Annual Report 2009-2010 Institute for the Humanities Annual Report 2009-2010

University of manitoba institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

index

Introduction 1

message from the director 1

Publications by the Director 2 Including Director’s 2009-10 Research

umih research initiative 2 LGBTTQ Archival & Oral History Initiative

the research affiliates 4 Including 2009-10 Affiliate Publications

the research clusters 5

Law & Society 5 Power & Resistance in Latin America 5 Jewish Studies Research Circle 7

UMIH on-campus programming 7

UMIH off-campus programming 9

Co-Sponsorships with Other Units 9

graduate student training & outreach 9

Graduate Student Public Talks 10

financial report 2009-10 10

2010-11 Asking Budget 11

Board of Management 11

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annual report 2009-2010

Introduction Throughout the year, the UMIH, with support from the Faculty of Arts, held a number of sessions for new scholars that attempted The constitution of the Institute requires the Director to report to provide an informal space to discuss the challenges of being a annually to the Dean of Arts, the Vice-President (Academic) and new faculty member. These sessions, normally held over lunchtime, Provost, and the Vice-President (Research). It is customary for ranged from discussing teaching and University service, to research this report to be presented annually at the year-end meeting of the potential and possibilities, as well as sources of intellectual and Board of Management. Copies are also distributed on campus to collegial support. We intend to continue this series next year and the President, the Associate Deans of Arts, the Institute’s Board of to reach out to new Faculty who are looking for potential linkages Management, and many supporters who are members of the Uni- for interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition, we continued the versity of Manitoba community. Copies are distributed off-campus practice of holding a new faculty lecture series that promoted the to a selection of other Humanities Institutes, and to other friends research of recent hires to the Faculty of Arts, and introduced them and supporters. This is the nineteenth report since 1990-91, there to a broader community of scholars. having been no report in 1997-98. The most significant innovation for the UMIH was our success- message from the director ful application, along with Shelley Sweeney and the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, to the Academic Transformation, renewal and innovation were some of the themes Enhancement Fund (AEF). The AEF has provided funding for at the UMIH this past year. In the past year, we underwent a a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirited and Queer transformation of our physical space that dramatically changed (LGBTTQ) Archival and Oral History Initiative. This one-year our work environment and the way we utilize the Institute office initiative involves the hiring of Research Assistants, along with an space. The renovations that took place in 2009 provided new of- Archives Intern, to conduct oral histories with Manitoban LG- fice space for the Assistant to the Director, as well as badly needed BTTQ communities, and to help process the community-based small meeting and discussion space. This has allowed for a range of Manitoba Lesbian and Gay Archives that have been donated to informal discussions, planning sessions, and program assessments UofM Archives & Special Collections. to be undertaken without having to utilize the UMIH Board room (leaving this room free for academic programming and events). All of these new endeavors by the UMIH were supplements to our existing program of Research Clusters that continued with an The most significant renewal we experienced was the hiring in impressive array of talks, reading groups and colloquia. In all, we Fall 2009 of a new Assistant to the Director, Ms. Krista Walters. were able to support three research clusters and have nearly seventy Ms. Walters, an MA graduate in History from the U of M, has different members of the University of Manitoba Faculty partici- breathed new life into the UMIH newsletter, provided exten- pate in and attend our events. The UMIH also continued with the sive programming support and co-ordination, raised our profile Research Affiliate Program, which saw two scholars in residence at through the website and Facebook, done significant editing work, the Institute. These affiliates were able to utilize the resources of the as well as contributed to grant writing and applications. Many of UMIH, as well as the research expertise of the Research Clusters the successful events and initiatives of the UMIH could not have and Faculty, for scholarly writing. been accomplished without her hard work and dedication. The UMIH has a broad mandate, and the demands on it are quite We began the 2009 academic year by hosting a conference on the heavy. Our administrative staff is often pushed to the limit in terms 40th Anniversary of The Waffle Manifesto and the Waffle- move of time and our ability to provide coordination of events. The ment within the NDP. Not only did the University of Manitoba significant number of participating scholars in UMIH programs have significant linkages to this movement, but the Waffle Mani- makes the Institute the intellectual centre for the Faculty of Arts. festo was itself presented and debated at the 1960 NDP Conven- All of this is done on a very modest budget. The UMIH is an tion held here in Winnipeg. The conference brought together important intellectual and scholarly asset to the University of local activists, such as Cy Gonick (Senior Scholar, Economics) and Manitoba and modest investment in the UMIH over the next few Arthur Schafer (Philosophy), with other Waffle activists including years would, I believe, pay a disproportionate dividend in terms of Pat Smart, John Smart, Lorne Brown, Judy Rebick, and a younger enhancing the University’s reputation as a centre for Humanistic generation of scholars working on Left Nationalism in Canada. scholarship and research excellence. 1 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

