Forced Migration and Health Justice (OUP, 2026)

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When:
19 March 2026 16 h 00 – 18 h 00
Where:
Room 422, 4th floor, hybrid
2910 Edouard-Montpetit, Montreal
Thierry Ngosso, Matthew Hunt, Lisa Eckenwiler, Ryoa Chung

The Center for Research in Ethics is proud to host the book launch of Forced Migration and Health Justice, co-edited by L. Eckenwiler, V. Wild, A. Gotlib, R. Chung, D. Zion, Oxford University Press, 2026.

The event, which will be held both in person and online, will take place on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Montreal time), in Room 422 of the Department of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal (UdeM), located at the Université-de-Montréal metro station, 2910 Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec.

Featuring Marianne Saillant-Sylvain (Université de Montréal) and Elisabeth Galbraith as session chairs.

Participants will include: Ryoa Chung (Université de Montréal), James Dwyer, Lisa Eckenwiler (George Mason University), Anna Gotlib, Matthew Hunt (McGill University), Thierry Ngosso (Université catholique d’Afrique centrale), Mathieu Simard, Peter West-Oram, Verina Wild, Deborah Zion.

To join on Zoom, click here.

  • Workshop on the Philosophy of Mental Health @ Université du Québec à Montréal

    9 h 30 – 17 h 00

    You are cordially invited to a workshop on the philosophy of mental health, scheduled for May 28, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will take place in room W-5305 of the Thérèse-Casgrain Building at the Université du Québec à Montréal, located at 455 René-Lévesque Boulevard East in Montreal.

    Schedule:

    Morning session, chaired by Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien (Université Laval)

    • 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.: Opening remarks
    • 9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Sandrine Renaud (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), “Injustices Experienced by Adults Diagnosed with Psychotic Disorders in Mental Health Care: A Scoping Review”
    • 10:25 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Break
    • 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: Axel Constant (University of Sussex), “The participatory stance: A veritistic social epistemology for patient knowledge”
    • 11:15 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.: Break
    • 11:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Shannon Mahony and Owen Chevalier, “Beyond listening: epistemic conflict in anorexia nervosa and the participatory solution”
    • 12:05 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch

    Afternoon session (I), chaired by Luc Faucher (Université du Québec à Montréal)

    • 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Ian Gold (McGill University), “Devices and Delusions: James Tilly Matthews and the Air Loom”
    • 2:15 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Break
    • 2:20 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.: Alexandre Poisson (Université du Québec à Montréal), “Autistic Expertise Matters: from Participatory Autism in Research to a Participatory Philosophy of Autism”
    • 3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.: Break

    Afternoon session (II), chaired by Ian Gold (McGill University)

    • 3:20 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.: Matthew Valiquette (McGill University), “Towards a Culture of Quantification: Machine-Learning in Mental Health”
    • 4:05 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Break
    • 4:10 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.: Florence Legault, “Epistemic injustices in healthcare: rethinking the agency of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder through an enactive and ecological view of cognition”
    • 4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Closing remarks

    The registration deadline is Sunday, May 24, 2026. To register, please scan the QR code below.

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