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February 18, 2014
Newsletter
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Department of History
University of Manitoba
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HISTORY DEPARTMENT EVENTS
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The Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa and the Department of History welcomes
Eugene Rogan, Fellow of the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford speaking on
"Letters from the Ottoman Front: Arab and Turkish Soldiers’ Accounts of the First World War"
Monday, March 10, 2014, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, 307 Tier Building
The First World War shaped the modern Middle East, though the experience of Arab and Turkish soldiers in that conflict remain one of the least studied aspects of the war. In this lecture, Oxford historian Eugene Rogan draws on the diaries and letters of common soldiers to provide a sense of life in the Ottoman trenches – in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, Palestine and Syria.
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Note: Mary Horoydski’s planned colloquium on February 28th will be postponed. Details of a new date will be provided later in the year.
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Henry Heller’s 2011 book The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective, (New York: Pluto Press, 2011) is soon to be published in Turkish by Izdusum Publications.
Henry will also have an article, ‘Marx’s Capital as History,’ published this March in International Critical Thought, a new journal published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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The Modern Girl Around the World: Collaborative Research and Global Connections
Seminar with Tani Barlow, T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Asian Studies/ Department of History, Rice University
Tuesday, February 25, 1:00-3:00pm, 201 University College (University College Boardroom, entrance through the main office)
Suggested Readings: The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization (Duke University Press, 2008), chapters 1 and 2. Readings available.
Open to all interested students and faculty.
Periodical Theory: Promises, Problems, and Critique in Today's Academic Journals
Speakers:
Tani Barlow, Senior Editor of positions: asia critique and T.T and W.F. Chao Professor of Asian Studies, Rice University
Dawne McCance, Editor of Mosaic, a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature and Distinguished Professor, Religion, University of Manitoba
Wednesday, February 26, 12:30-2:00pm, 409 Tier
All are welcome to attend.
Suggested Readings: "A Relentlessly Productive Venue: Interview with Senior Editor, Tani Barlow", positions: asia critique (2012) 20:1: pages 345-372
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Public Lectures
Professor Myroslav Shkandrij, Department of German and Slavic Studies, will speak on
The Maidan: Events in Ukraine: an update on the protests, the protestors, their demands, and media portrayal.
Tuesday, February 25, 2:30 - 4:00 pm, 213 Tier Building
All are Welcome!
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The St. John’s College Ward Lecturer is
Jake MacDonald speaking on “The University of the Open Road”
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 pm, Schultz Lecture Theatre, St. John’s College
Author Jake MacDonald has produced ten books of both non-fiction and fiction, and several hundred articles for many leading publications. In this lecture he will offer his thoughts about the enduring appeal of Story, and what his lifelong search for stories has taught him about the human condition.
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UM Institute for Humanities New Faculty Colloquium Series
Todd Scarth (History), "Economic Populism and the New History of Capitalism"
Monday, March 17, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, 409 Tier Building
Library Workshops
The Elizabeth Dafoe Library is holding a series of Friday lunchtime workshops called “Get an Edge on Your Studies” Upcoming topics include: Zotero (free, citation management tool), Survey Data, and Databases for Researchers.
Held in lab room 110, Dafoe Library, Fridays 12:30-1:30 pm (until the end of March).
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The Department of French, Spanish & Italian presents the African Biopic Series
- Thomas Sankara The Upright Man, a documentary about the former president of Burkina Faso known as ‘the African Che’.
Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, 160 Dafoe Theatre
- Lumumba, a docudrama about Patrice Lumumba, a former Congolese prime minister.
Friday, February 28, 4:00-6:00 pm, 160 Dafoe Theatre.
Free admission.
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The Film Worlds Research Cluster
Screening of Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer followed by a panel discussion
Panelists: Roewan Crowe, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Winnipeg.
Other panelists to be confirmed.
Wednesday, March 12 7:00-9:00pm, Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg
This is a by-invitation screening. For ticket information contact Tina Chen
The film will also be screened at Cinematheque at the following times: March 13 - March 15 @ 7 pm; Sunday, March 16 @2 pm; Wednesday, March 19 @ 7 pm. Tickets for these screenings are available at Cinematheque.
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The Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism’s Annual Shindleman Family Lecture
Speaker: Daniel Goldhagen, author of The Devil That Never Dies and Hitler’s Willing Executioners
Lecture title: “The Rise and Threat of Global Antisemitism”
Monday, May 12, 7:30 pm, Fort Garry Hotel (Provencher Ballroom), Winnipeg
Tickets: $36
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The Bibliographical Society of Canada offers The Tremaine Fellowship
The award of $2,000 is offered to support the work of a scholar engaged in some area of bibliographical research, including textual studies and publishing history and with a particular emphasis on Canada. The Fellowship is open only to members of the Bibliographical Society of Canada.
Deadline to apply: February 28
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Research Travel Grants Program
Up to $2,000 in support of research in the holdings of the Library
Upcoming deadline: March 15
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Scholar Award (Dissertation Award)
$5,000 given to a doctoral student
Application deadline: April 10
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STUDENT CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS
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Foothills Colloquium in Undergraduate History
Organized by the Historical Society and Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB
April 29-30, 2014
Deadline to submit abstract: February 24
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Public History Prize
The Canadian Committee on Public History invites nominations for the 4th annual Public History Prize, to be awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in St. Catharines. Works in public history completed in 2013 are eligible for consideration and may include: books (monographs, edited collections of essays, or published works of comparable scope); exhibitions and/or exhibition catalogues; documentary films; web sites; and other products representing scholarship in the field of public history.
Deadline: March 4
Strata, the University of Ottawa Graduate Student History Review seeks submissions on all historical topics and eras for the upcoming issue. Strata is an online, bilingual, peer-reviewed graduate student journal that provides a forum for open debate among graduate-level historians which fosters the development of professional skills through the publishing process.
Deadline for next issue: May 16.
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Canadian Battlefield Study Tour for Canadian University Students
Offered by the Canadian Battlefield Foundation
Successful applicants receive a bursary that covers all but $1000 of the travel costs.
Deadline: February 24
Situating Science Summer School
June 22 – 26, Elbow Lake, ON
Applications from students across Canada and across humanities and social science disciplines are invited for this 5-day summer school, which will provide advanced training in the fields of History and Philosophy of Science and Science and Technology Studies.
Application deadline: April 14
Historical Thinking Summer Institute
July 7 – 12, Vancouver, BC
The summer institute is designed for teachers, graduate students, curriculum developers, professional development leaders and museum educators who want to enhance their expertise at designing and teaching history courses and programs with explicit attention to historical thinking.
Register by: May 15
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