Director’s 2009-10 Research Publications by the Director

In terms of my own research projects, in addition to the AEF- Churchill, David S. “SUPA, Selma and Stevenson: The Politics of funded LGBTTQ Archival and Oral History Initiative, 2009-2010 Solidarity in mid-1960s Toronto.” Journal of Canadian Studies Vol saw the publication of three articles in peer reviewed journals. 44, no 2 (Spring 2010): 32-69. I also presently have two articles forthcoming in peer reviewed journals, which were completed during the Fall of 2009 (please see Churchill, David S. “Building Expatriate Social Space and Alterna- the following Publications by the Director section for details). I tive Modernity in Toronto.” Urban History Review Vol 38, no 1 have continued work on my current research project on homophile (October 2010). activism, tourism and human rights, and in April at the European Social Science History Conference in Ghent, Belgium, I will pres- Churchill, David S. “The Queer Histories of a Crime: Representa- ent the paper “Homophile Tourism, Liberal Internationalism and tions, Narratives, and Ideology in the case of Leopold and Loeb.” Cosmopolitan Citizenship.” Journal of the History of Sexuality 18.2 (2009): 287-324.

This May, I will present two papers prepared during the academic Churchill, David S. “Homophile Transnationalism: Human year at the Canadian Historical Association’s Annual Conference. Rights, Anthropology and the Non-Western Other.” GLQ vol 15.1 On the panel All Talk, Uncertain Action: The Promise and Peril of (2009): 31-66. Queer Oral History, I will present “Vampires, Grave Robbers, and the Queer Politics of Oral History,” which ties into the method- Churchill, David S. Review of Terence Kissack, Free Comrades: An- ological work behind the LGBTTQ Oral History Initiative. On a archism and Homosexuality in the United States, 1895-1917 (Oak- second panel, The Biographical (re)turn I: Biographies of Politics and land CA: AK Press, 2008) in Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual the Politics of Biography, I will present “Personal Memoir and the & Transgender History Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2 (Fall 2009), 8-9. Politics of Sexuality: Paul Goodman, John Rechy and Biography in the History of Sex Trade.” Churchill, David S. “Sexual Modernities and the Bent Historian.” Paper presented at Queer History Colloquium, Brandon Univer- sity, November 4, 2009.

umih research initiative

In the 2009-10 academic year, the Institute for the Humanities was awarded $75,000 over two years (2009-10, 2010-11) from the University of Manitoba Academic Enhancement Fund for a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirited, and Queer (LGBTTQ) Archival and Oral History Initiative. UMIH Director David Churchill, along with co-applicant Shelley Sweeney (Head, University Archives & Special Collections), have since been coordinating their efforts at realizing this project.

This Initiative will dramatically enhance the LGBTTQ resources at the University of Manitoba, and ultimately make the Univer- sity a centre for research excellence in the interdisciplinary field of LGBTTQ studies. Many of the related archival materials currently being catalogued by the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections deal with the decades-long struggle by LGBTTQ people and communities for human rights, social justice, and dignity. Dr. David S. Churchill, the Director of the Institute for the Collecting LGBTTQ archival materials - including the records of Humanities, is an Associate Professor of History, the Co-coordina- organizations, relevant periodicals, and individual oral histories - is tor of the Interdisciplinary Research Circle on Globalization and all part of the larger project of witnessing and remembering, which Cosmopolitanism, a member of the Faculty of Arts Executive, and are cornerstones for the establishment, protection and expansion of a fellow of University College. Human Rights.

