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Lauren Michelle Levesque is an Associate Professor in the Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality. Her research interests include arts-based research, engaged scholarship, musical performance, and nonviolent social change.
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HUM 5102 - Research Methods in Leadership, Ecology and Equity (3u)
Exploration of research methods in the fields of leadership, ecology and equity. Critical assessment of the frameworks and orientations of methods and their practical applications. Providing students with the tools to develop a thesis project.
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HUM 5103 - Nonviolence, Peace and Ecological Movements (3u)
Study of the interrelationship between nonviolence, peace and ecology in various contexts (e.g., creative, grassroots, social, political). Focus on the challenges that conflict, violence and peace pose for ethical action in the world. Explores current issues related to nonviolence, peace and ecological movements in dialogue with social justice frameworks.
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HUM 5125 - Worldviews and Ecology (3u)
Exploration of historical, ecological, cultural and religious worldviews and their implications for the development of leadership and communities. Analysis of social contexts, cultural perspectives, social change in contemporary global settings with reference to social justice frameworks and socio-historical structures.
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HTP 1103 - People, Social Justice and Ecology
Social and ecological challenges facing humanity today, and related issues of social justice. These questions will be examined from a perspective of community building and efforts towards ecological and social transformations for a hopeful future.
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ECS 3140 - Gender Relations and Conflict
Social and philosophical theories of gender. Feminist theories of discrimination and power relations as they apply in conflict situations. Ethnic and religious factors in gender-related conflict issues. Constructive responses and social movements.
Prerequisites: ECS 2191 and ECS 2192. This course was previously ECS2125.
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ECS 2524 - Attitudes locales et communautaires face au conflit
Tout conflit est vécu au niveau de la communauté locale, que sa source soit locale ou internationale. Ce cours identifie et analyse les différentes façons qu’ont les acteurs locaux et communautaires de comprendre et de réagir aux conflits violents ou non violents et à leurs conséquences.
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HTP 1503 - Personnes, justice sociale et écologie
Les défis sociaux et écologiques auxquels l’humanité doit faire face aujourd’hui, ainsi que les questions de justice sociale qui en découlent. Ces questions seront abordées dans une perspective de développement communautaire et d’efforts favorisant des transformations écologiques et sociales en vue d’un avenir plus prometteur.
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ECS 5112 - TRAUMA, HEALING AND RECONCILIATION
Violence and trauma in the context of identity-based conflicts. Emotional, spiritual, physical and cognitive dimensions of the human person. Reconciliation, forgiveness and trauma healing.
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HUM 5999 - Séminaire de recherche / Research Seminar
Un mémoire de recherche où les étudiants démontrent leur capacité à critiquer et à intégrer les connaissances et les compétences qu’ils ont acquises dans une pratique réfléchie et responsable du leadership transformatif. / A graduate level research paper where students demonstrate their ability to critique and integrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired into a reflective and responsible practice of transformative leadership.
Préalables : HUM5702, HUM5703, HUM5502 / Prerequisites: HUM5302, HUM5303, HUM5102.
PhD Theology/Spirituality, Saint Paul University, 2013
MA Religious Studies, Queen's University, 2006
BTh Saint Paul University, 2005
BMus Mount Allison University, 2000
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Autoethnographic and arts-based research on listening and the sonic dimensions of local spaces
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Song and space in the field of music in peace-building
Books edited:
Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation: New Perspectives on Nonviolent Theories, ed. by H. Eaton and L.M. Levesque, Equinox Publishing, 2016, p. 364.
Chapters in books:
Levesque, L.M., Arts Literacy and Nonviolent Social Change: Reenvisioning Spirituality through Creative Practice, in V.N. Redekop and G.N. Redekop (eds), Transforming: Applying Spirituality, Emergent Creativity and Reconciliation, Vol. 2 (Lexington Books, 2021), pp. 225-241.
Levesque, L.M., Music and Nonviolence: Reflections on Possibility and Hope, in H. Eaton and L.M. Levesque, Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation: New Perspectives on Nonviolent Theories, (Equinox Publishing, 2016), pp. 281-291.
Levesque, L.M., CODEPINK – la contribution de l’espoir et de la créativité pour une spiritualité engagé en temps de guerre, in P. Daviau (ed), Femmes artisanes de paix. Des profils à découvrir, (Médiapaul, 2013), pp. 233-251.
Papers in refereed journals:
Levesque, L.M., Restoring Trust through Failure: An Exploration of Singing as Reflective Practice and its Role in Nonviolent Social Change, Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis, vol. 1, no. 2 (July 2019): 154-173.
Levesque, L.M., and Ferguson, D., Space, Music and Arts in Action, Special Issue: Keywords for Music and Peacebuilding (Volume 2), vol. 7, no. 3 (December 2020): 85-102. https://musicandartsinaction.net/index.php/maia/article/view/221/space