September Newsletter
UM Humanities Institute
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Welcome back!
We at the Humanities Institute are excited to see everyone
back on campus this year.
As we begin to host in person events on campus we ask that everyone mask up to protect yourselves and everyone else!
We're excited to get started and look forward to seeing you all.
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Upcoming Events:
Martin Nekola, "For the Freedom of Captive European Nations: Eastern European Exiles in Postwar America"
Friday, September 24th at 1:00pm
Location: Liberal Arts 304 at the University of Montana and via Zoom
Registration via Eventbright
This event is co-hosted by the Department of History - Department of Political Science - Migration Studies Certificate - Soft Landing Missoula
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The Making Humanities Public lecture series focused on racial justice presents:
Humanizing ‘The Slave:’ Methodology as Racial Justice
By Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, African-American Religious History, Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: TBA
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The Department of History Presents: Arnold Swanberg Lecture in Military History
The War of the 1810s: The Transformation of North America
Presented by Alan Taylor, Ph.D., Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History, University of Virginia.
Date and Time: September 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Dennison Theater at the University of Montana
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The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center Presents:
Does the Constitution Establish a Democracy? Reflections on Voting Rights
A launch of the 2021-2022 Mansfield Dialogues in honor of Constitution Day.
Join conservative and progressive voices as nationwide experts share their understanding of voting, the U.S. Constitution, and where we are today.
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The President's Lecture Series: An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen will discuss his book The Displaced, in which 17 refugee writers tell their stories. Further details here.
Date: Thursday, November 4th
Time: 7pm
Location: ALI Auditorium in the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education
Zoom link to come!
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This years nomination for the
NEH Summer Stipend Grant Competition is:
Dr. Tobin Miller Shearer
Professor of History
Director of African-American Studies
University of Montana
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We at the Humanities Institute are pleased to announce our nomination for this years NEH Summer Stipend Grant Competition, Dr. Tobin Miller Shearer and his project, Vincent Harding: Storied Into Being, A Biography.
Dr. Shearer writes, "I am deeply honored by this nomination from the Humanities Institute and am grateful for the opportunity to represent UM in the NEH Summer Stipend competition. My book project on civil rights activist Dr. Vincent Harding would be given a huge boost if this application proves successful."
Have a scholarly announcement to share?
Email us at humanities.institute@mso.umt.edu
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Regents Professor of History
Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
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New Intern!
Hello! My name is Cassidy Vandervoort and I am the new intern this year for the Humanities Institute. I am a senior majoring in History with a minor in Geography and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies along with a certificate in Public History! I am thrilled to be in this position this year and look forward to seeing you all, working on events, and aiding the humanities. If you need help with anything do not hesitate. You can find all my information bellow on the Humanities Institute Website.
Please contact Cassidy at humanities.institute@mso.umt.edu.
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Director's Corner with Gillian Glaes
Welcome back to campus. For many of us, it has been a while since we've seen each other live. Personally, I have not stepped foot inside of a classroom since March of 2020. So it is good to see feel the energy here on campus as we all try to get back to whatever now passes for normal.
And it is fall here in Montana, which happens to be one of my favorite seasons. As classes resume, there is a crispness in the air signaling that winter is on its way. The leaves turn golden and we celebrate hallmarks such as Homecoming, inviting the community and our alumni to campus.
As we focus on the fall season, we are excited to return to our work of promoting the humanities to the campus community and beyond. We are hosting our first in-person, on-campus event since February of 2020 on Friday, September 24 with a lecture by Dr. Martin Nekola entitled "For the Freedom of Captive European Nations," which will look at the lives and organizations of exiles in the U.S. from Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Not yet feeling an in-person event? No worries. We'll also provide a Zoom option if you'd like to attend virtually. It turns out that we learned a thing or two about making events broadly accessible and virtual in the pandemic. We are thankful to our co-sponsors, including the History and Political Science Departments, the Migration Studies Certificate, and Soft Landing Missoula for their partnership in hosting this lecture.
We're also looking forward to several other campus events this semester, from the History Department's annual Swanberg Lecture in Military History on Wednesday, September 22 and a lecture by Dr. Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh of Stanford University's Religious Studies Department on October 28 to an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, editor of this year's Griz Read, The Displaced, on November 4. And we'll soon have updates on some exciting opportunities through the Humanities Institute that are coming your way.
And wow were our colleagues productive during this pandemic. To honor their academic achievements, we are highlighting the many books and articles that they have published in the past few months. We are also honored to nominate our colleague, Dr. Tobin Miller Shearer, for the NEH Summer Stipend competition to support his new book project, Vincent Harding: Storied into Being, A Biography.
The past 18 months have taught me so much personally and professionally -- I could hardly recount it all here. One lesson that I have taken away, though, is that the humanities are a constant, there for us when we need perspective, distraction, and companionship. I'm grateful to the array of disciplines that make up the Humanities and beyond for providing inspiration, leadership, and laughter on a daily basis as I try to navigate this new normal.
Thank you for your continued support of the UM Humanities Institute. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon.
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