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UMIH News: Five upcoming events
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, We write to draw your attention to five events on our near horizon. There is something for everyone in the list below! We hope to see you at a UMIH event soon. Digital Public Scholarship: Benefits and Pitfalls Tuesday, January 28; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Zoom This online panel discussion, supported by the University of Manitoba Strategic Initiatives Fund, welcomes faculty from Canada and the United States to discuss their experiences sharing their academic work through … [View More]digital platforms. The following panelists will offer advice useful to both faculty and students interested in learning more about the practices of digital research dissemination: Dr. Philip Chase (County College of Morris), Dr. Dorothy Kim (Brandeis University), Dr. Kim TallBear (University of Alberta), and Dr. Vanessa Warne (University of Manitoba). The panel will be moderated by Dr. Erin Keating (University of Manitoba). All are welcome. Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom meeting link. Paper, Scissors, Glue: Paper Quilling, Cobweb Cards, and Collage Thursday, January 30; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Tier 409 Join us at our first UMIH Crafternoon of the winter term to deepen your knowledge of the importance of making and material culture to the humanities. We’re going to explore a trio of paper-based practices: paper quilling, three-dimensional card making, and collage. All materials and instruction provided; no registration required. Imagining a Sack: Journeying with Ashley’s Sack Monday, February 3; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Tier 409 In partnership with the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, the UMIH invites you to attend a hands-on workshop engaging Tiya Miles’ All That She Carried. This workshop will be led by CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon. While Miles’ work is an inspiration for this event, no knowledge of her book is required. All materials will be supplied. Dr. Boon recommends participants bring along a copy of a book of importance to them. All are welcome to come and create. Book Launch featuring UMIH Research Affiliate Dr. Youcef Soufi Thursday, February 6; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Tier 409 Please join us to celebrate the launch of Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World (NYU Press). At this event, Dr. Soufi will share an overview of and reading from his book. The event will include a moderated discussion. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. And lastly, the UMIH encourages interested community, faculty, staff, and students to attend the 40th Annual J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference. Visit the umpssc<https://www.instagram.com/umpssc/> Instagram account for more details and follow the link in their bio to register. Here are some highlights: Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture Wednesday, January 29; 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM; Canadian Museum for Human Rights The UN at 80: Successes, Hopes, Failures and Challenges Speaker: The Honourable Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. 40th Annual J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference: Day Two Thursday, January 30th; 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM; 2nd floor UMSU The day’s events include three panels: UN Peacekeeping, 10:00 – 11:15am; UN of the Present and Future, 11:30 – 12:30pm; Keynote Address by Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, followed by Davos style Q&A with Dr. Andrea Charron, 1:00 – 2:30pm. 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> [View Less]

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UMIH News - Winter 2025 Events
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 12 Jan '25

