Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome back from reading week!
This week we are thrilled to have Karalyn Dokurno, the Production Manager of Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal presenting
Academic Publishing De-Mystified
Thursday, February 27, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1872>.
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/>!
Upcoming UMIH Events:
The Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America is pleased to present:
Patriots and Traitors in Cuba: Explaining the Mariel Boatlift of 1980
guest lecture by Lillian Guerra (University of Florida)
Monday, March 2, 2020
2:30 - 4:00 pm
303 Tier Building
For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1877>.
Col[lab]oration
experiments in community art
with Synonym Art Consultation
Thursday, March 5, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/collaboration---experim…>.
Larissa Lai
Thursday, March 12, 2020
More details TBA!
UMIH Supported Events:
Bauhaus (Canada) 101
The School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba, Curated by Dr. Oliver A. I. Botar
Exhibition:
February 13, 2020 to March 27, 2020
The School of Art Gallery is pleased to present Bauhaus (Canada) 101, the only major exhibition in Canada to celebrate the centenary of the Bauhaus, the legendary German design school. This exhibition provides a crash course on the Bauhaus, founded in 1919. It offers insight into the school’s influence on Canadian architecture, furniture design, graphic design, art and pedagogy.
Associated Programming:
February 26: Education Coordinator's Tour, School of Art Gallery, 12:15 PM
February 28: Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Otto, ARTlab 364, 12:00-1:30 PM
February 28: Keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Otto: Gender, Sexuality, and the Bauhaus, MAWA, 611 Main Street, 7:00 PM
For more information, click here<https://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/Bauhaus_101.html>.
UMIH Research Affiliate, Murray Leeder, will be presenting the keynote at this year's Supernatural Studies Annual Conference
The third annual conference will take place in New Rochelle, NY
Friday March 20, 2020
For more information, click here<https://www.supernaturalstudies.com/conference>.
Other Opportunities and events:
UM Black Alliance (UBA) presents Black History Month events in February:
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.
The Centre for Professional & Applied Ethics Presents:
The Shareholder as Client - Conflicting Ethics in Urban Planning Mega-Firms
Orly Linovski, Department of City Planning
213 Russell Building
Thursday February 27, 2020
1:00-2:00 pm
"Personal Strategies for Improving Your Research Productivity"
Stu Clark Distinguished Speaker Series
Dr. Céleste Grimard
Drake Centre, Room 108
Friday, March 6, 2020
2:40-3:40 pm
Faculty and graduate students are invited to submit proposals for the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS)
“Translation and Appropriation in the Long Eighteenth Century” to be held in Winnipeg October 21-24, 2020.
Cary Miller, Native Studies is one of the three plenary speakers at the event.
Deadline for submission of individual papers is March 15, 2020.
Please visit the webpage for full information in both English and French:
https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/English_theatre_film_media/….
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>
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
We hope you are all having a restful and enjoyable Reading Week! We will still be holding a Write-on-Site on Thursday, February 20, 2020 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/>!
Next Week:
Academic Publishing De-Mystified
with Karalyn Dokurno
Thursday, February 27, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
Upcoming UMIH Events:
Patriots and Traitors in Cuba: Explaining the Mariel Boatlift of 1980
guest lecture by Lillian Guerra (University of Florida)
Monday, March 2, 2020
2:30 - 4:00 pm
303 Tier Building
Col[lab]oration
experiments in community art
with Synonym Art Consultation
Thursday, March 5, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
UMIH Supported Events:
Bauhaus (Canada) 101
The School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba, Curated by Dr. Oliver A. I. Botar
Exhibition:
February 13, 2020 to March 27, 2020
The School of Art Gallery is pleased to present Bauhaus (Canada) 101, the only major exhibition in Canada to celebrate the centenary of the Bauhaus, the legendary German design school. This exhibition provides a crash course on the Bauhaus, founded in 1919. It offers insight into the school’s influence on Canadian architecture, furniture design, graphic design, art and pedagogy.
Associated Programming:
February 26: Education Coordinator's Tour, School of Art Gallery, 12:15 PM
February 28: Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Otto, ARTlab 364, 12:00-1:30 PM
February 28: Keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Otto: Gender, Sexuality, and the Bauhaus, MAWA, 611 Main Street, 7:00 PM
For more information, click here<https://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/Bauhaus_101.html>.
