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Mélissa Thériault

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Art et autogestion

L’idéal d’autogouvernement en contexte québécois

Mélissa Thériault

Art et autogestion

Are self-run artist centers truly a tool for political action (or resistance) in Quebec? Are they compatible with creative impulses, are they threatened in this era of the dematerialization of works, in favour of a flow of communication operated by the digital shift? If so, does this mean that the emergence of digital dissolves any form of local political connections? This is what this text intends to explore, by paying attention to the recent mutations observed in cultural policies and creation. It should appear that the management process,...

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Décoloniser l’enseignement de la philosophie au Québec 

Un exercice de philosophie pratique

Mélissa Thériault

Décoloniser l’enseignement de la philosophie au Québec 

This text argues for a decolonization of philosophy teaching in Quebec and explores the ways in which such a transformation might be possible within existing institutions. By outlining the potential benefits and obstacles associated with this approach, this paper first aims to clear up some of the semantic confusion associated with the concept, and then presents some contemporary proposals from a variety of backgrounds (Mbonda, Kisukidi, Kurtness, Tuck). On the basis of these, it becomes possible to explore the conditions for the emergence of a teaching of philosophy that...