Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week! Thanks to everyone who attended Dr Milanesio's Lecture. We look forward to seeing you at our forthcoming talk by Dr Nemogá

Upcoming Events: The Power & resistance in Latin America Research Cluster presents Restoring Biocultural Memory: The Muisca community in Sesquilé, Colombia presented by Gabriel R. Nemogá (University of Winnipeg)

Thursday, April 14th, 2022 at 2:30 PM CT via Zoom

Gabriel R. Nemogá is a descendant of the Muisca Indigenous People of Colombia, South America. Dr Nemogá is also a lead author in the Assessment on Values on Nature conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). His research focuses on biocultural diversity and indigenous rights. He has worked with Indigenous communities in the tropical rainforest in Mexico, and in the Amazon and Andean regions in Colombia. Please see the attached two-page poster for more on Dr Nemogá and his research. To attend this lecture, email landivan@myumanitoba.camailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.

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. Please see the attached posters for more details on how to apply for each call. All questions regarding applications can be addressed to: umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca

Of Interest: Public Lecture by Dr Noa Yaari: Artist and CRRS Fellow: Art-Based Knowledge Mobilization at the CRRS Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM CT. In her talk, artist, Dr Noa Yaari invites us to view "knowledge" as a physical body that has spatial dimensions, which are necessary for its existence and validity. This talk will focus on her art project at the CRRS to explore shifts in the way we pass, preserve and produce knowledge. To register for this talk, visit the following linkhttps://crrs.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83c8b34d92c3473aa78cd54c3&id=1b1dfa88c3&e=62f5d391ec.

Take care, friends

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

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