Véro Leduc

Véro Leduc is an artist and engaged scholar as well as a professor in Communication Studies at Université du Québec à Montréal. First Deaf university professor in Quebec, she teaches in the program of cultural action, which trains professionals capable of designing cultural actions and promoting democratization of culture as well as cultural democracy. Associate researcher at Ageing+Communication+Technologies (ACT), Testimonial Cultures, Groupe de recherche sur la médiation culturelle, Participatory Media Cluster and Critical Disability Studies Working Group, her projects and practices are anchored in research-creation as well as critical, feminist, queer, intersectional, crip and Deaf perspectives. Working in collaboration with various community organizations and cultural institutions, her current research focuses on Deaf and Disability Arts Practices in Canada, Deaf music, and cultural accessibility.