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Project Summery Student Research Assistants

This project has two principle components. The first involves The UMIH is also excited to have four experienced student RAs working with a small team of student Research Assistants from the working on the Initiative. Jodi Read is pursuing her PhD in Peace University of Manitoba in coordination with the Archival Studies and Conflict Studies at the Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice, St. Program to both access and assess the existing LGBTTQ materials Paul’s College, U of M, and brings to the Initiative over a decade of that have been deposited in the University of Manitoba Archives experience working on various projects with the Mennonite Cen- & Special Collections, and through which we will be better able tral Committee. Dean Robinson is a student in Fine Art History to identify particular strengths of the collection, areas that can be in the School of Fine Art at the University of Manitoba, and brings expanded upon, as well as key people and contacts for oral history to this project experience as a volunteer at the Rainbow Resource interviews. The second component involves conducting new oral Centre. Ben Wood is an MA student in Political Theory in the histories to expand and enrich the collection of materials, and Department of Political Studies at the U of M, and brings to the build on older oral histories presently in the collection. These two Initiative experience conducting interviews with residents of Lord parts of the Initiative, both already underway, will continue to be Selkirk Park, a neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. Sylvia carried out concurrently through April 2011. Morrisseau, an MA student in Native Studies, will also occasion- ally work as a research assistant on the LGBTTQ Initiative over the LGBTTQ Initiative Research Team summer months.

This Initiative, particularly the oral history component, is coordi- Contribution nated by UMIH Director David Churchill, with assistance from Krista Walters (UMIH Assistant to the Director). Shelley Sweeney The LGBTTQ Initiative is a way of reaching out to those whose (Head, University Archives & Special Collections) has been respon- experiences and stories have not yet been heard. As part of the U sible for coordinating the Archival component of the Initiative, of M Archives & Special Collections, these sources will appeal to with assistance from Graham Stinnett (Archives & Special Collec- academics, particularly those researching LGBTTQ and related tions/Archival Studies Program). Graham’s participation has allowed themes. Moreover, oral histories are a crucial educational resource the oral history research team to work with the materials still being for both teachers and community workers conducting outreach catalogued in the LGBTTQ Archives. He will continue in this and public awareness around such topics as homophobia, coming capacity over the summer of 2010 as the Initiative’s Archivist, as- out, and HIV/AIDS prevention. This resource will serve those sisting with locating materials and compiling a database of contacts already at the U of M, and is anticipated to draw new faculty, for the oral history interviews that will take place this summer. students, and researchers from abroad to work and study at the University. The UMIH is excited to be focusing on this major Faculty advisors from Arts, including Liz Millward (Women’s and research project. Gender Studies) and Jarvis Brownlie (History), are actively involved in the Initiative, providing both training workshops and ongoing consultation for research assistants. David Smith (English, Film, and Theatre Media Lab) has also been an active consultant on the technical component of the project, providing invaluable guidance and training, as this project involves the use of advanced audio- visual equipment and computer software for managing and editing LGBTTQ Initiative Financial Summary digital video files. In the 2009-10 academic year, the Institute for the Humanities was awarded $75,000 for the LGBTTQ Initiative from the University of Manitoba Academic Enhancement Fund. This funding will continue through the 2010-11 academic year. Start-up expenses for this project have included the purchase of a digital camcorder and kit, digital audio recorder, and mac computer, each with professional capabilities and software to facilitate the highest qual- ity of recording for scholarly and public use through the U of M Archives & Special Collections. The UMIH has spent $10,000 on technical equipment for the Initiative. The remainder of the project budget has and will be used primarily towards student research Members of the LGBTTQ Initiative Research Team assistant wages, with some funds set aside for publicity, as well as ongoing technical upgrades and maintenance.

