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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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UMIH newsletter November 9th 2020 - American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 09 Nov '20

09 Nov '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome to a new week, we hope this email meets you well - as always. Of Interest: ONLINE SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION: AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY - THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS: Please join Prairie Asian Organizers with the UMIH for an online screening and panel discussion of the documentary, American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs. This event is free and open to all Black, Indigenous and People of Color identified folks who are interested in learning and thinking more about interracial solidarity. Saturday, November 14th, 2020 at 2 PM. See attachment for the event poster. Please feel welcome to access the screening and Zoom invite here: http://bit.ly/grace-lee-boggs-doc For detailed information, please visit the Facebook Events page and Prairie Asian Organizer's Instagram. Respective links are listed below: Facebook Events page: https://fb.me/e/1HR8bbD9t Prairie Asian Organizers on Instagram: https://instagram.com/prairieasian.organizers?igshid=19waz88ronx4m Upcoming 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 On-going Opportunities & Events: In case you missed the PUBLIC LECTURE BY R.F. KUANG The Poppy War in Context: Asian American Speculative Fiction please visit the UMIH's Facebook page to watch the full lecture: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1040735456366806 A closed-captioned version is also now available on Dr Keating's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9xxcOh6Rg0 We will also like to highlight that the UMIH welcomes such opportunities to spotlight teaching this term. If you are teaching in Arts and would like support for a remote guest lecture in your class to be made a broader, public event, please reach out to us. 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: Please note the Weekly Wrap Up: A Teaching Happy Hour session is currently on hold to resume on Friday, November 20th, 2020. Our Write On-Site Sessions are also paused for the reading week break and will resume Monday, November 16th, 2020. --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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UMIH newsletter (November 2, 2020): Recap of R.F Kuang Lecture: The Poppy War In Context : Asian American Speculative Fiction.
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Thank you to everyone who attended our first Weekly Wrap Up session last Friday and hopes to see you again! Please see details below for more information on these ongoing sessions. Weekly Wrap Up: A Teaching Happy Hour. 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 Please email umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca> for the Zoom link. See attachment for the temporary event poster. Event Recap: In case you missed last week's PUBLIC LECTURE BY R.F. KUANG The Poppy War in Context: Asian American Speculative Fiction please visit the UMIH's Facebook page to watch the full lecture: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1040735456366806 A closed-captioned version will also be available via Dr Keating's YouTube channel which will be linked on the UMIH's blog. Links to view the lecture through the aforementioned outlets will also be posted on our Facebook page soon! The UMIH welcomes such opportunities to spotlight teaching this term. If you are teaching in Arts and would like support for a remote guest lecture in your class to be made a broader, public event, please reach out to us. 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. Of Interest: We are proud to inform you that the third round of our CARE Microgrant call has been concluded. With MAWA taking the lead for this round and supported by QPOC Winnipeg, the jurors finally selected outstanding visual art projects from a long list of promising applicants. Names of successful candidates will be announced soon! --Take care, friends 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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Fw: UMIH newsletter (October 26, 2020): Weekly Wrap Up: A Teaching Happy Hour - First session Friday 30th!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 26 Oct '20

