Dear Friends of UMIH,

We are pleased to share details of two upcoming events:

Hands-On Humanities: A Roundtable Wednesday 2 OCT, 2:30 – 4:00 (Tier 409)

Exploring practices as diverse as beading, woodworking, and chemical photography, six speakers will reflect on how hands-on practices are shaping their research, teaching, and/or outreach. Please join us to hear from: Dr. Alison Calder, Dr. Warren Cariou, Dr. Sarah Elvins, Dr. Nicole Goulet, Dr. Len Kuffert, and Dr. Celiese Lypka (U of Winnipeg).

Gestalt Narrative in Migration Fiction: Valya Dudycz Lupescu’s The Silence of Trees Thursday 3 OCT, 1:00 – 2:00 (Haney Reading Room, Fletcher Argue 625)

Please come to hear a talk by ETFM Visiting Speaker Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn (Chair of Literary Theory and World Literature, Kyiv National Linguistics University). All are welcome.

And now for some UMIH Book Group news:

This term, UMIH invites members of the UM community to join us for two conversations about Tiya Miles’ award-winning book All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake (2022). You can learn more about this book herehttps://tiyamiles.com/books/all-that-she-carried/.

The first meeting of the book group (Intro to Chapter 4) is scheduled for Tuesday 22 October (2:30 - 4:00, Tier 409). The second meeting (Chapters 5 to 7) will take place on Tuesday 19 November (2:30 - 4:00, Tier 409). Please come for tea, snacks, and conversation. Students, instructors, support staff, and library staff are all welcome.

Ten copies of All That She Carried are now available. If you’re thinking of joining our book group, please email umih@umanitoba.ca to request your free copy.

As always, we welcome your suggestions for ways that UMIH can support your work in the humanities.

Take care, friends.

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

407 Tier Building

204 474 9599

umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca

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