January 2019 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Weekly hUManities Rundown
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Dear friends of the humanities, Here is your weekly hUManities rundown. Arts of Conversation Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Sarah Elvins, Dept of History, “Lessons from the Food-History Lab: Thoughts on Hands-On Learning in the Humanities” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1376> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/sarah-elvins--lessons-f…> Tuesday, February 5, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Alyson Brickey, University of Winnipeg, “The Agony of the Partition: America’s Walls” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1402> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/a-brickey---the-agony-f…> The full Arts of Conversation Winter program can be here: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/3991.html Program Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1369> Featured Programming [cid:ae8ff332-68c6-4b87-b7c2-cf55263411e0] 7:00 pm Sunday, February 3, 2019—The Gas Station Art Centre, 445 River Ave. The Local Sky Tonight: A Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan Performance Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1367> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/the-local-sky-tonight-a…> Tickets<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-local-sky-tonight-a-shawna-dempsey-lorri-mi…> External Grant Support, 2018-19 – Call for applications While the priority deadline of January 7, 2019 has passed, this program also has a rolling deadline. Applications are therefore still being accepted. Call Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1356> Other News and Events Pop-up Restoration Coffeehouse—Experience a 1660s coffeehouse in 2019. Join us for skits, dramatic readings, informational and satirical pamphlets and FREE hot coffee and tea. Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1404> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/pop-up-restoration-coff…> For news, events and much more, follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARDm8FH…> and subscribe to the hUManities blog<https://umhumanities.com/> [X]<https://umhumanities.com/> Paul Jenkins, PhD Programming Developer/Manager and Assistant Director Institute for the Humanities & Instructor, Dept. of History 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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You're invited to The Local Sky Tonight: A Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan... (3 Feb 2019)
by University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Part planetarium show and part rumination on Alice in Wonderland, the nature of rabbits, and heroes, The Local Sky Tonight is an off-kilter guide to the stars. The Winnipeg debut of this performance (approx. 45 minutes) will be followed by a discussion of the cosmos and the imagination featuring a panel of local scientists, artists, and thinkers.Tickets available on Eventbrite: $5 for students (by donation), $10 general admission (by donation). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. **Please be aware that because payment is by donation, tickets are issued one at a time. If you donate $20, for instance, the system will not automatically generate two tickets.Share this event on Facebook and Twitter.We hope you can make it!Cheers,University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities ------------------------------ Event Summary: ------------------------------ Event: The Local Sky Tonight: A Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan Performance Date: Sunday, 3 February 2019 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CST) Location: Gas Station Art Centre 445 River Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3L 0C3 Canada ------------------------------ Event Details: ------------------------------ Part planetarium show and part rumination on Alice in Wonderland, the nature of rabbits, and heroes, The Local Sky Tonight is an off-kilter guide to the stars. The Winnipeg debut of this performance (approx. 45 minutes) will be followed by a discussion of the cosmos and the imagination featuring a panel of local scientists, artists, and thinkers.Tickets available on Eventbrite: $5 for students (by donation), $10 general admission (by donation). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. **Please be aware that because payment is by donation, tickets are issued one at a time. If you donate $20, for instance, the system will not automatically generate two tickets. ------------------------------ Hosted By: ------------------------------ University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities The University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities (UMIH) was established in 1990 to foster research and scholarship in the Humanities at the University of Manitoba, to promote cross-disciplinary research in the Humanities, and to help obtain external funding for Humanities research. The Institute addresses the needs and interests of researchers in a broad range of subject including literature and languages, film and visual culture, philosophy, history and religion, and also the literary, philosophical, theological and historical aspects of the social and physical sciences, mathematics, the arts, and professional studies. ------------------------------ Register Online: ------------------------------ More information and online registration are available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-local-sky-tonight-a-shawna-dempsey-lorri-mi… ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collect event fees online with Eventbrite http://www.eventbrite.com

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UMIH - hUManities rundown - week of January 21, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Dear friends of the humanities, Here is your weekly hUManities rundown. Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Pau Jenkins, UMIH, “Witchcraft, Scepticism and Trust in Early Enlightenment Scotland: A Critical Reassessment of the Decline of the Early Modern Witch-hunts” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1374> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/jenkins---witchcraft-sc…> Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Sarah Elvins, Dept of History, “Lessons from the Food-History Lab: Thoughts on Hands-On Learning in the Humanities” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1376> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/sarah-elvins--lessons-f…> The full Arts of Conversation Winter program can be here: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/3991.html Program Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1369> Featured Programming [cid:ca7f5c22-8d4c-46a2-9f2f-d7bba4de1495] 7:00 pm Sunday, February 3, 2019—The Gas Station Art Centre, 445 River Ave. The Local Sky Tonight: A Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan Performance Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1367> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/the-local-sky-tonight-a…> Tickets<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-local-sky-tonight-a-shawna-dempsey-lorri-mi…> <https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/the-local-sky-tonight-a…> External Grant Support, 2018-19 – Call for applications While the priority deadline of January 7, 2019 has passed, this program also has a rolling deadline. Applications are therefore still being accepted. Call Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1356> For news, events and much more, follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARDm8FH…> and subscribe to the hUManities blog <https://umhumanities.com/> [cid:dceaece3-775c-448b-96de-4c5d3abdd691] <https://umhumanities.com/> <https://umhumanities.com/> <https://umhumanities.com/> Paul Jenkins, PhD Programming Developer/Manager and Assistant Director Institute for the Humanities & Instructor, Dept. of History 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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hUManities Rundown
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Dear friends of the humanities, Here is your weekly hUManities rundown. Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Pau Jenkins, UMIH, “Witchcraft, Scepticism and Trust in Early Enlightenment Scotland: A Critical Reassessment of the Decline of the Early Modern Witch-hunts” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1374> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/jenkins---witchcraft-sc…> Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Sarah Elvins, Dept of History, “Lessons from the Food-History Lab: Thoughts on Hands-On Learning in the Humanities” Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1376> Event Calendar The full Arts of Conversation Winter program can be here: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/3991.html Program Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1369> Featured Programming 7:00 pm Sunday, February 3, 2019—The Gas Station Art Centre, 445 River Ave. The Local Sky Tonight: A Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan Performance Event Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1367> Event Calendar<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/the-local-sky-tonight-a…> External Grant Support, 2018-19 – Call for applications While the priority deadline of January 7, 2019 has passed, this program also has a rolling deadline. Applications are therefore still being accepted. Call Poster<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1356> For news, events and much more, follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARDm8FH…> and subscribe to the hUManities blog<https://umhumanities.com/> Paul Jenkins, PhD Programming Developer/Manager and Assistant Director Institute for the Humanities & Instructor, Dept. of History 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 - External Grant Support program
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Dear friends of the humanities, The UMIH wishes you all a happy, prosperous and productive 2019! And we can help with our External Grant Support program. The inaugural 2018-19 call for applications is still open. [cid:159b6501-934a-4e23-990a-defcc83d7eaf] Paul Jenkins, PhD Programming Manager and Assistant Director Institute for the Humanities & Instructor, Dept. of History 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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