Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week! Thanks to everyone who joined us last Friday, for Dr. Duclos's talk. This lecture and several others from the year will be edited and posted on the UMIH YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOH9Ozf9CLXAnbTUPqeMhw in the next few weeks.

Upcoming Events: The Power & resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents: Waves of Departure and Return: Mennonite Migration Between Canada and Latin America.

Presented by Ben Nobbs-Thiessen (University of Winnipeg)

Wednesday, March 16th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT

Ben Nobbs-Thiessen is the Chair in Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg and editor of the Journal of Mennonite Studies. He has conducted research in Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, the U.S. and

Canada with a focus on the transnational history of Mennonite settlement throughout the Americas. His new SSHRC funded research examines the return migration of Mennonites

from Latin America to Canada. To attend this event, email: landivan@myumanitoba.camailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca

The UMIH research cluster, Graphic Narratives beyond the Gutter presents: Filipino Canadian Comics symposium March 18th 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. CST. We welcome comic fans and scholars to join us for this symposium featuring perspectives from panellists; J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!), April dela Noche Milne (The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration), Allan Matudio (Kasama) and more! We hope this event will bring awareness to some of the creative minds in Canada's Filipino communities and, we look forward to seeing you there. To attend, email: umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.

UMIH Research Affiliate, Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University), Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta) & Dr. Warren Cariou (University of Manitoba) present:

Forum on Poetics, Energy, and Extraction in preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the same theme

Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:00-8:30 PM CDT via Zoom

In preparation for a special issue of Canadian Literature on the theme of Poetics, Energy, and Extraction, join Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau (Colombia University) & Dr. Max Karpinski (University of Alberta)

for this event. There will be Poetry readings and statements of poetics by; Kazim Ali, Madhur Anand, Lesley Battler, Warren Cariou, Cecily Nicholson, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough.

A closing discussion among the poets and Q&A will also be facilitated by Warren Cariou. To attend, email umih@umanitoba.ca mailto:umih@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.

Expanding Our Perceptual Possibilities: Empathy, Creativity, and Interdisciplinarity presented by Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University) with special guest performers Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu Thurs, March 24th 2022, at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom Join UMIH research affiliate Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square (Oxford University), with presenters Emmanuel Juma & Naaz Sidhu for this upcoming event. This talk will explore the ways in which we can heighten our empathy through imaginative and creative activities, collaboration, and interdisciplinary thinking to bring about a more compassionate, caring, and sustainable society. To attend, email: umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca

Calls for Applications: 2022-23 UMIH Research Clusters, Graduate Fellowship & Research Affiliates calls for applications Application Deadlines: May 6th 2022 at Midnight The UMIH call for applications for the 2022-23 Graduate Fellow, Research Clusters and Research Affiliates are now open! These unique opportunities were designed by the institute to support scholars doing important research in the humanities. See the attached posters for more details on how to apply for different openings. Further details are also available through our linked Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/umih___/ feed.

Take care, friends

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