It's happening!
QPOC and UMIH are excited to be launching our first round of ten (10) microgrants! The microgrants are worth $300 each to support creative projects on the topic of CARE during Covid-19.
We seek project proposals from students and community members that will explore the multiple dimensions of care, caring, and being careful. This may include the (gendered and raced) labor of healthcare, the physical and/or emotional aspects of care, caring for or about a certain cause, or what it means to be careful in this moment of social distancing, for example. Projects that center queer and critical race approaches will be prioritized.
CARE microgrants are aimed at providing swift support for small projects influenced by the humanities (literature, film, theatre, history, philosophy, fine arts, law, music, etc.).
Possible creative projects include:
--A poem (or a collection of poems)
--An essay (or a collection of essays)
--A song
--A brief drag performance
--A brief stand-up comedy set
--A photograph (or a collection of photographs)
--A personally meaningful recipe and accompanying tutorial video
--A painting, drawing, or cartoon
--A sculpture, collage, short film, or multimedia project
--Other creative ideas welcome
Projects must adhere to Manitoba social distancing guidelines.
Open to University of Manitoba students and all residents of Manitoba (Indigenous peoples, settlers, and visitors). QTBIPOC applicants are especially welcome.
Deadline for application: May 13th, 2020
Application form: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXY…/viewform…<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…>
Announcement of recipients: May 20th, 2020
Deadline for projects (to be showcased online via QPOC and UMIH): June 20th, 2020
Queries: umih(a)umanitoba.ca
This is phase one of two phases of CARE microgrants (pending budgetary approval). The call for phase two will be released in mid-May.
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Please share this call widely in your networks!
We're looking forward to seeing all your submissions.
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>
Dear Friends of the hUManities,
With the university closure, UMIH is maintaining regular office hours from home, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please send an email if you have any questions! The UMIH voicemail is also being checked regularly if you need to call.
Monday and Thursday morning Write-On-Sites have been rebranded to Write-OFF-Sites to prioritize public health and safety. Write at home and stay healthy!
While UMIH events have been postponed to prioritize the health and safety of our community we are eagerly working on new and exciting ways to deliver programming while distancing measures are in effect, and we can't wait to share our plans with you soon! Rescheduled or re-imagined events to look forward to will include UMIH's partnership with QPOC and Red Rising Magazine for Laugter is Medicine: Youth Comedy Night; talks by UMIH Affiliates, Adrian Thieret and Celiese Lypka; and Wet'suwet'en Solidarity: Local Resonances, a screening of the short film "Invasion" followed by a panel discussion.
For those still interested in learning about what is happening in Wet'suwet'en Territory while at home, you can screen "Invasion" at the following link: https://unistoten.camp/media/invasion/
In the meantime, stay safe and healthy and look after each other! And use your free time to enjoy writing by UMIH's student interns, Stephanie De Souza and Alexa Watson, found on our blog<https://umhumanities.com/>, or apply for UMIH's open call for applications (or to forward them to everyone you know)!
Upcoming UMIH Calls:
UMIH is now accepting applications for our Graduate Fellowship, Research Clusters, and Research Affiliates for the 2020-21 year. Please circulate to anyone you know who may be interested in applying. Questions can be directed to: umih(a)umanitoba.ca
More information about the Research Cluster Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/rclusters/2656.h…>.
More information about the Research Affiliate Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/raffiliates/inde…>.
More information about the Graduate Fellowship Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/fellowship.html>.
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In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint.
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>
