February 2021 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

UMIH Newsletter February 22nd 2021 - Film Screening & Discussion: Johanna Hedva - A Decade of Sleeping - Feb 24th 2021. 12 PM CST
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to another week–as always, we wish you well. Upcoming Events: Film Screening & Discussion: Johanna Hedva - A Decade of Sleeping (The UMIH + the Department of Religion) February 24th, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CST A journey through the tunnels of mysticism, madness, motherhood, and magic in Johanna Hedva's short film, followed by a discussion of their Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain. Please see attachment for the event poster and find linked Here<https://fb.me/e/4DyjwFxXt> the Facebook Event page. Public Lecture: Podcasts and Digital Storytelling - Dr Leslie McMurtry (University of Salford) February 24th, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST. A special guest lecture for ENGL2190: Books and Bytes: Literature in the Digital Age. Based on on-going research by Dr. McMurtry surrounding audio drama, podcasts, sound design and more, this lecture delves into the world of digital storytelling and podcasts. Please see the attached event poster and email murray.leeder(a)umanitoba.ca for the Webex link. On-going Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support: The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. 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, the poster for details on how to apply. Of Interest: Solo Exhibition by Mariana Muñoz Gomez: A volar entre rocas (To fly between stones) February 20th - April 4th, 2021 The UMIH extends a warm welcome to folks to attend the solo exhibition of artist and recipient of one of many CARE Microgrants. A volar entre rocas consists of photographic, text, and video works about language, history, place, and memory along with a community workshop. For more details on how to attend and about the show please visit the Facebook events page linked Here<https://www.facebook.com/events/785409495666389/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2…> Surveillance software is not the answer: Assessment in higher education through the pandemic and beyond (Faculty of Education) Wednesday, February 24th, 2021. 6:30 PM This forum will explore the use of surveillance software in order to advance conversations and prompt renewed attention to assessment in higher education, including privacy and broader issues of student’s rights. For details on registration please visit the Eventbrite link here<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/surveillance-software-is-not-the-answer-assessm…> Model Minority Mutiny: Online workshop (Prairie Asian Organizers) Sunday, February 28th, 2021. 12:00 - 3:30 PM CST Join Prairie Asian Organizers in exploring Asian Identity and challenging the Model Minority Myth. This talk is open to people of Asian descent living in Winnipeg who are looking for a community with whom they can organize against anti-blackness and anti-indigeneity. Building community, one Zoom at a time. Please pass along to any Winnipeggers who may be interested. Email Serenity (joo(a)cc.umanitoba.ca) for more info. Please also see attached, the event poster. Take care, friends --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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 Newsletter February 17th 2021 - Film Screening & Discussion: Johanna Hedva - A Decade of Sleeping - Feb 24th 2021.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week–we hope the long weekend was restful. Upcoming Events: Film Screening & Discussion: Johanna Hedva - A Decade of Sleeping (The UMIH + the Department of Religion) February 24th, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CST A journey through the tunnels of mysticism, madness, motherhood, and magic in Johanna Hedva's short film, followed by a discussion of their Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain. Please see attachment for the event poster and find linked Here<https://fb.me/e/4DyjwFxXt> the Facebook Event page. Public Lecture: Podcasts and Digital Storytelling - Dr Leslie McMurtry (University of Salford) February 24th, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST. A special guest lecture for ENGL2190: Books and Bytes: Literature in the Digital Age. Based on on-going research by Dr. McMurtry surrounding audio drama, podcasts, sound design and more, this lecture delves into the world of digital storytelling and podcasts. Please see the attached event poster and email murray.leeder(a)umanitoba.ca for the Webex link. New Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support: The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. 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, the poster for details on how to apply. On-going Opportunities: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. Of Interest: Solo Exhibition by Mariana Muñoz Gomez: A volar entre rocas (To fly between stones) February 20th - April 4th, 2021 The UMIH extends a warm welcome to folks to attend the solo exhibition of artist and recipient of one of many CARE Microgrants. A volar entre rocas consists of photographic, text, and video works about language, history, place, and memory along with a community workshop. For more details on how to attend and about the show please visit the Facebook events page linked Here<https://www.facebook.com/events/785409495666389/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2…> Take care, friends --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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 Newsletter February 8th 2021 - UMIH External Grant Support
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week! Event Recap: Public Lecture: The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East. (UMIH + Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa.) Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the lecture with special guest Laura Robson. For folks who missed it, please find the documented event directly on the UMIH Facebook timeline<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/>. Please also find the full video with subtitles and ASL interpretation on our YouTube page<https://youtu.be/M5fQjTYJqjk>. Please note, subtitles will be added shortly and will be accessible via the same links. Thank you for your patience. New Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support: The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. 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, the poster for details on how to apply. On-going Opportunities: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. Take care, friends --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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 Newsletter February 1st 2021 - Public Lecture: The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East, Thursday, February 4th 2021
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week. As always, we hope this letter meets you well. Up-Coming Events: Public Lecture: The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East. (UMIH + Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa.) Thursday, February 4th, 2021. 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST via Live stream on the UMIH Facebook Page. Join Dr. Laura Robson, Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University in a public lecture exploring how a historiographical focus on mass violence – encompassing the concepts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced migration, appropriation of resources, mass imprisonment, and forcible denationalization – can help explain the emergence of a dystopian politics of identity across the modern Middle East. See attachment for the event poster. Event Recap: Online Discussion: Queer Indigenous Futurisms (UMIH + Department of Native Studies) Thank you to everyone who attended the Queer Indigenous Futurisms discussion. For folks who missed it, please feel welcome to watch the recorded event here<https://www.facebook.com/UofMNativeStudiesDept/videos/462163751463893> New Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support: The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. 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, the poster for details on how to apply. On-Going Opportunities: REMOTE GUEST LECTURE SUPPORT: The UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for instructors in Arts. We can provide honorarium support for a guest lecture to join your class and can assist in live streaming the event online so that it can reach a broader audience. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. Of Interest: Welcome Event: Writer-in-Residence - Katherena Vermette Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021. 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture would like to extend an invitation to the Virtual Welcome Reception for their Winter 2021 Writer-In-Residence, Katherena Vermette Email ccwoc(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:ccwoc@umanitoba.ca> for Zoom link. Take care, friends. --UMIH Ekene Maduka 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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