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UMIH Newsletter March 21st 2022 - Tonight at 7 PM CT - Dr Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University), Dr Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) & Dr Warren Cariou (University of Manitoba) present: Forum on Poetics, Energy, and Extraction
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Thanks to everyone who joined us last Friday, for the Filipino Canadian Comis Symposium. The live version of the talk is currently available on Facebook via this link<https://fb.watch/bUe5vGJ3_G/>. Upcoming Events: UMIH Research Affiliate, Dr Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University), Dr Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) & Dr Warren Cariou (University of Manitoba) present: Forum on Poetics, Energy, and Extraction in preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the same theme Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:00-8:30 PM CDT via Zoom In preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the theme of Poetics, Energy, and Extraction, join Dr Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University) & Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) for this event. There will be Poetry readings and statements of poetics by; Kazim Ali, Madhur Anand, Lesley Battler, Warren Cariou, Cecily Nicholson, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough. A closing discussion among the poets and Q&A will also be facilitated by Warren Cariou. To attend, email umih(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. The Power & resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents Agrarian Extractivisms, land, and social reproduction: a feminist political ecology approach. Cases from Colombia and Ecuador By Natalia Landívar (University of Manitoba) and Diana Ojeda (Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia) Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 at 2:30 PM CT We are excited to welcome folks to this lecture presented by Natalia Landívar (University of Manitoba) and Diana Ojeda (Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia). This talk will combine the research and activist works of Natalia Landivan and Dr Ojeda which ranges from right-to-food socially engaged research work and the bridging of feminist political ecology. For a short bio on Natalia Landivan and Dr Ojeda, please view the attached two page PDF poster. To attend this event, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. Expanding Our Perceptual Possibilities: Empathy, Creativity, and Interdisciplinarity presented by Dr Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University) with special guest performers Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu Thurs, March 24th 2022, at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom Join UMIH research affiliate Dr Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University), with presenters Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu for this upcoming event. This talk will explore the ways in which we can heighten our empathy through imaginative and creative activities, collaboration, and interdisciplinary thinking to bring about a more compassionate, caring, and sustainable society. For more details, please refer to the attached event poster. To attend this program, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. The Occupy Bartleby Research Cluster presents From Tombs to Parchman: The Prison and the Plantation in US Experimental Fiction by Dr. Caitlin Mcintyre (State University of New York at Buffalo) Mar 29, 2022, at 02:30 PM Central Time This talk will argue, figure the ruptures of enslavement—a figuring extant in modern and contemporary novels by women of colour including Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017) and Gayl Jones’s Eva’s Man (1976), owing to the violent afterlives of the plantation long after the Civil War. Ultimately, in seeing literary experimentation as a specific engagement with the prison/plantation complex in the United States, this talk ultimately asks: how can reading Melville shift how modernism is conceived and periodized? Please see the attached event poster for more details. To attend this talk, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> UMIH Sponsored Events: UMIH + QTWOC Writing Group & QPOC Winnipeg are thrilled to present a virtual open mic hosted by Mee Ok Icaro Call for QTBIWOC identifying writers: Deadline March 22nd 2022. Open Mic scheduled for Saturday, March 26th (with more details for time to follow) We are thrilled to welcome folks to this open mic featuring readings by queer and trans-Black, Indigenous, and other women of colour. If you are a QTBIWOC writer and would like to participate, please send a writing sample to meeok.author(a)gmail.com<mailto:meeok.author@gmail.com> (doc/pdf) by March 22 for consideration. An honorarium will be provided for chosen participants. For updated information on this event, please visit our Facebook page linked here<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities> Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> feed. 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> [cid:cd4c6983-c5cf-46d4-afd6-e7ceb2c2c4bc]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:7f2994d4-621f-4f31-907e-dd5d89d11fee]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:291623fb-ad14-4254-8108-09be1b5b2b86]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter March 14th 2022 - Wednesday, March 16th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT Waves of Departure and Return: Mennonite Migration Between Canada and Latin America. Presented by Ben Nobbs-Thiessen (UofW)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 14 Mar '22