Other Opportunities and events:
Faculty and graduate students are invited to submit proposals for the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS)
“Translation and Appropriation in the Long Eighteenth Century” to be held in Winnipeg October 21-24, 2020.
Cary Miller, Native Studies is one of the three plenary speakers at the event.
Deadline for submission of individual papers is March 15, 2020.
Please visit the webpage for full information in both English and French:
https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/English_theatre_film_media/….
UM Black Alliance (UBA) presents Black History Month events in February:
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>
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Join us on Thursday for a lecture in the afternoon and a roundtable discussion in the evening, both organized by UMIH research affiliates, and for Write On Sites every Monday and Thursday morning!
This Week:
Indigeneity and Horror in Recent Canadian Cinema
Murray Leeder (UMIH)
Thursday, February 13, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/indigeneity-and-horror-…>.
Disability and History: A Roundtable Discussion
Join moderator Allen Mankewich and four disability researchers for a conversation on the why and how of disability history.
Speakers: Dr. Christopher Crocker (University of Iceland, UMIH), Dr. Nancy Hansen (University of Manitoba), Dr. Paul Lawrie (University of Winnipeg), and Dr. Vanessa Warne (University of Manitoba).
Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre (61 Carlton St.)
Admission is free! Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre is an accessible meeting space. ASL interpretation will be provided.
For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1859>.
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…>.
Bauhaus (Canada) 101
The School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba, Curated by Dr. Oliver A. I. Botar
Exhibition:
February 13, 2020 to March 27, 2020
Opening Reception & Lecture by curator Dr. Botar:
Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 4:30 - 9:00 PM
A lecture by Dr. Botar will begin at 6:00 PM, ARTlab 136
The School of Art Gallery is pleased to present Bauhaus (Canada) 101, the only major exhibition in Canada to celebrate the centenary of the Bauhaus, the legendary German design school. This exhibition provides a crash course on the Bauhaus, founded in 1919. It offers insight into the school’s influence on Canadian architecture, furniture design, graphic design, art and pedagogy.
Associated Programming:
February 13: Opening Reception, 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Lecture by Dr. Botar, ARTlab 136, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
February 14: Curator’s Tour, School of Art Gallery, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
February 26: Education Coordinator's Tour, School of Art Gallery, 12:15 PM
February 28: Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Otto, ARTlab 364, 12:00-1:30 PM
February 28: Keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Otto: Gender, Sexuality, and the Bauhaus, MAWA, 611 Main Street, 7:00 PM
For more information, click here<https://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/Bauhaus_101.html>.
Other Opportunities and events:
UM Black Alliance (UBA) presents Black History Month events in February:
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>
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Join us this week for Write On Sites on Monday and Thursday morning, and two lectures coming up next week!
This Week:
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/>!
Next Week:
Indigeneity and Horror in Recent Canadian Cinema
Murray Leeder (UMIH)
Thursday, February 13, 2020
2:30 - 3:30 pm
409 Tier Building
For more information, click here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/indigeneity-and-horror-…>.
Disability and History: A Roundtable Discussion
Join moderator Allen Mankewich and four disability researchers for a conversation on the why and how of disability history.
Speakers: Dr. Christopher Crocker (University of Iceland, UMIH), Dr. Nancy Hansen (University of Manitoba), Dr. Paul Lawrie (University of Winnipeg), and Dr. Vanessa Warne (University of Manitoba).
Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Dalnavert Museum and Visitros' Centre (61 Carlton St.)
Admission is free! Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre is an accessible meeting space. To request ASL interpretation, please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca by Feb. 6, 2020.
For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1859>.
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:
DEADLINE TODAY!
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 2020 Robert and Elizabeth Knight Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Robin DiAngelo is an educator, author, and activist on critical racial and social justice education.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Doors open: 2:00 pm, Lecture: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Investors Group Athletic Centre
RSVP is required by emailing: rsvp(a)umanitoba.ca
For more information, click here<http://umanitoba.ca/knightlecture>.
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>