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UMIH Upcoming Events - Feminist Killjoys: A Sara Ahmed Reading group facilitated by Karen Sharma AND MORE!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Thank you to everyone who came out to our inaugural events for the Fall 2019 Term! And a big thank you to our insightful and inspiring speakers for sharing their research with us. This week we are looking forward to gathering for Feminist Killjoys: A Sara Ahmed Reading group, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Revolution Wellness (433 Graham Ave.). The discussion will be facilitated by Karen Sharma of QPOC Winnipeg. Please note, that this event prioritizes those who identify as 2SQTBIPOC. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to umih(a)umanitoba.ca. There are still spaces available! On Wednesday morning our friends at Thin Air 2019 are presenting Sonja Boon & Kaie Kellough. Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 11:30 am - 12:20 pm in Cross Common Room, St John's College. The event is free and open to the public! Unfortunately, Katherine Boyer's talk "Two stitches, hers then mine: Experiences working with the Manitoba Museum Ethnographic Collection" has been postponed until winter. More details will be available in the coming weeks. This weekend coming up will be a busy weekend for community events with the Global Climate Strike - Winnipeg<https://www.facebook.com/events/435176020403170/> starting at noon, Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Manitoba Legislative Building, and Culture Days<https://www.culturedays.ca/mb> and Nuit Blanche<https://culturedays.ca/hubs/df14b363-0445-4a12-a7d8-8701c1e2aaf1> taking place over the weekend! Upcoming October events include: Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at the West End Cultural Centre 5-7 pm, Lecture + Q&A Tickets for the lecture are currently sold out, though we are taking names for a waitlist should spaces become available on the day of the lecture *donations to the 2SQTBIPOC Library will be accepted at the door The Decolonizing Lens Film Series Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:30 pm doors, 7pm film start time, WAG, 300 Memorial Blvd. Expert Roundtable on Canadian Economic Sanctions Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON The Ins and Outs of Scholarly Book Publishing 2:30 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2019 Jill McConkey, Acquisitions Editor, UM Press We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events!

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UMIH Upcoming Events: Punam Mehta on Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers AND MORE!
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 16 Sep '19

16 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, We're looking forward to an event filled week this week! Please join us for these exciting events and talks: Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Punam Mehta (Women's & Gender Studies) "From Critical to Cosmic Consciousness: Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers" Friday, September 20, 2019 2:30 pm, 303 Tier Building Luiz Henrique Eloy, guest speaker for UMIH's Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster, "Indigenous Peoples and Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon" Saturday, September 21, 2019 VegFest<http://winnipegvegfest.ca/>, University of Winnipeg, Axworthy Health & Recplex UMIH sponsored speaker Dr. Milton Mills, MD "What the Health?" Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm, The Good Will Social Club, 625 Portage Ave. Prison Libraries Committee, Chapbook Launch Party Next week we will be facilitating a reading and discussion group on Sara Ahmed's work in advance of her Winnipeg Lecture "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work." Please join us on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Revolution Wellness, 433 Graham Ave. For a lively discussion of Sara Ahmed's writing facilitated by Karen Sharma of QPOC Winnipeg *Please note that this event prioritizes those who identify as 2SQTBIPOC And some upcoming October events include: Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:30 pm doors, 7pm film start time, WAG, 300 Memorial Blvd. The Decolonizing Lens film series Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON Expert Roundtable on Canadian Economic Sanctions We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events!

