Book launch in Ottawa for Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public
Oct 20, 2026 — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
On October 20, 2026, attend the book launch of Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public. Portraits comparatifs Europe/Amérique, 1960-2015, edited by E.-Martin Meunier and Philippe Portier, at the University of Ottawa. A roundtable featuring several experts will be followed by a discussion with the audience and a cocktail reception.
Book launch - October 20
Professor E.-Martin Meunier, who holds a Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF) chair, namely the Research Chair on Quebec, Canadian Francophonie and Cultural Changes, and Philippe Portier, research director emeritus of the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), invite you to the launch of Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public. Portraits comparatifs Europe/Amérique, 1960-2015, which will be published simultaneously in Canada by the University of Ottawa Press (UOP) and in Europe by the Presses universitaires de Rennes (PUR).
This event is hosted by the CCRMF, the Centre de recherche sur les francophonies canadiennes (CRCCF) and the University of Ottawa Press (UOP).
Jonathan Paquette, who holds the International Francophonie Research Chair on Cultural Heritage Policies at the University of Ottawa, will moderate this event. Commentary will be provided by Michel Bock (history, CRCCF, University of Ottawa), José López (sociology, University of Ottawa) and Efe Peker (sociology and political science, University of Ottawa), followed by a discussion period with the audience.
The evening will conclude with the official launch of the book and a cocktail reception.