UM-Humanities May 2019

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Error Acknowledgment: Indigenous Organization and Conflict in Cauca, Colombia Event: May 28, 2019: 23:20pm, 307 Tier Building

by U Of M Institute For The Humanities

Dear all, My humble apologies for the spelling error in my subject line. Please note it should read "Colombia." Utterly embarrassed, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities 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>

4 years, 11 months

Indigenous Organization and Conflict in Cauca, Columbia Event: May 28, 2019: 23:20pm, 307 Tier Building

by U Of M Institute For The Humanities

Hello everyone, I alert you to the following wonderful event, organized by the UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America. I encourage you all to attend: The Interdisciplinary Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America Presents INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION AND CONFLICT IN CAUCA, COLOMBIA: THE CASE OF THE INDIGENOUS REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CAUCA (CRIC) 307 Tier Building, Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba May 28, 2:30pm This event will involve a visiting delegation of Colombian Indigenous leaders. A representative from the group will present on the history of struggle and organization of the Nasa people of Cauca, Colombia, in particular in relation to the Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC). They will also discuss the Plan de Vida-Proyecto Nasa, which is their regional plan for autonomy and development. Delegation members: Lizardo Ul Secue, Governor, Indigenous cabildo of San Francisco Sigifredo Pavi Ilamo, Governor, Indigenous cabildo of Toribio Elcy Mesa Taquinas, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project Martha Segura Córdoba, Health Secretary, Municipality of Toribio Angélica Aguilar Rugeles, Manager, Empresa Social del Estado (hospital) Cxayu’ce Jxut, Toribio y Jambalo Jaime Díaz Noscue, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project José Correa Vasquez, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project Nusmem Acosta Aguilar, Indigenous law student Hope to see you there! Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities 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>

4 years, 11 months

Upcoming Events (May 13-20, 2019)

by U Of M Institute For The Humanities

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is off to an excellent start! Here are a few UMIH-related events to draw your attention to: The first is a reminder that this coming Wednesday, May 15th, at 7pm at X-cues, UMIH is helping to host a panel discussion to celebrate the publication of Dr. Julie Guard's new book Radical Housewives: Price Wars and Food Politics in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada. The panelists are Dr. Guard (University of Manitoba), Dr. Janis Theissen (University of Winnipeg), and Dr. Rhonda Hinther (Brandon University), moderated by Dr. Deborah McPhail (University of Manitoba). We encourage you all to join us! You can find the poster attached. The second is this coming Sunday (May 19) at 3:00pm in the Buchwald Room at Millennium Library. There will be a Preview/Launch event for "The Modern Reception of the Medieval Saga of the Sworn Brothers," a special volume of the journal Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, which is about to be published (Volume 26, Spring 2019). Several contributors will be there to discuss topics such as the place of Icelandic literature in world literature and its international influence in Winnipeg and elsewhere. All are welcome to attend - but please note that (for those who may be smuggling exotic animals, for example) there is a security scan at the entrance. Thanks are due to the Icelandic Department and UMIH for their support of the research being presented here, as well a to AASSC who run the journal (scancan.net). Please see the attached poster and venue files for further details. Warm wishes, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities 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>

4 years, 11 months

Radical Housewives: Panel Discussion (May 15th at X-Cues, 7-9pm)

by U Of M Institute For The Humanities

Good afternoon everyone! We are excited to announce that UMIH is collaborating with Dr. Julie Guard to celebrate the publication of her upcoming book Radical Housewives: Price Wars and Food Politics in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada, with a panel discussion with Dr. Janis Theissen (University of Winnipeg) and Dr. Rhonda Hinther (Brandon University), moderated by Dr. Deborah McPhail (University of Manitoba). This fabulous event will be held at X-Cues at 551 Sargent Avenue on May 15th, 2019, from 7-9pm. I have attached the poster for the event, and the Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1196652783846777/ We hope to see many of you there! Until then, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities 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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