Dear Friends of UMIH,

We start this week’s newsletter with an invitation from colleagues in Asian Studies and History to attend the following event:

States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization

Wednesday March 12; 2:30pm; 409 Tier

The History 2025 Assiniboia Lecture & Asian Studies Invited Speaker Series present

Dr. Lydia Walker speaking on States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization.

After the Second World War, national self-determination became a recognized international norm, yet it only extended to former colonies. Groups within postcolonial states that made alternative sovereign claims were disregarded or actively suppressed. Foregrounding little-known regions in South Asia and Southern Africa and the networks that connected them to global politics, States-in-Waiting illuminates the un-endings of decolonization—the unfinished and improvised ways that the state-centric international system replaced empire, which left certain claims of sovereignty perpetually awaiting recognition.

We also draw your attention to the following day-long event organized by Visiting Scholar Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn.

Identity and Poetics of Ukrainian Canadian Literature: An International Conference

Keynote speaker: award-winning author Myrna Kostash

Friday March 14, 8:30AM – 5:15PM, 307 Tier

This day-long investigation of Ukrainian Canadian Literature is supported by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, the Shevchenko Foundation, and the Faculty of Arts. Please attend to hear five panels of speakers and a keynote speech (starting at 1:15PM) by Myrna Kostash titled “Astonishment in the World: My Ten Books.” For more information, please email: Mariya.Shymchyshyn@umanitoba.ca

In other news... three UMIH events are scheduled for this week. All are welcome to attend.

Poetry as Academic Conversation: A Poetry Reading and Conversation featuring Dr. Alison Calder and Dr. Christine Stewart

Wednesday March 12; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Haney Reading Room (Fletcher Argue 627)

Join moderator Dr. Jamie Paris and other members of UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation featuring poets and professors Alison Calder and Christine Stewart.

A UMIH Crafternoon: Book Binding for Beginners

Thursday March 13; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Tier 409

Our final Crafternoon of 2024-2025 will introduce you to the basics of book binding. Focusing on coptic stitch, we’ll explore methods for creating, collating, and stitching a booklet of blank paper for you to take home and use after the workshop. No registration required; no experience required. All materials and instruction ARE provided. Space is limited; please arrive no later than 2:40.

Poetry Reading by Justene Dion-Glowa

Friday March 14; 2:30 – 4:00PM; on Zoom

Join UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster for a reading and conversation with poet Justene Dion- Glowa. Dion-Glowa is a queer Métis poet, artist, and beadworker. They are the author of Trailer Park Shakes, which was shortlisted for a 2023 Indigenous Voices Award. This reading will be hosted by Dr. Jamie Paris (ETFM). Please email umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@umanitoba.ca to request the Zoom link you will need to attend.

But there’s more! Mark your calendars for the following events in the second half of March:

“Dear Alice: Writing and Stitching with Archival Materials”

The second of a free two-part hands-on workshop with

CCWOC Writer-in-Residence Dr. Sonja Boon

Monday March 17; 2:30 – 4:00PM; Tier 409

This workshop, co-hosted by CCWOC and UMIH, brings archival materials, found poetry, and textile art into conversation with one another. The first session took place in UM Library’s Archives & Special Collections. The second session, in Tier 409, will introduce found poetry as a mode of inquiry and creative exploration. Participants will create individual blocks of a quilt that will be stitched together by Sonja Boon. All are welcome.

Let’s have a ball: A Film Screening and Discussion of Paris is Burning

Organized and hosted by UMIH Intern Patrick Fermin (Department of History)

Tuesday March 18; 2:30 – 4:30PM; Tier 409

Join us to view and discuss Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s celebrated documentary on ball culture in 1980s New York City. Popcorn will be served. All are welcome.

Open Mic Event

Organized by UMIH’s Ecology, Canadian Poetry, and Labour Research Cluster

Co-hosted by Alison Holliday and Dr. Jamie Paris

Friday March 21; 4:00 – 5:30PM

Haney Reading Room, Fletcher Argue 625

Please join us to read your work and to hear others read. All are welcome.

Refreshments will be served. More information about this event and about an online publication opportunity can be found here: https://forms.gle/wGE4o4kzaNxZLkxt5

Experiential Teaching and Learning in Humanities Classrooms:

A Roundtable Conversation

Tuesday March 25; 2:30 – 3:30PM; Hybrid event: Tier 307 + on Zoom

Co-hosted by UMIH and The Office of Experiential Learning (CATL)

Our speakers— Dr. Danielle Dubois (Religion), Dr. Christine Stewart (Women’s and Gender Studies), and Dr. David Watt (English, Theatre, Film & Media) — will share examples of experiential teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts. Join us to get inspiration and advice on how you can bring an experiential approach to your teaching. All are welcome. No registration required.

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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