14 Mar '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Thanks to everyone who joined us last Friday, for Dr. Duclos's talk. This lecture and several others from the year will be edited and posted on the UMIH YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw> in the next few weeks. Upcoming Events: The Power & resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents: Waves of Departure and Return: Mennonite Migration Between Canada and Latin America. Presented by Ben Nobbs-Thiessen (University of Winnipeg) Wednesday, March 16th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT Ben Nobbs-Thiessen is the Chair in Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg and editor of the Journal of Mennonite Studies. He has conducted research in Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, the U.S. and Canada with a focus on the transnational history of Mennonite settlement throughout the Americas. His new SSHRC funded research examines the return migration of Mennonites from Latin America to Canada. To attend this event, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> The UMIH research cluster, Graphic Narratives beyond the Gutter presents: Filipino Canadian Comics symposium March 18th 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. CST. We welcome comic fans and scholars to join us for this symposium featuring perspectives from panellists; J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!), April dela Noche Milne (The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration), Allan Matudio (Kasama) and more! We hope this event will bring awareness to some of the creative minds in Canada's Filipino communities and, we look forward to seeing you there. To attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. UMIH Research Affiliate, Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University), Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) & Dr. Warren Cariou (University of Manitoba) present: Forum on Poetics, Energy, and Extraction in preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the same theme Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:00-8:30 PM CDT via Zoom In preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the theme of Poetics, Energy, and Extraction, join Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University) & Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) for this event. There will be Poetry readings and statements of poetics by; Kazim Ali, Madhur Anand, Lesley Battler, Warren Cariou, Cecily Nicholson, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough. A closing discussion among the poets and Q&A will also be facilitated by Warren Cariou. To attend, email umih(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. Expanding Our Perceptual Possibilities: Empathy, Creativity, and Interdisciplinarity presented by Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University) with special guest performers Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu Thurs, March 24th 2022, at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom Join UMIH research affiliate Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University), with presenters Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu for this upcoming event. This talk will explore the ways in which we can heighten our empathy through imaginative and creative activities, collaboration, and interdisciplinary thinking to bring about a more compassionate, caring, and sustainable society. To attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> feed. 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> [cid:e82e1146-25a4-41c4-b967-d079ce63470f]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:a13ddad7-5dcd-4351-8186-6d73c121b5c0]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:4d289271-63e5-4032-a320-a6de090c488c]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter March 7th 2022 - Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT Death Scripts: A personal reflection on the healing properties of dialogic writing presented by Dr. Rebecca Duclos (Concordia University)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week Upcoming Events: The Death as Transformative Experience Research Cluster Presents: Death Scripts: A personal reflection on the healing properties of dialogic writing presented by Dr. Rebecca Duclos (Concordia University) Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT In this informal conversation, Rebecca Duclos will share and reflect on the process of her own unexpected production of a recent theatrical script-in-progress that emerged during the pandemic when she took time to reflect on the death of her mother by VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking) in 1998. As an Art History professor, a certified death doula, a palliative care volunteer, and a nascent script-writer, she will discuss new ways to consider the role of dialogic writing as a form of “alternative accounting” of death as a transformative experience, for both the living and the dying. Please see the attached two-page PDF poster for more details. To attend this event, email: simone.mahrenholz(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:simone.mahrenholz@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. The Power & resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents: Waves of Departure and Return: Mennonite Migration Between Canada and Latin America. Presented by Ben Nobbs-Thiessen (University of Winnipeg) Wednesday, March 16th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT Ben Nobbs-Thiessen is the Chair in Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg and editor of the Journal of Mennonite Studies. He has conducted research in Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, the U.S. and Canada with a focus on the transnational history of Mennonite settlement throughout the Americas. His new SSHRC funded research examines the return migration of Mennonites from Latin America to Canada. To attend this event, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> The UMIH research cluster, Graphic Narratives beyond the Gutter presents: Filipino Canadian Comics symposium March 18th 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. CST. We welcome comic fans and scholars to join us for this symposium featuring perspectives from panellists; J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!), April dela Noche Milne (The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration), Allan Matudio (Kasama) and more! We hope this event will bring awareness to some of the creative minds in Canada's Filipino communities and, we look forward to seeing you there. To attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. UMIH Research Affiliate, Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University), Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) & Dr. Warren Cariou (University of Manitoba) present: Forum on Poetics, Energy, and Extraction in preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the same theme Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:00-8:30 PM CDT via Zoom In preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the theme of Poetics, Energy, and Extraction, join Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University) & Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) for this event. There will be Poetry readings and statements of poetics by; Kazim Ali, Madhur Anand, Lesley Battler, Warren Cariou, Cecily Nicholson, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough. A closing discussion among the poets and Q&A will also be facilitated by Warren Cariou. To attend, email umih(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> feed. Of Interest: Stateless Histories: A Project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa) and Dr. Laura Robson (Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University). Stateless Histories is a collection of digital resources – essays, podcasts, documents, and short videos – exploring the manifestations, meanings, and experiences of statelessness in the modern era with particular emphasis on the non-European world. From national politics to diasporic organizations to international legal regimes, stateless places and populations appear everywhere in the modern world. Stateless Histories is a project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (University of Manitoba) and Laura Robson (Penn State University). To engage with more of this work, visit the website<http://statelesshistories.org/> 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> [cid:1c82d361-4193-4c44-a587-54aa9401bf79]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:95cdf0a5-730d-4ec2-b6fe-b4f06a8eeb75]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:d066828a-cbbd-4c62-903e-231a71836ff5]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter February 28th 2022 - Thursday, March 3rd , 22 at 2:30 PM : Political Dissent among Afro-descendants Collectives in Colombia by Dr. Christina Rojas (Carleton University)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week Thanks to everyone who attended last week's discussion by Tasheney Francis, the 2020/2021 UMIH graduate fellowship recipient. Upcoming Events: The power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents: Political Dissent among Afro-descendants Collectives in Colombia by Dr. Christina Rojas (Carleton University) Thursday, March 3rd , 2022 at 2:30 PM via Zoom Join Dr. Cristina Rojas' (Carleton University) discussing political dissent among Afro-descendant collectives in Colombia. Dr. Rojas' academic research includes political ontology, indigeneity, peace and citizenship studies. Presently she is doing a research project “Territory Making as World Making: a Participatory Comparison of Indigenous-state Conflicts in Bolivia and Paraguay” financed with an SSHRC grant. Please see the attached two-page poster with a bio on Dr. Rojas' for more information on her research work. To attend this discussion, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. UMIH Sponsored Events: The UMIH & Desautels Faculty of Music presents: Film as Anti-Racist Practice: A Panel Discussion March 1st 2022 at 6 PM CT via Zoom Folks are invited to attend this panel on film as anti-racist practice, with perspectives from Arma Collier, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Alana Wong, Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF), Gurpreet Sehra, visual artist and Tina Chen, University of Manitoba. The first 28 people to register and attend this panel will receive a $25 CAD gift card. Please note registration closes on February 27th 2022. There will be live ASL available during the talk. For further accessibility requests and the Zoom link to attend, Email: andayaa(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:andayaa@myumanitoba.ca> Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> feed. Of Interest: pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> Stateless Histories: A Project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa) and Dr. Laura Robson (Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University). Stateless Histories is a collection of digital resources – essays, podcasts, documents, and short videos – exploring the manifestations, meanings, and experiences of statelessness in the modern era with particular emphasis on the non-European world. From national politics to diasporic organizations to international legal regimes, stateless places and populations appear everywhere in the modern world. Stateless Histories is a project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (University of Manitoba) and Laura Robson (Penn State University). To engage with more of this work, visit the website<http://statelesshistories.org/> 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> [cid:37b91222-4a5f-454e-b309-751160751ea9]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:cd1a600e-8394-4df1-b424-75e5370ecb13]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:83de4636-30f3-4ff9-8417-8ae652a8b73d]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter February 23rd 2022 - Thursday, February 24th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT - Tasheney Francis presents "How do I answer and not answer at the same time?" : Resident Witnesses' Dilemma in a highly politicized truth commission
