November 2024 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Your UMIH news for the last week of November
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, we have three events happening this week. They are... A UMIH CRAFTERNOON: BLOCK PRINTING This Wednesday (Nov 27 at 2:30), join us for a UMIH Crafternoon dedicated to block printing, a technique with a very long and rich history. We have tools for 18 makers to join us; first come, first served. We provide the supplies; there is no cost; zero experience required. Take your printed pieces and the block you carve home with you. If you prefer, bring a craft of your own. We’ll meet in Tier 409. All are welcome. Here’s some visual inspiration: [cid:5973cad6-27e6-40c2-ae2e-ebc39211e874] SPECIAL LECTURE: CULTIVATING FLAX FOR PAPERMAKING This Friday (Nov 29 at 2:30 on Zoom), we celebrate UMIH’s semester-long exploration of hands-on humanities with a special lecture: “Public Humanities on the Ground: Cultivating Flax for Papermaking in a Campus Community Garden” with Dr. Maria Zytaruk (University of Calgary). Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the link. All are welcome. Here are some details: This lecture treats the more than year-long project that Zytaruk and a group of students, university staff, and community members undertook to cultivate flax for hand papermaking in the campus garden. In cultivating flax during a time of climate crisis, and against the backdrop of smoke-filled skies due to forest fires, questions about the sustainability of paper and books, in the hand-press period and today, became pressing matters. And lastly, a quick reminder for UMIH Book Group members that our second meeting, devoted to the second half of Tiya Miles’ All That She Carried, takes place on Thursday, the 28th in Tier 409 at 2:30. See you there! 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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This week at UMIH
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, It’s a busy week at UMIH. Here is an overview. Don’t hesitate to be in touch if you’d like further details. Today (Monday Nov. 18) at 2:30 in Tier 409: POETRY READING BY KRISTIAN ENRIGHT. All are welcome Tuesday Nov. 19 at 2:30 in Tier 409: MEETING OF THE UMIH BOOK GROUP ON ALL THAT SHE CARRIED. All welcome. Wednesday Nov. 20 at 2:30 on Zoom: TALK BY MARK NOWAK (Manhattanville University) titled “Working at the Edges of the Anthropocene.” All are welcome. Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the link. The following two events, organized by ETFM, are supported by UMIH: Thursday Nov. 21 at 5:30 in St. John’s College 108: SIDNEY WARHAFT MEMORIAL LECTURE 2024 w/ Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty “Racial Futurity: Gender, Whiteness, and Heritable Slavery in Early Modernity” All are welcome; reception to follow. Friday Nov. 22, 2:30 in Tier 409: WARHAFT SEMINAR: RACE AND THE ARCHIVE w/ Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty This seminar is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty. Thank you for your support of UMIH. We hope to see you soon. 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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Upcoming UMIH events (readings, lectures, a seminar, a crafting session, and more ...)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 13 Nov '24

13 Nov '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, We hope your Fall Reading Week is off to a good start. We are pleased to share the following UMIH news with you. POETRY EVENTS Next week is a busy week for the Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster (led by Dr. Jamie Paris). On Monday November 18 at 2:30, the Cluster will host an in-person reading by Winnipeg poet Kristian Enright. Kristian Enright is the author of Sonar (2012) and Postmodern Weather Report (2023). Join us in Tier 409. All are welcome. On Wednesday November 20 at 2:30, the same Cluster will welcome Professor Mark Nowak (Manhattanville University) to present a talk via Zoom at 2:30pm. Professor Nowak is the author of Social Poetics (2020) and Coal Mountain Elementary (2009). His talk is titled “Working at the Edges of the Anthropocene.” Again, all are welcome to attend. