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

UMIH Upcoming Events: Sara Ahmed Lecture and Q&A "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" AND MORE!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope everyone has had a great first week of fall, despite the blustery weather! This week we are looking forward to Sara Ahmed's much-anticipated lecture and Q&A "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at the West End Cultural Centre from 5-7 pm. Donations to the 2SQTBIPOC Library will be accepted at the door! Tickets for the lecture are currently sold out, though we are taking names for a waitlist should spaces become available on the day of the lecture. If you want to be contacted, please send your name to be added to the waitlist. If you prefer to watch from the comfort of your own home, we are pleased to announce that Sara Ahmed's lecture will be live-streamed on YouTube! Click here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui5kdJPSBt4> to watch the live-stream on Wednesday at 5pm. If you would like to join the Q&A, please submit your questions to MasonC(a)BrandonU.ca or the Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies on their Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/Institute-for-Womens-and-Gender-Studies-IWGS-13093…> page prior to the event. Due to the nature of the event, we are unable to guarantee the quality of the stream. We appreciate your understanding should any issues arise! On Thursday evening, October 3, 2019, The Decolonizing Lens Film Series will be presented at the WAG (300 Memorial Blvd.). Doors open for the reception at 6:30pm (free food, coffee, and tea will be available), and the films start at 7pm! There will be a discussion with filmmakers Gail and Melanie from "Rosie" following the films. This event is free for all to attend! If you enjoyed Nuit Blanche and want to continue exploring Winnipeg's vibrant arts and culture scene, explore First Fridays<https://www.firstfridayswinnipeg.org/> on Friday, October 4, 2019! Winnipeg's many artist-run centres and local galleries will be open late showcasing the work of our city's many talented artists. If you are in the Ottawa area next week, UMIH is supporting the Expert Roundtable on Canadian Economic Sanctions on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the Museum of Nature. Closer to home, the UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America will also be presenting a talk on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. More details to follow soon! Thursday, October 10, 2019, UM Press' Acquisitions Editor, Jill McConkey, will be presenting on The Ins and Outs of Scholarly Book Publishing at 2:30pm in 409 Tier. If you're curious about scholarly book publishing in Canada and learning about how to publish your work, this will be of interest! Jill has worked in scholarly publishing for twenty years, primarily in the fields of Canadian history, literature, and Indigenous Studies. We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events! Sabrina Sethi 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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UMIH Upcoming Events - Feminist Killjoys: A Sara Ahmed Reading group facilitated by Karen Sharma AND MORE!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Thank you to everyone who came out to our inaugural events for the Fall 2019 Term! And a big thank you to our insightful and inspiring speakers for sharing their research with us. This week we are looking forward to gathering for Feminist Killjoys: A Sara Ahmed Reading group, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Revolution Wellness (433 Graham Ave.). The discussion will be facilitated by Karen Sharma of QPOC Winnipeg. Please note, that this event prioritizes those who identify as 2SQTBIPOC. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to umih(a)umanitoba.ca. There are still spaces available! On Wednesday morning our friends at Thin Air 2019 are presenting Sonja Boon & Kaie Kellough. Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 11:30 am - 12:20 pm in Cross Common Room, St John's College. The event is free and open to the public! Unfortunately, Katherine Boyer's talk "Two stitches, hers then mine: Experiences working with the Manitoba Museum Ethnographic Collection" has been postponed until winter. More details will be available in the coming weeks. This weekend coming up will be a busy weekend for community events with the Global Climate Strike - Winnipeg<https://www.facebook.com/events/435176020403170/> starting at noon, Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Manitoba Legislative Building, and Culture Days<https://www.culturedays.ca/mb> and Nuit Blanche<https://culturedays.ca/hubs/df14b363-0445-4a12-a7d8-8701c1e2aaf1> taking place over the weekend! Upcoming October events include: Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at the West End Cultural Centre 5-7 pm, Lecture + Q&A Tickets for the lecture are currently sold out, though we are taking names for a waitlist should spaces become available on the day of the lecture *donations to the 2SQTBIPOC Library will be accepted at the door The Decolonizing Lens Film Series Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:30 pm doors, 7pm film start time, WAG, 300 Memorial Blvd. Expert Roundtable on Canadian Economic Sanctions Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON The Ins and Outs of Scholarly Book Publishing 2:30 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2019 Jill McConkey, Acquisitions Editor, UM Press We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events!

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UMIH Upcoming Events: Punam Mehta on Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers AND MORE!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 16 Sep '19

16 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We're looking forward to an event filled week this week! Please join us for these exciting events and talks: Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Punam Mehta (Women's & Gender Studies) "From Critical to Cosmic Consciousness: Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers" Friday, September 20, 2019 2:30 pm, 303 Tier Building Luiz Henrique Eloy, guest speaker for UMIH's Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster, "Indigenous Peoples and Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon" Saturday, September 21, 2019 VegFest<http://winnipegvegfest.ca/>, University of Winnipeg, Axworthy Health & Recplex UMIH sponsored speaker Dr. Milton Mills, MD "What the Health?" Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm, The Good Will Social Club, 625 Portage Ave. Prison Libraries Committee, Chapbook Launch Party Next week we will be facilitating a reading and discussion group on Sara Ahmed's work in advance of her Winnipeg Lecture "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work." Please join us on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Revolution Wellness, 433 Graham Ave. For a lively discussion of Sara Ahmed's writing facilitated by Karen Sharma of QPOC Winnipeg *Please note that this event prioritizes those who identify as 2SQTBIPOC And some upcoming October events include: Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:30 pm doors, 7pm film start time, WAG, 300 Memorial Blvd. The Decolonizing Lens film series Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Expert Roundtable on Canadian Economic Sanctions We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events!

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Tickets for Sara Ahmed - October 2nd, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Additional tickets for Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" are now available on Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/closing-the-door-complaint-as-diversity-work-sa…>! UMIH and WGS is pleased to be presenting a public lecture "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" by visiting speaker Sara Ahmed in partnership with the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019! Public lecture by Sara Ahmed Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work October 2, 2019 5-7pm **New Venue** West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z8 **TICKETS TO "CONVOCATION HALL" EVENT ARE STILL VALID** Free and open to the public ASL provided Monetary or book donations for the 2SQTBIPOC Library encouraged

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UMIH Upcoming Events: Punam Mehta on Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome back to a new fall term! We have an exciting lineup of events planned this term that we can't wait to share with you. Please join us for these upcoming UMIH events in September: Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Punam Mehta (Women's & Gender Studies) "From Critical to Cosmic Consciousness: Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers" Friday, September 20, 2019 2:30 pm, location TBA Luiz Henrique Eloy, guest speaker for UMIH's Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster, "Indigenous Peoples and Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon" Saturday, September 21, 2019 VegFest<http://winnipegvegfest.ca/>, University of Winnipeg UMIH sponsored speaker Dr. Milton Mills, MD "What the Health?" Sunday, September 22, 2019 The Good Will Social Club Prison Libraries Committee, Chapbook Launch In other exciting news, UMIH and WGS is pleased to be presenting visiting speaker Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" in partnership with the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019! For more event details, please see the Facebook event page here<https://www.facebook.com/events/institute-for-womens-and-gender-studies-iwg…>. We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Fall 2019 events!

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