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Department of History
University of Manitoba
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Congratulations to History Department alumni Jody Perrun and Roydon Loewen who were honoured with Manitoba Day Awards, an award established by the Association of Manitoba Archives to recognize users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence which contributes to the understanding and celebration of Manitoba history. Jody received the award for his book The Patriotic Consensus: Unity, Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg (University of Manitoba Press). Roy received an award for his book Village Among Nations: “Canadian” Mennonites in a Transnational World, 1916–2006 (University of Toronto Press). This year's award ceremony was held at the UM Archives on May 27th.
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Further congratulations to History Department alumni Mary Jane MacCallum and Jody Perrun who both had their 2014 books nominated for prizes at the Manitoba Book Awards.
Mary Jane's book Indigenous Women, Work, and History: 1940–1980 (University of Manitoba Press) was nominated for the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction and the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book.
Jody's book The Patriotic Consensus: Unity, Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg (University of Manitoba Press) was nominated for the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction; the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award; and the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book.
The Manitoba Book Awards ceremony was on April 25th.
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History Honours alumnus Lt. Caleb Kimball, 2nd battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, served as a member of the colour party on Parade during centennial commemoration events at Frezenberg, Belgium, on May 8, 2015. Caleb writes, "For the Patricia’s, the Battle of Frezenberg has come to be known as the 'Death of the Originals' and a place where the newly formed Regiment cut their teeth in their first significant battle."
Lt. Kimball was also the funeral commander at the burial of 8 First World War soldiers on May 13 in Caix, France. These soldiers were of the 78th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers). Five of them were identified through living relatives.
Thank you, Caleb, for sharing this information with the History Department, we hope to hear more about your experience.
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Congratulations to Greg Bak who received a UM/SSHRC Research Grants program award for his research on “History of Computing in Manitoba.”
Also, congratulations to Jorge Nállim who received a UM/SSHRC Travel Grants Program award to attend the Latin American Studies Association 2015 International Conference.
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LOST IN SPACE AND ITS REMNANTS: The Hole in the Wall Gallery - a Retrospective
Opening Friday, June 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm. Lost Space and its Remnants continues until Friday 26 June by appointment.
Library Gallery Library, 70 Arthur Street, Suite 540, Winnipeg Canada
www.facebook.com/groups/libraryartgallery/
The Hole in the Wall Gallery was an improvised, ephemeral and occasional art project initiated by curators David Churchill and Frank Livingston in 2013 and 2014. Once a week twenty-five different artists participated in an urban art experiment by placing their work in a small hole in the back exterior wall of a grocery store in Winnipeg’s West End. Each Sunday afternoon a different artist would install their work in this modest opening facing out into a back alley.
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State-sponsored History after 1945
Organized by the International Network for Theory of History
November 23-25, 2015 - Ghent, Belgium
Submission deadline: July 15
Call for Proposals on Diaspora
Lines of Identity: Middle Eastern and North Africa Diasporas in North America
Sponsored by the Stephen A Jarislowsky Chair in the History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa.
Date: Dec. 4-6, 2015 - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Send us a short abstract of no more than 500 words outlining your intended contribution along with a brief CV and contact information.
Organizers: jennifer.dueck@umanitoba.ca or tami.jacoby@umanitoba.ca
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Controlling Sexuality & Reproduction: Past & Present
August 12-14, 2015 – University of Lethbridge, AB
The conference will explore and challenge historical and current efforts to control certain kinds of sex and reproduction, and will examine what kinds of ‘normal’ values are being upheld.
Conference Themes: Law, Ethics and Sexual/Reproductive Control; Medicine and Sexual/Reproductive Control; Social Services and Sexual/Reproductive Control; Representation and Controlling Sexuality.
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POSITION IN A CANADIAN UNIVERSITY
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McGill University – Faculty of Education, Department of Integrated Studies
Assistant Professor: Social Studies Education
The anticipated start date is August 1, 2015.
Job Posting: www.mcgill.ca/dise/about/employ/academic-tenure
Email applications to Michael Canavan (michael.canavan@mcgill.ca) by June 1.
Inquiries concerning this position can be made to the chair of the department, Dr. Steven Jordan (steven.jordan@mcgill.ca).
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IN THE OFFICE
- Bulletin, Journal of the CHA
- Teaching Life, University of Manitoba, Spring 2015
- Historical Research, May 2015
- UWinnipeg “New Beginnings”, Spring 2015
- The Loyalist Gazette, Spring 2015
- Brochure – World Scientific titles on South Asia
- Catalogue – Ashgate Publishing - The Variorum Collected Studies Series
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