 The Contemporary University as a Cultural Scene: The Case of Montreal 
The emergence of the notion of the scene in cultural analysis stems from the recognition of the cultural dynamism of college towns. The relationship, however, has not received close attention in the pioneering work : studies of the roles of universities have traditionally focused primarily on their economic impacts and their function in regional innovation. This contribution highlights the role of urban universities in Montreal in the construction and vitalization of cultural scenes and invites us to address the cultural role of the university in the city through the mediations it engenders and operates. By situating the university as an institution of the urban ecosystem through which cultural expressions circulate formally and informally, material, symbolic and political logics surface and shed light on the understanding of the cultural inscription of universities in the city.