March 2025 - UM-Humanities - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Final UMIH event for this term + 2025-26 UMIH opportunities
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, We have one final event on our Winter Term calendar. Experiential Teaching and Learning in Humanities Classrooms: A Roundtable Conversation Tuesday March 25; 2:30 – 3:30PM; Hybrid event: Tier 307 + on Zoom Co-hosted by UMIH and The Office of Experiential Learning (CATL) Our speakers— Dr. Danielle Dubois (Religion), Dr. Christine Stewart (Women’s and Gender Studies), and Dr. David Watt (English, Theatre, Film & Media) — will share examples of experiential teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts. Join us to get inspiration and advice on how you can bring an experiential approach to your teaching. All are welcome. To receive the Zoom link to attend online, please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca In other news, we are looking ahead to 2025-2026. We invite applications for the following UMIH opportunities. Please help us spread the word about them. Research Clusters Research clusters are groups of faculty and graduate students from different departments and disciplines with shared research interests. Successful groups are awarded up to $5,000 (subject to budgetary approval) annually. Goals for Research Clusters include: facilitating meaningful dialogue on humanities-related themes across disciplinary boundaries and fostering and promoting interdisciplinary research in the humanities. The application deadline is April 30, 2025. You can learn more about past Research Clusters here<https://umanitoba.ca/arts/institute-humanities>. Graduate Student Fellows We are delighted to welcome applications for the UMIH Graduate Fellowship. This an annual fellowship valued at up to $5,000 (subject to budgetary approval). The UMIH Graduate Fellowship will be offered to a UM graduate student who is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and is conducting research in the humanities. Applicants need to have achieved a minimum degree GPA of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the previous 60 credit hours of study. While preference will be given to students at a late stage of their PhD program, all graduate students in the humanities at UM are welcome to apply. The application deadline is April 30, 2025. Learn more about this opportunity here<https://umanitoba.ca/arts/institute-humanities>. Research Affiliates The UMIH invites applications from prospective research affiliates. Affiliates work on a research project outlined in their application and present a colloquium on their research during or soon after their affiliation. These positions are non-stipendiary. Research affiliates may receive up to $3,000 (subject to budgetary approval) to support their research. Applications are welcome from: post-doctoral fellows, independent scholars, graduate students enrolled in the program generally considered to be the highest in their field (e.g. PhD, LLM, MFA), and individuals in full-time university appointments who wish to spend all or part of a sabbatical leave in Manitoba. The application deadline is April 30, 2025. Learn more about this opportunity here<https://umanitoba.ca/arts/institute-humanities>. In the case of all of these opportunities, we note that the UMIH is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority groups, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 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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Final four events on UMIH's Winter Calendar- and one of them takes place today!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, Programming for Winter 2025 is winding down but we have four exciting events left to look forward to and one of them will take place later today! Here is the information you need: “Dear Alice: Writing and Stitching with Archival Materials” CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon TODAY: Monday March 17; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Tier 409 This workshop, co-hosted by CCWOC and UMIH, brings archival materials, found poetry, and textile art into conversation with one another. The first session took place in UM Library’s Archives & Special Collections. The second session, in Tier 409, will introduce found poetry as a mode of inquiry and creative exploration. Participants will create individual blocks of a quilt that will be stitched together by Sonja Boon. All are welcome to join us today. You do not need to have attended the first workshop to learn from and enjoy today’s event. Let’s have a ball: A Film Screening and Discussion of Paris is Burning Organized and hosted by UMIH Intern Patrick Fermin (Department of History) Tuesday March 18; 2:30 – 4:30PM; Tier 409 Join us to view and discuss Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s celebrated documentary on ball culture in 1980s New York City. Popcorn will be served. All are welcome. Open Mic Event Organized by UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster Co-hosted by Alison Holliday and Dr. Jamie Paris Friday March 21; 4:00 – 5:30PM Haney Reading Room, Fletcher Argue 625 Please join us to read your work and to hear others read. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. More information about this event and about an online publication opportunity can be found here: https://forms.gle/wGE4o4kzaNxZLkxt5 Experiential Teaching and Learning in Humanities Classrooms: A Roundtable Conversation Tuesday March 25; 2:30 – 3:30PM; Hybrid event: Tier 307 + on Zoom Co-hosted by UMIH and The Office of Experiential Learning (CATL) Our speakers— Dr. Danielle Dubois (Religion), Dr. Christine Stewart (Women’s and Gender Studies), and Dr. David Watt (English, Theatre, Film & Media) — will share examples of experiential teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts. Join us to get inspiration and advice on how you can bring an experiential approach to your teaching. All are welcome. No registration required. 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 and beyond...
