In collaboration with the Conseil supérieur de l’éducation du Québec, Malorie Flon, Director of Development at the Institut du Nouveau Monde, spoke with the co-holder Vivek Venkatesh.
Author Archives: Sylvana
“Get a Better Understanding of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism” a conversation with the experts of the Chair
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Actions interculturelles and the UNESCO-PREV Chair invite you to the event “Get a better understanding of Violent Radicalization and Extremism” with David Morin and Sylvana Al Baba Douaihy
The CPN-PREV and the UNESCO-PREV Chair invite you to the launch of CPN-PREV’s interactive map and mapping report
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The CPN-PREV and UNESCO-PREV Chair invite you to the launch of CPN-PREV’s interactive map and mapping report.
New article about the analysis of ultraviolent terror propaganda in videos produced by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2015 and 2016
This paper examines aspects of violent, traumatic terrorist video propaganda produced by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) within the theoretical confines of abjection and the use of utopian/dystopian themes.
New article: “How to characterise the discourse of the far-right in digital media? Interdisciplinary approach to preventing terrorism”
The fight against extremist discourse on the Internet and on social media is paramount in countering terrorism and radical recruitment. However, radical, terrorist discourse is a very complex linguistic and sociolinguistic phenomenon. In this article, the authors tried to characterise pieces of discourse using an interdisciplinary approach.
The Université de Sherbrooke launches “UdeS Monde”, an exchange and knowledge sharing centre
In order to raise awareness in the Université de Sherbrooke community about the many benefits of internationalization and to encourage the development of initiatives, the Université de Sherbrooke is launching “UdeS Monde”, a centre for exchanges and knowledge sharing.
New MRIF Report on the Quebec-UNESCO community
The Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec (MRIF) recently published a report entitled “Le Québec et l’UNESCO — Une vision, une communauté, des priorités pour 2020-2021.“ The report highlights the contribution of the Quebec-UNESCO community.
“Misinformation at the time of COVID-19” webinar on november 2nd
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Marie-Ève Carignan, Director of the Media Division for the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will participate in this webinar on misinformation in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event, will take place online on the Zoom platform on Monday, November 2, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Vivek Venkatesh Speaking at KU Leuven’s Live Webinar on Radicalism, Extremism, and Islamophobia
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Vivek Venkatesh, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair and director of the Someone Project, will participate in a live webinar on radicalism, extremism and Islamophobia organized by the Institute of Media Studies of KU Leuven. This interdisciplinary panel will take place on November 4, 2020 from 9:00 p.m to 10:15 p.m (Québec Time). .
Landscape of Hope Awarded Funding from Canadian Heritage
As part of the Canadian federal government’s Anti-Racism Action Program, Canadian Heritage has awarded funding to Concordia University and it’s Landscape of Hope unique evidence-based intervention. The project is also a youth-led art initiative.