Four Academic Studies Launched at Francophone Book Fair
Four academic studies by Laurentian University researchers were launched during the Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury 2018. Laurentian is a long-time partner of the book fair, which was held for the first time this year at the McEwen School of Architecture. The biannual event is an important forum to disseminate Francophone research in Northern Ontario.
The books launched on May 9th and 10th address a variety of consequential issues for both the Francophone community and community at large, including domestic violence, the cultural vitality of minority Francophone communities and critical thinking for students.
ll se prenait pour le roi de la maison ! : Des enfants parlent de la violence conjugale (Éditions du remue-ménage)
This children’s book is based on quotes collected by Dr. Isabelle Côté (School of Social Work) and her colleague, Dr. Simon Lapierre (University of Ottawa) during interviews with children and youth who saw or heard their father, or a partner, being violent towards their mother. The youth’s and children’s words are illustrated by Élisabeth Eudes-Pascal.
The object of the book is to help children and youth living in these situations to express themselves and not feel so alone, as well as to help those who have never experienced such scenarios to better understand with what other children may be coping.
Interesting fact: The first lady, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, provided an introduction during the book launch in Ottawa (see here).
Pour des modèles de vitalité : Le dynamisme culturel de la francophonie canadienne en milieu minoritaire (Éditions CFORP)
This study by Drs. Simon Laflamme (Sociology) and Julie Boissonneault (French Studies), Lianne Pelletier (Ph.D. in Human Studies candidate) and Dr. Roger Gervais (Université Sainte-Anne) looks at the reasons why certain Francophone and Acadian minority communities in Canada experience strong cultural vitality, while for others, it is a struggle.
The research team identified factors that foster artistic effervescence in these communities. With the design and development of cultural spirit models representative of their settings, artistic and cultural organizations in minority Francophone communities across Canada will be supported in their work to ensure the cultural vigour of their communities.
La pensée critique expliquée par des didacticiennes et des didacticiens de l’enseignement supérieur (Éditions JFD)
Directed by Dr. Georges Kpazai (School of Human Kinetics), this collective effort presents empirical and theoretical studies on critical thinking and its development in the context of university or professional training, to better understand how to promote critical thinking in students. The book essentially targets university instructors who are concerned about advancing their students’ critical thinking skills. Two other Laurentian researchers also contributed chapters: Dr. Ginette Roberge (School of Education), on critical literacy, and Leïla Saadaoui (Librarian), on the partnership between librarians and professors.
Le meurtre du partenaire intime. Relation et émoraison (Prise de parole)
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In this study, Drs. Simon Laflamme (Sociology) and Mélanie Girard (Université de Hearst) examine in depth the circumstances of homicides and personal stories of those who have murdered an intimate partner, based on decisions and transcripts of Parole Board of Canada hearings. The researchers noted that each murder occurs in a particular relationship, between the foreseen and unforeseen, emotion and reason, conscious and subconscious. This finding of the study implies that it is difficult to uphold that – in a couple – a man commits murder to control the woman or that a woman commits murder to protect herself from the man. The relational approach proposed by these researchers may serve as a tool to develop a better understanding of intimate partner homicide and gender dynamics.
These studies demonstrate the impact of social science and humanities research beyond the academic world. Further, our researchers’ talks, workshops and launches during the book fair gave a glimpse of the vibrant research that is happening in French at Laurentian and highlighted our ongoing commitment to the cultural spirit of Francophone communities.
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