Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA

The department of Religions and Cultures and the Decolonial Perspectives and Practises Hub (DPPH) are working to develop a safe(r), inclusive and decolonial learning environment for the students and staff of the Religions and Cultures department. In order to do this we are working on a number of projects.

The first one is coming up September 30th 2020 from 1-3 pm. The Decolonial Hub is calling on student voices to develop an anti-racist, Decolonial, empathetic, QTBIPOC centered (digital) learning environment in the religions and cultures department. All Religions and Cultures students or students taking classes in the department are encouraged to join. No faculty will be present for this meeting in order to make students feel comfortable having this discussion. The zoom access code can be found by clicking here (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrd-iupz0jH9UkxDb8tD8SYHDsD_PeX1BA?_x_zm_rtaid=onTVPOQbRqiGJ1mQiRa41Q.1601312158376.a1dc9bf896bfb56e7ee49358e24d2a71&_x_zm_rhtaid=315 ) and passcode is 'RELIGION'.

The second is a survey, which is accessible by clicking this link ( https://forms.gle/xFTju9mj32o7g2Zw7 ). This anonymous survey is dedicated to student voices and experiences in class. This survey is our efforts to acknowledge and value your input in our process of developing new ways of teaching and learning, together. This survey is anonymous and will solely be used for teaching development purposes.

The data collected from the virtual meeting and survey may be used in a variety of ways to make internal recommendations. This may include (but is not limited to): creating workshops, toolkits, modifying syllabi, etc.

I encourage you all to participate (if you can)!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Call to Action: A Students' Guide to Decolonizing Their Department. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Call to Action: A Students' Guide to Decolonizing Their Department. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The department of Religions and Cultures is looking for students to join our executive team! Gain experience hosting events, creating an undergraduate journal and so much more!
Contact: [email protected]

The Concordia Tibetan Language and Culture Summer Program at Shenten Dargye Ling offers students of all academic levels the unique opportunity to acquire Tibetan language skills and to learn about, and experience, Tibetan religion, history and culture firsthand as participants in an active Tibetan monastic community located in the scenic Loire Valley in France!

Students will be instructed in two courses by Concordia staff and world-renowned experts in Tibetan religion and society as well as by academically qualified, native Tibetan-speaking members of Shenten monastery. The monks of Shenten Dargye Ling are followers of the minority Bon religion of Tibet.

The Concordia Tibetan Language and Culture Summer Program consists of two, three-credit courses over a period of four weeks:

Program Dates and Courses:
June 20, 2020 (arrival date) to July 17, 2020 (departure date).

Both courses are offered at the undergraduate and graduate (Masters, PhD) levels:

Course A: Tibetan language (with focus on the grammar of Spoken Tibetan and Classical Literary Tibetan)

Course B: Alternative Voices from Tibet and the Himalayas

(history of Tibet told by non-Buddhist minorities, indigenous beliefs, and the performance of rituals)
Students will have the option of taking part in the activities that make up the daily routine of the monastery, such as early morning and evening meditation sessions, afternoon smoke-offering rituals, and teachings about aspects of spiritual practice, philosophy and Tibetan medicine delivered by Tibetan lamas as well as local cultural excursions in the Loire Valley.

Situated 15 kilometres from the town of Saumur, in France's Loire Valley, the Tibetan monastic community of Shenten Dargye Ling is recognized by the French Ministry of lnterior as a Religious Congregation; its community comprises lay practitioners as well as ordained monks and nuns.

http://www.concordia.ca/students/exchanges/field-schools/tibetan-language-and-culture.html

Contact:
J.F. Marc des Jardins
Associate Professor, Religions and Cultures (514) 848-2424 ext. 5732
[email protected]

Submit your art to the second addition of the Religions and Cultures student associations undergraduate journal, "The Forum!"

To kick off 2020, come join the CRSA for our new Theories Coffee House! We are pleased to introduce two sessions this January, featuring the department’s own PhD candidates Colby Gaudet on the topic Critical Indigenous Studies and Elliot Mason on the topic of Monster Theory. Tea and coffee will be served, and you are encouraged to bring your mug!

Sessions are held January 8th and January 22nd at 6:30 in R-03 in 2050 Mackay. All are welcome!

Check out this amazing Conference taking place at McGill. October 4-5th!

Check out the conference poster!

In celebration of this semester coming to an end, come share food and drinks at Moose Bawr with fellow undergraduate and graduate students as well as your professors. The event will take place this Thursday, April 11th, at 1817 Saint-Catherine St., from 6pm-9pm. Finger food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided by the CRSA. Hope to see you all there!

We know the end of the year can be really intensive and stressful to the point that some people skip a meal. Come enjoy free food on the 7th floor of the hall building starting at 12pm today. Happy end of semester everyone 🙂