Hi everyone,
Please take note of the following edit to the link to register for Debbie Patterson's workshop on December 8th. Use this link<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__UQqy7xzQ56b1h5Nd4fXXQ> instead for registration.
Dialogue and Desire by Debbie Patterson
Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 12 - 2 PM CT
Folks are invited to attend this workshop by Winnipeg playwright, composer, director and actor Debbie Patterson. Patterson trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and is the former Artistic Director of the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba (PTAM). In this workshop, we’ll look at how to write active dialogue, whether you’re writing a script or using dialogue as part of a prose narrative. By playing close attention to the character’s desires, we can drive the story forward through active dialogue. How do we ask for what we want? What makes it hard to ask? How do we ask without asking?
Thanks,
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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Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care.
Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thank you kindly (:
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome to a new week
Upcoming Events:
The Writing Towards a Just World Cluster Presents Dialogue and Desire by Debbie Patterson
Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 12 - 2 PM CT
This hybrid workshop will be available on Zoom and in-person at 307 Tier
Folks are invited to attend this workshop by Winnipeg playwright, composer, director and actor Debbie Patterson. Patterson trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and is the former Artistic Director of the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba (PTAM). In this workshop, we’ll look at how to write active dialogue, whether you’re writing a script or using dialogue as part of a prose narrative. By playing close attention to the character’s desires, we can drive the story forward through active dialogue. How do we ask for what we want? What makes it hard to ask? How do we ask without asking? Use this link<https://us06web.zoom.us/s/85153695158> to register for this workshop.
The Food Matters Research Cluster presents: Holiday Food: Tastes from Home and Invented Traditions
Friday, December 9th 2022 from 2 - 3:30 PM CT
At 409 Tier Building
This inaugural event of the Food Matters Research Cluster looks at the varied and storied ways that different ethnic communities celebrate holiday seasons and the role of food in those celebrations. It will discuss how contemporary practices developed, have been passed down, and have incorporated foreign traditions, whether through colonial contexts or processes of globalism. Come join us for this fascinating look at the holidays - delicious treats will be provided!
Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group
Thursday, December 15 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM
409 Tier Boardroom
Please join UMIH Research Affiliates Melanie Dennis Unrau and Amal Majumder for the second session of the UMIH Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group on Thursday, December 15 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the boardroom at 409 Tier. This event will be in-person only. We will discuss Amitav Ghosh and Salman Toor’s illustrated poem Jungle Nama. This book is difficult to access; Melanie is willing to share her copy (please email melanie.unrau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:melanie.unrau@umanitoba.ca> to request it).
Any questions or accessibility requests? Please email us at melanie.unrau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:melanie.unrau@umanitoba.ca> or majumdea(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:majumdea@myumanitoba.ca>.
Event poster coming soon.
Of Interest
Department of History's Colloquium Committee
Please join the Department of History's Colloquium Committee on November 30 at 2:15 in 409 Tier Building for a talk by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar, "Making Archives, Forging Nations: A Critical History of Canada's National Archives and Total Archives Tradition."
Dr. Ghaddar holds a SSHRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manitoba's History Department. Raymond Frogner, Head Archivist at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, will serve as a discussant. All are welcome.
Take care, friends
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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Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care.
Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thank you kindly (:
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome to a new week
A recording of the second edition of the Forum on Poetics, Energy and Extraction hosted by Dr. Melanie Unrau (UMIH) and Dr. Max Karpinski (U of T Mississauga) is now available on our YouTube channel. Folks can access this event featuring poetry readings and statements of poetics on the theme of energy and/or extraction by poets Jennifer Wickham, Nduka Otiono, Rita Wong, and Adam Dickinson here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvJd4yOnIXM>. Please note this video will be available until February 16th , 2023.
Upcoming Events:
The Writing Towards a Just World Cluster Presents Dialogue and Desire by Debbie Patterson
Thursday, December 8th , 2022 from 12 - 2 PM CT
This hybrid workshop will be available on Zoom and in-person at 307 Tier
Folks are invited to attend this workshop by Winnipeg playwright, composer, director and actor Debbie Patterson. Patterson trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and is the former Artistic Director of the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba (PTAM). In this workshop, we’ll look at how to write active dialogue, whether you’re writing a script or using dialogue as part of a prose narrative. By playing close attention to the character’s desires, we can drive the story forward through active dialogue. How do we ask for what we want? What makes it hard to ask? How do we ask without asking? The Zoom link to register for this workshop will be available soon. See more details in the attached event poster
The Food Matters Research Cluster presents: Holiday Food: Tastes from Home and Invented Traditions
Friday, December 9th 2022 from 2 - 3:30 PM CT
At 409 Tier Building
The Food Matters Research Cluster is excited to invite folks to their first cluster event of the term. This roundtable will be moderated by Janis Thiessen (History, University of Winnipeg) and features panelists : Jennifer Dueck (History, University of Manitoba), Sarah Elvins (History, University of Manitoba) , Jon Malek (History, University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg) and Erin Weinberg (ETFM, University of Manitoba). There will also be an assortment of light refreshments and d'oeuvres from local ethnic bakeries served at this event. Event poster coming soon
Upcoming Events Of interest:
Panel Discussion: On Poetry and Disability hosted by Jacob Scheier
Monday, November 21st 2022 from 1 PM - 2:30 PM CT
Join the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture's Writer in Residence, Jacob Scheier for a discussion with prominent Canadian Writers whose work explores & engages dis/ability. Panelists include: Theresa Estacion, Shane Neilson, Rebecca Salazar and Alex Williamson. To attend this event, please use the following link<https://us06web.zoom.us/s/89818428217?pwd=R2lTYXkxd1Y5RUxzUnI3THZicWpYUT09>.