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the research affiliates (Moscow: Rosspen, 2009). He was also active as an editor on two projects. In late 2009, the Encyclopedia of Ghettos was published The Institute for the Humanities supported two research affiliates in Israel by Yad Vashem Press, for which he edited entries about during the year 2009-10: Dr. Albert Kaganovitch was affiliated ghettos in Eastern Ukraine. As a member of the editorial com- with the Institute for a second year, and Ms. Virginia Lee Strain mittee of Central Eurasian Reader (A Biennial Journal of Critical joined the UMIH in January 2010 for a six-month affiliateship. Bibliography and Epistemology of Central Eurasian Studies, Paris), he edited several book reviews for the journal’s upcoming issue. Research Affiliate Ms. Virginia Lee Strain, a doctoral candidate English at the University of Toronto ( ), is presently completing her Dr. Kaganovitch presented at two conferences during the academic Perfecting the Law: Legal Reform and Literary Forms dissertation, year. In September, he presented “Researches in Jewish urban in the 1590s and 1600s The Gesta Grayorum . In studies on , Francis culture of Belarus: a historiographical overview,” at Historiography Bacon, John Donne, and Shakespeare, her dissertation reveals that and sources of town’s history and urbanizations processes in Belarus, official forms of legal regulation were contiguous with rhetorical Grodno University (Belarus) in September. In October he pre- and representational strategies employed by writers for legal-politi- sented “Uzbekistan and Refugees from the Nazis (1941-1945): The cal credit and critique. By the end of her Affiliateship, Ms. Strain History of one Soviet myth,” at The Tenth Annual Conference of will have completed research and writing dissertation chapters on Central Eurasian Studies Society, Centre for European, Russian, and works by Francis Bacon and John Donne. Eurasian Studies, at the University of Toronto. At the Institute, she examined how the historical function and ex- The Institute congratulates Dr. Kaganovitch on his current project perience of imprisonment inform the character and narrative logic having been selected for a Matthew Family Fellowship by the of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and Hamlet. As part of her Academic Subcommittee of the United States Holocaust Memo- affiliateship, Ms. Strain presented a public talk on her research, “A rial Council (Washington). He will spend the next six months Culture of Errors: The Inns of Court and Shakespeare’sComedy of researching relevant materials in the Holocaust Museum archive. Errors,” which she delivered in the Institute Boardroom on March 31st 2010. Publications and Papers by the Research Affiliates Ms. Strain participated in a meeting of COMEMS, the University of Manitoba Circle of Medieval and Early Modern Scholars, and Kaganovitch, Albert. “Review of the study of Jewish historiography attended the group’s symposium, “Archaeology of the Archive,” of urban culture in Belarus” (in Russian). In Historiography and which was held on March 26th 2010 at the U of M. She also had sources on the history of cities and urbanization in Belarus, eds. V.V. her article, “The Winter’s Tale and The Oracle of The Law,” accepted Danilovich et al (Grodno, 2009) pp. 226-234. for publication by English Literary History. Ms. Strain will par- Kaganovitch, Albert. “The destruction of a Jewish shtetl of East ticipate in a conference on “Justice in Early Modern England” at Belarus: on Rechitsa example” (in Russian). In Holocaust’s Lessons: Carleton University in mid-June, where she will present a paper on History and Modernity, Y. Basin, ed. (Minsk, 2009). “John Donne and Extreme Justice,” a section of her dissertation. Kaganovitch, Albert. Review of Jews in Turov: The History of Mozyr During the academic year 2009-10, Dr. Albert Kaganovitch (His- Polesie’s Shtetl (in Russian) Ab Impeio (2009) no. 1, pp. 494-499. tory) worked on his monograph, Jewish refugees in eastern regions Kaganovitch, Albert. “Researches in Jewish urban culture of Belar- of the USSR during World War II. One chapter of this research, us: a historiographical overview.” Paper presented at Historiography “Jewish refugees and Soviet authorities during World War II,” and sources of town’s history and urbanizations processes in Belarus, was submitted to Yad Vashem Studies (Jerusalem) journal as an Grodno University (Belarus), September 25-26 2009. article for publication. Another part of this research, “Between the millstones of big politics: re-evacuation of Jewish refugees from the Kaganovitch, Albert. “Uzbekistan and Refugees from the Nazis USSR to Poland,” is currently under consideration for publication (1941-1945): The History of one Soviet myth.” Paper presented by the journal Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Washington). He at The Tenth Annual Conference of Central Eurasian Studies Society, also published two articles and a book review this academic year Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Univer- (please see the Publications section for details). sity of Toronto, October 8-11 2009.

Dr. Kaganovitch has been involved in a number of encyclopedia Strain, Virginia Lee. “The Winter’s Tale and The Oracle of The projects. He published several entries in Encyclopedia of Jews in the Law.” English Literary History Forthcoming (2010). Islamic World, Norman A. Stillman, ed. (Brill: 2010): Bukharan Jews; Chala; Mashhadi Jews (Djedids) in Central Asia; Samarkand; Strain, Virginia Lee. “A Culture of Errors: The Inns of Court and Rabbi Shelomo ben Moses Tajer; Tashkent. He also published Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors.” Paper presented by invitation of entries on Gomel, Rechitsa, Liuban, and Liady in Encyclopedia of the Institute for the Humanities, University of Manitoba, March Holocaust on the territory of the USSR (Russian), Ilia Altman, ed. 31st 2010. 4 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

