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 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.



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