10/10/2026
PROCHAINES CONFÉRENCES OCTOBRE (23 et 30 octobre):
23 octobre 12h30 "Nation Branding in the Algorithm Era." (Nouveau membre du CEIM!)
https://uqam.zoom.us/j/8340723619
Présidence Michèle Rioux (UQAM)
Conférencier : Dr. Samer Elhajjar Senior Lecturer of Marketing NUS Business School
This theme examines how algorithms, AI systems, digital platforms, and recommendation engines increasingly shape the visibility, reputation, and attractiveness of nations. It also provides an opportunity to discuss issues of digital regulation and technological rivalry, while connecting them to questions of soft power, international competitiveness, and geopolitical influence.
30 octobre Trade fetichism 12h30
Présidence Sylvain Zini (à confirmer)
https://uqam.zoom.us/j/8340723619
Conférenciers : Gavin Fridell
https://www.smu.ca/researchers/arts/profiles/gavin-fridell.html
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https://www.routledge.com/Trade-Fetishism-Magical-and-Materialist-Thinking-in-Global-Political-Economy/Fridell-Clark/p/book/9781032447001
Join Gavin Fridell and Patrick Clark as they discuss their new book, Trade Fetishism, which argues trade not only meets material goals, but also works as a fantasy that seeks to satisfy and soothe our unconscious desires and anxieties. Countering the idea that trade is predominantly about rational economic goals, they argue trade is equally about non-rational or symbolic goals. Trade agreements are often “fetishized”: offered up as near-magical solutions to complex problems, even if they perpetually disappoint.
Trade Fetishism argues that “trade” not only meets material goals, but also simultaneously works as a fantasy that seeks to satisfy and soothe our unconscious desires and anxieties. Countering the idea that trade is driven ultimately by rational economic, political, and strategic logics, it argu...
