Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week!

Upcoming Events: Friend: A Novel from North Korea, A conversation with Translator Immanuel Kim (George Washington University) [The UMIH + Department of History] Thursday, March 18th, 2021. 10 AM - 11:15 PM Join us for a special guest lecture with translator, Immanuel Kim for HIST3110 Korea and the Global Cold War (Thematic Issues in Korean History). ASL interpretation will be provided during the event and closed captions added in the recorded version of the lecture. Please visit the UMIH Facebook event page linked HEREhttps://www.facebook.com/events/425857085178121/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A436863697522005%7D%7D]%22%7D for more details. Also, see the event poster attached.

On-going Opportunities:

UMIH External Grant Support:

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

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

Of Interest: Violence with a Political Purpose: A Discussion On Dr. Laura Robson's Lecture, "The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East" Read a short and insightful review by one of the current UMIH interns, George Gibson on the UMIH Bloghttps://umhumanities.com/2021/02/09/violence-with-a-political-purpose-a-discussion-on-dr-laura-robsons-lecture-the-politics-of-mass-violence-in-the-middle-east/, reflecting on a recent lecture presented by Dr Laura Robson (Penn State University).

Take care, friends

--UMIH

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

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