12 Jan '25

Dear Friends of UMIH, We are pleased to share news with you about our winter programming. More events will be added to our calendar in the weeks ahead. Think of this as a sampling of what is to come! IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CCWOC UMIH is delighted to partner with the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture on the following events, all of which feature CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon: · Imagining a Sack: Journeying with Ashley’s Sack A workshop engaging Tiya Miles’ … [View More]All That She Carried led by Dr. Sonja Boon Monday February 3 (2:30 - 4:00 pm), Tier 409 · Small Things: Cross-Stitch Provocations A two-session workshop on cross-stitch histories and activism featuring Dr. Sonja Boon Session 1: Monday February 10 (2:30 - 4:00 pm), Tier 409 Session 2: Monday February 24 (2:30 - 4:00 pm), Tier 409 · Sweaty Palms and Breathlessness: Preparing for Stressful Presentations A professional skills workshop created for graduate students led by Dr. Sonja Boon Tuesday 18 February @ 2:30 on Zoom · Dear Alice: Writing and Stitching with Archival Materials A two-session exploration of archival materials, found poetry, and textile art led by Dr. Sonja Boon Session 1: Monday March 3 (2:30 - 4:00 pm), Archives & Special Collections Session 2: Monday March 17 (2:30 - 4:00 pm), Tier 409 UMIH AFFILIATE AND GRADUATE FELLOW TALKS We look forward to celebrating the research achievements of our 2024-2025 Graduate Fellows and Research Affiliates at the following events: · UMIH Research Affiliate Talk by Dr. Youcef Soufi (U of Toronto) Thursday February 6, 2:30 - 4:00pm, Tier 409 · UMIH Graduate Fellow Talk by Carla M. Kennedy (Indigenous Studies, UM) Thursday February 13, 2:30 - 4:00pm on Zoom · UMIH Research Affiliate Talk by Dr. Rachel Shields (McMaster University) Thursday February 27, 2:30 - 4:00pm, Tier 409 · UMIH Graduate Fellow Talk by Karen Brglez (History, UM) Thursday March 6, 2:30 - 4:00pm, Tier 409 CRAFTERNOONS We are pleased to announce two upcoming humanities-themed crafting sessions. Join us to deepen your knowledge of the importance of making and material culture to the humanities. All are welcome. · Paper, Scissors, Glue: Paper Quilling, Cobweb Cards, and Collage Thursday January 30, 2:30 - 4:00pm, Tier 409 · Book Binding: Learn to Bind a Booklet with Coptic Stitch Thursday March 13, 2:30 - 4:00pm, Tier 409 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAWA UMIH is pleased to support a series of upcoming events organized by MAWA: Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art. Watch for more information in the weeks ahead. For now, we are highlighting a four-part lecture series by the Honourable Patricia Bovey on “Canadian Art History: Women Artists Breaking Glass Ceilings.” The next lecture (the second) will take place at 7pm on Thursday January 16 at MAWA (329 Cumberland). The series is free; you can attend any or all of the lectures; all are welcome. Visit mawa.ca to learn more. IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING We are pleased to draw your attention to the following event, organized by CATL: · Experiential Learning in the Arts and Humanities Tuesday February 4 (10:00 to noon); 65 Dafoe Road; Room 223 There is more to experiential learning than internships and co-ops. In this workshop, we'll explore ways in which experiential learning pedagogy and opportunities can be integrated into the arts and humanities classroom. Visit this link<https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/workshops> to register. And... last but not least, please join us on Zoom on Tuesday January 28 at 2:30 for the following event: · Digital Public Scholarship: Benefits and Pitfalls A Panel Discussion moderated by Dr. Erin Keating This panel, supported by the University of Manitoba Strategic Initiatives Fund, will feature perspectives from: Dr. Philip Chase (County College of Morris), Dr. Dorothy Kim (Brandeis University), Dr. Kim TallBear (University of Alberta), and Dr. Vanessa Warne (University of Manitoba). These speakers will discuss their experiences sharing their academic work through digital platforms. Skilled in creating content across a variety of platforms (Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram) and in a variety of forms (video, podcasts, blogs, performance), the panellists will offer advice useful to both faculty and students interested in learning more about the practices of digital research dissemination. All are welcome. Email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> to request the Zoom link. As always, UMIH welcomes your suggestions for ways we can better support your work in the humanities! Don’t hesitate to be in touch. With best wishes for 2025, Vanessa Warne (Acting Director, UMIH) [View Less]

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This week’s UMIH News: a look back at Fall 2024
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, I write today to thank you for your support for UMIH this fall. We’ve explored a wide range of topics, skills, and methods that matter to the humanities. They have included, among many other things, a contemporary staging of an historical drama, professional editing skills, the media history of hobbyist woodworking, strategies for dissertation writing, connections between beading and storytelling, Ukrainian diasporic writing, and the crafting of haiku. We temporarily … [View More]transformed a boardroom into a studio space to explore weaving methods and block printing traditions and we made time to learn from the many people who generously contributed to UMIH’s programming as speakers or event hosts. Those contributors include (from the University of Manitoba): Dr. Brenda Austin-Smith, Dr. Alison Calder, Dr. Warren Cariou, Dr. Sean Carleton, Dr. David Churchill, Dr. Sarah Elvins, Dr. Michelle Faubert, Dr. Erin Keating, Dr. Len Kuffert, Dr. Mike Sampson, and Dr. David Watt. They also include (from beyond the University of Manitoba): Dr. Urvashi Chakravarty, Dr. Celiese Lypka, Dr. Emily Maggiacomo, Dr. Carla Manfredi, Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn, Dr. Maria Zytaruk, Lisa Hislop, Michelle Waitzman, Kristian Enright, Mark Nowak, Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau, Moni Brar, Jenna Butler, Sam Jones, and Kelly Shepherd. Special thanks go to our UMIH Research Cluster leaders, Dr. Jamie Paris and Dr. Serenity Joo. Thanks also go to UMIH Research Assistant Lakshmisree Shaji Marar and to UMIH student interns Hanako Teranishi and Patrick Fermin. Thank you to Ekene Emeka Maduka for all her work for the Institute. Of course, I also want to thank all who attended talks, participated in hands-on crafting sessions, or made time to prepare for and participate in our book group. We will be sharing our winter schedule with you early in the new year. By way of a sneak peek, we can let you know that we look forward to collaborating with the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture on several events. We can also look forward to presentations by UMIH affiliates Dr. Youcef Soufi and Rachel Shields and by Graduate Fellows Karen Brglez and Carla Kennedy. It’s going to be another great term at UMIH. As always, I welcome your suggestions for ways that UMIH can support your teaching, learning, research, and outreach in the humanities. This is especially true as we finalize plans for the Winter Term. Don’t hesitate to be in touch. With best wishes for a restful break, Vanessa Dr. Vanessa Warne (Interim Director UMIH<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/?hl=en>, 2024-2025) [View Less]

