Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week

Upcoming Events: The Death as Transformative Experience Research Cluster Presents: Death Scripts: A personal reflection on the healing properties of dialogic writing presented by Dr. Rebecca Duclos (Concordia University) Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:30 PM CT In this informal conversation, Rebecca Duclos will share and reflect on the process of her own unexpected production of a recent theatrical script-in-progress that emerged during the pandemic when she took time to reflect on the death of her mother by VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking) in 1998. As an Art History professor, a certified death doula, a palliative care volunteer, and a nascent script-writer, she will discuss new ways to consider the role of dialogic writing as a form of “alternative accounting” of death as a transformative experience, for both the living and the dying. Please see the attached two-page PDF poster for more details. To attend this event, email: simone.mahrenholz@umanitoba.camailto:simone.mahrenholz@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.

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.

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.

Of Interest: Stateless Histories: A Project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa) and Dr. Laura Robson (Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History at Penn State University). Stateless Histories is a collection of digital resources – essays, podcasts, documents, and short videos – exploring the manifestations, meanings, and experiences of statelessness in the modern era with particular emphasis on the non-European world. From national politics to diasporic organizations to international legal regimes, stateless places and populations appear everywhere in the modern world. Stateless Histories is a project by Dr Jennifer Dueck (University of Manitoba) and Laura Robson (Penn State University). To engage with more of this work, visit the websitehttp://statelesshistories.org/

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