October 2023 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

UMIH Newsletter Monday October 30th : Friday Nov 3rd @ 10:00 AM CT in St. John’s College room 239 - "Searching for Voice: How Point of View Shapes Narrative"
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

Dear Friends of the Humanities, Welcome to a new week Upcoming Events: The Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Presents Searching for Voice: How Point of View Shapes Narrative A Workshop by Judy Fong Bates St. John’s College room 239 (Senior Common Room) from 10 AM –12 PM CT Join on Zoom<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81124697623?pwd=Co4mHdqH7wBJcxCYHh64sb6bxlCpBS.1> : Meeting ID: 811 2469 7623 & Passcode: 926992 Judy Fong Bates, author of The Year of Memory, will focus on point of view and voice in memoir. Please be ready to participate in writing exercises and to consider point of view and voice in your own writing, whatever kind of writing you do. Judy recommends having read some memoirs before attending, but please feel free to come whether or not you’re a fan of memoir. Please see the attached poster for a list of memoirs to read prior to the workshop. Recurring Events: The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays from September 26 until December 19 (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT) Room update: 205 St. John’s College Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the 19th of December. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca> Of Interest: Call for Committee Members: Indigenous Student-Led Indigenous Art Purchase Program (ISLIAPP) Are you a passionate Indigenous student at the University of Manitoba, eager to contribute to the decolonization of our campus art collections? The Indigenous Student-Led Indigenous Art Purchase Program (ISLIAPP) is seeking dedicated individuals to join our committee and make a difference in the representation of Indigenous art on campus. Take care friends 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> [cid:259acdad-fb32-431d-b2dd-f410311c9e3d]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:7cb4aa8c-6b86-478e-80f6-50f459cbe344]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:d1b4d1a2-7a33-407e-8ad9-3cc7add44636]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care. Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Thank you kindly (:

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UMIH Newsletter October 23rd 2023 : Wednesday 25th @ 1:30 PM CT in Room 208 Architecture 2 building - The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 23 Oct '23

23 Oct '23

Dear friends of the Humanities, Welcome to a new week Upcoming Events: The Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster presents Variations of Writing Practice: Ways to Get the Work Done Wednesday, October 25 from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT Room 208 Architecture 2 building Join on Zoom using this link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83587437643?pwd=CKzSPWuCuUa6Xerl4Y7BxeHD01a4eb.1%…> ( Meeting ID: 835 8743 7643 & Passcode: 433042) U of Manitoba professors Diane Driedger, Christine Stewart and Niigaan Sinclair will explain the nitty-gritty processes of how they accomplish their tasks as writers of different genres, for example op-eds, creative nonfiction, and poetry. How do they discover ideas? How do they conduct research? How does revision and editing occur? How do they share and/or publish their work? There will be ample time for the audience to ask questions as well as for writing tips, strategies, and techniques to be shared. Please see the attached poster for further information. Recurring Events: The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays from September 26 until December 19 (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT) Room update: 205 St. John’s College Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the 19th of December. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca> Of-Interest: Antifascisms in Latin America: a national, transnational, and global history? October 24th, 2023 11am Manitoba time (1pm Argentina time) Join remotely via ClnlG UNLP's YouTube channel. NOTE: presentation and discussion will be in Spanish We are pleased to welcome folks to stream this panel featuring a presentation by Dr. Jorge Nallim, coordinator of the UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America. Dr. Nallim will be joined by esteemed speakers : Sandra McGee Deutsch (University of Texas El Paso) and Ricardo Pasolini (Universidad del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina) for this panel moderated by Adriana Valobra. Please see attached posters for more information. October 25th, 2023, 11am Manitoba time (1pm Argentina time) III Encounter on Gender and Antifascist Trajectories Join remotely via ClnlG UNLP's YouTube channel NOTE: presentations and discussions will be in Spanish Dr. Jorge Nallim, coordinator of the UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America, will be presenting at this inaugural panel. Participants include: Eleonora Ardanaz (Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina) Federica Bertagna(Universita di Verona, Italia) María Soledad González (lnstituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales, Argentina) Marcelo Huernos (Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina) Claudia Fedora Rojas Mira (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile) and Sebastián Rivera Mir (El Colegio Mexiquense, México). Please see attached posters for more information. Take care, friends 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> [cid:90e3cd72-7353-446d-ac85-e8e0d7304e92]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:17328505-250e-4506-ace4-e60263dd8b37]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:63c2e46f-d922-4ad9-8951-bd49b5beaf42]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/>

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UMIH Newsletter October 16th 2023 : Tomorrow @ 2:30 PM CT in 307 Tier Boardroom- Pachamama Politics : A Book Lecture by Dr. Teresa Velasquez, Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 16 Oct '23

16 Oct '23

Dear friends of the Humanities, Welcome to a new week Upcoming Events: The Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents Pachamama Politics Dr. Teresa Velásquez, Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino Tuesday, October 17, 2:30 PM CT 307 Tier Building In this book talk, Pachamama Politics, Teresa Velásquez discusses her research among a group of Ecuadorian farmers organized to defend community watersheds from a proposed Canadian gold mine project. Her work exposes the rifts over government plans to pursue extraction in the name of Sumak Kawsay (to live well), and how farmers transformed their relationship to Indigeneity in unexpected ways. This book lecture is also supported by the Department of Anthropology and CERG (Critical Environments Research Group). Please see the attached poster for more details. The Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster presents Variations of Writing Practice: Ways to Get the Work Done Wednesday, October 25 from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT St. John’s College room 111 U of Manitoba professors Diane Driedger, Christine Stewart and Niigaan Sinclair will explain the nitty-gritty processes of how they accomplish their tasks as writers of different genres, for example op-eds, creative nonfiction, and poetry. How do they discover ideas? How do they conduct research? How does revision and editing occur? How do they share and/or publish their work? There will be ample time for the audience to ask questions as well as for writing tips, strategies, and techniques to be shared. Recurring Events: The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays from September 26 until December 19 (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT) St. John’s College, room 128 Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the 19th of December. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca> Cosponsored Events: Caring Queerly: Queer Health Symposium UM Bannatyne Campus: 744 Bannatyne Avenue Thursday, 19 October 2023 10:00 AM - Fri, 20 Oct 2023 1:00 PM CT This event features guest speaker Dr. Jake Pyne from York University, an exciting lunch-hour drag show, a student art show and research workshop, and community research priority consultation. Food and refreshments will be provided, and the event is absolutely free! Please see the attached poster for more details. Queries: hunterm7(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:hunterm7@myumanitoba.ca> Take care, friends 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> [cid:dbb0eda6-257a-4598-81a0-d842342bfbc5]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:f40eabd7-f23c-49f4-9fd2-3b20337b914d]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:453d1504-4ee9-450d-8645-ecdd808dceac]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care. Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Thank you kindly

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UMIH Newsletter October 11th 2023 : Writing Black Liberation with Zilla Jones (Writer) Today @ 1 PM CT
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 11 Oct '23

11 Oct '23

Dear friends of the Humanities, Upcoming Events: The writing towards a just world Cluster presents: Writing Black Liberation with Zilla Jones (Writer) October 11, 1–3 PM CT 111 St. John’s College No registration is required. Please join the hybrid segment using this Zoom link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82068349275?pwd=OasathA0ORE3lfWm5Jpp9FPRzMwf5s.1>. (Meeting ID: 820 6834 9275 & Passcode: 955752) This workshop focuses on Zilla’s journey to writing on themes of Black liberation and decolonization. She will discuss the barriers and opportunities she has experienced and her inspirations. Zilla Jones (she/her) is an African-Canadian writer living and working on Treaty 1 territory. She is a 2023 Journey Prize winner and was longlisted thrice for the CBC short story prize. Please see the attached event poster for more details. The Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents: Pachamama Politics : A Book Lecture by Dr. Teresa Velasquez (U of California San Bernardino) October 17th, 2:30-3:30 PM CT 409 Tier Building In this book talk, Pachamama Politics, Velásquez discusses her research among a group of Ecuadorian farmers organized to defend community watersheds from a proposed Canadian gold mine project. Her work exposes the rifts over government plans to pursue extraction in the name of Sumak Kawsay (to live well), and how farmers transformed their relationship to Indigeneity in unexpected ways. Event poster coming soon. Recurring Events: The Writing Room Hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays from September 26th until December 19th (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT) St. John’s College, room 128 Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the 19th December. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca> Cosponsored Events: Caring Queerly: Queer Health Symposium UM Bannatyne Campus: 744 Bannatyne Avenue Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00 AM - Fri, 20 Oct 2023 1:00 PM CT This event features guest speaker Dr. Jake Pyne from York University, an exciting lunch-hour drag show, a student art show and research workshop, and community research priority consultation. Food and refreshments will be provided, and the event is absolutely free! Queries: hunterm7(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:hunterm7@myumanitoba.ca> Take care, friends 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> [cid:04853b72-1ab5-4cdf-b75e-734f5ba02eeb]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:59c1a745-044c-467b-91ce-4c1379bcf449]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:ccabedb7-eaa6-4aec-ae55-2aaa5f6e2a5d]<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Dear Sender, allow a moment for me to take a look at your email with enough time and care. Please also be aware of my new hybrid work schedule: I am available in the remote office on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and in person at 407 Tier, Tuesdays - Thursdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Thank you kindly (:

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