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> to receive a Zoom link. UMIH BOOK GROUP MEETING On Tuesday November 19, UMIH’s book group will meet to discuss Dr. Tiya Miles’ All That She Carried. We’ll be discussing the second half of the book (from page 164 onward). Snacks will be served and all are welcome to attend. Come to participate in the discussion or to listen and learn. WARHAFT LECTURE AND SEMINAR UMIH is pleased to support two events featuring Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty (University of Toronto). Both are organized by the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media. Here are the details: Sidney Warhaft Memorial Lecture for 2024 Racial Futurity: Gender, Whiteness, and Heritable Slavery in Early Modernity Presented by Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty Thursday November 21 at 5:30 p.m. 108 St John’s College (Cross Common Room) All are welcome; reception to follow. Engaging Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Heminge’s The Fatal Contract, and Milton’s Paradise Lost, Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty’s talk will both examine the intersection (and co-construction) of race and gender in early modern England and explore the articulation and authorization of frameworks of heritable slavery in the Atlantic world. Warhaft Seminar: Race and the Archive Led by Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty Friday November 22, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. 409 Tier; Refreshments Provided This seminar is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty. CRAFTERNOON: BLOCK PRINTING On Wednesday November 27 at 2:30, join us for this semester’s third and final UMIH Crafternoon. We’ll be exploring BLOCK PRINTING, a technique used to print patterns on both paper and fabric. We have tools for 18 makers to join us; first come, first served. We provide all the supplies and instruction you’ll need. There is no cost and zero experience is required. You can take your printed pieces and the block you carved home with you. If you prefer, you can bring a craft of your own. We’ll meet in Tier 409. All are welcome. HANDS-ON HUMANITIES VISITING SPEAKER And last but not least, please save the date for a lecture celebrating UMIH’s semester-long exploration of hands-on humanities: “Public Humanities on the Ground: Cultivating Flax for Papermaking in a Campus Community Garden” with Dr. Maria Zytaruk (University of Calgary) Friday November 27 at 2:30 on Zoom Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the link. All are welcome. Here is some information about this talk: This lecture treats the more than year-long project that Zytaruk and a group of students, university staff, and community members undertook to cultivate flax for hand papermaking in the campus garden. From the sixteenth century to about the mid nineteenth century, paper in Europe was made from linen and hemp rags. Timothy Barrett has written of the ways in which rag paper embeds an “intimacy between the fibre and its human handlers.” Zytaruk’s project made tangible the labour, agricultural and creative, that coalesces in each piece of handmade paper. In cultivating flax during a time of climate crisis, and against the backdrop of smoke-filled skies due to forest fires, questions about the sustainability of paper and books, in the hand-press period and today, became pressing matters. As always, UMIH welcomes your suggestions for ways to support your teaching, learning, research, and outreach in the humanities! Don’t hesitate to be in touch. 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:15495e46-48d5-4e94-ab21-b30bc865256c]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw>[cid:eba459ed-6e34-400b-a4fe-03f5290f881a]<https://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities>[cid:92c0fc7c-01c0-4385-ba2f-31fc379e8718]<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 Object Lessons this WEDNESDAY + talk by poet and scholar Mark Nowak Nov 19
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, This Wednesday at 2:30 in Tier 409, we deepen UMIH’s semester-long engagement with material culture with an OBJECT LESSONS roundtable featuring four speakers. Join us for a scholarly show-and-tell featuring objects selected and analyzed by Dr. Brenda Austin-Smith (ETFM), Dr. Mike Sampson (Classics), Dr. Sean Carleton (History and Indigenous Studies), and Dr. Carla Manfredi (English at U of Winnipeg). Looking ahead, we are also pleased to announce that the Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster (led by Dr. Jamie Paris) will welcome Professor Mark Nowak (Manhattanville University) to present a talk via Zoom on Wednesday Nov. 20th at 2:30pm. Please save the date. Professor Nowak is a 2010 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2015 Lannan Fellow. His book Social Poetics (2020) is central to understanding the idea of working-class poetry in North America. He is also an accomplished poet and social critic, and his book Coal Mountain Elementary (2009) has become essential reading for anyone interested in the white working class. More details to follow. Thank you for your support for UMIH. Don’t hesitate to reach out to tell us how we can better support your humanities-related teaching, learning, research or outreach. Institute for the Humanities University of Manitoba 407 Tier Building

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