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope the long weekend was restful. The UMIH is proud to announce the launch of our new blog; Congrats to us! The UMIH blog is home to student intern writing, UMIH community centred work, and projects. In celebration of the blog launch, we are giving away three physical copies of Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau's Chapbooks on the theme of petropoetics, published in 2020 by Rob Mclennan, to the first 3 people who email us! Please see a direct link to the blog page<https://humanities.squarespace.com/blog-3/melanie-dennis-unrau-chapbook> on Melanie's g u e s t 17 issue Upcoming Public Lectures: UMIH 2021/22 Graduate Fellowship recipient, Tasheney Francis, presents: "How do I answer and not answer at the same time?" : Resident Witnesses' Dilemma in a highly politicized truth commission Thursday, February 24th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom This study examines Creole-speaking, resident witness’ verbal and non-verbal responses to interrogations from predominantly English-speaking, Cross-examining Counsels, who are representing their chief nemesis, in a televised, highly political, Jamaican Truth Commission. The truth commission is in response to a joint military operation in their community, which claimed the lives of many of their citizens in a single day, and which shook the entire nation of Jamaica. The study examines and reveals the witnesses’ linguistic dexterity and resilience as they represent their cause and their community while combatting the socio-politically turbulent climate of this truth commission. Please see the attached two-page poster for more details. For the Zoom link to attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca>. UMIH Sponsored Events: The UMIH & Desautels Faculty of Music presents: Film as Anti-Racist Practice : A Panel Discussion March 1st 2022 at 6 PM CT via Zoom Folks are invited to attend this panel on film as anti-racist practice, with perspectives from Arma Collier, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Alana Wong, Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF), Gurpreet Sehra, visual artist and Tina Chen, University of Manitoba. The first 28 people to register and attend this panel will receive a $25 CAD gift card. Please note registration closes on February 27th 2022. There will be live ASL available during the talk. For further accessibility requests and the Zoom link to attend, Email: andayaa(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:andayaa@umanitoba.ca> Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> feed. Of Interest: pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> Stateless Histories: A Project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa) and Dr. Laura Robson (Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University). Stateless Histories is a collection of digital resources – essays, podcasts, documents, and short videos – exploring the manifestations, meanings, and experiences of statelessness in the modern era with particular emphasis on the non-European world. From national politics to diasporic organizations to international legal regimes, stateless places and populations appear everywhere in the modern world. Stateless Histories is a project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (Univeristy of Manitoba) and Laura Robson (Penn State University). To engage with more of this work, visit the website<http://statelesshistories.org/> 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> [cid:b5baa183-ee2e-4af0-87b2-0a5fab5e4d8d]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:66bb7b8b-4830-4551-bd2b-3fee368586e0]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:6fc56302-1acd-4fc6-85c7-d75c33b48a07]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter February 14th 2022 - Thursday 17th Feb 2022: The Occupy Bartleby Research Cluster presents a reading and public discussion: Lower Broadway, Fall, 1843 by Andrew Loman (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! On this day, we are sending much love and warmth to you, dear friends and members of our community ❣ Upcoming Public Lectures: The Occupy Bartleby Research Cluster presents a reading and public discussion: Lower Broadway, Fall, 1843 by Andrew Loman, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland February 17, 2022, at 02:00 PM CT via Zoom Andrew Loman will be reading an excerpt from his manuscript Cod Tongue: A Romance, which tells the story of Dr. Anthony Lepper, assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Following the reading, there will be a discussion and room for a Q and A session. Please see the attached two-page poster for more details and, a short bio of Dr. Loman. For the Zoom link to attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca>. There will be live ASL included in this talk; kindly email us with other accessibility needs which we will do our best to meet. UMIH 2021/22 Graduate Fellowship recipient, Tasheney Francis, presents: "How do I answer and not answer at the same time?" : Resident Witnesses' Dilemma in a highly politicized truth commission Thursday, February 24th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom This study examines Creole-speaking, resident witness’ verbal and non-verbal responses to interrogations from predominantly English-speaking, Cross-examining Counsels, who are representing their chief nemesis, in a televised, highly