Dear Friends of the hUManities,
Welcome to a new week!
Upcoming Events: UMIH Research Affiliate Talk - Dr. Murray Leeder: “But Is It Star Trek?”: Prestige, Fandom, and the Return of Star Trek to Television Thursday, May 27th, 2021. 2:30 PM - 3:30 CT. This discussion will focus on the uneasy attempt to balance franchise identity and the conventions of contemporary prestige television. Live streaming on the UMIH Facebook timeline, for more details, please visit the Facebook event page linked herehttps://www.facebook.com/events/1640760249464898/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_consolidated_entry_buttons_row%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22create_dialog%22%7D]%7D&onload_action=online_event_upsell_dialog. Folks who prefer to join us directly on Zoom, please feel welcome to email umih@umanitoba.ca for the link.
On-going Opportunities: Call for applications: 2021-22 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates - Deadline May 14th, 2021 The UMIH calls for applications for the 2021-22 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 attached posters for each call and details on how to apply. More information can also be found on the UMIH website linked here.https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/
UMIH External Grant Support:
The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. This is 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, poster for details on how to apply.
Take care, friends
--UMIH
Ekene Maduka
Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599
umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanitieshttp://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities
