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Josée Laplace is a doctoral student in Urban Studies at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), where she is an associate researcher at the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Urban Heritage and a student member of the Interuniversity Center for Studies on Arts, Literature, and Traditions (CELAT). Her research focuses on the sensory dimensions of Montreal’s churches, exploring their architectural ambiance and cultural memory in secular contexts.
Her work intersects with themes such as heritage studies, religious architecture, and urban transformation. She actively contributes to academic events, including moderating sessions on the effects of religious architecture in secular settings and participating in discussions about heritage’s role in shaping identity and community engagement.
As part of the CRC in Urban Heritage, Laplace collaborates on projects that examine the evolving meanings of sacred spaces in secular societies. Her involvement in conference sessions like "Heritage and the New Fate of Sacred Places" highlights her engagement with interdisciplinary research on urban heritage, religious practices, and community-driven preservation.
She co-edited the 2009 collective work Patrimoine et sacralisation with Étienne Berthold and Mathieu Dormaels, analyzing heritage and sacralization processes. Her research is contextualized within broader discussions of critical heritage studies and urban architectural history.