the research clusters Public Events of the Law and Society Research Cluster Research Clusters are research groups comprised of faculty members and graduate students from a variety of different departments • Friday October 2nd and disciplines. Cluster members share common research interests Law, History and Human Rights Theme and focus on interdisciplinary research. They typically follow a “International human rights and legal pluralism: a research theme or a topic across several disciplines. Many North American agenda,” by Frédéric Mégret (Faculty of Law, McGill) Humanities Centres or Institutes support Research Clusters. The University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities has supported Professor Mégret is the Canada Research Chair on the Law of Hu- at least two Research Clusters each year since 2005. man Rights and Legal Pluralism with the Faculty of Law, McGill, and Director of the McGill Legal Clinic for the Special Court for The three Research Clusters supported by UMIH during 2009-10 Sierra Leone. were the Law and Society Research Cluster, the Research Cluster This event was co-sponsored by the Faculty of Law, University of on Power and Resistance in Latin America, and the Jewish Studies Manitoba. Research Circle. TheLaw and Society Research Cluster received a third year of support, having been supported by the UMIH in • Thursday January 21st 2006-07 and 07-08, while funding for the Research Cluster on Sexuality and Human Rights: a Panel Discussion Power and Resistance in Latin America was renewed for a second Karen Busby (Law) year. TheJewish Studies Research Circle was a new cluster, although David Churchill (History/UMIH Director) the Institute had assisted the group in sponsoring events prior to Donn Short (Law) their becoming a UMIH Research Cluster. Along with adminis- This event was co-sponsored by the Faculty of Law, University of trative support and some office supplies, the clusters were given Manitoba. roughly $1100 each, and a combined total of $3280 from the annual budget went directly towards supporting guest speakers • Thursday March 11th brought in through the Research Cluster program. Museums, Memory and Human Rights Theme “Remembering Complexity? Memorials for Nazi Victims in The Institute was pleased to have once again received support from Berlin,” by Dr. Christiane Wilke (Department of Law, Carleton Dr. Richard Sigurdson, Dean of Arts, which is essential to the con- University) tinued success of the Research Cluster program. However, due to This event was co-sponsored by the U of M Faculty of Law Distin- unexpected budget cuts this academic year, support for the clusters guished Visitors Series and the Department of History. was less than anticipated. In addition to the funding from the Institute, the groups received some financial assistance from other units at the University of Manitoba and from organizations outside The Research Cluster on the University of Manitoba (please see the Financial Reports sec- Power and Resistance in Latin America tion of the Annual Report for further details.) The goal of the Research Cluster onPower and Resistance in Latin All three Research Clusters were very active. In addition to regular America is to foster dialogue among members, graduate and meetings, each of them sponsored a variety of public events. These undergraduate students, and the wider community on the varied included several engaging talks by guest speakers from the Uni- nature and multiple aspects of power relations in Latin America. versity of Manitoba and abroad, documentary films, workshops, The scholars who formed this interdisciplinary, multi-institutional round tables, and graduate student colloquia. research cluster are motivated by their shared research and teaching interest on different aspects of those themes. Its members, affiliated with the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, Law and Society Research Cluster and the Collège Universitaire de Saint Boniface, represent a broad range of disciplines, including Anthropology, History, Literature The research clusterLaw and Society brings together faculty and and Spanish, and Aboriginal, Community Health and Family students from across the humanities and social science disciplines Social Sciences. The events listed below are public events of the at both the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg Research Cluster on Power and Resistance in Latin America. communities interested in the social, cultural, and political dimen- sions of the law and its role in society with the goal of creating a • Thursday October 1st community of mutually supportive scholars and fostering interdis- “Masculinities in an Age of Conquest,” by Dr. Asunción Lavrin ciplinary collaborative research. Organizing members come from (Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University) the U of M Departments of History and Sociology, as well as the Faculty of Law. The cluster has organized a range of scholarly ac- The author of numerous articles and chapters, Dr. Lavrin has pub- tivities, including keynote lectures, research talks, focused reading lished four books on gender in Latin America. Her most recent sessions, and research workshops. work, Brides of Christ: Conventual Life in Colonial Mexico (2008), 5 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010 won the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies, Dania Yudith Suárez Abreu and Janaina Francisca de Souza Cam- John McGann Award for Outstanding Book of 2008. Her current pos are graduate students who have been awarded scholarships research focuses on notions of masculinity within male religious from the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP), a communities of the colonial era in New Spain. federal program aimed at supporting the development of hu- This event was co-sponsored by the Brandon University History man capital in the Americas and strengthening linkages between Department and Gender and Women’s Studies Program. Canadian and Latin American and Caribbean universities. In this shared presentation, they will present their ongoing research that • Tuesday October 27th they are carrying out as part of their current affiliation with U of “Civil Society and Popular Resistance to Military Coup in Hondu- M’s Faculty of Human Ecology. ras,” by Grahame Russell (Rights Action) • Monday, February 1st Grahame Russell is a non-practising lawyer (University of Ottawa’s Documentary Film-Screening and Discussion Faculty of Law) and global human rights and development activist. “Democracy for Whom?: The United States and Latin America in For over 10 years, Grahame lived in Mexico and Central America, John Pilger’s The War On Democracy” working with grassroots organizations and NGOs on environment, development and human rights issues. Since 1995, he is co-direc- A screening and discussion of The War on Democracy, the 2007 tor of Rights Action (http://www.rightsaction.org/) that raises award-winning documentary directed by John Pilger. Based on a funds for community-controlled development, environment and wide range of interviews and archival footage, it explores the nature human rights projects in Guatemala and Honduras, as well as in and history of US intervention in Latin America in the twentieth- Chiapas, El Salvador and Oaxaca; and that carries out education century and its role in the overthrow of democratic movements and activism work in the USA and Canada related to global hu- and governments. Pilger’s inclusion of the latest developments in man rights, environmental and development issues. countries such as Bolivia and Venezuela brings to discussion ques- This event was co-sponsored by Rights Action, the U of M Global Po- tions regarding social movements, popular resistance to imperial- litical Economy Program, and the University of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal ism, and the basis for the construction of a genuine democracy. Governance Program and Politics Department. • Thursday February 11th • Monday November 16th “Human Thinking about an Illicit Nation: Panamanian State “To be Disappeared Twice: Human Rights Commission of El Sal- Formation, U.S. Empire, and Illegality across the Isthmus,” by vador and the Archival Imperative,” by Graham Stinnett (History, Matthew Scalena (PhD Candidate in History, State University of Archival Studies Program) New York-Stony Brook)

