October 22 @ 12 NOON - Invitation: Professional Research and Development Series

[Liza Bedard]

*On Thursday, October 22, 2026 the Center for the Study of Canada will be
hosting a lunchtime presentation as part of our Professional Research &
Development Series. Dr. Alexandre Turgeon, Assisitant Professor of History
at Lakehead University, will be offering a presentation titled, **“History
and Memory in the Age of Social Media: A Québec Case Study.”*

*Dr. Turgeon** is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at
Lakehead University. A **specialist in memory-related political issues, his
current research is focusing on the links between history, collective
memory, and social media. He was a FRQSC Postdoctoral Fellow at the
University of Ottawa, Killam Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies at
Bridgewater State University (2017), Fulbright Distinguished Chair in
Québec Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh (2018), and **a SSHRC Postdoctoral
Fellow at the Université de Montréal**. Alexandre has published widely on
political cartoons, myths, collective memory, commemoration, and social
media. **His articles have been published in The Canadian Historical
Review, Histoire sociale/Social History, Journal of the Canadian Historical
Association/Revue de la Société historique du Canada, Québec Studies, Revue
d’histoire de l’Amérique française, Recherches sociographiques, and
American Review of Canadian Studies, among others. **He has edited a
special issue on political cartoons in Québec, published in Recherches
sociographiques, a second one on the Great Darkness, published in Mens :
revue d’histoire intellectuelle et culturelle**, and is preparing a third
one on the past, the present, and the future of the American Council for
Québec Studies, to be published in Québec Studies.*

*Dr Turgeon’s presentation will be held at the Center for the Study of
Canada/Institute on Québec Studies, 102 Broad Street, to commence at 12
noon.*

*NOTE: Lunch will be provided. Your kind RSVP, either by email to
lbeda001 at plattsburgh.edu <lbeda001 at plattsburgh.edu> or by calling
518-564-2383 by Monday, October 19th to help us confirm catering needs
would be highly appreciated. *

*We thank you for your interest and response.  *

*https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sCBycefshPFpt61DQroOHUgY7orlUom4/view?usp=sharing
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sCBycefshPFpt61DQroOHUgY7orlUom4/view?usp=sharing>*
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