political, Jamaican Truth Commission. The truth commission is in response to a joint military operation in their community, which claimed the lives of many of their citizens in a single day, and which shook the entire nation of Jamaica. The study examines and reveals the witnesses’ linguistic dexterity and resilience as they represent their cause and their community while combatting the socio-politically turbulent climate of this truth commission. Please see the attached two-page poster for more details. For the Zoom link to attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca>. Of Interest: pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> Workshops by The Centre for Social Science Research and Policy Introduction to Qualtrics: February 18th, 2022 from 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM CT Intermediate Qualtrics: March 4th, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT The Introduction to Qualtrics workshop is a 3-hour workshop that provides a practical introduction to Qualtrics survey interface. Participants will receive a walk-through of the Qualtrics online survey software, including an overview of navigating the Qualtrics interface, creating a survey, using the basic question types, structuring the survey, and the steps involved in testing a survey, launching it, and downloading data for analysis. The intermediate-level course builds on the Introduction to Qualtrics workshop, providing information about more complex aspects of survey programming in Qualtrics. Please note that registration will close at 8:30 a.m. two days before each workshop. To register, visit this link<https://cssrp.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JG2JCFqs9wKzpc>. The Centre for Social Science Research and Policy presents: Translating Your Research into an Op-Ed with Dr. Royce Koop February 24th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CT Drawing on his experience writing a regular op-ed for the Winnipeg Free Press, Royce Koop will provide practical tips on how academics can tackle the op-ed. This short workshop is especially relevant for faculty members and graduate and senior undergraduate students who want their research to reach a wider audience. Please note registration for this workshop closes on Tuesday, February 22nd at 8:30 am. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jennifer.Dengate(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jennifer.Dengate@umanitoba.ca>. 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> [cid:b0c874c5-886a-4fa5-abe0-3fd66b930774]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:ca20600c-5353-4def-9ca0-5caca712507b]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:e0bf0102-7e58-47fb-95e2-5da09491b8fe]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter February 7th 2022 - Feb 14th @ 2:30 PM : "From Aztlan to the Antilles: Human Trafficking, Indigenous Diaspora, and Nahua Convict Labour in Colonial Cuba" by Dr. Jason Yaremko (University of Winnipeg)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Upcoming Public Lectures: The UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America presents: From Aztlan to the Antilles: Human Trafficking, Indigenous Diaspora, and Nahua Convict Labour in Colonial Cuba by Dr. Jason Yaremko (University of Winnipeg) Monday, February 14th at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT Join Dr. Jason Yaremko, professor of history in the department of history and in the Faculty of Education Access program at the University of Winnipeg for this talk. His scholarship focuses on ethnohistory, Indigenous–newcomer relations, comparative colonization, and borderlands history in the Americas. His publications include Indigenous Passages to Cuba, 1515-1900 (University Press of Florida, 2016); “Indigenous Diaspora, Bondage, and Freedom in Colonial Cuba,” in Borderlands of the Iberian World, edited by Cynthia Radding and Danna Levin Rojo. This event will be held on Zoom. For the link to attend, please email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> The Occupy Bartleby Research Cluster presents a reading and public discussion: Lower Broadway, Fall, 1843 by Andrew Loman, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland February 17, 2022, at 02:00 PM CT via Zoom Andrew Loman will be reading an excerpt from his manuscript Cod Tongue: A Romance, which tells the story of Dr. Anthony Lepper, assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Following the reading, there will be a discussion and room for a Q and A session. Please see the attached two-page poster for more details and, a short bio of Dr. Loman. For the Zoom link to attend, email: umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca>. There will be live ASL included in this talk; kindly email us with other accessibility needs which we will do our best to meet. UMIH Sponsored events: Mosaic Journal presents: Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series Emerging Scholars Roundtable: Dr Chigbo Authur Anyaduba, Dr. Melanie Braith, Dr. Sean Singh Matharoo & Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau. Monday, February 7th, 2022 at 1 PM CT We are happy to announce the Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series, a collaborative project between Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal and Bik Van der Pol, has resumed. Today's program is a round table discussion with Dr. Chigbo Authur Anyaduba (University of Winnipeg), Dr. Melanie Braith (University of Winnipeg), Dr. Sean Singh Matharoo (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and current UMIH research affiliate, Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University). To register, visit this Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/relative-timelittle-time-speaker-series-week-on…> link. Of-Interest: pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> Workshops by The