January 2021 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

UMIH Newsletter January 25th 2021 - Online Discussion: Queer Indigenous Futurisms Wednesday, January 27th 2021.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope this letter meets you well, Up-Coming Events: Online Discussion: Queer Indigenous Futurisms (UMIH + Department of Native Studies) Wednesday, January 27th, 2021. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST via Live stream on the Native Studies Facebook Page. Join Dr. Grace L. Dillon, Professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Department in the School of Gender, Race, and Nations (Portland State University) with Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie in a discussion about Queer Indigenous Futurisms with specific references to Joshua Whitehead's recent collection Love After the End. Public Lecture: The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East. (UMIH + Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa.) Thursday, February 4th, 2021. 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST via Live stream on the UMIH Facebook Page. Join Dr. Laura Robson, Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University in a public lecture exploring how a historiographical focus on mass violence – encompassing the concepts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced migration, appropriation of resources, mass imprisonment, and forcible denationalization – can help explain the emergence of a dystopian politics of identity across the modern Middle East. See attachment for the event poster. New Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support: The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. An initiative to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program was designed to provide opportunities for scholars to secure support, both cash and in- kind, from the UMIH in order to leverage funds from other agencies. Please see attached the poster for details on how to apply. On-Going Opportunities: REMOTE GUEST LECTURE SUPPORT: The UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for instructors in Arts. We can provide honorarium support for a guest lecture to join your class and can assist in live streaming the event online so that it can reach a broader audience. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. Updates: Podcast: Graphic Narrative beyond the Gutter: Discussing David Annandale's Doctor Doom in: The Harrowing of Doom. The UMIH is pleased to welcome folks to listen to the first Podcast hosted on our Blog. More podcasts soon to come. Join UMIH Research Cluster organizer, Luke Tromly, in a brief discussion of David Annandale's Doctor Doom in: The Harrowing of Doom. Listen via the link here<https://umhumanities.com/2021/01/19/graphic-narrative-beyond-the-go-discuss…> Of Interest: Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund A one-time, direct-deposit fund in the form of a bursary, available to full-time or part-time Faculty of Art Graduate and Undergraduate students registered in the 2020/21 academic year and impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Visit the Webpage<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/awards/emergency-fund.html> for information on funding amounts, pre-screening criteria and access to the application form. Interested donors can also make contributions to the fund via the donations page linked here<https://give.umanitoba.ca/funds/covid-19-um-student-emergency-fund-arts> Take care, friends. --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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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UMIH Newsletter January 18th 2021 - Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week. As always, we hope this meets you well. New Funding Opportunity: Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund A one-time, direct-deposit fund in the form of a bursary, available to full-time or part-time Faculty of Art Graduate and Undergraduate students registered in the 2020/21 academic year and impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Visit the Webpage<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/awards/emergency-fund.html> for information on funding amounts, pre-screening criteria and access to the application form. Interested donors can also make contributions to the fund via the donations page linked here<https://give.umanitoba.ca/funds/covid-19-um-student-emergency-fund-arts> Updates: Find us on Instagram! The UMIH has launched an Instagram account to keep our dear friends up to date on the latest news and programming. Please feel welcome to follow us via this link<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Event Recap: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Thank you kindly to folks who tuned in for The Case for Police-free schools info session last week. If you missed it, please feel welcome to catch up on the event here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jY5EHziaU>. Documentation courtesy of our collaborators. Up-Coming Events: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others are back! Join us Mondays 9 am-12 pm and Thursdays 2-4 pm CST with our first session resuming Thursday 21st January 2021 at 2 PM. Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. On-Going Opportunities: REMOTE GUEST LECTURE SUPPORT: The UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for instructors in Arts. We can provide honorarium support for a guest lecture to join your class and can assist in live streaming the event online so that it can reach a broader audience. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Take care, friends. --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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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UMIH Newsletter January 11th 2021 - Find us on Instagram!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope this meets you well. Updates: Congratulations to us! The UMIH has launched an Instagram account to keep our dear friends up to date on the latest news and programming. Please feel welcome to follow us on Instagram via this link<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Event Recap: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Thank you kindly to folks who tuned in for The Case for Police-free schools info session last week. If you missed it, please feel welcome to catch up on the event here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jY5EHziaU>. Documentation courtesy of our collaborators. Up-Coming Events: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others are back! Join us Mondays 9 am-12 pm and Thursdays 2-4 pm CST with our first session resuming Thursday 21st January 2021 at 2 PM. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. On-Going Opportunities: REMOTE GUEST LECTURE SUPPORT: The UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for instructors in Arts. We can provide honorarium support for a guest lecture to join your class and can assist in live streaming the event online so that it can reach a broader audience. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Take care, friends. --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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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UMIH Newsletter January 6th 2021 - The Case for Police-Free Schools.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Happy New Year and a warm welcome back. Through these letters, we look forward to keeping you informed on new and exciting talks and colloquium by local and visiting scholars, roundtables, panels and much more soon to take place. Up-Coming Events: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Wednesday, January 6th 2021 at 7 PM CST; A free information session with organizers and school trustees from across the country on reevaluating police presence within schools. Please see event poster attached for more details. Stay tuned for upcoming event and programming announcements in subsequent letters. Take care, friends. --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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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