Dear Friends of the Humanities,

Welcome to a new week

Upcoming Events: The UMIH Research Cluster on Writing Towards a Just World presents Publishing Roundtable Monday, December 11th, 1–3pm in St. John’s College room 108 Join us online using the following linkhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81472335647?pwd=ygB1L5FClnTZIl4VQ6taOVODUjmiic.1 or Zoom credentials: Meeting ID - 814 7233 5647 & Passcode - 432481 This extensive roundtable on publishing includes very experienced and resourceful voices in the publishing industry: Jill McConkey, Senior Editor, University of Manitoba Press, Laura McKay-Keizer, Managing Editor, Portage and Main Press, Jamis Paulson, Associate Publisher, Turnstone Press. They will be covering the following topics: Overview of scholarly, trade and educational publishing; About the presses; How to find the right publisher; Proposals/submissions guidelines - what to include, what publishers are looking for; Peer review and UMP's Board; Grants (ASPP, Manitoba Arts Council, Canada Council); Publishing schedule/timelines; Revising a thesis and the editorial and production process. Please see attached poster for more details.

Recurring Events: The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays until December 19th (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT) 205 St. John’s College Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the 19th of December. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.camailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca

Of Interest: Decolonizing Lens and Gallery 1C03 present: 'Mino Pimatisiwin Wiisiniwin’ (Living the Good Life: Food) by Jaimie Issac December 13th, Doors open at 6:15pm, followed by the film screening at 7pm in Ilipvik (Learning Steps) No registration required, visit this linkhttps://www.wag.ca/event/mino-pimatisiwin-wiisiniwin/ for more details Jaimie Isaac is an interdisciplinary artist and curator, a member of Sagkeeng First Nation in Treaty 1 Territory, and is of mixed heritage (Anishinaabe and British descent). In her film project, ‘Mino Pimatisiwin Wiisiniwin’ (Living the Good Life: Food), Isaac explores the sharing of knowledge and language with her mother through making food.⁠

Take care friends,

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

407 Tier Building

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