Richard Bourhis
Richard Bourhis obtained a B.Sc. in Psychology at McGill University and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Bristol, England. He taught in Psychology at McMaster University in Ontario and at UQAM where he is Emeritus Professor. He published extensively in English and French on discrimination and intergroup relations, language policies, cross-cultural communication, immigration and acculturation. He received a doctorate 'Honoris Causa' at Université de Lorraine, France, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was awarded the Gold Medal Award of the Canadian Psychological Society.
Sessions in which Richard Bourhis participates
Thursday 4 November, 2021
Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)Speakers:Richard Bourhis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UQAM"On the Planned Declin...
Sessions in which Richard Bourhis attends
Wednesday 3 November, 2021
Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia UniversityWilliam Floch, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise Opening Keynote AddressModerator: Brian Lewis,...
Moderator: John McMahon, Director General, Vanier CollegeSpeakers:D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Data Analyst, Playfair Statistics "Comparing the Presence o...
Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives: recording the Black community experience for research and evidence-based initiativesSpeakers:Alix Adrien, president, Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE)Clarence Bayne, Professor emeritus, Concordia UniversityDésirée Rochat, Observato...
Thursday 4 November, 2021
Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)Speakers:Richard Bourhis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UQAM"On the Planned Declin...
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Speakers: Brian Rock, Chairman, Committee for the Enhancement of the Curriculum of the History of Quebec Marlene Jennings, President, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
Friday 5 November, 2021
Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCelebrating Indigenous Languages in AcademiaAs post-secondary institutions seek to reconcile with Indigenous peoples and decolonize the academy, Indigenous languages are afforded very little attention. Universities can play a key role in fostering a ...
Speakers: Paul Zanazanian, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University Sabrina Moisan, Faculté d'éducation, Université de Sherbrooke
Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of ViewCanada’s demographic landscape is in constant evolution; it is also very different than what it was half a century ago, when the Official Languages Act was first adopted. Our population is becoming increasingly diver...