Centre for Social Science Research and Policy Introduction to Qualtrics: February 18th, 2022 from 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM CT Intermediate Qualtrics: March 4th, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT The Introduction to Qualtrics workshop is a 3-hour workshop that provides a practical introduction to Qualtrics survey interface. Participants will receive a walk-through of the Qualtrics online survey software, including an overview of navigating the Qualtrics interface, creating a survey, using the basic question types, structuring the survey, and the steps involved in testing a survey, launching it, and downloading data for analysis. The intermediate-level course builds on the Introduction to Qualtrics workshop, providing information about more complex aspects of survey programming in Qualtrics. Please note that registration will close at 8:30 a.m. two days before each workshop. To register, visit this link<https://cssrp.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JG2JCFqs9wKzpc>. 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> [cid:23d9b153-89be-4cdf-a9b2-f8ba6b6dc2f8]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:eb30ae73-4cfa-469d-b65c-78d27b065d6d]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:ae9bec68-dcab-478c-b4d7-c4162d99d541]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter January 31st 2022 - Agrarian Extractivism in Latin America by Dr.Ben M. McKay (University of Calgary) Friday, February 4th 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Up-coming Public Lectures: The UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America presents: Agrarian Extractivism in Latin America by Dr.Ben M. McKay (University of Calgary) Friday, February 4th 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT Join Dr Ben M. McKay, Assistant Professor of Development and Sustainability at the University of Calgary, discussing agrarian extractivism. Dr. McKay's research focuses on the political economy and ecology of agrarian change in Latin America, agrarian extractivism, and food sovereignty alternatives. For more details on this event and a short bio on Dr. McKay, please view the attached two-page PDF. For the Zoom link to attend, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> UMIH Sponsored events: The University of Manitoba Press with support from the UMIH presents: A virtual book launch of The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being Monday, January 31st 2022 at 7 PM CT The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being demonstrates the healing possibilities of Indigenous works of art, literature, film, and music from a diversity of Indigenous peoples and arts traditions. In this interdisciplinary collection, Indigenous knowledge informs an approach to health as a wider set of relations that are central to well-being, wherein artistic expression furthers cultural continuity and resilience, community connection, and kinship to push back against forces of fracture and disruption imposed by colonialism. To attend this book launch, please visit this link<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1616401212785/WN_Mi1EfvsPQq-FSOPT0…>. Mosaic Journal presents: Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series Week two schedule: February 3rd 2022 - February 7th 2022 We are happy to announce the Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series, a collaborative project between Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal and Bik Van der Pol, has resumed. The schedule for the coming weeks includes; Dominic Pettman presenting on Thursday, February 3rd, Steven Duval & Marina McDougall presenting on Friday, February 4th and, a round table discussion with Chigbo Authur Anyaduba, Melanie Braith, Sean Singh Matharoo, and current UMIH research affiliate, Melanie Dennis Unrau on Monday, February 7th. To attend the following talks, please visit this Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/relative-timelittle-time-speaker-series-week-on…> link. Of-Interest: The Decolonizing Lens Series & The Winnipeg Art Gallery present: Naadohbii: To Draw Water Symposium Film Program Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 at 7:00 PM CT – 9:00 PM CT. Live Panel begins at 8:15 PM CT The Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Decolonizing Lens are proud to present a virtual screening of 4 films (75min total) from Turtle Island, Aotearoa, and Australia to accompany the Naadohbii: To Draw Water Symposium. Following the screening, filmmakers Victoria Anderson-Gardner (Mni Wiconi: Mitakuyelo), Keelan Walker (The Pakohe Trails), Kath Akuhata-Brown (Washday), and, tentatively, Jason De Santolo (Warburdar Bununu: Water Shield), will discuss the themes within their works (45min). To pre-order a ticket for this symposium, please see the following link<https://watch.eventive.org/decolonizinglens/play/61e6cdd25e3ed10055d36715?f…> pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> 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> [cid:6e5e6460-4274-4c2e-9df3-e528d37ff9d1]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:732863bb-d420-4660-bc5b-9a2da07a6b0a]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:2e8cc4da-7a6e-4adb-a2ad-a5df4a40eb83]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter January 24th 2022 - UMIH & PAO! (Prairie Asian Organizers) presents: Model Minority Munity Workshop Sunday, January 30th 2022 from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Up-coming Public Lectures: The UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America presents: Agrarian Extractivism in Latin America by Dr.Ben M. McKay (University of Calgary) Friday, February 4th 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT Join Dr Ben M. McKay, Assistant Professor of Development and Sustainability at the University of Calgary, discussing agrarian extractivism. Dr. McKay's