HHISTORYI S T O R Y UNIVERSITY OF November 15, 2010 Department of History PH.D. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT EVENTS 403 Fletcher Argue Bldg. Ryan Eyford will be examined on his thesis Information Workshop “An Experiment in Immigrant Colonization: , Manitoba R3T 5V5 The History Department is holding a and the Icelandic Reserve, 1875- workshop and information session for Forward news items to: 1897”, Thursday, November 25, 9:30 am, 409 students considering graduate programs Katy Hunt Tier Building. Faculty, students, staff and the in History (Master’s and Doctoral) [email protected] general public are welcome to attend. both here and elsewhere. Topics will FELLOWSHIP HUMANITIES EVENT include: Graduate Degrees - advantages OPPORTUNITY and expectations; Where and How to The UMIH LGBTTQ Oral History Initiative The McGill Institute for apply; Application costs & Strategies; presents Elise Chenier, History, Simon the Study of Canada is and Sources of Graduate Funding. Fraser University, “‘Freak Wedding!’: Queer accepting applications Wednesday, November 17, 3:00-4:15 pm, Marriage in the 1950s and 60s,” Tuesday, for the Eakin Visiting 409 Tier Building, For more information, November 16, 2:45 pm, 307 Tier Building Fellowship in Canadian please contact: Greg Smith, Graduate Chair, [email protected]. Studies for the 2011- MORTON LECTURE 12 academic year. The **** Fellowship will be awarded The 2010 Morton Lecturer is Margaret History Lecture to high-level scholars MacMillan, St. Antony’s College, Oxford The Department of History presents John focusing on studies University, speaking on “Handle With Weaver, History, McMaster University, related to Canada and is Care: History’s Uses and Abuses” Monday, “A Mental Health History of the Twentieth for one or two semesters November 22, 7:30 pm, Great Hall, University Century: Depression, Schizophrenia, and to a scholar with a PhD College. All are welcome. De-institutionalization,” Wednesday, normally on sabbatical. VISITING SPEAKER November 24, 2:45 pm, 409 Tier The position is open to a The Global Political Economy Program, the Building. dynamic scholar who can UM Department of History, and the UW MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE enrich the study of Canada Department of Politics present Todd Gordon, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM with fresh perspectives. Author of Imperialist Canada, Thursday, The fellowship offers a Applications are available from the Dean November 25, 2:30 - 4:00 pm, 100 St. Paul’s of Arts offi ce and the Dept. of Political stipend of $15,000 per College semester plus $1,500 per Studies offi ce to apply to be one of 6 semester for research- FOOD FOR FINES Manitoba students chosen to spend 10 months working as an intern at the related expenses. Apply by The UM Libraries will be forgiving fi nes from . Interns gain fi rst- Dec. 17th. Website: www. November 22 to 28. For each non-perishable hand experience in the legislative process mcgill.ca/misc/eakin food contribution a fi ne-owing patron makes, & work with MLAs and their caucuses in the libraries will reduce their fi nes by $2 up to policy research. The bi-weekly stipend a maximum of $20. The food will be donated is $1,133.90 (gross) and the program to the UM Foodbank. includes trips to government in Ottawa and St. Paul, MN. Website: www.manitoba.ca/ legislature/info/internship Students must have graduated by Sept. 2011 to qualify. Deadline to apply: February 11. 1 AVAILABLE IN THE TRUDEAU FOUNDATION DOCTORAL CALLS FOR PAPERS OFFICE SCHOLARSHIPS The Social Sciences Conference takes ~ University Affairs, “Encouraging emerging talent by awarding place at the University of New Orleans, Nov/10 scholarships to the most talented doctoral July 11-13, 2011. This conference will ~ THEN/HiER October students in the humanities and social address interdisciplinary practices across newsletter sciences.” Up to 15 awards are distributed the social sciences and between the social each year to doctoral students whose sciences and the natural sciences, applied ~ German-Canadian research touches on one of the 4 themes: sciences and the professions. It will work Studies newsletter. This Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse is the last paper copy; it Citizenship; Canada in the World; and fi elds and taking varied perspectives in will now be electronic at People & their Natural Environment. The order to address the fundamentals of social http://germancanadian. scholarship provides an annual stipend of sciences. Interested participants who can’t uwinnipeg.ca up to $40,000 as well as a $20,000 travel be there in person can be virtual presenters. allowance for research-related travel costs. Deadline for this round of the Call for ~ Catalogue - OLMS/ Assessment of applications focuses on: Papers is December 2. Website: www. Weidmann, new titles 2010 academic achievement at the level of the SocialSciencesConference.com most competitive scholarship programs **** Note Of Thanks worldwide; an outstanding ability to engage Asia Rising and the Shifting Architecture Leah Morton has sent a in lively exchange with other researchers of Global Higher Education, January notecard saying thank and scholars; and the intention to work in an 14-16, 2011, Hong Kong Institute of you for the fl owers area related to one or more of the 4 themes. Education. This conference examines and the gift and the Full application details and forms online: today’s university and its future prospects. department’s support http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/resource/ Social & economnic developments in Asia during this diffi cult public/boursier Deadline: December 17. have increased its infl uence on the form time. ESSAY PRIZE and purpose of the university, providing challenges and possibilities. Thus the CALL FOR ART The annual Walter Ristow Prize for an academic paper in the history of conference’s focus ‘Asia Rising and the The Offi ce of the President cartography is offered by the Washington Changing Architecture of Global Higher of the University of Map Society. The winner gets $1000, a Education. Full details online: http:// Manitoba is seeking one-year membership in the Washington ontheuniversity.com/conference-2011/ submissions from UM Map Society and their paper published in Deadline: December 16 students of original works The Portolan journal. The competition IN THE COMMUNITY of their art, to use as the seeks research papers in the fi eld of the cover of the President’s history of cartography, completed in The UM Institute for the Humanities are annual holiday greeting fulfi llment of coursework requirements. holding their second public talk at the card. One piece of selected All papers must be in English, documented Winnipeg Art Gallery called “Life and artwork will be featured in a style selected by the author, and not in Death in the Tropics: Colombia and Latin on the President’s 2010 excess of 7500 words. Full details and how America in Fernando Botero’s art” by card. All submissions to apply are online: http://home.earthlink. Jorge Nállim. Drawing on an exhibition will be reviewed by a net/~docktor/ristow.htm Deadline: June of Fernando Botero’s work that will be on panel and assessed for 1, 2011. display at the WAG starting in December, their suitability. For and which will feature various paintings information - http:// and sculptures, Jorge will discuss the myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/ relationship between the artist’s work and index.DDeasp? Colombian and Latin American history. sec=2&too=100& Sunday, December 12, 2:00-3:00 pm, dat=11/12/2010&sta=3 Winnipeg Art Gallery. Jorge’s talk is &wee=2&eve=8 included in gallery admission. &npa=23957 Deadline for submissions: November 19. 2