26 Oct '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, I'll like to start by formally introducing myself. My name is Ekene Maduka and I will be working with the UMIH going forward as the new administrator. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you all. Please join us this week for the long-anticipated Weekly Wrap Up: A Teaching Happy Hour. 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. See attachment for the temporary event poster. Of Interest: PUBLIC LECTURE BY R.F. KUANG The Poppy War in Context: Asian American Speculative Fiction: A public lecture by speculative fiction and fantasy writer R.F. Kuang, on her award-winning novel, The Poppy War. Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 11:30 AM UTC-05 – 1 PM UTC-05 Please see the link below for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/342887140494555/?active_tab=about Other Events: Join us Mondays and Thursdays for Write-on-Site. A space curated to foster and support collective productivity while working in isolation. Please see links and times for scheduled meetings below. UMIH Write on Site (Mondays) 9 AM -12 PM https://zoom.us/j/95230777522?pwd=Rmo0NTNiQlN3Q2Ewd2RwMm9hdlRIZz09 Meeting ID: 952 3077 7522 Passcode: 143447 UMIH Write on Site (Thursdays) 2 PM - 4 PM https://zoom.us/j/97114538007?pwd=YlBuc1dvYWt3MTMyMzVJMnljaTFQZz09 Meeting ID: 971 1453 8007 Passcode: 897883 Take care, friends --UMIH 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: June 1, 2020
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Dear friends of the UMIH, In the past couple of weeks, we have become familiar with a long list of names: Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Christian Cooper. George Floyd. Regis Korchinski-Paquet. Tony McDade. Black Lives Matter continues with its mandate, because state-sanctioned, police violence against Black bodies (including using the threat of this violence to protect white fragility) is unending in both the US and Canada. Students and faculty affiliated with U of M's Faculty of Arts will know that there are very few BIPOC faculty in any of our departments outside of the star-studded Native Studies department, and even fewer Black faculty. The U of M is a historically white institution, and chooses to maintain itself as such. For those interested in knowing how they can help contribute to the project of racial justice right now, I pass on three pieces of advice I've learned from community organizers: One, reach out to your Black coworkers, students, and friends and check in with them. Offer support. Two, commit to hiring Black and Indigenous faculty, immediately. Three, follow and donate to one of these organizations committed to Black justice and liberation: --Justice 4 Black Lives Rally at the Manitoba Legislature on Friday:https://www.facebook.com/events/2522942161368878/ They are also taking donations so please feel free to donate as much as you can. Email: Justice4BlackLivesWPG(a)gmail.com<mailto:Justice4BlackLivesWPG@Gmail.com> (Insta: @justice4blackliveswinnipeg)<mailto:Justice4BlackLivesWPG@Gmail.com> --Black Lives Matter (Toronto): https://blacklivesmatter.ca/ --Queer and Trans People of Colour (Winnipeg): qpoc204(a)gmail.com (Insta: @qpocwinnipeg) --Black Visions Collective (Minneapolis): https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ --Reclaim the Block (Minneapolis): https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home --The Action Network, Louisville Community Bail Fund (Louisville, Kentucky): https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/ For folks interested in local prison abolition and police abolition organizations: --Bar None Winnipeg: https://barnonewpg.org/ --Winnipeg Police Cause Harm: wpgpolicecauseharm(a)gmail.com<mailto:%0dwpgpolicecauseharm@gmail.com%0d> (Insta: @wpgpoliceharm)<mailto:%0dwpgpolicecauseharm@gmail.com%0d> <https://barnonewpg.org/><https://barnonewpg.org/> The UMIH renews its commitment to showcasing and prioritizing research related to BIPOC histories and perspectives in the new year. Our annual report will be available for all on our website very soon. Please watch out for updates on programming for Asian Canadian communities in Winnipeg and unpacking our complacency in antiblackness. If you have ideas for programming related to any aspect of the events unfolding in the US and Canada, please feel free to reach out. Stay safe and take care of one another, Serenity *************************************************************************************************************************************************** This week's UMIH Events & Opportunities: Write-on-line Monday and Thursday morning Write-On-Sites have been re-rebranded to Write-ON-LINES. Write-on-sites have gone virtual to prioritize public health and safety while still maintaining our sense of connection during these isolating times. Virtual write-on-sites will continue every Monday and Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm. Everyone is welcome to write together, apart. Please email Serenity at: joo(a)cc.umanitoba.ca for the Zoom invite. Ins and Outs of the MA Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships for Social Sciences and Humanities Who Can Join: Any prospective or incoming Master’s student in the Social Sciences or Humanities’ disciplines (note the award is given by the federal government and can only be claimed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.) When: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:00PM CT – 8:30PM CT Where: Zoom (the URL and joining instructions will be mailed to you once you sign up via Eventbrite) by June 9th. How: Sign up for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-write-a-bombardier-sshrc-grant-tickets-1… Questions?: Run by the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba, Email cdss(a)umanitoba.ca <mailto:cdss@umanitoba.ca> Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund Thanks to the generous donations of our faculty members and the Dean's Office, the Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund was launched May 12, 2020. This fund, in the form of a bursary, provides financial support to Arts undergraduate and graduate students directly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The one-time, direct-deposit funds are available to full-time or part-time students registered in the 2019/20 academic year. 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. The Manitoba Law Journal Calls for Submissions: Edition #1 In honour of the Retirement of Professor DeLloyd J. Guth, this edition will also feature a special section on the “Guth Legal History Lecture Series”. The scope of this issue focuses on the law and the legal profession, emphasizing histories of major developments in Manitoba law and its Bar, as well as the rapid evolution of legal practice here in the province. Generally, all submissions pertaining to the developments and progression of Manitoba’s legal history are welcomed. Edition #2 Underneath the Golden Boy is an annual special issue of the Manitoba Law Journal that addresses issues of legislation, democratic and parliamentary reform and public policy. Please visit our website http://themanitobalawjournal.com<http://themanitobalawjournal.com/> to find information about our mission, standards and accomplishments, and to read our past publications. We have welcomed contributions from many disciplines, including at the University of Manitoba, and from scholars at various stages including graduate-level students. Submissions fewer than 10,000 words are generally preferred, Chicago Manual of Style for humanities generally and the McGill Guide to Uniform Legal Citation for law papers. We consider submissions on a rolling basis, but will aim to publish for this year’s issue contributions received by June 19. Submissions are accepted in English or French. With the university closure, UMIH is maintaining regular office hours from home, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please send an email if you have any questions. Or if you have an idea for humanities-related programming and you want some help getting it off the ground. The UMIH voicemail is also being checked regularly if you prefer to call. 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 (May 12, 2020): CARE microgrant deadlines; supporting community
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 May '20