Take care, friends
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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Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care.
Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thank you kindly (:
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome to a new week
We will be postponing the Crafting Comedy: Humour as a Tool of Decolonization workshop hosted by writer, Frances Koncan. More details to follow soon.
Upcoming Events:
UMIH Fall Spotlight Event:
On Climate Justice and Just Transitions
Dr. Julie Sze (University of California, Davis)
Monday, November, 14th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom
UMIH in partnership with the Critical Environments Research Group (CERG)
Dr. Julie Sze is professor of American Studies and founding Director of the Environmental Justice Project, focused on climate justice. There will be live ASL available for this public lecture and a Q & A session to follow. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> with other accessibility needs, and to request the Zoom link to attend.
Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group
Please join UMIH Research Affiliates Melanie Dennis Unrau and Amal Majumder for the first session of the UMIH Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group on Wednesday, November 16 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in 409 Tier. This event will be in-person only.
We will discuss Macarena Gómez-Barris’s The Extractive Zone: Social Ecologies and Decolonial Perspectives, which is available as an e-book<https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_askewsholts…> through the University of Manitoba library. Feel free to attend having read any portion of the book (for example, the introduction is a pretty manageable 16 pages).
Any questions or accessibility requests? Please email us at melanie.unrau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:melanie.unrau@umanitoba.ca> or majumdea(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:majumdea@myumanitoba.ca>.
Upcoming Events Of interest:
Roundtable on Early-Career Publishing in the Environmental Humanities Research Affiliate Melanie Dennis Unrau will be part of the Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada’s roundtable on early-career publishing, "Choose Your Publishing Adventure: Embodied Perspectives,” on Tuesday, November 15 at 12:00 noon CDT. Everyone is welcome. Please use this Zoom link<https://trentu.zoom.us/j/97168197152?pwd=MG9qcUJwUVBQYjdpSnlkNVQ4OHZ2QT09> to attend. (Passcode is 607164.)
Take care, friends
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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Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care.
Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thank you kindly (:
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome to a new week
Upcoming Events:
UMIH Fall Spotlight Event:
On Climate Justice and Just Transitions
Dr. Julie Sze (University of California, Davis)
Monday, November, 14th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom
UMIH in partnership with the Critical Environments Research Group (CERG)
Dr. Julie Sze is professor of American Studies and founding Director of the Environmental Justice Project, focused on climate justice. There will be live ASL available for this public lecture and a Q & A session to follow. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> with other accessibility needs, and to request the Zoom link to attend.
The Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Presents
Crafting Comedy: Humour as a Tool of Decolonization hosted by writer, Frances Koncan
November 8th , 2022 from 12 - 2 PM CT
Hybrid workshop - in-person at 307 Tier and online via Zoom
Some say comedy is an innate gift that only a select few possess; others say it's a skill that anyone can learn. Writer, Frances, thinks it's a little bit of both! In this workshop, we'll explore the building blocks of humour, joke-writing, and comedy as well as our own individual lived experiences, perspectives, and ideas to exercise our comedic muscles and explore our authentic voice as writers. Through a combination of listening, watching and, most importantly, writing, we'll focus in on how humour can be used to challenge and re-imagine the rules, structures and practices that we have been taught – and hopefully have a few laughs along the way. To register for this event, please use this link<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAld--uqzooHtDApzXPVQ8cmNl2dFEUqF…>
Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group
Please join UMIH Research Affiliates Melanie Dennis Unrau and Amal Majumder for the first session of the UMIH Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group on Wednesday, November 16 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in 409 Tier. This event will be in-person only.
We will discuss Macarena Gómez-Barris’s The Extractive Zone: Social Ecologies and Decolonial Perspectives, which is available as an e-book<https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_askewsholts…> through the University of Manitoba library. Feel free to attend having read any portion of the book (for example, the introduction is a pretty manageable 16 pages).
Any questions or accessibility requests? Please email us at melanie.unrau(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:melanie.unrau@umanitoba.ca> or majumdea(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:majumdea@myumanitoba.ca>.
Upcoming Events Of interest:
Roundtable on Early-Career Publishing in the Environmental Humanities Research Affiliate Melanie Dennis Unrau will be part of the Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada’s roundtable on early-career publishing, "Choose Your Publishing Adventure: Embodied Perspectives,” on Tuesday, November 15 at 12:00 noon CDT. Everyone is welcome. Please use this Zoom link<https://trentu.zoom.us/j/97168197152?pwd=MG9qcUJwUVBQYjdpSnlkNVQ4OHZ2QT09> to attend. (Passcode is 607164.)
Take care, friends
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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Dear Sender, kindly allow a moment for me to attend to your email with enough time and care.
Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thank you kindly (: