93rd Acfas Congress

Several members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair will take part in the 93rd Acfas Congress, which will be held from May 11 to 15 in Trois-Rivières.

On May 11, Marie-Eve Carignan and Simon Thibault will discuss Quebec election campaigns in the age of misinformation.

On May 12, Marie-Eve Carignan will take part in an event focused on the internal life of political parties in Quebec, as well as a special event alongside David Morin entitled “The Urgency to Act: UNESCO Chairs Facing Contemporary Crises.”

On May 14, Marie-Eve Carignan will discuss ideological convergences, American influence, and the radicalization of online discourse.

That same day, Pablo Madriaza, David Morin, and Ghayda Hassan will lead the colloquium “Extreme Beliefs and Social Fractures: Thinking Together About Polarization, Hate, and Violent Extremism,” where they will present some of their research. Mathieu Colin, Perrine Hely, Élise Mazaloubaud, and Léonie Roy will also take part.

On May 15, Perrine Hely and Thi Huong Dang will participate in a colloquium on the use of generative artificial intelligence in secondary education, communication, and teaching.

For the full program, click here.