglophone community.
The partnership will lead to many other initiatives over the next half-decade, including research, colloquia, exhibitions, guided tours and lectures.
“From the beginning of planning, we realized that Concordia and Montreal are growing in parallel ways; both are multiethnic and multilingual, both have strengths in business, technology, artistic expression, the humanitie. This is a way to bring these bonds to the forefront,” says Dyens.
This fourth edition of the PCS will expand on previous lectures and panel discussions to feature poetry and performance, film, interactive media exhibits, artwork, as well as two University of the Streets Café public conversations. “We’re pushing the limits of how we get our perspectives across,” says Dyens.
Related links:
- President's Conference Series
- Five-year partnership
- BAnQ
- University of the Streets Café
- Ollivier Dyens