Several of Concordia University’s professors, researchers and graduate students will be presenting and sharing their research results from May 12 to 16, during the 82nd Acfas congress, a multidisciplinary and international scientific gathering hosted at Concordia’s downtown campus.
Among the subjects to be addressed: testimonies and experiences of sex workers, art therapy and its impact on children with autism spectrum disorders, issues and challenges in AIDS research, shale gas development in Quebec and its impact on the environment, the benefits of physical activity for the elderly, the rereading of Islam through the accounts of four Muslim feminists, the contribution of racialized women to feminist research in Quebec, and religion in the public sphere.
All colloquia and presentations will be given in French only.
Travail du sexe : témoignages, expériences de vie et représentations
Sex work is a research topic that remains highly controversial. This colloquium will serve as a forum for exchanges and testimonies on the experiences and working conditions of male and female sex workers. Frances Shaver, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Monday, May 12 at 9 a.m.
Room H-420, Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Évaluer l’efficacité de deux modalités de thérapies par les arts pour favoriser l’acquisition de compétences sociales chez des enfants ayant un trouble du spectre autistique
According to a recent study published in the U.S., one in 68 eight-year-olds had an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2010, compared with one in 150 in 2000. The goal of this presentation is to share research results and assess the effectiveness of art-therapy intervention models to improve the social skills of a group of preadolescent children with ASD. Miranda D’Amico, professor in the Department of Education
Monday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m.
Rooms EV-3.635 and -3.625, Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV Building)
1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.
Les sciences sociales à l’épreuve des nouveaux enjeux de la lutte contre le VIH/sida
Current issues and challenges in AIDS research include examining the links between knowledge and power. This colloquium aims to foster a dialogue between health-care practitioners and decision-makers. Viviane Namaste, associate professor in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute
Wednesday, May 14 at 10 a.m.
Room H-423, Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Impacts socioéconomiques et environnementaux d’une éventuelle exploitation de gaz de schiste au Québec
Are you worried about shale gas development? What are the risks of shale gas operations? This colloquium will bring together researchers from various disciplines who have worked on the environmental, social or economic impacts of shale gas development. Yves Gélinas, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Thursday, May 15 at 11 a.m.
Room EV 1.615, EV Building
1515 Ste-Catherine St. W.
L’activité physique pour la personne âgée: Les bienfaits pour le corps et pour l'esprit
How does exercise keep the brain young? Regular physical activity, especially vigorous exercise that improves cardiovascular health, decreases the risks of chronic illnesses associated with aging. Exercise can also prevent the cognitive decline caused by aging. Louis Bherer, scientific director of the PERFORM Centre
Thursday, May 15 at 8:45 a.m.
Room MB-2.285, John Molson School of Business Building
1450 Guy St.
Relectures de l’islam à travers les blogues : l’exemple de quatre féministes musulmanes
This presentation will examine how four Muslim women in North America use their blogs to reflect on and debate questions of religion and gender. The presentation will show how these women, who consider themselves Muslim and feminist, write about their experiences as a means of countering both the sexist interpretations of Islam and the dominant images of Muslim women as passive and silent. Krista Riley, doctoral student in the Department of Communication Studies
Monday, May 12 at 9 a.m.
Room MB-S2.445, John Molson School of Business Building
1450 Guy St.
Femmes racisées et recherche féministe au Québec
This colloquium will explore the contribution of racialized women to feminist research in Quebec: where are these women, what topics are they working on, how do they contribute to feminist analysis in Quebec? How are Black feminism, Muslim feminism and Indigenous feminism received by Quebecois feminism? Chantal Maillé, associate professor in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and Naïma Hamrouni, postdoctoral researcher and SSHRC fellow at the institute
Tuesday, May 13 at 9:30 a.m.
Room MB 3.210, John Molson School of Business Building
1450 Guy St.
La religion dans la sphère publique
This colloquium aims to shed light on the major questions around the relationships between religion, civil society and the state, as well as to identify the specific challenges that exist in different regions. The presentations will also provide some perspective on the recent debates in Quebec. Donald Boisvert, professor in the Department of Religion
Tuesday, May 13, and Wednesday, May 14, at 8 a.m.
Room H-433, Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
For more information on presentations by Concordia University’s researchers, visit the Acfas website.
For more events happening during Acfas, read “From cybercrime to Oscar nominees: 16 free public events at Acfas” (published April 9, 2014).