A graduate student at the Department of History’s Archival Pro- Matthew Scalena is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at the State gram, Graham Stinnett recently curated the exhibit “To Remember University of New York-Stony Brook. A native of Winnipeg, he Spain: The Winnipeg Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy” for has recently returned from sojourns in Vancouver (MA, Simon the University of Manitoba’s Archives & Special Collections. He Fraser University) and New York, via Panama and Washington will present his research on the importance of records and records D.C., to work on his dissertation. His presentation will be based creators from human rights non-governmental organizations. on this project that focuses on the relationship between smuggling Based on his work on the Comisión de Derechos Humanos de El and other transnational illegal “flows” passing across the Isthmus of Salvador (San Salvador) and the Resource Center of the Americas Panama and the tandem early twentieth-century developments of (Minneapolis), he will discuss the role of the archivist as activist Panamanian state formation and U.S. empire building. and active participant in social change through the inclusion of marginalized voices that can inform the larger dialogue of people’s • Thursday March 4th history. “Masculinities and Intimacies: Performance and Negotiation in a Transnational Tourist Town in Caribbean Costa Rica,” by • Friday November 27th Kristofer Maksymowicz (Department of Anthropology) Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) Graduate Student Research Talks A Master’s student in the Department of Anthropology, Kristofer Maksymowicz recently conducted ethnographic fieldwork on “The Influence of English Language in the Socio-Economic and Western/Northern masculinities in a transnational tourist town Political Development of Contemporary Cuba,” by Dania Yudith located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. He will present his Suárez Abreu (Universidad de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba) research on the expression and embodiment of such masculinities in the context of touristic intimacies, in particular, the role of ho- “A Case Study of the Brazilian Centre for Agrarian Reform mosociality in the production of masculine and sexual subjectivi- (NERA),” by Janaina Francisca de Souza Campos (Sao Paulo ties that occur in Western/Northern men’s intimate relationships State University, UNESP) with local women. 6 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

