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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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UMIH Newsletter January 25th 2021 - Online Discussion: Queer Indigenous Futurisms Wednesday, January 27th 2021.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope this letter meets you well, Up-Coming Events: Online Discussion: Queer Indigenous Futurisms (UMIH + Department of Native Studies) Wednesday, January 27th, 2021. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST via Live stream on the Native Studies Facebook Page. Join Dr. Grace L. Dillon, Professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies Department in the School of Gender, Race, and Nations (Portland State University) with Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie in a discussion about Queer Indigenous Futurisms with specific references to Joshua Whitehead's recent collection Love After the End. 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. 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. Updates: Podcast: Graphic Narrative beyond the Gutter: Discussing David Annandale's Doctor Doom in: The Harrowing of Doom. The UMIH is pleased to welcome folks to listen to the first Podcast hosted on our Blog. More podcasts soon to come. Join UMIH Research Cluster organizer, Luke Tromly, in a brief discussion of David Annandale's Doctor Doom in: The Harrowing of Doom. Listen via the link here<https://umhumanities.com/2021/01/19/graphic-narrative-beyond-the-go-discuss…> Of Interest: Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund A one-time, direct-deposit fund in the form of a bursary, available to full-time or part-time Faculty of Art Graduate and Undergraduate students registered in the 2020/21 academic year and impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Visit the Webpage<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/awards/emergency-fund.html> for information on funding amounts, pre-screening criteria and access to the application form. Interested donors can also make contributions to the fund via the donations page linked here<https://give.umanitoba.ca/funds/covid-19-um-student-emergency-fund-arts> 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 January 18th 2021 - Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week. As always, we hope this meets you well. New Funding Opportunity: Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund A one-time, direct-deposit fund in the form of a bursary, available to full-time or part-time Faculty of Art Graduate and Undergraduate students registered in the 2020/21 academic year and impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Visit the Webpage<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/awards/emergency-fund.html> for information on funding amounts, pre-screening criteria and access to the application form. Interested donors can also make contributions to the fund via the donations page linked here<https://give.umanitoba.ca/funds/covid-19-um-student-emergency-fund-arts> Updates: Find us on Instagram! The UMIH has launched an Instagram account to keep our dear friends up to date on the latest news and programming. Please feel welcome to follow us via this link<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Event Recap: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Thank you kindly to folks who tuned in for The Case for Police-free schools info session last week. If you missed it, please feel welcome to catch up on the event here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jY5EHziaU>. Documentation courtesy of our collaborators. Up-Coming Events: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others are back! Join us Mondays 9 am-12 pm and Thursdays 2-4 pm CST with our first session resuming Thursday 21st January 2021 at 2 PM. Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. 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. 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 January 11th 2021 - Find us on Instagram!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope this meets you well. Updates: Congratulations to us! The UMIH has launched an Instagram account to keep our dear friends up to date on the latest news and programming. Please feel welcome to follow us on Instagram via this link<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/> Event Recap: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Thank you kindly to folks who tuned in for The Case for Police-free schools info session last week. If you missed it, please feel welcome to catch up on the event here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jY5EHziaU>. Documentation courtesy of our collaborators. Up-Coming Events: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others are back! Join us Mondays 9 am-12 pm and Thursdays 2-4 pm CST with our first session resuming Thursday 21st January 2021 at 2 PM. Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. 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. 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 January 6th 2021 - The Case for Police-Free Schools.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Happy New Year and a warm welcome back. Through these letters, we look forward to keeping you informed on new and exciting talks and colloquium by local and visiting scholars, roundtables, panels and much more soon to take place. Up-Coming Events: The case for Police-Free Schools (The UMIH + Police Free Schools Winnipeg + WPG Police Cause Harm) Wednesday, January 6th 2021 at 7 PM CST; A free information session with organizers and school trustees from across the country on reevaluating police presence within schools. Please see event poster attached for more details. Stay tuned for upcoming event and programming announcements in subsequent letters. 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 December 14th 2020 - CARE MICROGRANTS PROJECT LAUNCH.