25 May '20

Dear Friends of the UMIH, We hope you are taking care as we enter week eight (!) of the temporary physical closure of the university. CARE microgrants: deadline Wednesday, May 13 With QPOC Winnnipeg, the UMIH is thrilled to support 10 microgrants of $300 each for creative projects from U of M students and community members. Please spread the word to your creative friends, colleagues, and students. Details can be found on the UMIH's Facebook page, or at this link: https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/4507.html Write-on-line Monday and Thursday morning Write-On-Sites have been re-rebranded to Write-ON-LINES. Write-on-sites have gone virtual to prioritize public health and safety while still maintaining our sense of connection during these isolating times. Virtual write-on-sites will continue every Monday and Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm. Everyone is welcome to write together, apart. Please email Serenity at: joo(a)cc.umanitoba.ca for the Zoom invite. Supporting community For those of us lucky and privileged to have stable income right now and are looking to support community, here are two local initiatives to consider supporting: --Prairie Province Prisoner Support Fund, organized by a new, Indigenous-led, anti-colonial prison abolition collective, Free Lands Free Peoples: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/prairie-province-prisoner-support-fund --Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition (SWWAC): https://www.gofundme.com/f/swwac-covid19-relief-fund Other Opportunities The U of M Libraries invite you to deepen your data and research skills through their upcoming webinars<http://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/calendar?cid=2153&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=2153…>, beginning April 22nd. These webinars present the best tools, techniques, and strategies to help researchers remain on track with current goals and projects. To view all workshops or register, please visit: http://bit.ly/onlineworkshopseries <http://bit.ly/onlineworkshopseries> Carnation zine is accepting submissions of art and writing from BIPOC folks for their next publication, themed "Pleasure," until Friday, May 15. Consider submitting your work, and/or share this call for submissions with your networks. Submission guidelines can be found at: https://carnationzine.wordpress.com/submissions/ With the university closure, UMIH is maintaining regular office hours from home, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please send an email if you have any questions. Or if you have an idea for humanities-related programming and you want some help getting it off the ground. The UMIH voicemail is also being checked regularly if you prefer to call. We always welcome new ways to connect. Take care, friends! --UMIH

