Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week!

Up-coming Public Lectures: UMIH Research Cluster on Power & Resistance in Latin America Present: Dr. Jim Handy - 'They Flattended our Milpa': Maya peasant productivity & Repression in Guatemala. Thursday, October 14th, 2021. 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT Join Dr. Jim Handy, professor and chair in the Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, for the second lecture organized by the Power and Resistance in Latin America Collective. Dr Handy's presentation will draw from chapter 4 of Tiny Engines of Abundance: A History of Pesant Productivity and Repression, expected to be published in the spring of 2022 by Fernwood Press. This lecture will be held live on Zoom. Please email landivan@myumanitoba.camailto:landivan@myumanitoba.ca for the link to attend and see the attached poster including a short bio on Dr. Handy.

We Don't Need Reform, We Need to Tear It Down!: A reading and conversation on prison abolition with poet-educator, Mercedes Xue mei Eng PLC (Prison Libraries Committee) + PAO! (Prairie Asian Organizers) + UMIH October 28th, 2021, at 6:00 PM CT Join poet-educator, Mercedes Xue mei Eng reading her book Prison Industrial Complex Explodes followed by a conversation focused on prison abolition. This lecture is in collaboration with community partners Prairie Asian Organizers and the Prison Libraries Committee. There will be live ASL interpretation for this lecture. Please see the attached poster for further details and email umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link to attend.

On Climate Justice: Dr Julie Sze (University of California) Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at 12:00 PM CT. The UMIH is excited to invite folks to this lecture focused on climate justice presented by Dr. Julie Sze, professor of American Studies and founding director of the Environmental Justice Project at the University of California. More details coming soon.

Of Interest: MOSAIC Lecture series

Friday, October 8th - Friday, December 3rd, 2021. Via Zoom.

Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal, invites you to a series of digital lectures via Zoom. The lectures will concentrate on the flow or pace of current time, especially in relation to past time. ​Lectures will run from October through December via Zoom. For a list of upcoming lectures and to register please email mosatemp@umanitoba.camailto:mosatemp@umanitoba.ca. Please also note that Registration is free but required in order to attend the lectures. Future presentations include; Dominic Pettman on Wednesday, November 3rd, Paul Huebener presenting on Monday, November 8th, Etienne Turpin & Anna-Sophie Springer on Monday, November 15th, Denise Ferreira da Silva on Friday, November 19th and more.

Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art Application Deadline October 27, 2021, 9 pm EDT. This fellowship supports an academic year of research by early-career scholars from around the world for projects that will make substantial and original contributions to the understanding of art and its history. ACLS will award up to 10 fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year, each carrying a stipend of $60,000, plus $5,000 for research and travel during the award period. More information about the program, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, is available herehttps://www.acls.org/programs/getty/. Questions may be directed to fellowships@acls.orgmailto:fellowships@acls.org.

Take care, friends

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

407 Tier Building

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