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UMIH Upcoming Events: Join Us For 4 Exciting Events This Week!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Join us for an event-filled week this week! We can't wait to see you all at these events. This Week: UMIH and UM Press are pleased to present two launches for books exploring the Indigenous Experience Rene Meshake & Kim Anderson launching Injichaag: My Soul in Story / Anishinaabe Poetics in Art and Words<https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/injichaag-my-soul-in-story>. Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 pm Cross Common Room, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road) This event features Warren Cariou, who directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, teaches in the Department of English, Theatre, Film and Media, and makes art. Join us for art, music, and bannock/jam! Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West Friday, January 31, 2:00 - 4:00 pm 409 Tier Building Featuring editors Heather Dorries, Robert Henry, David Hugill, and Tyler McCreary as well as special guest, Sarah Cooper. More information can be found here<https://news.umanitoba.ca/um-press-launches-two-books-exploring-the-indigen…>! The Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America Presents Privatizing Risk: The Case of Colombia's Health Sector Speakers: Beda Suárez Aguilar (Executive Director) and Harold Gómez Vargas (Legal Representative) from Anas Wayuu, Colombia Wednesday, January 29, 2020 2:30 - 4:30 pm 303 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1854>. Two Stitches, Hers Then Mine: Experiences Working with the Manitoba Museum Ethnographic Collection Katherine Boyer (School of Art) Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:30 - 3:30 pm 409 Tier Building For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1843>. We're hosting Write On Sites every Monday and Thursday from 9 am - 12 pm in 409 Tier. Drop in to work on your writing projects in a community environment. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1823>. For an overview of our upcoming programming for Winter term, check out our events at a glance poster here<https://umhumanities.com/2020/01/06/welcome-back/>! UMIH Supported Events: The Impact of Creative Expression Workshops on Resilient 2SLGBTQ Communities Drop In Workshops Sunshine House, 646 Logan Ave. For more information, click here<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/photos/a.494001203987598/26283615438…>. 2020 Annual pAGES & EFTSA Colloquium: Human, Animal, Liminal Friday, January 31, 2020 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Cross Common Room, St. John's College For more information, click here<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/photos/a.494001203987598/26688346331…>. Other Opportunities and events: Two Lectures by Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory. The Endless Occupation: Law, Justice and Accountability in Palestine and Israel Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 - 2:30 pm 408 Tier Building The Vanishing Horizon: The ABCs of Human Rights in the Occupation of Palestine Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 pm Harrow United Church, 955 Mulvey Ave. Lectures sponsored by the Department of Political Studies and Geopolitical Economy Research Group, University of Manitoba, the Israel-Palestine Law Symposium, Independent Jewish Voices Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Peace Alliance, Mennonite Church Manitoba Working Group on Palestine and Israel and Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba The Ethics Centre is hosting a public forum on the issues facing Winnipeg: poverty, crime, and the renewal of the inner city. Panelists: Kathleem Buddle (UM Anthropology) and Molly McCracken (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) Thursday, January 30, 2020 1:00 - 2:20 pm 307 Tier Building Free and everyone welcome! Please come to offer your thoughts on these important issues. Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2019-2020 Offered by The Simons Foundation Canada<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/> and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP)<http://www.international.gc.ca/isrop-prisi/index.aspx?lang=eng> of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)<http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx?lang=eng> with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues. A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in March 2020. Deadline for applications: Monday, 3 February 2020 For more information, click here<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/graduate-research-awards-disarmament-arms…>. The Decolonizing Lens Presents: nîpawistamåsowin We Will Stand Up Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the WAG Doors: 6:30 pm, film and discussion: 7:00 pm Discussion with fimmaker Tasha Hubbard and lawyer Jessica Saunders Free for all to attend and free snacks provided! More information here<https://www.facebook.com/events/1057236107973759/>. UM Black Alliance (UBA) presents two events for Black History Month in February: Where we live now: Black liberation struggles and the university as white property, led by Dr. Delia Douglas, anti-racism practice lead, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Wednesday February 5, 2020 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Marshall McLuhan Hall (UMSU University Centre) Registration: https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/ist/event/um-black-history-month-e… On February 26, Dr. Cary Miller, native studies department head, along with Valerie Williams, equity, diversity