Dear friends of the humanities,
Here is your weekly rundown of events and news.
EVENTS
Thursday, 15 February
2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
“Environmental Humanities: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?”
A public roundtable discussion featuring, Bruce Erickson (Geography and the Environment), Jocelyn Thorpe (Women’s and Gender Studies/History), Melanie Unrau (English, Theatre, Film and Media), David Watt (ETFM/Director, UM Institute for the Humanities), and others. All Welcome to join the conversation of this fascinating and important field.
Wednesday, 7 March
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
409 Tier Building
Alternate Histories: A One-Day Symposium
Organized by the UMIH Alternate Histories Research Cluster and generously supported by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Wednesday, 7 March
2:45 pm, 409 Tier Building
Allison Muri (University of Saskatchewan), “Digital Humanities and Alternate Histories: The Case of the Grub Street Project.”
NEWS
UMIH 2018-19 Call for Research Affiliate, Research Clusters, and Graduate Fellowship applications is now open.
Call for Papers – The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Conference
Due date: February 28, 2018.Paul Jenkins, PhD
Program Developer/Coordinator & Assistant to the Director
Institute for the Humanities &
Instructor, Dept. of History
University of Manitoba
407 Tier Building
204 474 9599