Dear Friends of the hUManities,​

Welcome to a new week

Thanks to everyone who joined us last Friday for snacks and the panel discussion organized by the Food Matters Research Cluster.

Announcements: Event Format Update: Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group Thursday, December 15 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM on Zoom Please join UMIH Research Affiliates Melanie Dennis Unrau and Amal Majumder for the second session of the UMIH Poetics and Politics of Extraction Reading Group on Thursday, December 15 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. We will discuss Amitav Ghosh and Salman Toor’s illustrated poem Jungle Nama. This event has been moved from in-person to Zoom; please email melanie.unrau@umanitoba.camailto:melanie.unrau@umanitoba.ca to request the link to attend.

Upcoming Events: The Writing Towards a Just World Cluster Presents Listening: A Tool in Storytelling by Janine Windolph Friday, January 20th 2023, from 12 PM - 2 PM CT This hybrid workshop will be available on Zoom and in-person at 307 Tier We are excited for this workshop hosted by Janine Windolph (Atikamekw/Woodland Cree) who was recently appointed to the Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, formally Associate Director and Acting Director. Listening is a skill that is embedded in Indigenous storytellers at a young age. Listening is often overlooked as a skill central to oral story sharing and public speaking, but listening is key to being able to learn and then embody stories before being able to pass down to others. The same is true for documentary filmmaking: the filmmaker must be able to give space to listen to what is being shared to be able to best understand the larger narrative and to allow for compassion, trust and openness. This workshop will focus on the value of listening in storytelling as well as approaches to and strategies for listening. The workshop will also explore how daily mindful listening can be folded into one's everyday life and career. To attend, register via this linkhttps://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CGSB2WGCT1CvTVx_0fG4YA. Please see the event poster attached as well.

Of Interest: The Promoting Black Flourishing Fund Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the office of the Vice-President (Administration) Review of Applications begin December 15 The Promoting Black Flourishing Fund has been created to provide one-time funding to support initiatives by Black members of the UM Community and Black UM-affiliated groups and organizations that support the objectives of The Scarborough Charter, and to advance anti-racism at the University of Manitoba. For more details on how to apply see this linkhttps://news.umanitoba.ca/introducing-the-promoting-black-flourishing-fund/. Please submit applications to Amy Zhang, EDI Coordinator, via this address: amy.zhang@umanitoba.camailto:amy.zhang@umanitoba.ca

Department of Indigenous Studies accepting donations of socks and other tangible items for Mama Bear Clan Deadline: December 16th, 2022 The Department of Indigenous Studies is seeking donations of new socks and items for Mama Bear Clan. Kindly drop off items at 215 Isbister Building by the 16th of December, 2022. Please see the attached poster with a list of items for donation. Address any questions to Alison.Skopalek@umanitoba.camailto:Alison.Skopalek@umanitoba.ca

Take care, friends

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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