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CFP for upcoming conference on Identity and Poetics - Ukrainian Canadian Literature
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, We are pleased to share a Call for Papers on behalf of Visiting Scholar Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn (Kyiv National Linguistics University). A conference exploring IDENTITY AND POETICS OF UKRAINIAN CANADIAN LITERATURE will take place on March 14, 2025; proposals are due to Dr. Shymchyshyn by Feb. 15, 2025. Topics for exploration include Ukrainian Canadian literary responses to political and social changes in Ukraine and Canada. Please see the attached CFP for more information. … [View More]

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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. … [View More]

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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. … [View More]

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Upcoming UMIH events (readings, lectures, a seminar, a crafting session, and more ...)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 12 Nov '24

12 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. … [View More]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 (: [View Less]

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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 … [View More]

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All the UMIH news you need for the week ahead
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 28 Oct '24

28 Oct '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, It’s another exciting three-event week at the Institute for the Humanities. We hope you will find time to join us. Here is what we are looking forward to: TODAY (Monday Oct. 28) at 3:45, join us for a special screening of a NYC stage performance of Lord Byron’s SARDANAPALUS. This screening, which will take place in TIER 408, will be moderated by Dr. Michelle Faubert. UMIH is delighted to partner with the Byron Society of America and the Keats-Shelley Association of America … [View More]

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Poetry Reading Hosted by Dr. Jamie Paris - TODAY at 2:30 PM on Zoom and Other UMIH News
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Dear Friends of UMIH, The next few weeks offer us many opportunities to connect with one another AND with the humanities here at the University of Manitoba. Here is a list of some exciting upcoming events: At 2:30 today (Monday Oct. 21) on Zoom, UMIH Cluster Leader Dr. Jamie Paris will host a poetry reading featuring the editors of the forthcoming collection Workers of the Warming World Unite (Fernwood Press). Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for your copy … [View More]of the link. All are welcome. This Thursday (Oct. 24), UMIH welcomes Dr. Emily Maggiacomo for an event supporting graduate students. Our topic will be “Managing Challenges as an ABD Humanities Student.” If you are working on (or planning for) an ambitious research and writing project, such as a dissertation, please attend. This event will be held at 2:30 on Zoom; you can email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for your copy of the link. You can learn more about this and other UMIH events on Instagram @umih___<https://www.instagram.com/umih___/?hl=en> . On Monday Oct. 28 at 3:45, please join us for a special screening of a NYC stage performance of Lord Byron’s SARDANAPALUS. This screening, which will take place in Tier 408, will be moderated by Dr. Michelle Faubert. UMIH is delighted to partner with the Byron Society of America and the Keats-Shelley Association of America to bring this screening to our campus. Popcorn, like admission, will be free. UMIH’s second CRAFTERNOON takes place on the afternoon of Wed. Oct. 30. Please join us at 2:30 to learn how to make a rug (or similarly useful item) out of repurposed fabric. We’ll provide the supplies and all the instructions you’ll need. There is no cost; zero experience is required; all are welcome. You are, of course, welcome to bring a craft of your own. We’ll meet in Tier 409. On Friday Nov. 1 at 2:30, with thanks to Dr. Erin Keating, two speakers from Editors Canada will make a virtual visit to UMIH for a career-themed event: “SO YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL EDITOR? A Discussion with Lisa Hislop and Michelle Waitzman from Editors Canada.” As always, you can send an email to umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> to request your copy of the Zoom link. All are welcome. And on Wed. Nov. 6 at 2:30, we will gather for a UMIH Roundtable on Object Lessons. Attend to hear about a diverse set of objects that are changing the direction of our speakers’ teaching, research, or outreach. Join us in Tier 409 for this event. Looking further forward, into late November, please save the date for a very special lecture by Dr. Maria Zytaruk (U of Calgary). To celebrate a term of exploration of hands-on humanities work, UMIH will welcome Dr. Zytaruk on Friday Nov. 29 (2:30, via Zoom). Dr. Zytaruk is a professor, curator, and radio documentary maker and her lecture is tentatively titled “Public Humanities on the Ground: Cultivating Flax for Papermaking in a Campus Community Garden.” And, lastly-- if you’ve been reading Dr. Tiya Miles’ All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, please join us in Tier 409 at 2:30 TOMORROW (Tuesday Oct. 22) for the first meeting of UMIH’s Fall 2024 Book Group. We’ll be discussing up to page 163. If you have suggestions for future requests or suggestions for how UMIH can better support your work in the humanities, please reach out. We hope to see you at an event 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> [View Less]

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