and inclusion facilitator, will be facilitating a conversation titled, Where Do We Go From Here. The discussion will include suggestions for continuing the work of anti-racism; exploring the successes and challenges of implementing the strategies; and defining individual and collective follow-up actions. Date: Wednesday February 26, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location: Room 141, Education Building Registration: https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/ist/event/where-do-we-go-from-here/ Participants are strongly encouraged to attend Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s presentation, “White Fragility<https://news.umanitoba.ca/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-for-white-people-…>” on February 6 or read her book before attending this conversation. UM Black Alliance (UBA) has been formed to coordinate and promote Black History Month events; address challenges and continue to honour and remember the important history, people and experiences of Black communities in February and throughout the year. 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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UMIH Upcoming Events - Keynote and Panel Discussion on Precarity and Sessional Labour AND visiting guest Roberta Barker on the Health Humanities!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We have a very exciting roster of events coming up in the next two weeks! Please join us for this jam-packed end to January. Tomorrow: Precarious Work: Discussion on Sessional Labour in Academia Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sarika Bose (UBC) Panelists: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra (UM), Dr. Alyson Brickey (UW), Dr. Melissa Funke (UW), Dr. Mandy Elliott (Booth) Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Keynote: 10:30 AM -12 PM Panel: 12:30 - 2:00 PM 111 St. John's College (Quiet Room) Lunch provided! For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/adjunct-labour-panel/>. Thursday: (Re)Imagining Embodiment: Approaches to teaching, Research, and Programming in Health Humanities Dr. Roberta Barker Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:00-4:30 pm 409 Tier Building For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1835>. Coming Up: UMIH and UM Press are pleased to present two launches for books exploring the Indigenous Experience Rene Meshake & Kim Anderson launching Injichaag: My Soul in Story / Anishinaabe Poetics in Art and Words<https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/injichaag-my-soul-in-story>. Tuesday, January 28, 2:30 pm Cross Common Room, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road) This event features Warren Cariou, who directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, teaches in the Department of English, Theatre, Film and Media, and makes art. Join us for art, music, and bannock/jam! Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West Friday, January 31, 2:00 - 4:00 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://news.umanitoba.ca/um-press-launches-two-books-exploring-the-indigen…>! The Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America will be hosting two guest speakers from Colombia Wednesday, January 29, 2020 2:30 - 4:30 pm 303 Tier Building Two Stitches, Hers Then Mine: Experiences Working with the Manitoba Museum Ethnographic Collection Katherine Boyer (School of Art) Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:30 - 3:30 pm 409 Tier Building For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1843>. We're hosting Write On Sites every Monday and Thursday from 9 am - 12 pm in 409 Tier. Drop in to work on your writing projects in a community environment. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1823>. For an overview of our upcoming programming for Winter term, check out our events at a glance poster here<https://umhumanities.com/2020/01/06/welcome-back/>! UMIH Supported Events: The Impact of Creative Expression Workshops on Resilient 2SLGBTQ Communities Drop In Workshops Sunshine House, 646 Logan Ave. For more information, click here<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/photos/a.494001203987598/26283615438…>. Other Opportunities and events: Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2019-2020 Offered by The Simons Foundation Canada<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/> and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP)<http://www.international.gc.ca/isrop-prisi/index.aspx?lang=eng> of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)<http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx?lang=eng> with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues. A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in March 2020. Deadline for applications: Monday, 3 February 2020 For more information, click here<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/graduate-research-awards-disarmament-arms…>. UM Black Alliance (UBA) presents two events for Black History Month in February: Where we live now: Black liberation struggles and the university as white property, led by Dr. Delia Douglas, anti-racism practice lead, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Wednesday February 5, 2020 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Marshall McLuhan Hall (UMSU University Centre) Registration: https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/ist/event/um-black-history-month-e… On February 26, Dr. Cary Miller, native studies department head, along with Valerie Williams, equity, diversity and inclusion facilitator, will be facilitating a conversation titled, Where Do We Go From Here. The discussion will include suggestions