Dear Friends of UMIH,

The days ahead are busy and exciting ones at UMIH. We would like to highlight a very recent addition to our calendar that we share details of below: a timely conversation on tariffs organized by members of the Department of History. We hope you can join us at one or more of these gatherings. Don’t hesitate to email umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca if you have questions.

Book Launch featuring UMIH Research Affiliate Dr. Youcef Soufi

Thursday February 6; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Tier 409

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World (NYU Press). At this event, Dr. Soufi will share an overview and reading from his book. The event will include a moderated discussion. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Riffing on Tariffs: Trump, Trade Wars, and the Politics of Uncertainty/Chaos

Friday February 7; 1:00 - 2:30 PM; St. John’s College, Room 108

A roundtable moderated by Dr. David Churchill and featuring Dr. Sarah Elvins, Dr. Jordan Howell, Dr. Len Kuffert, and Dr. Jorge Nállim

Are you wondering about possible impacts of the recent US tariffs on Canadian goods? Has anything like this ever happened before? Join us for a roundtable discussion about current and past tariff wars in North and South America. Four UM History profs will talk about historical contexts for the events of the past week. Come with your questions!

Prairie Abolition: Here and Now

Friday February 7 (Fort Gary Campus) – Saturday February 8 (WestEnd Commons)

A colloquium on anticolonial abolition across the prairies

This two-day colloquium, hosted by the Prairie Abolition Research Cluster, focuses on sharing what we currently already know, feel, have, and are doing to create anticolonial and more just futures here and now. Panels will feature guest speakers to help facilitate discussion with all in attendance. Students, staff, faculty, and community member are invited to join and share. Some programming is co-sponsored by UMQueer. Please email Dr. Serenity Joo (Joo@cc.umanitoba.camailto:Joo@cc.umanitoba.ca) for details.

Small Things: Cross-Stitch Provocations

Monday, February 10 and Monday, February 24; 2:30 - 4:00 PM; Tier 409

In partnership with the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, the UMIH invites you to attend a pair of hands-on workshops led by CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon. In the course of two gatherings, participants will learn about cross-stitch histories and activisms, create their own cross-stitch pieces, and then place them in public locations across campus. All materials will be supplied. No experience with cross-stitch required; no need to register. All are welcome to join us to explore the creative and craftivist potential of a needle and thread.

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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