Interdisciplinarity
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Richard T. Ford, an influential law professor, explores in Dress Codes how our clothing choices go beyond fashion to become statements of identity, symbols of power, and arenas of social control. Fashion, much more than an aesthetic concern, is a tool of communication, where individualism sometimes clashes with state authority, as seen with uniforms or the hijab, which sparks debates on individual rights and social norms. What we wear reflects our identity, constantly shaped by cultural borrowing. Women’s dress codes, tied to tradition and their reproductive role, still raise questions today about the balance between personal expression and societal control.
Since its creation in 2022, the MOFPL has rallied over 70 members from a wide variety of backgrounds, active in Quebec and Canada as well as abroad. Since its official launch in 2022, it is proud to have developed a diversified scientific program at the University of Ottawa’s Civil Law Section, and to have been involved in national and international research networks.
On March 29, nine research centres and institutes at the University of Ottawa will co-host a one-day conference on the Rouleau Commission Report. Bringing together leading experts from the University of Ottawa in the fields of law, politics, public administration, economics, criminology, sociology, communications, technology and health, the Conference aims to contribute to the public conversation about the convoy, the declaration of emergency, and the robustness of Canada’s constitutional democracy.
After a year and a half of operation, the Clinique interdisciplinaire en droit social de l’Outaouais (CIDSO) is already well established in the Gatineau community. Since the beginning of its activities, the CIDSO has been mobilizing research knowledge to respond to the real needs of people living in or at risk of homelessness. In this post, discover the interdisciplinary approach behind this social justice initiative whose mission is to propose concrete, global and coherent solutions to people living on the margins of society in the exercise of their rights.
