{"id":27290,"date":"2025-11-15T10:50:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crc.umontreal.ca\/?p=27290"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:33:20","slug":"new-article-published-by-catherine-couturier-for-a-festive-and-inclusive-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crc.umontreal.ca\/en\/new-article-published-by-catherine-couturier-for-a-festive-and-inclusive-city\/","title":{"rendered":"For an inclusive festive city: Article published on the Entretiens Jacques Cartier study day held in Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Professor Jean-Pierre Chupin<\/strong> and student Laur\u00e8ne Smith<\/strong> presented UdeM’s research on the concept of inclusion in festive activities<\/strong> at the Entretiens Jacques Cartier conference in Lyon.<\/p>\n

“Montreal and Lyon are both known as festive cities, hosting multiple events each year. But not everyone has the right to celebrate. \u201cFestivals are places of contradiction. They are celebrations that are supposed to be open to everyone, yet they exclude people,\u201d says Laur\u00e8ne Smith, a master’s student in architecture under the supervision of Professor Jean-Pierre Chupin at the University of Montreal.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to answer the question \u201cIs the festive city inclusive?\u201d and to discuss their research, these representatives from the UdeM School of Architecture participated in the Entretiens Jacques Cartier 2025, which took place this year in Lyon from October 6 to 8. \u201cLast year, I organized a series of round tables on universal accessibility awareness for the Entretiens. As a continuation of this reflection, the organization Cit\u00e9 anthropoc\u00e8ne suggested that we look at the festive city,\u201d summarizes the professor, who works on the issue of inclusion in the organization of cities…”<\/p>\n

Read more on the UdeMNouvelles<\/span><\/a><\/span> website.<\/p>\n

This event, dedicated to festive cities and their mechanisms of inclusion or exclusion, was also documented by the <\/span>Cit\u00e9 Antropoc\u00e8ne<\/span><\/b> and McGill’s <\/span>Night-time Design Research Group<\/span><\/b>. These resources provide further insights from the collaborating institutions:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n