Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Happy Friday!

The UMIH is an Institute headed by two settlers of color residing and working in Treaty 1. To honor a week of mourning with our friends & family in the Indigenous communities across Noth America, the UMIH newsletter scheduled every Monday was postponed. As we grief, we encourage settlers like us, to each reflect on our relationship to the Land we occupy and actively practice showing genuine love, honor and respect not only in light of the uncovering of recent atrocities in the Kamloops Indian Residential School but as an on-going and continued effort.

Upcoming Events: Care Microgrant Panel Discussion (UMIH + MAWA + QPOC Winnipeg) Wednesday, June 16th, 2021. 7 PM - 9 PM CT. Artists and art-lovers who identify as BIPOC are invited to an online gathering featuring guest panelists, Hassaan Ashraf & Bella Luna moderated by Ekene Maduka, to talk about the work in an upcoming in-person exhibition entitled Care at MAWA (June 16th to July 9th) and the issues it raises. The panel will explore both the possibilities and limits of regarding artmaking as a type of research, particularly within anti-colonial, anti-racist practices. Please email umih@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link. More details on this event can be found on the Facebook event page linked herehttps://www.facebook.com/events/231263158765466/?ref=newsfeed. Please also see attached posters.

Event Recap: Giveaway: g u e s t 17 Issue Launch edited by UMIH Research Affiliate Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the launch of g u e s t 17, edited by UMIH Research Affiliate Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau on the theme of petropoetics. The poets featured in this issue are oil workers, relatives of oil workers, residents of the oil patch or the petrostate, activists, environmentalists, cultural workers, researchers, concerned citizens, and artists. Dr. Unrau has also been generous to give away 20 FREE copies of the g u e s t Issue to the first 20 people who email her requesting one. Email unraum3@myumanitoba.ca to enter this giveaway!

On-going Opportunities: UMIH External Grant Support:

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

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

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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