• Tuesday March 23rd UMIH on-campus programming “Women, Poverty, and Social Policy in Contemporary Brazil,” by Dr. Neuma Figueiredo de Aguiar (Universidade Federal de Minas For the 2009-10 academic year, in addition to Research Cluster Gerais, Brazil) programming, many of the Institute’s on-campus events were directly sponsored and organized by the UMIH. These included Dr. Neuma Figueiredo de Aguiar is Emeritus Professor of Sociol- public talks and panel discussions, a one-day conference, a play, ogy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She holds and several speaker series highlighting the research of faculty mem- degrees from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Boston bers and graduate students at the University of Manitoba. University, and two Ph.D. degrees from Washington University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She specializes in gen- Open House der, development, and women movements in Brazil. Dr. Figueire- do de Aguiar’s distinguished academic career was recognized by the • Friday October 16th Brazilian Sociology Association, who awarded her the prestigious Reception and open house, with a walk-through of the recently Florestan Fernandes prize for her contributions to the development installed artwork in the Institute Offices and Boardroom in 407 of sociology in Brazil. and 409 Tier Building by Robert Epp (Gallery One One One). This event was co-sponsored by the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID), the Faculty of Human Conference Ecology, the Department of History, and the Office for International Relations. • Friday October 23rd The Waffle at 40: Critical Perspectives on the Waffle Movement The jewish studies research circle and its Afterlives, a one-day conference. Speakers included: TheJewish Studies Research Circle consists of a group of scholars Lorne Brown (Political Science, University of Regina) from a variety of disciplines from both the University of Manitoba Murray Cooke (York University) and the University of Winnipeg as well as the Jewish community, Cy Gonick (Canadian Dimension Magazine and ALERT, Radio for whose work and interest pertains to the interdisciplinary field of People who want to change the World) Jewish Studies. Formed in summer 2007, the research cluster hosts Paul Kellogg (Department of International Development Studies, a reading group that meets twice every semester, and discusses a Trent University) recent book in the field of Jewish Studies. Moreover, the cluster is Govind Rao (Department of Political Science, McMaster University) also engaged in bringing Jewish Studies scholars to the University Judy Rebick (CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democ- of Manitoba and to Winnipeg. Jewish Studies is the academic racy at Ryerson University, and founder of rabble.ca) field which encompasses the cultures, history, literature and reli- Arthur Schafer (Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics and gion of the Jews. It is a broad field whose practitioners bring to Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba) bear a wide range of academic perspectives. It is thus a field with John Smart (former NDP campaign manager and party candidate) broad appeal to scholars based in a variety of departments. Events Pat Smart (Department of English, Carleton University) listed below are public events of the Jewish Studies Research Circle. Mel Watkins (Department of Economics, University of Toronto) • Monday November 9th This conference received additional support from: the U of M History “History of a History: The Story Behind None Is Too Many,” by Department; the Canada Research Chair in Western Canadian Social Dr. Harold ‘Hesh’ Troper (OISE/University of Toronto) History; U of M Faculty of Graduate Studies; University of Winnipeg Politics Department; U of M Centre for Professional and Applied Dr. Troper’s public talk looked at the unexpected and long-lasting Ethics. impact of the book he co-authored with Irving Abella, None is Too Many, an influential expose of the callousness of the Canadian gov- Public Talks ernment toward Jews fleeing the Nazis. A professor at OISE/Uni- versity of Toronto, he is a leading figure in the study of Canadian • Tuesday November 24th Jewish history. A Darwin Sesquicentennial Lecture on the Anniversary of the Pub- This event was co-sponsored by Judaic Studies, the History Depart- lication of On the Origin of Species, 24 November 1859 ment, and the Dean of Arts, University of Manitoba. “Apes and Angels: Evolution in the 19th Century,” by Dr. Robert O’Kell (English, Film, and Theatre) • Thursday January 28th “The Knife Sharpener’s Bell,” a public talk by Rhea Tregebov • Wednesday March 10th (Creative Writing Program, University of British Columbia) Institute for the Humanities Research Affiliate Public Talk This event was co-sponsored by the U of M Judaic Studies Program; “A Culture of Errors: Inns of Court Revels and Shakespearean Centre for Creative Writing & Oral Culture; Department of English, Comedy,” by Virginia Lee Strain (UMIH Research Affiliate/PhD Film, & Theatre; Department of History. Candidate in English, University of Toronto) 7 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

