Dear friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week

A few FREE copies of Eternity Martis' memoir are still available for pick up in our office (407 Tier Building). Please email umih@umanitoba.ca to request one.

Copies are first come, first serve, with priority given to BIPOC community members.

Upcoming events:

UMIH Graduate Fellowship Lecture by Jessie Krahn (ETFM): Here Comes the Author: Exploring Authorship on Social Media

Thursday, April 6th at 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT

In-person at 409 Tier boardroom and broadcast on Instagram Live.

This lecture explores the ways notions of authorship change in social media. By watching YouTube videos about public cancellations for moral missteps, TikTok memes about cats, and Twitch streams of people just hanging out in chairs, this lecture will examine the ways that authors' interactions with their audiences arise in the composition of internet media. See the attached poster for more on Jessie's research and this lecture. This lecture will be broadcast on the Institute's Instagram account. Follow us to watch the live version: umih___

UMIH Graduate Fellowship Lecture by Amal Majumder (ETFM): Uncomfortable Elegance: Aesthetics and Representation of Oil Extraction, Production, Consumption, and Disposal in Edward Burtynsky’s Oil Series Photographs

Thursday, April 13th at 2:30 - 4:00 PM CT

In-person at 409 Tier boardroom

In this talk, Amal will explore and examine the “guilty pleasure” that Edward Burtynsky’s Oil Series photographs incite through the presentation of the sheer scale of the oil extraction, production practices, and process, as well as, its ubiquitousness in our modern way of life underscored by consumerist ambition and appetite for comfort. To complement the reading of Burtynsky’s photographs, Amal will use the Jennifer Baichwal-directed documentary Manufactured Landscape with the hope of getting further insights into the relationality dynamics of modern life and oil. Please see the attached event poster for more details on Amal's ongoing research work.

Weekly Write-on-Sites

Tuesdays at 2:30 PM CT in 409 Tier Building:

The Institute welcomes interested Faculty, Students, and Staff to join weekly Write-on-Sites. This program is a writing hour to focus on writing goals through collective accountability. Join us Tuesdays from 2:30 - 4:30 PM CT in 409 Tier. Queries: umih@umanitoba.ca

Open Calls:

Call for Applications for the 2023 - 2024 UMIH Grad Fellowship, Research Affiliates, & Research Clusters:

Deadline: April 28th, 2023

The UMIH call for applications for the 2023-24 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters, and Research Affiliates are now open! These are unique opportunities designed by the Institute to support scholars doing pivotal research in the humanities. Visit the UMIH webpage for more details on how to apply for each call. Please address questions regarding applications to: umih@umanitoba.ca

Of Interest:

International Multidisciplinary Conference 2023 - Call for Paper

Deadline: April, 14th 2023

All interested Students and Scholars are welcome to participate in the International Multidisciplinary Conference “Main Challenges and Issues of University Education in War Conditions: Ukraine – 2022”. This conference will contribute to international communication between students and scholars on the global level facing new challenges. It will serve as a highlight of central issues of study, training, teaching and scholarship. This conference will also help students and scholars in need to be heard and supported. The conference date is the 27th of April. Please see the attached poster for more information.

Take care, friends