
Lauren Michelle Levesque
Profile
Lauren Michelle Levesque is an associate professor and arts-based researcher in the School of Leadership Ecology and Equity. Her research interests include public art, nonviolence, spatial approaches to everyday life, sound, improvisation, and performance, as well as craftivism and textile art. Her research and creative
interventions have been published in journals such as Music and Art in Action, Studies in Social Justice, and Art/Research International.
- Ph.D., Theology, Spirituality, ÐÔ°®Ñ§ÌÃ, Ottawa, ON, 2013
- M.A., Religious Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 2006
- BTh., ÐÔ°®Ñ§ÌÃ, Ottawa, ON, 2005
- BMus., Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, 2000
Music, sound, improvisation ; nonviolence and engaged spiritualities ; arts-based research ; autoethnography ; spatial approaches to everyday life.
Books edited:
Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation: New Perspectives on Nonviolent Theories, ed. by H. Eaton andÌýL.M. Levesque, Equinox Publishing, 2016, p. 364.
Chapters in books:
Levesque, L.M.,ÌýArts Literacy and Nonviolent Social Change: Reenvisioning Spirituality through Creative Practice, in V.N. Redekop and G.N. Redekop (eds),ÌýTransforming: 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,ÌýAdvancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation: New Perspectives on Nonviolent Theories, (Equinox Publishing, 2016), pp. 281-291.
Levesque, L.M.,ÌýCODEPINK – la contribution de l’espoir et de la créativité pour une spiritualité engagé en temps de guerre, in P. Daviau (ed),ÌýFemmes artisanes de paix.ÌýDes profils à découvrir, (Médiapaul, 2013), pp. 233-251.
Papers in refereed journals:
Levesque, L.M.,ÌýRestoring 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,ÌýMusic and Arts in Action, Special Issue: Keywords for Music and Peacebuilding (Volume 2), vol. 7, no. 3 (December 2020): 85-102.Ìý