平特五不中
2019鈥�2020聽BMO Postdoctoral Fellow
julieravary [at] hotmail.com (Email)
Julie Ravary-Pilon recently completed a SSHRC-funded postdoctoral research project on feminist videographers鈥� artistic practices on the web at the Center for Interuniversity Research on Quebec Culture and Literature (CRILCQ) and in partnership with the Research Institute and Feminist Studies at UQAM (IREF). She holds a Ph.D. in Film studies from the Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Her thesis, which examines the representation of women in the history of Quebec cinema, was published by the University of Montreal Press in the fall 2018 under the title聽. She has recently organized the conference "" at the Cin茅math猫que qu茅b茅coise and has published numerous articles on cinema, television, literature, the web and the history of women in Quebec.
Dr. Julie Ravary-Pilon鈥檚 postdoctoral research project at the CRIEM-BMO, under the supervision of Professor Marion Froger, tackles the issue of women鈥檚 underrepresentation in Montreal鈥檚 toponymy, with a focus on the metro space.
In 2016, women accounted for 6% of Montreal鈥檚 toponymic panorama in contrast to 50% for men, while the remaining 44% does not refer to historical figures. The Montreal metro particularly stands out because 28 of its 68 stations bear names that onlyhonor men of European descent.
In her聽action-research project, For Inclusive Montreal Stories: Feminist Research-Action on the Montreal Metro, Dr. Julie Ravary-Pilon proposes to revisit the map of Montreal鈥檚 underground train. To that end, she develops an intersectional feminist toponymy stemming from narratives that highlight women鈥檚 contribution to Montreal鈥檚 history.聽At CRIEM, Dr. Ravary-Pilon will collaborate with social actors in order to produce a revisited map of the metro, which will culminate in an exhibition set in the urban space. Such a feminist study of historical narratives, to be displayed in the metropolitan public transit system, adds to the multiple theoretical engagements with the various modes of representation of pluralist identities and forms of belongings existing in the public space. Ultimately, this feminist project also aims to turn Montreal鈥檚 public transit system into a more inclusive and egalitarian space shared by all its citizens.
