20 mars 2026

Where Is the Joy in Oral History? 13th Emerging Scholars Symposium on Oral History, Digital Storytelling & Creative Practice

8h30 - 17h00
LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.
Montreal, Québec Canada
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COHDS is delighted to invite you to the 13th Emerging Scholars Symposium, a one-day, in-person event bringing together emerging scholars, artists, and community practitioners working in oral history, digital storytelling, […]

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12 mars 2026

Rescheduled : Cooking With COHDS: Exploring the Foodways of the Lebanese Community of Leamington, Ontario: Sacred, Industrial, and Baladi

13h00 - 16h00
Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation (LB-145), 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest
Montréal,
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With Michael Ferguson   While Lebanese food has been ubiquitous across Canada for decades, this presentation/cooking activity moves beyond shawarma, hummus, and tabouleh to take a closer look at the […]

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13 février 2026

Capturing Voices: Recording Audio for History

13h00 - 16h00
Concordia University, LB-1042 (COHDS), 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O
Montreal,
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With Frankie Ray   This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the principles and practices of recording high-quality audio in a range of real-world contexts. Participants will gain practical experience […]

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06 février 2026

Working with Communities: A Conversation on Navigating Relationships

13h00 - 15h00
LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.
Montreal, Québec Canada
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Photo description: Marjorie Villefranche in a collective oral history interview at La Maison d'Haïti   With Philippe Blouin, Michael Ferguson, Cassandra Marsillo, Tesfa Peterson, Léa Denieul Pinsky, and Désirée Rochat […]

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05 février 2026

Interpreting the Underlying Dynamic in Oral History

10h00 - 12h00
LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.
Montreal, Québec Canada
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With Steven High This workshop will introduce you to ways of interpreting the underlying interviewer-interviewee dynamic that structures the oral history recording. It is an interview after all. Yet we […]

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30 janvier 2026

Cooking with COHDS: Molisan Winter Remedies

13h00 - 16h00
Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation (LB-145), 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest
Montréal,
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With Cassandra Marsillo   This workshop will centre on making two different types of pasta shapes and accompanying recipes typical to Molise, a small region in Southern Italy with a […]

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28 janvier 2026

Screening of Hommes-relais, Becoming Ruby and Red Girl Rising

18h00 - 20h00
Concordia University, LB-1042 (COHDS), 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O
Montreal,
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With Vladimir Chindea and HotDocs   We are pleased to present, in collaboration with HotDocs, three Citizen Minutes documentaries: Hommes-relais, Becoming Ruby, and Red Girl Rising. Each of these films […]

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22 janvier 2026

Deep Listening to Life Stories

10h00 - 12h00
LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.
Montreal, Québec Canada
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With Steven High The workshop will invite you to engage deeply with a videotaped interview of a Rwandan genocide survivor recorded as part of the Montreal Life Stories project. We will […]

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14 janvier 2026

ÉCOUTER / ENREGISTRER / ARCHIVER

17h30 - 19h00
ALLab, J.W. McConnell (LB) Building, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. LB-1042-03 (10th floor)
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Avec Nalini Mohabir   Participez à une séance d’écoute active guidée par Nalini Mohabir, en réponse à l’installation SIGHTINGS 45 de Joyce Joumaa. Ensemble, nous écouterons des extraits audio jusqu’alors inaccessibles provenant […]

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05 décembre 2025

Stories Matter 2.0: Working with COHDS’ (very own) Innovative Oral History Software

13h00 - 15h00
Concordia University, LB-1042 (COHDS), 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O
Montreal,
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With Kelann Currie-Williams This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to using Stories Matter— a free, open-source oral history database software that allows for the archiving of digital video and […]

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