This week, I will attend the 2022 International Jacques Ellul Society Conference at McGill University in Montreal: “The Arts, Culture, and Environment in a Technological Society: Revisiting Jacques Ellul.”
While the conference itself takes place on July 8 & 9, it will be preceded by a one-day symposium and concert on July 7: “Music and Antifascism: Reflections on the Past and Possibilities in the Present.”
On July 8-9, the conference, “The Arts, Culture, and Environment in a Technological Society: Revisiting Jacques Ellul” takes place at McGill’s Thomson House Ballroom.
On Friday, July 8, at 3:00pm, I will present the paper, “’The saddest songs are often the most beautiful’: The Secret Centrality of the Poetic in the Sociology of Jacques Ellul.” This presentation forms part of Session Three, “Artistic Practice Between Word and Image.”
I will also chair Session Six, “Potentials and Prospects of Culture and Technology,” at 1:00pm on Saturday, July 9.
Those wishing to stay the weekend can take part in a guided tour of the exhibition, “Feedback #6: Marshall McLuhan and the Arts” at Fonderie Darling, 745 Ottawa Street (near Old Montreal) on Sunday, July 10, at 10:30am.
For more information about the conference, CLICK HERE: https://ellul.org/montreal-conference-2022/
To register, CLICK HERE: https://ellul.org/register-for-conferences/
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