for continuing the work of anti-racism; exploring the successes and challenges of implementing the strategies; and defining individual and collective follow-up actions. Date: Wednesday February 26, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location: Room 141, Education Building Registration: https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/ist/event/where-do-we-go-from-here/ Participants are strongly encouraged to attend Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s presentation, “White Fragility<https://news.umanitoba.ca/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-for-white-people-…>” on February 6 or read her book before attending this conversation. UM Black Alliance (UBA) has been formed to coordinate and promote Black History Month events; address challenges and continue to honour and remember the important history, people and experiences of Black communities in February and throughout the year. 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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UMIH Upcoming Events - Jan. 13, 2020
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 14 Jan '20

14 Jan '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We are excited for a jam-packed January with UMIH and UMIH supported events! See you there! Upcoming UMIH Events: We're hosting Write On Sites every Monday and Thursday from 9 am - 12 pm in 409 Tier. Drop in to work on your writing projects in a community environment. Fore more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1823>. Precarious Work: Discussion on Sessional Labour in Academia Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sarika Bose (UBC) Panelists: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra (UM), Dr. Alyson Brickey (UW), Dr. Mandy Elliott (Booth) Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Keynote: 10:30 AM -12 PM Panel: 12:30 - 2:00 PM 111 St. John's College (Quiet Room) Lunch provided! For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/adjunct-labour-panel/>. (Re)Imagining Embodiment: Approaches to teaching, Research, and Programming in Health Humanities Dr. Roberta Barker Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:00-4:30 pm 409 Tier Building For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1835>. For an overview of our upcoming programming for Winter term, check out our events at a glance poster here<https://umhumanities.com/2020/01/06/welcome-back/>! UMIH Supported Events: Sidney Warhaft Memorial Lecture with Dr. Laurie Shannon, Northwestern University Friday, January 17, 2020 7:30 PM 118 St. John's College For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/sidney-warhaft-memorial…>. The Impact of Creative Expression Workshops on Resilient 2SLGBTQ Communities Drop In Workshops Sunshine House, 646 Logan Ave. See attached poster for more information. UMIH CFPs: UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765>. Other Opportunities and events: Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2019-2020 Offered by The Simons Foundation Canada<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/> and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP)<http://www.international.gc.ca/isrop-prisi/index.aspx?lang=eng> of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)<http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx?lang=eng> with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues. A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in March 2020. Deadline for applications: Monday, 3 February 2020 For more information, click here<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/graduate-research-awards-disarmament-arms…>. 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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UMIH upcoming events: Welcome back to a new term!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Happy New Year! And welcome back to a new term with many exciting upcoming events! Here are a few to mark in your calendars: Upcoming UMIH Events: We're hosting Write On Sites every Monday and Thursday from 9 am - 12 pm in 409 Tier. Drop in to work on your writing projects in a community environment. Fore more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1823>. We will be starting off 2020 with our first Arts of Conversation Lecture by Tim Penner The Old Man and the Minotaur: Medial Representations of Ernest Hemingway in the 21st Century Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:30 -3:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here.<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/the-old-man-and-the-min…> For an overview of all our upcoming programming for Winter term, check out our events at a glance poster here<https://umhumanities.com/2020/01/06/welcome-back/>! UMIH CFPs: UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765>. Other Opportunities and events: Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2019-2020 Offered by The Simons Foundation Canada<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/> and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP)<http://www.international.gc.ca/isrop-prisi/index.aspx?lang=eng> of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)<http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx?lang=eng> with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues. A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in March 2020. Deadline for applications: Monday, 3 February 2020 For more information, click here<http://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/graduate-research-awards-disarmament-arms…>. 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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