Dear Friends of the hUManities,

We here at the Institute hope you all had a great last week of classes! As the term draws to a close we have a few reminders of upcoming deadlines for CFPs and awards. Get your applications in!

UMIH CFPs: Intersex and the Health and Medical Humanities Edited Volume CFP (with interest from Emerald Press) Editors: Dr. Katelyn Dykstra, Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square The University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities We welcome abstracts of 500 words by December 15, 2019, with full articles of 5000 words required by mid-May 2020. Submissions and questions can be directed to Drs. Dykstra and Jones Square at k.dykstra@umanitoba.ca.

UMIH is seeking proposals for our External Grant Support program. This funding source was established in order to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events. This program has been devised with SSHRC Connections and SSHRC Partnership Engage grants in mind, but it is open to applicants targeting other funding agencies or organizations. Applicants are asked to contact the UMIH with the details of the grant before applying to ensure that their application can be supported under the UMIH mandate. For more information, click herehttps://umhumanities.com/#jp-carousel-1765.

Of Interest: Copies of CREATE: Words and Art from Women's Correctional Centre, a chapbook project supported by the UMIH, is available for purchase with donation in the UMIH office. --An online copy can be found herehttps://umhumanities.com/2019/10/08/create-words-and-art-from-wcc/. --CREATE is a project of the Manitoba Libraries Association-Prison Libraries Committee. For more info, click herehttps://mla.mb.ca/about/committees/prison-libraries-committee/.

Other Opportunities and events: PhD Candidate Elikem Tsamenyi is giving a talk on African Peace, Security & Conflict Management: An African International Society Approach Monday, December 16, 2019 10:30 am - 12 noon 307 Tier Building Please see attached poster for more information.

Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Applicants should consult www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolthttp://www.sfu.ca/fass/shadbolt to download the form and for more detailed information. Apply by Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2019-2020

Offered by The Simons Foundation Canadahttp://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/ and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP)http://www.international.gc.ca/isrop-prisi/index.aspx?lang=eng of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx?lang=eng with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues. A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special event at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in March 2020. Deadline for applications: Monday, 3 February 2020 For more information, click herehttp://www.thesimonsfoundation.ca/graduate-research-awards-disarmament-arms-control-and-non-proliferation-2019-2020.

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