research focuses on the political economy and ecology of agrarian change in Latin America, agrarian extractivism, and food sovereignty alternatives. For more details on this event and a short bio on Dr. McKay, please view the attached two-page PDF. For the Zoom link to attend, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> UMIH Sponsored events: PAO! (Prairie Asian Organizers) presents: Model Minority Munity Workshop Sunday, January 30th 2022 from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT via Zoom PAO! invites members of the Asian community across Canada to join this teach-in centered on exploring Asian identity and the model minority myth. Details on the teach-in can be found via PAO!'s Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/prairieasian.organizers/>. To attend, please register via this link<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3Wh60ss_dEsRy1w5xulpVzF-16pXKiwD…> which is also accessible in PAO!'s Instagram bio. Please see the event poster attached. Mosaic Journal presents: Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series Tuesday, January 25th - Friday, January 28th 2022 We are happy to announce the Relative Time/Little Time Speaker Series, a collaborative project between Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal and Bik Van der Pol, will be re-commencing next week. The schedule for the first week include; Denise Ferreira da Silva presenting on Tue, Jan 25th, Paul Huebener presenting on Wednesday, January 26th and Elsa Dorlin on Friday, January 28th 2022. To register for these talks and future presentations, please visit the Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/relative-timelittle-time-speaker-series-week-on…> link. Of-Interest: Critical Environments Research Group presents: Emerging Research in the Arctic Social Science and Humanities Lecture series with Support from Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources Remote Control: Chinese Infrastructure In and Above the Arctic by Dr. Mia Bennett (University of Washington) Thursday, January 27th, 2022 at 12:30 PM CT Dr. Mia Bennett is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography. Dr.Bennett has conducted fieldwork along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway in Canada’s Northwest Territories and is particularly interested in the role of Indigenous Peoples in leading infrastructure development in the North American Arctic. To attend this event, please email: bruce.erickson(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:bruce.erickson@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. pAGES - Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media Call for Submission to Loose Threads (Summer 2022 virtual colloquium) Deadline: April 8th 2022 pAGES, the Association of Graduate English Students, from the University of Manitoba’s Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media invites folks to submit proposals for their Summer 2022 virtual colloquium titled “Loose Threads” to be held over zoom on Friday June 10th, 2022. Please see the attached call for papers and poster for details. If you have any questions about submission guidelines, accessibility, or anything else, please send inquiries to pages.info(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:pages.info@umanitoba.ca> 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> [cid:f0c9748d-42c3-41e0-8845-8e64392bd24c]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:1c697872-5297-4fdc-b29f-ecda85212dd6]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:4191965f-bcf5-477d-aaa7-4e0b20adca65]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter January 17th 2022 - February 4th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT- Dr.Ben McKay (University of Calgary) : Agrarian Extractivism in Latin America
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Thank you to everyone who attended the Death as Transformative Experience and the Power and Resistance in Latin America's events last week. Both events were recorded and will soon be available via the UMIH's YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>. Up-coming Public Lectures: The UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America presents: Agrarian Extractivism in Latin America by Dr.Ben M. McKay (University of Calgary) Friday, February 4th 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT Join Dr Ben M. McKay, Assistant Professor of Development and Sustainability at the University of Calgary, discussing agrarian extractivism. Dr. McKay's research focuses on the political economy and ecology of agrarian change in Latin America, agrarian extractivism, and food sovereignty alternatives. For more details on this event and a short bio on Dr. McKay, please view the attached two page PDF. For the Zoom link to attend, email: landivan(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca> Of-Interest: Indigenous Engagement & Communications presents: Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series January 21st 2022 at 12:00 PM CT on Zoom These talks highlight the research and expertise of Indigenous scholars while providing new opportunities for students, staff and faculty to learn about Indigenous perspectives and knowledge. There will be presentations by; Dr.Réal Carrière (Political Science), Heather Souter (Department of Native Studies), Dr.Amy Farrell (Faculty of Education) & Lori Blondeau (School of Arts). For the details to attend, please visit the UM Events Calander page for this event. 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> [cid:684120a5-7950-4115-be04-92b6ec4e04de]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:75f7fc8b-408b-48c3-bed0-2efcd1b1d91a]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:373c96ce-3def-4a4a-9888-8f2bf8255025]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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