Dear friends of the humanities,
The UMIH Board of Management has opened its search for a new Director of the Institute.
For your convenience, details about the position and application instructions are provided below and as an attachment.
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Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca>
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>
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Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca>
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>
Dear friends of the humanities,
Here is your weekly rundown of events and news.
EVENTS
Thursday, 15 February
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
“Environmental Humanities: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?”<http://events.umanitoba.ca/EventList.aspx?fromdate=2/1/2018&todate=2/28/201…>
A public roundtable discussion featuring, Bruce Erickson (Geography and the Environment), Jocelyn Thorpe (Women’s and Gender Studies/History), Melanie Unrau (English, Theatre, Film and Media), David Watt (ETFM/Director, UM Institute for the Humanities), and others. All Welcome to join the conversation of this fascinating and important field.
Wednesday, 7 March
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
409 Tier Building
Alternate Histories: A One-Day Symposium<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/4198.html>
Organized by the UMIH Alternate Histories Research Cluster and generously supported by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada.
<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/4198.html>
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Wednesday, 7 March
2:45 pm, 409 Tier Building
Allison Muri (University of Saskatchewan), “Digital Humanities and Alternate Histories: The Case of the Grub Street Project.”<http://events.umanitoba.ca/EventList.aspx?fromdate=3/1/2018&todate=3/31/201…>
NEWS
UMIH 2018-19 Call<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/> for Research Affiliate, Research Clusters, and Graduate Fellowship applications is now open.
Call for Papers<http://1919-2019.com/> – The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference
Due date: February 28, 2018.
Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca>
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>
The following event scheduled for Monday, 12 February has been cancelled, but will be re-scheduled.
Monday, 12 February—Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster (UMIH)
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
Julie Gibbings, "Labor, Violence, and Death in the Remaking of Planter Modernity in Guatemala, 1898-1914"
Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca>
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>
Dear friends of the humanities,
Here is your rundown for a busy an exciting couple of weeks.
Wednesday, 7 February—Department of History
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
“Annishnaabeg Land, Indigenous Labour, and the Organized Labour Movement: Winnipeg, 1919”<http://events.umanitoba.ca/EventList.aspx?fromdate=2/1/2018&todate=2/28/201…>—A public seminar with Adele Perry (Dept of History).
Thursday, 8 February—UMIH, Arts of Conversation
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
Jennifer Dueck, “Cooking Politics: How America Has Learned the Middle East in the Kitchen”<http://events.umanitoba.ca/EventList.aspx?fromdate=2/1/2018&todate=2/28/201…>
Dr. Dueck is Stephen A Jarislowsky Chair in Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa.
Friday, 9 February—Department of History
12:00 pm, 409 Tier Building
James Daschuk (University of Regina), “What’s In a Name? History, Commemoration and Identity in the Canada of 2018” (Poster attached)
Monday, 12 February—Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster (UMIH)
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
Julie Gibbings, "Labor, Violence, and Death in the Remaking of Planter Modernity in Guatemala, 1898-1914"
Thursday, 15 February—UMIH, Arts of Conversation
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
“The Environmental Humanities: What are They and Why do They Matter?”
A public discussion inspired by “Humanities for the Environment—A Manifesto for Research and Action”<http://www.environmentandsociety.org/sites/default/files/key_docs/humanitie…> All Welcome!
Thursday, 15 February—Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR)
12:30 pm, Faculty Lounge, Robson Hall
A public seminar by Visiting Scholar, Dr. Nagarathna Anappa, on “Indian Approaches to Regulating Cyber Crimes—An Overview” All welcome.
Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca>
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>