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week. As always, we hope this letter meets you well. Thank you for staying connected and keeping up with programming, events, and gatherings brought to you by the UMIH. We hope that in these strange times where physical spaces feel more secluded and desolate than ever, our letters and virtual events were a source of comfort and an opening to stay in touch with our beloved community. On that note, please see details below for our spotlighted and final project of the term: CARE Microgrant Projects Rounds 1 & 2 Launch: The UMIH is thrilled to announce the exciting launch of the Care Microgrant Projects rounds 1 & 2 on our blog! In collaboration with QPOC and MAWA, we received heartfelt, beautiful and generous creative endeavors from students and community members who engaged the multiple dimensions of care during Covid-19. Please visit the UMIH Blog<https://umhumanities.com/category/blog/community-projects/> for details & submissions by finalists. Take care, friends and happy holidays. --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 December 7th 2020 - CARE MICROGRANTS PROJECT LAUNCH.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We hope this email meets you well, Project Launch: CARE Microgrant Projects Rounds 1 & 2 Launch: The UMIH is thrilled to announce the exciting launch of the Care Microgrant Projects rounds 1 & 2 on our blog! In collaboration with QPOC and MAWA, we received heartfelt, beautiful and generous creative endeavors from students and community members who engaged the multiple dimensions of care during Covid-19. Please visit the UMIH Blog<https://umhumanities.com/category/blog/community-projects/> for details & submissions by finalists. Event Recap: #FreeThemAll - Online panel discussion (UMIH + Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba Inc with OPK, Bar None Winnipeg, MLA-Prison Libraries Committee & Strength in the Circle) Friday, December 4th 2020. Thank you, everyone, who attended the online panel discussion on the conditions of confinement in provincial and federal institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folks who missed the event will be able to access video documentation shortly through Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba's Facebook page. Stay tuned for more details. 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. Join us for our last VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITE of the term. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Thursdays 2-4 pm CST 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 November 30th 2020 - Book Launch: COVID-19 in Manitoba: Public Policy Responses to the First Wave. Tuesday Dec 1st 2020.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week, we hope this letter meets you well. Upcoming events: COVID-19 in Manitoba: Public Policy Responses to the First Wave, Book launch (UM Press + UMIH) Tuesday, December 1st, 2020. 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST This is a free ebook with twenty-seven chapters that address key aspects of the pandemic and discusses how government policy can help lay the foundation for resiliency in the midst of a continuing public-health crisis. Editors Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur will be joined by a long list of contributors. Details and Registration<https://uofmpress.ca/events/entry/covid-19-in-manitoba-virtual-launch> "WHAT DOES THE "K" STAND FOR IN K-POP? DECONSTRUCTING KOREANNESS IN K-POP" by Dr Ji-Hyun Ahn (University of Washington--Tacoma) Friday, December 4th 2020 from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST What constitutes K-pop and what is specifically Korean about K-pop? This public lecture addresses how the boundary of K-pop is made and re-made. Dr Ji-Hyun Ahn is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington Tacoma and a member of the Northeast Asia Council Speakers Bureau. Hosted by U of M's Asian Studies Centre. Details <https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/arts/event/what-does-the-k-stand-f…> Email Asian.Studies(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Asian.Studies@umanitoba.ca> for Zoom link 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. Join our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track. Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Mondays 9 am-12 pm and Thursdays 2-4 pm CST Email hee-jungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for Zoom links. WEEKLY WRAP-UP: A TEACHING HAPPY HOUR is an ongoing, casual drop-in for all Arts instructors to share and discuss all things related to remote teaching this term. With special guest Jonathan Dyck. Fridays 3:30-4:30pm CST Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for Zoom link Announcements: Congratulations to the winners of the CARE AND GROW microgrants! In partnership with MAWA and QPOC, the UMIH is proud to announce the finalists for the third round of CARE microgrants this year: Kelly Campbell Christine Brouzes Jessie Jannuska Cari-Lynn Jessica Birdwise Lecocq Erin Laye Candace Neumann Candace Lipischak melannie monoceros Renu Shonek Tiff Bartel Ryan Ad Nicole Laurendeau Mariana Munoz-Gomez Kat Nancy Albyn Carias kathleen shellrude For MAWA's original call for proposals, click Details <https://mawa.ca/news/view/make-and-grow-microgrants-for-visual-artists> Please stay tuned for the launching of works by finalists from rounds 1 & 2 on the UMIH Blog. 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 November 23rd 2020 - PATHWAYS OF RECONCILIATION VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH. Wednesday, Nov 25th 2020.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week, we hope this letter meets you well. Up-coming events: PATHWAYS OF RECONCILIATION VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH Please join the UM-Press, supported by the UMIH for the virtual launch of Pathways of Reconciliation: Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC's Call to action. Editors Aimée Craft and Paulette Regan will be joined by contributors Régine Uwibereyeho King, Sheryl Lightfoot, David B. MacDonald, and Andrea Walsh. Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST. Please see the following link for more details and registration: https://uofmpress.ca/events/entry/pathways-of-reconciliation-virtual-launch Public Lecture - What does the “K” stand for in K-pop? Deconstructing Koreanness in K-pop: Please join Dr Tina Chen and the Asian Studies Centre for an upcoming public lecture: What does the “K” stand for in K-pop? Deconstructing Koreanness in K-pop. With increasing numbers of non-Korean members in K-pop groups, K-pop as a music genre, cultural product and system has become increasingly more transnational and hybrid than ever before. This lecture questions what constitutes K-pop and discusses what is specifically Korean about K-pop. The lecture first introduces various ways in which we understand K-pop and then discusses K-pop’s racial imagination by looking at fans’ reaction to and discourse around K-pop groups without Korean members. In doing so, the lecture addresses how the boundary of K-pop is made and re-made. Friday, December 4th 2020 from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Please email Asian.Studies(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Asian.Studies@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. See Attachment for the event poster. On-going Opportunities: We will like to continue to highlight that the UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for teaching staff in Arts that would like support for a remote guest lecture in their class to be made a broader, public event. We can provide some financial support for guest lecture honoraria, as well as logistical support for a live-streamed event online. Email heejungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Announcements: Congratulations to the winners of the third round of the CARE Microgrants! Following the conclusion of the third round of the CARE Microgrant call for submissions, we are proud to reveal the list of finalists! proposals from students and community members that explored the multiple dimensions of care, caring, and being careful. This included 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 were the focus of our selection. Please see the list of recipients below: Kelly Campbell Christine Brouzes Jessie Jannuska Cari-Lynn Jessica Birdwise Lecocq Erin Laye Candace Neumann Candace Lipischak melannie monoceros Renu Shonek Tiff Bartel Ryan Ad Nicole Laurendeau Mariana Munoz-Gomez Kat Nancy Albyn Carias kathleen shellrude Weekly Wrap Up - A Teaching Happy Hour Sessions are back! Ongoing, casual drop-ins for all Arts instructors to share and discuss tips, strategies, and all things related to remote teaching this term. With special guest, Jonathan Dyck. These sessions will be hosted Friday afternoons from 3:30-4:30 PM with our first starting this Friday, October 30th, 2020. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the 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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UMIH newsletter November 16th 2020 - PATHWAYS OF RECONCILIATION VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH. Wednesday, Nov 25th 2020.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 16 Nov '20

16 Nov '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week, we hope you had a restful weekend. Thank you to everyone who attended the screening of AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY - THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS hosted by Prairie Asian Organizers with the UMIH. In case you missed the event but will like the opportunity to screen the documentary, read the transcript or re-watch the documentary, you can do so until November 19th. Please contact prairieasian.organizers(a)gmail.com for the link to access the documentary or, follow their Instagram linked below for future updates. https://instagram.com/prairieasian.organizers?igshid=19waz88ronx4m Up-coming events: PATHWAYS OF RECONCILIATION VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH Please join the UM-Press, supported by the UMIH for the virtual launch of Pathways of Reconciliation: Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC's Call to action. Editors Aimée Craft and Paulette Regan will be joined by contributors Régine Uwibereyeho King, Sheryl Lightfoot, David B. MacDonald, and Andrea Walsh. Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST. Please see the following link for more details and registration: https://uofmpress.ca/events/entry/pathways-of-reconciliation-virtual-launch Public Lecture - What does the “K” stand for in K-pop? Deconstructing Koreanness in K-pop: Please join Dr Tina Chen and the Asian Studies Centre for an upcoming public lecture: What does the “K” stand for in K-pop? Deconstructing Koreanness in K-pop. With increasing numbers of non-Korean members in K-pop groups, K-pop as a music genre, cultural product and system has become increasingly more transnational and hybrid than ever before. This lecture questions what constitutes K-pop and discusses what is specifically Korean about K-pop. The lecture first introduces various ways in which we understand K-pop and then discusses K-pop’s racial imagination by looking at fans’ reaction to and discourse around K-pop groups without Korean members. In doing so, the lecture addresses how the boundary of K-pop is made and re-made. Friday, December 4th 2020 from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Please email Asian.Studies(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Asian.Studies@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. See Attachment for the event poster. On-going Opportunities: We will like to continue to highlight that the UMIH welcomes opportunities to spotlight teaching this term for teaching staff in Arts that would like support for a remote guest lecture in their class to be made a broader, public event. We can provide some financial support for guest lecture honoraria, as well as logistical support for a live-streamed event online. Email heejungserenity.joo(a)umanitoba.ca for more details. Announcements: Next week, we will at last share the names of the recipients of the 3rd round of the CARE-Microgrants. With the awardees released, you can also anticipate the sharing of previous winners on the UMIH blog very soon! Please note the Weekly Wrap Up: A Teaching Happy Hour session will resume on Friday, November 20th, 2020. Our Write On-Site Sessions have commenced starting today and will be ongoing Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM. --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>

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