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

UMIH Upcoming Events - Week of November 25, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Please join us this week for our final Arts of Conversation speaker for the term! Mental Health and Norway's Medieval Royal Court Christopher Crocker (UMIH, University of Iceland) Thursday, November 28, 2019 2:30-3:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1811>! Upcoming: UMIH and Plug In ICA present The Ghost and The Flesh, a lecture by Morehshin Allahyari as part of Labour of Love: on Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops. Allahyari will discuss the intense research and the invisible labour of digital and technological tools, focusing specifically on concepts such as archiving, 3D modeling, Digital Fabrication, Digital Colonialism, and re-figuring in relationship to her practice. Thursday, December 5, 2019 7 pm Plug In ICA, 460 Portage Ave. More information can be found here<https://plugin.org/exhibitions/lol-allahyari/>! Of Interest: Copies of CREATE: Words and Art from Women's Correctional Centre, a chapbook project supported by the UMIH, is available for purchase with donation in the UMIH office. --An online copy can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/2019/10/08/create-words-and-art-from-wcc/>. --CREATE is a project of the Manitoba Libraries Association-Prison Libraries Committee. For more info, click here<https://mla.mb.ca/about/committees/prison-libraries-committee/>. UMIH Research Affiliate, Murray Leeder, has just published an article at the official Star Trek site. To read the article, click here<https://ca.startrek.com/news/watching-star-trek-generations-spoiled>! Other Opportunities and events: PhD Candidate Elikem Tsamenyi is giving a talk on African peace, security & conflict management: An African international society approach Monday, December 16, 2019 10:30 am - noon 307 Tier Building Please see attached poster for more information. Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Applicants should consult www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt<http://www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt> to download the form and for more detailed information. Apply by Wednesday, December 18, 2019 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 upcoming events! Nov 18, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome back, we hope you all had a restful and productive reading week! Please join us for UMIH's upcoming events. Today: Why study the history of medicine, health, and healing? A case study of patient-centered medicine in the ancient Mediterranean. Kristi Upson-Saia Professor of Religious Studies, Occidental College November 18, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/why-study-the-history-o…> This Week: "What Lies Beneath...: Emerging Trends of Intersex Representation in Popular Media" Katelyn Dykstra (UMIH, FKRM) November 21, 2019 2:30-3:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/what-lies-beneath/> Upcoming UMIH Events: Mental Health and Norway’s Medieval Royal Court Christopher Crocker (UMIH, University of Iceland) November 28, 2019 2:30-3:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1811> UMIH CFPs: Intersex and the Health and Medical Humanities Edited Volume CFP (with interest from Emerald Press) Editors: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra, Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square The University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities We welcome abstracts of 500 words by December 15, 2019, with full articles of 5000 words required by mid-May 2020. Submissions and questions can be directed to Drs. Dykstra and Jones Square at k.dykstra(a)umanitoba.ca. UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765>. Of Interest: Copies of CREATE: Words and Art from Women's Correctional Centre, a chapbook project supported by the UMIH, is available for purchase with donation in the UMIH office. --An online copy can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/2019/10/08/create-words-and-art-from-wcc/>. --CREATE is a project of the Manitoba Libraries Association-Prison Libraries Committee. For more info, click here<https://mla.mb.ca/about/committees/prison-libraries-committee/>. UMIH Research Affiliate, Murray Leeder, has just published an article at the official Star Trek site. To read the article, click here<https://ca.startrek.com/news/watching-star-trek-generations-spoiled>! Plug In ICA presents the lecture Code, Corals, Capitalism and Curls by Carmen Aguilar y Wedge of Hyphen-Labs on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 8pm part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts<https://plugin.org/exhibitions/labour-of-love-on-digital-economies-in-the-a…>, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops. Code, Corals, Capitalism and Curls will look at an international approach to tackling issues of the planet, marginalization, power structures, omnipresent technologies, and the end of sleep through capitalism. For more information, click here<https://plugin.org/exhibitions/lol-hyphen-labs/>. As part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts<https://plugin.org/?nltr=MTA5OzM2MjY7aHR0cHM6Ly9wbHVnaW4ub3JnL2V4aGliaXRpb2…>, Plug In ICA will host a five-day coding workshop facilitated by Ali Shamas Qadeer, Browser as Canvas, Building, Pond will introduce artists to digital-first making practices using basic HTML, CSS, and JAVASCRIPT. Participants will learn to use browser as digital spaces to create “things” from visual forms to life forms. Dates: Monday, December 2 to Friday December 6, 2019 Time: 10am-4pm Submit applications by Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Find more information here<https://plugin.org/exhibitions/call-for-artists-browser-as-canvas-building-…>. Other Opportunities and events: Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Applicants should consult www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt<http://www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt> to download the form and for more detailed information. Apply by December 18, 2019 UM Queer invites you to: Queer Pub Night! All U of M 2SLGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty welcome. Allies too! November 21, 2019 4:30 - 7:30 pm @ The Hub 