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Tickets for Sara Ahmed - October 2nd, 2019
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Additional tickets for Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" are now available on Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/closing-the-door-complaint-as-diversity-work-sa…>! UMIH and WGS is pleased to be presenting a public lecture "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" by visiting speaker Sara Ahmed in partnership with the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019! Public lecture by Sara Ahmed Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work October 2, 2019 5-7pm **New Venue** West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z8 **TICKETS TO "CONVOCATION HALL" EVENT ARE STILL VALID** Free and open to the public ASL provided Monetary or book donations for the 2SQTBIPOC Library encouraged

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UMIH Upcoming Events: Punam Mehta on Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

Dear Friends of the hUManities, Welcome back to a new fall term! We have an exciting lineup of events planned this term that we can't wait to share with you. Please join us for these upcoming UMIH events in September: Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building Punam Mehta (Women's & Gender Studies) "From Critical to Cosmic Consciousness: Feminist-Informed Yoga as Healing for Marginalized Mothers" Friday, September 20, 2019 2:30 pm, location TBA Luiz Henrique Eloy, guest speaker for UMIH's Power and Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster, "Indigenous Peoples and Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon" Saturday, September 21, 2019 VegFest<http://winnipegvegfest.ca/>, University of Winnipeg UMIH sponsored speaker Dr. Milton Mills, MD "What the Health?" Sunday, September 22, 2019 The Good Will Social Club Prison Libraries Committee, Chapbook Launch In other exciting news, UMIH and WGS is pleased to be presenting visiting speaker Sara Ahmed "Closing the Door: Complaint as Diversity Work" in partnership with the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019! For more event details, please see the Facebook event page here<https://www.facebook.com/events/institute-for-womens-and-gender-studies-iwg…>. We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Fall 2019 events!

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Error Acknowledgment: Indigenous Organization and Conflict in Cauca, Colombia Event: May 28, 2019: 23:20pm, 307 Tier Building
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 22 May '19

22 May '19

Dear all, My humble apologies for the spelling error in my subject line. Please note it should read "Colombia." Utterly embarrassed, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim 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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Indigenous Organization and Conflict in Cauca, Columbia Event: May 28, 2019: 23:20pm, 307 Tier Building
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 22 May '19

22 May '19

Hello everyone, I alert you to the following wonderful event, organized by the UMIH Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America. I encourage you all to attend: The Interdisciplinary Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America Presents INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION AND CONFLICT IN CAUCA, COLOMBIA: THE CASE OF THE INDIGENOUS REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CAUCA (CRIC) 307 Tier Building, Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba May 28, 2:30pm This event will involve a visiting delegation of Colombian Indigenous leaders. A representative from the group will present on the history of struggle and organization of the Nasa people of Cauca, Colombia, in particular in relation to the Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC). They will also discuss the Plan de Vida-Proyecto Nasa, which is their regional plan for autonomy and development. Delegation members: Lizardo Ul Secue, Governor, Indigenous cabildo of San Francisco Sigifredo Pavi Ilamo, Governor, Indigenous cabildo of Toribio Elcy Mesa Taquinas, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project Martha Segura Córdoba, Health Secretary, Municipality of Toribio Angélica Aguilar Rugeles, Manager, Empresa Social del Estado (hospital) Cxayu’ce Jxut, Toribio y Jambalo Jaime Díaz Noscue, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project José Correa Vasquez, Coordinator, Plan de Vida Nasa Project Nusmem Acosta Aguilar, Indigenous law student Hope to see you there! Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities University of Manitoba 407 Tier Building 204 474 9599 umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca> umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>

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Upcoming Events (May 13-20, 2019)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 13 May '19

13 May '19

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is off to an excellent start! Here are a few UMIH-related events to draw your attention to: The first is a reminder that this coming Wednesday, May 15th, at 7pm at X-cues, UMIH is helping to host a panel discussion to celebrate the publication of Dr. Julie Guard's new book Radical Housewives: Price Wars and Food Politics in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada. The panelists are Dr. Guard (University of Manitoba), Dr. Janis Theissen (University of Winnipeg), and Dr. Rhonda Hinther (Brandon University), moderated by Dr. Deborah McPhail (University of Manitoba). We encourage you all to join us! You can find the poster attached. The second is this coming Sunday (May 19) at 3:00pm in the Buchwald Room at Millennium Library. There will be a Preview/Launch event for "The Modern Reception of the Medieval Saga of the Sworn Brothers," a special volume of the journal Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, which is about to be published (Volume 26, Spring 2019). Several contributors will be there to discuss topics such as the place of Icelandic literature in world literature and its international influence in Winnipeg and elsewhere. All are welcome to attend - but please note that (for those who may be smuggling exotic animals, for example) there is a security scan at the entrance. Thanks are due to the Icelandic Department and UMIH for their support of the research being presented here, as well a to AASSC who run the journal (scancan.net). Please see the attached poster and venue files for further details. Warm wishes, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim 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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Radical Housewives: Panel Discussion (May 15th at X-Cues, 7-9pm)
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 02 May '19

