Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week–we hope the long weekend was restful.

Upcoming Events: Film Screening & Discussion: Johanna Hedva - A Decade of Sleeping (The UMIH + the Department of Religion) February 24th, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CST A journey through the tunnels of mysticism, madness, motherhood, and magic in Johanna Hedva's short film, followed by a discussion of their Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain. Please see attachment for the event poster and find linked Herehttps://fb.me/e/4DyjwFxXt the Facebook Event page.

Public Lecture: Podcasts and Digital Storytelling - Dr Leslie McMurtry (University of Salford) February 24th, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST. A special guest lecture for ENGL2190: Books and Bytes: Literature in the Digital Age. Based on on-going research by Dr. McMurtry surrounding audio drama, podcasts, sound design and more, this lecture delves into the world of digital storytelling and podcasts. Please see the attached event poster and email murray.leeder@umanitoba.ca for the Webex link.

New Opportunities:

UMIH External Grant Support:

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

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

On-going Opportunities: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih@umanitoba.ca for Zoom links.

Of Interest: Solo Exhibition by Mariana Muñoz Gomez: A volar entre rocas (To fly between stones) February 20th - April 4th, 2021 The UMIH extends a warm welcome to folks to attend the solo exhibition of artist and recipient of one of many CARE Microgrants. A volar entre rocas consists of photographic, text, and video works about language, history, place, and memory along with a community workshop. For more details on how to attend and about the show please visit the Facebook events page linked Herehttps://www.facebook.com/events/785409495666389/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A250348103209586%7D%7D]%22%7D

Take care, friends

--UMIH

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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