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Invitation to Ethnography: Ethnography of/as politics

How do ethnographic methods encounter a world in conflict? Is ethnography inherently political? What are the ethical implications of solidarity, engagement, transformation or objectivity in this kind of research? Join four interdisciplinary researchers at the Concordia Ethnography Lab for our second annual “Invitation to Ethnography” event, where we’ll explore the political implications of our craft. […]

The Future is Wool: Community Research Project

Milieux Institute, EV 11. 705 1515 Saint-Catherine St W

Love wool? Longing to learn more about it AND join a new knit along project? Then cast on with us! The Future is Wool is a continuing community research project based at Concordia University, exploring the personal and planetary benefits of wool as a beautiful and sustainable material for making in arts, crafts, and design. […]

The Future is Wool: Community Research Project

Milieux Institute, EV 11. 705 1515 Saint-Catherine St W

Love wool? Longing to learn more about it AND join a new knit along project? Then cast on with us! The Future is Wool is a continuing community research project based at Concordia University, exploring the personal and planetary benefits of wool as a beautiful and sustainable material for making in arts, crafts, and design. […]

[Talk] Kath Albury: Digital sexual health – from literacies to capabilities

On October 16th, Dr. Kath Albury will speak about digital sexual health- from literacies to capabilities. This will be followed by a Q and A! This is a hybrid event. Please register on Eventbrite to receive a Zoom link. The in-person event is in Room 429 in the Leacock Building of McGill University. Everyone who signs up […]

Robotic Encounters: NAO’s Adventures in Montreal: End of Residency Presentation

Eastern Bloc 53 &, 55 Rue de Louvain O Suite 480, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

4 artists–3 humans and 1 robot ; short film ; visual essay ; living wake; zine with Ceyda Yolgörmez, Patil Tchilinguirian, Zeph Thibodeau, RNAO, and NAO2 With support from the Goethe Institute, Milieux Institute, and Hexagram Four artists—three human and one robot—will present the findings of their residency at Eastern Bloc on Friday October 13th […]

End of Residency Presentation: Mónica Rikić

Video Production Studio (EV 10.760)

Catalan new media artist and creative coder Mónica Rikić will share with us their work-in-progress project Hipèrbole, developed as part of an artist-in-residency program at Technoculture, Art, and Games (TAG)!  On Friday, October 13th, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Catalan new media artist and creative coder Mónica Rikić will share with us their work-in-progress project Hipèrbole, […]

If You Don’t Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production: Montreal Launch

⟵  Back to programming Join us for the Montreal launch of If You Don’t Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production, co-authored by Michael Iantorno and Marie LeBlanc Flanagan. They will present the white paper and the comic, followed by a panel discussion research participants Saleem Dabbous (KO_OP), Jess Marcotte (Soft Chaos), and […]

Panel on Interdisciplinary Research

⟵  Back to programming Join us for a discussion on the potentials and challenges of interdisciplinary research and practice! Panel participants will share and discuss a diversity of interdisciplinary case studies with the audience. The discussion will be moderated by Milieux's Head of Operations Harry Smoak. Alice Jarry (Concordia Milieux Biolab) and Marta Cerruti (McGill Biointerface […]

The Commons, Finissage

Milieux Institute, EV 11.725

⟵  Back to programming We cordially invite you to join us at the Milieux Terrace (EV. 11.725) for a special celebration marking the closing of our members' exhibition, "The Commons." We'll be offering refreshing drinks and delicious empanadas for all to enjoy. This event presents a wonderful opportunity to reunite and reconnect with fellow members (faculty […]

“Knives”: A conversation

⟵  Back to programming “Knives”: A conversation about cohabitation in Chinatown as a part of the work in progress of an untitled documentary This discussion is led by artist and director Wawa Li and Producer Yvonne. It is premised on the work in progress of their documentary "Knives" (tentative title) which takes place in Montreal's Chinatown. […]

[Talk] Archiving the Internet Commons: How activists are fighting the privatization of the Internet

4th Space

⟵  Back to programming Join us for a talk with graduate student Elena Rowan about her project "Archiving the Internet Commons: How activists are fighting the privatization of the Internet". The Internet as a Commons is under threat. As the internet becomes increasingly privatised, the rights of individual users and communities to their data and creations […]

[Video Game Activity] Gentrification: The Story

4th Space

⟵  Back to programming Join us in-person for a workshop/video game activity with PhD student Christian Scott! Paying homage to the narrative adventure genre this project uses its design structures and play to portray the networks online disinformation in Canada. It provides two interrelated narrative research structures. The first, through still images, shows how the game […]