02 May '19

Good afternoon everyone! We are excited to announce that UMIH is collaborating with Dr. Julie Guard to celebrate the publication of her upcoming book Radical Housewives: Price Wars and Food Politics in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada, with a panel discussion with Dr. Janis Theissen (University of Winnipeg) and Dr. Rhonda Hinther (Brandon University), moderated by Dr. Deborah McPhail (University of Manitoba). This fabulous event will be held at X-Cues at 551 Sargent Avenue on May 15th, 2019, from 7-9pm. I have attached the poster for the event, and the Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1196652783846777/ We hope to see many of you there! Until then, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim Assistant to the Director Institute for the Humanities University of Manitoba 407 Tier Building 204 474 9599 umih(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca> umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities>

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Upcoming Events
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

Good morning friends of the Humanities, I hope you are all enjoying the Spring! Here are some upcoming events and Calls we would like to bring your attention to: Land of Oil and Water: Aboriginal Voices of Life on the Oil Sands 10thAnniversary Screening Monday, April 29, 2019 Cinematheque (200 Arthur Street) 7-8pm (poster attached) Critical Environments Research Group Spring Workshop Tuesday, April 30, 2019 1:00-4:00pm, 320 Sinnott Building (poster attached) Call for UMIH Affiliates, Research Clusters, and Graduate Fellowships Deadline: May 3, 2019 (posters attached) Call for Collaboration Home Movie Day Project Seeking people skilled with vintage film technology for a Home Movie screening event tentatively planned for the fall of this year or next year. Seeking: -Individuals who are capable projectionists with 8mm, 16mm, Super 8 or similar technology are wanted (preferably at least 2). -Individuals who are experienced with handling and inspecting old film reels are also wanted. Should be capable of determining if a film reel is damaged beyond repair based on factors such as odor, damage, brittleness, curling etc. Someone who is knowledgeable on how to repair damaged film reels is also desirable. Roles may overlap, and someone who is skilled in both areas is very much welcome. Interested parties may contact Felicia Pulo at umpulo(a)myumanitoba.ca, tacopulo(a)hotmail.com, or 204-391-4441. About Home Movie Day: Home Movie Days are events that are held at local venues across world that celebrate amateur filmmaking and document the lives of everyday individuals. The events screen home-based movies from both professional institutions and families or individuals from the community. Vintage equipment is often provided by the event runners to let the owners of submitted films view the films perhaps for the first time in years. It is also a chance for other community members to see the amateur film work of their neighbors and to learn more about the importance of film preservation and how they can do it at home. Please note that I will be filling in for the Spring, so if you have any questions about these events or Calls, please do not hesitate to contact me. Warm wishes, Katelyn Dykstra, PhD Interim 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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REMINDER -- UMIH Call for Affiliates, Research Clusters, and Graduate Fellowship for 2019-2020
by U Of M Institute For The Humanities 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

Good afternoon everyone, A reminder that the deadline for applications for UMIH's opportunities for Research Affiliates, Research Clusters, and our Graduate Fellowship for the 2019-2010 academic year is fast approaching! I have attached detailed posters to this email. Please feel free to circulate them widely. Do let me know if you have any questions. The deadline for submissions is May 3, 2019. All the very best, Dr. Katelyn Dykstra Interim 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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