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QPOC and UMIH Microgrants
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 29 Apr '20

29 Apr '20

It's happening! QPOC and UMIH are excited to be launching our first round of ten (10) microgrants! The microgrants are worth $300 each to support creative projects on the topic of CARE during Covid-19. We seek project proposals from students and community members that will explore the multiple dimensions of care, caring, and being careful. This may include 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 will be prioritized. CARE microgrants are aimed at providing swift support for small projects influenced by the humanities (literature, film, theatre, history, philosophy, fine arts, law, music, etc.). Possible creative projects include: --A poem (or a collection of poems) --An essay (or a collection of essays) --A song --A brief drag performance --A brief stand-up comedy set --A photograph (or a collection of photographs) --A personally meaningful recipe and accompanying tutorial video --A painting, drawing, or cartoon --A sculpture, collage, short film, or multimedia project --Other creative ideas welcome Projects must adhere to Manitoba social distancing guidelines. Open to University of Manitoba students and all residents of Manitoba (Indigenous peoples, settlers, and visitors). QTBIPOC applicants are especially welcome. Deadline for application: May 13th, 2020 Application form: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXY…/viewform…<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…><https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…> Announcement of recipients: May 20th, 2020 Deadline for projects (to be showcased online via QPOC and UMIH): June 20th, 2020 Queries: umih(a)umanitoba.ca This is phase one of two phases of CARE microgrants (pending budgetary approval). The call for phase two will be released in mid-May. [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qZ7mi9wPxPP4tNxg63u5OIbcfQwdrzWGbVYg3QjcE…]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…> University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities Micro Grant Application<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevs7YnY37lZMzXYiQUsaIw6HXAMEh5yQK…> docs.google.com Please share this call widely in your networks! We're looking forward to seeing all your submissions. Sabrina Sethi 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 updates: stay at home edition
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

Dear Friends of the hUManities, With the university closure, UMIH is maintaining regular office hours from home, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please send an email if you have any questions! The UMIH voicemail is also being checked regularly if you need to call. Monday and Thursday morning Write-On-Sites have been rebranded to Write-OFF-Sites to prioritize public health and safety. Write at home and stay healthy! While UMIH events have been postponed to prioritize the health and safety of our community we are eagerly working on new and exciting ways to deliver programming while distancing measures are in effect, and we can't wait to share our plans with you soon! Rescheduled or re-imagined events to look forward to will include UMIH's partnership with QPOC and Red Rising Magazine for Laugter is Medicine: Youth Comedy Night; talks by UMIH Affiliates, Adrian Thieret and Celiese Lypka; and Wet'suwet'en Solidarity: Local Resonances, a screening of the short film "Invasion" followed by a panel discussion. For those still interested in learning about what is happening in Wet'suwet'en Territory while at home, you can screen "Invasion" at the following link: https://unistoten.camp/media/invasion/ In the meantime, stay safe and healthy and look after each other! And use your free time to enjoy writing by UMIH's student interns, Stephanie De Souza and Alexa Watson, found on our blog<https://umhumanities.com/>, or apply for UMIH's open call for applications (or to forward them to everyone you know)! Upcoming UMIH Calls: UMIH is now accepting applications for our Graduate Fellowship, Research Clusters, and Research Affiliates for the 2020-21 year. Please circulate to anyone you know who may be interested in applying. Questions can be directed to: umih(a)umanitoba.ca More information about the Research Cluster Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/rclusters/2656.h…>. More information about the Research Affiliate Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/raffiliates/inde…>. More information about the Graduate Fellowship Application can be found here<https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities/fellowship.html>. <https://unistoten.camp/media/invasion/> [https://unistoten.camp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/INVASION-WEB-POSTER-FRAME…]<https://unistoten.camp/media/invasion/> UNIST'OT'EN | INVASION<https://unistoten.camp/media/invasion/> unistoten.camp In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. 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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