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 Upcoming Events! Nov 12, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, This Week: There will be no lecture this week due to the Fall Term Break. We look forward to seeing you at our lectures next week! Upcoming UMIH Events: Why study the history of medicine, health, and healing? A case study of patient-centered medicine in the ancient Mediterranean. Kristi Upson-Saia Professor of Religious Studies, Occidental College November 18, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 pm 409 Tier Building More information can be found here<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/why-study-the-history-o…> "What Lies Beneath...: Emerging Trends of Intersex Representation in Popular Media" Katelyn Dykstra (UMIH, FKRM) November 21, 2019 2:30-3:30 pm 409 Tier Building Mental Health and Norway’s Medieval Royal Court Christopher Crocker (UMIH) November 28, 2019 2:30-3:30 pm 409 Tier Building UMIH CFPs: Intersex and the Health and Medical Humanities Edited Volume CFP (with interest from Emerald Press) Editors: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra, Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square The University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities We welcome abstracts of 500 words by December 15, 2019, with full articles of 5000 words required by mid-May 2020. Submissions and questions can be directed to Drs. Dykstra and Jones Square at k.dykstra(a)umanitoba.ca. UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765>. Other Opportunities: Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Applicants should consult www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt<http://www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt> to download the form and for more detailed information. Apply by December 18, 2019 Of Interest: Copies of CREATE: Words and Art from Women's Correctional Centre, a chapbook project supported by the UMIH, is available for purchase with donation in the UMIH office. --An online copy can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/2019/10/08/create-words-and-art-from-wcc/>. --CREATE is a project of the Manitoba Libraries Association-Prison Libraries Committee. For more info, click here<https://mla.mb.ca/about/committees/prison-libraries-committee/>. UM Queer invites you to: Queer Pub Night! All U of M 2SLGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty welcome. Allies too! November 21, 2019 4:30 - 7:30 pm @ The Hub (Poster attached)

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UMIH Upcoming Events - November 4th, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Thanks to everyone who came out to UMIH talks today. It has been a great start to our November programming! Please join us for our other events coming up this week! Info session for the Fort Gary Lecture Writing Workshop for graduate students Graduate students are invited to an information session outlining the Fort Gary Lecture Writing Workshop for MAs and PhDs to be held in Winter 2020. The writing workshop is designed to help you write your thesis or dissertation, with detailed feedback and support from faculty members and other graduate students. Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:00 to 2:00 pm (Lunch at noon, with brief FGL Workshop presentation at about 12:30. Come by when you can and if you miss the formal presentation, we can provide you the cliff notes version when you arrive) UMIH Board Room - 409 Tier "Rhizomatic Celebrity: The Emergence of Celebrity Culture in London, 1660-1700" Erin Keating (ETFM) Thursday, November 7, 2019 2:30-3:30pm 409 Tier Building For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/2019/11/01/3-exciting-lectures-coming-up/> Upcoming UMIH Events: Why study the history of medicine, health, and healing? A case study of patient-centered medicine in the ancient Mediterranean. Kristi Upson-Saia Professor of Religious Studies, Occidental College November 18, 2019 "What Lies Beneath...: Emerging Trends of Intersex Representation in Popular Media" Katelyn Dykstra (UMIH, WGS, ETFM) November 21, 2019 UMIH CFPs: Intersex and the Health and Medical Humanities Edited Volume CFP (with interest from Emerald Press) Editors: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra, Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square The University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities We welcome abstracts of 500 words by December 15, 2019, with full articles of 5000 words required by mid-May 2020. Submissions and questions can be directed to Drs. Dykstra and Jones Square at k.dykstra(a)umanitoba.ca. UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click here<https://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765>. Of Interest: Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) Information Session (Fort Garry Campus) – Sign Up Required<https://manitobagrad.radiusbycampusmgmt.com/ssc/eform/zN8k8GB0SS3Ex67f3Gal.…> Tuesday, November 12, 2019 2:30 to 3:30 pm Room E3 – 262 Engineering Building (Senate Chamber Room) Sign up here for the Fort Garry CGS-M Information Session<https://manitobagrad.radiusbycampusmgmt.com/ssc/eform/zN8k8GB0SS3Ex67f3Gal.…> Copies of CREATE: Words and Art from Women's Correctional Centre, a chapbook project supported by the UMIH, is available for purchase with donation in the UMIH office. --An online copy can be found here<https://umhumanities.com/2019/10/08/create-words-and-art-from-wcc/>. --CREATE is a project of the Manitoba Libraries Association-Prison Libraries Committee. For more info, click here<https://mla.mb.ca/about/committees/prison-libraries-committee/>. Faculty of Arts Opportunities & Events: The Decolonizing Lens series world premiere of Freedom Road Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery For more information, click here<https://www.wag.ca/visit/events/specialevents/display,event/1130/film-night…> Other Opportunities: Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Applicants should consult www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt<http://www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt> to download the form and for more detailed information. Apply by December 18, 2019 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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