- Through INPE's first-time collaboration with the John Dewey Society (JDS), all participants are invited to attend the Dewey Memorial Lecture at Concordia University, featuring Prof. Gregory Pappas as the keynote speaker (details to follow).
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Complete program: While the conference program is not yet available, we are happy to share a preview of some of the activities we have planned for you.
August 10 |
August 11 - INPE keynote 1. - JDS Presidential Panel (including 3 panelists : details to come). - The welcome reception will take place in the evening at the lovely Bar Pamplemousse. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Ethics and Education, INPE's official journal, for sponsoring this year's conference welcome reception. |
August 12 - Cultural activities are planned for the afternoon. |
August 13 - INPE keynote 2. - The conference dinner will take place in the evening, with the restaurant still to be confirmed. |
August 14 - INPE keynote 3. |
Keynote speakers
Mario Di Paolantonio, York University, Canada
Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón, the University of Nebraska at Reno, USA
Liz Jackson, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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CONFERENCE TEAM
Yasushi Mayurama - Program Chair
Yasushi Maruyama is Professor of Philosophy of Education at Hiroshima University, Japan, and is currently the Dean of the School of Education, Hiroshima University. He has served as an editor of various academic journals, including the editor-in-chief of Studies in the Philosophy of Education, a Journal of The Philosophy of Education Society of Japan. His research interests include the philosophy of Wittgenstein, philosophy of mind, ethics of teaching, professional ethics education, and post-colonialism.
Contact: yasumaru@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Marina Schwimmer - Conference Organiser
Marina Schwimmer is a full professor of educational foundations at the Université du Québec à Montréal and chief editor of the journal Éthique en éducation et en formation. Her work is mainly rooted in the field of philosophy of education. She is interested in a number of issues relating to educational practices and policies, the culture of well-being, and teacher ethics. Recently, she has taken a particular interest in the notion of criticism and experimental approaches in education.
Contact: schwimmer.marina@uqam.ca
Marie-Hélène Masse-Lamarche
Dr Marie-Hélène Masse-Lamarche is a lecturer in philosophy of education at the Université du Québec à Montréal since 2018. As a member of the INPE conference team, she is thrilled to welcome and meet new colleagues, and to open spaces for discussion with fellow researchers.
Contact: masse_lamarche.marie-helene@
Juliette Bertoldo
Dr Juliette Bertoldo is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Québec in Chicoutimi, funded by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC). Her research explores the philosophical significance of death for educational thought and pedagogy in the Anthropocene through critical posthumanism, queer death studies, and contemporary artistic practice, and forms the basis of a book she is currently writing. Bertoldo holds positions on several philosophy of education boards and has served as INPE’s communications officer since 2022.
Contact: juliette.bertoldo@gmail.com or inpe.org@gmail.com
Ilya Zrudlo
Dr Ilya Zrudlo teaches educational foundations at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in Canada. He researches the role of philosophy in teacher education and the capacities young people require in order to contribute to the betterment of their communities. He is the author of Navigating the Moral Landscape of Youth Development and Community Education (2026) and is currently writing a textbook for teachers.
Mathilde Cambron-Goulet
Mathilde Cambron-Goulet is a full professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her work is dedicated to scholarly practices, educational doctrines, orality, and literacy in philosophical works from Antiquity. She is particularly interested in philosophy as a way of life and in the impact of scholarly practices on sociability and on the sense of belonging in ancient intellectual communities. She also uses her work on ancient philosophy to address questions about the way we teach in the contemporary world.