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Annual Conference of The Qualitative Association

Our student member Jules Pector Lallemand presented his work entitled “Love as Experience of the Future”, in which he puts forward the following idea: to be in love is to project oneself into the future; it is not about “living in the present moment,” but about living in the future moment.

The ERICA Chair at the Canadian Sociological Association 2025

This year, the ERICA Chair will be represented at several conferences of the Canadian Sociological Association:

The ERICA Chair in the news!

As of the beginning of 2025, the members of the ERICA Chair have successfully disseminated their knowledge on a number of news platforms.

Chiara Piazzesi and Lamia Djemoui were interviewed by Julie-Jasmine Boudreau

In her chronicle Intimité et sexualité: ce qui a changé à l’écran, for Radio-Canada.

For Valentine’s Day, Chiara Piazzesi answered Marc Bonomelli’s questions for Le Monde.

She also answered the questions posed by Caroline Chaterlard, in La Presse Canadienne.

Noé Klein answered Olivier Bourque’s questions for ICI RDI’s D’abord l’info week-end.

And to the questions of Jasmine Legendre, for Le Devoir.

Jules Pector Lallemand (a.k.a Dr Love) answered URBANIA’s questions!

The new issue of the sociology magazine Siggi is finally here! …. and the theme is ‘love’ ❤️

The ERICA Chair is particularly well represented in this edition.

Chiara Piazzesi has written the central essay, entitled ‘Is sociology killing the magic of love?

Jules Pector-Lallemand also publishes a short chronicle on the birth of amorous feelings, entitled ‘David wants nothing serious…’.

Session- (GAS4) Sustaining intimacy: challenges and transformations of relationships

The ERICA team is proud to announce that its graduent student panel will be held at the Canadian Sociology Association on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:30PM – UQAM (Pavillon Hubert-Aquin) (Room: A-5060). The organisers Lamia Djemoui; Noé Klein; Mario Marotta and Félix Dusseau invite you to two sessions:


Our research in videos !

ERICA graduate students members present their research in videos! Discover, in just a few minutes, the theoretical foundations of their interesting studies.

Mario Marotta presents “Intimate communication and the semantics of love: a Luhmannian perspective”.

Félix Dusseau presents “Naming pluralities: categorisation and challenges of plural relations.

Lamia Djemoui presents “Representation of contemporary female sexuality in the series The Handmaid’s Tale: a feminist reading of the injunctive norm of shame as a tool of patriarchal control.”