Welcome to a new week!

Upcoming Events:

Care Microgrant Panel Discussion (UMIH + MAWA + QPOC Winnipeg)

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021. 7 PM - 9 PM CT.

Artists and art-lovers who identify as BIPOC are invited to an online gathering featuring guest panelists, moderated by Ekene Maduka, to talk about the work in an upcoming exhibition entitled Care at MAWA (June 4th to 25th) and the issues it raises. The panel will explore both the possibilities and limits of regarding artmaking as a type of research, particularly within anti-colonial, anti-racist practices. Please email umih@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.

More details on this event can be found on the Facebook event page linked here

UMIH Research Affiliate Talk - Dr Murray Leeder: “But Is It Star Trek?”: Prestige, Fandom, and the Return of Star Trek to Television
Thursday, May 27th, 2021. 2:30 PM - 3:30 CT.

This discussion will focus on the uneasy attempt to balance franchise identity and the conventions of contemporary prestige television. This lecture will be live-streamed on the UMIH Facebook timeline, for more details, please visit the Facebook event page linked here. Folks who prefer to join us directly on Zoom, please feel welcome to email umih@umanitoba.ca for the link.

On-going Opportunities:

UMIH External Grant Support:

The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. This is 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 to leverage funds from other agencies.

Please see attached, poster for details on how to apply.

Community Events:

Teach-in - Prairie Asian Organizers (PAO!): Mythbursting the Model Minority

Friday, May 21st, 2021. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM CT

This Friday, Prairie Asian Organizers will be hosting a teach-in featuring talks by Serenity Joo, Hazim Ismail and Ameerah Andaya, moderated by Ashley Richard. This is a BIPOC-centered event. White settlers are welcome but please hold comments and questions so that BIPOC voices can remain centered. Please see listed here the link to register. Please also see the attached poster and link to POA!'s Instagram post listed here for further details on this event.

Of interest:

Ins and outs of the MA Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Thursday, May 20th, 8 PM - 9:30 PM ET

Forth-year undergraduate or first-year MA Social Science students anywhere in Canada interested in applying for the SSHRC MA Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship are welcome to attend this free workshop. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their research ideas with professors from a variety of Social Science backgrounds. For details, email cdss@umanitoba.ca. To register, please visit the following link

Take care, friends

--UMIH