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 10 Mar '25

10 Mar '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, We start this week’s newsletter with an invitation from colleagues in Asian Studies and History to attend the following event: States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization Wednesday March 12; 2:30pm; 409 Tier The History 2025 Assiniboia Lecture & Asian Studies Invited Speaker Series present Dr. Lydia Walker speaking on States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization. After the Second World War, national self-determination became a recognized international norm, yet it only extended to former colonies. Groups within postcolonial states that made alternative sovereign claims were disregarded or actively suppressed. Foregrounding little-known regions in South Asia and Southern Africa and the networks that connected them to global politics, States-in-Waiting illuminates the un-endings of decolonization—the unfinished and improvised ways that the state-centric international system replaced empire, which left certain claims of sovereignty perpetually awaiting recognition. We also draw your attention to the following day-long event organized by Visiting Scholar Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn. Identity and Poetics of Ukrainian Canadian Literature: An International Conference Keynote speaker: award-winning author Myrna Kostash Friday March 14, 8:30AM – 5:15PM, 307 Tier This day-long investigation of Ukrainian Canadian Literature is supported by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, the Shevchenko Foundation, and the Faculty of Arts. Please attend to hear five panels of speakers and a keynote speech (starting at 1:15PM) by Myrna Kostash titled “Astonishment in the World: My Ten Books.” For more information, please email: Mariya.Shymchyshyn(a)umanitoba.ca In other news... three UMIH events are scheduled for this week. All are welcome to attend. Poetry as Academic Conversation: A Poetry Reading and Conversation featuring Dr. Alison Calder and Dr. Christine Stewart Wednesday March 12; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Haney Reading Room (Fletcher Argue 627) Join moderator Dr. Jamie Paris and other members of UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation featuring poets and professors Alison Calder and Christine Stewart. A UMIH Crafternoon: Book Binding for Beginners Thursday March 13; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Tier 409 Our final Crafternoon of 2024-2025 will introduce you to the basics of book binding. Focusing on coptic stitch, we’ll explore methods for creating, collating, and stitching a booklet of blank paper for you to take home and use after the workshop. No registration required; no experience required. All materials and instruction ARE provided. Space is limited; please arrive no later than 2:40. Poetry Reading by Justene Dion-Glowa Friday March 14; 2:30 – 4:00PM; on Zoom Join UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation with poet Justene Dion- Glowa. Dion-Glowa is a queer Métis poet, artist, and beadworker. They are the author of Trailer Park Shakes, which was shortlisted for a 2023 Indigenous Voices Award. This reading will be hosted by Dr. Jamie Paris (ETFM). Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> to request the Zoom link you will need to attend. But there’s more! Mark your calendars for the following events in the second half of March: “Dear Alice: Writing and Stitching with Archival Materials” The second of a free two-part hands-on workshop with CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon Monday March 17; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Tier 409 This workshop, co-hosted by CCWOC and UMIH, brings archival materials, found poetry, and textile art into conversation with one another. The first session took place in UM Library’s Archives & Special Collections. The second session, in Tier 409, will introduce found poetry as a mode of inquiry and creative exploration. Participants will create individual blocks of a quilt that will be stitched together by Sonja Boon. All are welcome. Let’s have a ball: A Film Screening and Discussion of Paris is Burning Organized and hosted by UMIH Intern Patrick Fermin (Department of History) Tuesday March 18; 2:30 – 4:30PM; Tier 409 Join us to view and discuss Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s celebrated documentary on ball culture in 1980s New York City. Popcorn will be served. All are welcome. Open Mic Event Organized by UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster Co-hosted by Alison Holliday and Dr. Jamie Paris Friday March 21; 4:00 – 5:30PM Haney Reading Room, Fletcher Argue 625 Please join us to read your work and to hear others read. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. More information about this event and about an online publication opportunity can be found here: https://forms.gle/wGE4o4kzaNxZLkxt5 Experiential Teaching and Learning in Humanities Classrooms: A Roundtable Conversation Tuesday March 25; 2:30 – 3:30PM; Hybrid event: Tier 307 + on Zoom Co-hosted by UMIH and The Office of Experiential Learning (CATL) Our speakers— Dr. Danielle Dubois (Religion), Dr. Christine Stewart (Women’s and Gender Studies), and Dr. David Watt (English, Theatre, Film & Media) — will share examples of experiential teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts. Join us to get inspiration and advice on how you can bring an experiential approach to your teaching. All are welcome. No registration required. 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 March Events - all the details you need
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, We are pleased to invite you to the following March 2025 events, including an event taking place later today (Monday March 3rd) in Archives & Special Collections. Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon! “Dear Alice: Writing and Stitching with Archival Materials” A Free Two-Part Hands-On Workshop with CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon First part- TODAY: Monday March 3; 2:30- 4:00PM; UM Library’s Archives & Special Collections Second part: Monday March 17; 2:30- 4:00PM; Tier 409 This two-part workshop, co-hosted by CCWOC and UMIH, brings archival materials, found poetry, and textile art into conversation with one another. The first session, to take place in UM Library’s Archives & Special Collections, will introduce participants to power, politics, and possibilities in the archives, while the second session, in Tier 409, will introduce found poetry as a mode of inquiry and creative exploration. Participants will create individual blocks of a quilt that will be stitched together by Sonja Boon. All are welcome. “Bleeding Hearts: Missions, Philanthropy, Gender, and Indigenous Peoples in Saskatchewan, 1890-1920” A Presentation by Karen Brglez (Department of History / UMIH Graduate Fellow) Thursday March 6; 2:30- 4:00PM; Tier 409 Sentimentality was at the core of female missionary efforts in Saskatchewan. This presentation explores the strategic use of sentimental rhetoric by female missionaries who worked in the Canadian Indian Residential School System and on First Nations reserves during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. All are welcome. Poetry as Academic Conversation: A Poetry Reading and Conversation featuring Dr. Alison Calder and Dr. Christine Stewart Wednesday March 12; 2:30- 4:00PM; Haney Reading Room (Fletcher Argue 627) Join moderator Dr. Jamie Paris and other members of UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation featuring poets and professors Alison Calder and Christine Stewart. All are welcome. A UMIH Crafternoon: Book Binding for Beginners Thursday March 13; 2:30- 4:00PM; Tier 409 Our final Crafternoon of 2024-2025 will introduce you to the basics of book binding. Focusing on coptic stitch, we’ll explore methods for creating, collating, and stitching a booklet of blank paper for you to take home and use after the workshop. No registration required; no experience required. All materials and instruction ARE provided. Space is limited; please arrive no later than 2:40. All are welcome. Poetry Reading by Justene Dion-Glowa Friday March 14; 2:30- 4:00PM; on Zoom Join UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation with poet Justene Dion- Glowa. Dion-Glowa is a queer Métis poet, artist, and beadworker. They are the author of Trailer Park Shakes, which was shortlisted for a 2023 Indigenous Voices Award. This reading will be hosted by Dr. Jamie Paris (ETFM). All are welcome. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> to request the Zoom link you will need to attend. Let’s have a ball: A Film Screening and Discussion of Paris is Burning Organized and hosted by UMIH Intern Patrick Fermin (Department of History) Join us on Tuesday March 18 at 2:30 in Tier 409 to view and discuss Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s celebrated documentary on ball culture in 1980s New York City. Popcorn will be served. All are welcome. Experiential Teaching and Learning in Humanities Classrooms: A Roundtable Conversation Tuesday March 25; 2:30 to 3:30; Tier 409 Co-hosted by UMIH and The Office of Experiential Learning (CATL) Our speakers— Dr. Danielle Dubois (Religion), Dr. Christine Stewart (Women’s and Gender Studies), and Dr. David Watt (English, Theatre, Film & Media) — will share examples of experiential teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts. Join us to get inspiration and advice on how you can bring an experiential approach to your teaching. All are welcome. No registration required. 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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