Panel Discussions • Monday January 25th In the academic year 2009-10, the Institute hosted two panel “The Future of (the) Race: Science Fiction and the Politics of discussions: Form,” by Dr. Hee-Jung Serenity Joo (English, Film, and Theatre)

• Friday December 4th • Friday February 26th The Impact of 1989: a panel discussion considering the historical “Youth, Human Rights, and the Localization of Transnational significance of 1989 politically, socially, and culturally Projects in Eastern Europe,” by Dr. Anna Fournier (Anthropology) Tina Chen (History) Oliver Botar (School of Art) • Thursday March 25th Cheryl Dueck (German & Slavic Studies) “Francophone literature and the quest for legitimacy,” by Dr. Lasha Tchantouridze (Political Studies) Étienne-Marie Lassi (French, Spanish, & Italian)

• Thursday February 11th The 2010 Winter Olympics: Critical Perspectives

“Can sport be consumed responsibly? Responding to the protests and controversies surrounding the Vancouver Games,” by Dr. Russell Field (Kinesiology & Recreation Management)

“Why Host the Olympics?” The Subsidization of Sports and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games,” by Dr. Ian Hudson (Economics)

Theatrical Performance & Discussion UMIH Boardroom - 409 Tier Building • Thursday March 25th Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza, by Caryl Churchill. Di- rected by Bill Kerr (English, Film, and Theatre), and performed Research in the Humanities Lunchtime Discussion Series by Eggshell Theatre Company, composed of students who were enrolled in Bill Kerr’s Political Theatre course this academic year. The Institute for the Humanities presented a new series for the A performance of this play was followed by an open discussion. 2009-10 academic year, Research in the Humanities Lunchtime Discussions. These informal lunches were intended for assistant UMIH Research Series professors, probationary appointments, and new faculty members, in Humanities departments and Arts more generally, to gather and The Institute also presented several public talks and workshops in consider the issues facing new faculty and junior scholars. the academic year 2009-2010 as part of three research series: Both lunchtime discussions were guided by faculty members in The New Faculty Colloquium Series the Humanities in collaboration with the UMIH Director. Two sessions were presented this academic year, and the Institute an- This ongoing series of public research talks highlights the work of ticipates additional sessions in the coming 2010-11 academic year. recently hired faculty members at the U of M in Arts, and those The 2009-10 lunches were co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean in other faculties who are engaged in humanities-focused research. of Arts, University of Manitoba. The series facilitates getting to know new members of the Faculty, making potentially important and rewarding connections, and • Friday October 30th hearing new and innovative research. In the 2009-10 academic “Sharing Research and Communications,” co-facilitated by Roi- year, the UMIH presented five talks: sin Cossar (History) and David Churchill. (UMIH Director/History)

• Thursday October 29th • Thursday November 19th “Martine de Bertereau’s Restitution de Pluton and Gallican Provi- “Publishing’s Promise and Pitfalls,” co-facilitated by Judith dential Empire,” by Dr. Erik Thomson (History) Owens (English, Film, and Theatre) and David Churchill (UMIH Director/History) • Thursday November 26th “The Slow Co-Production of Disaster: Wildfire, Timber Capital, and the U.S. Forest Service,” by Dr. Mark Hudson (Sociology/ Global Political Economy Program) 8 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

Spotlight Series graduate student training and outreach

TheSpotlight series of talks provides an occasion for U of M faculty The UMIH remains committed to providing support for gradu- members and PhD candidates who are doing work on Humanities ate students working in the humanities through research training subjects to present a paper on some aspect of their current research. opportunities. These include Research Assistantships, public talks, There were three talks in the Spotlight series in Winter term 2010: research clusters, funding for conferences, a newly formed Gradu- ate Student Caucus, and Research Affiliateships for students from • Wednesday March 3rd other institutions. In the 2009-10 academic year, the UMIH took “Slave owner, Missionary, and Colonization Agent: Tracing a Pat- extra steps to facilitate graduate student training and outreach. tern of Paternalism from Barbados to the Canadian North-West, This has involved new initiatives, and a continued commitment to 1835-1884,” by Ryan Eyford (PhD Candidate, History) supporting graduate student research, networking, and activities.

• Friday March 5th Graduate Student Conference Support “What’s a Girl to do when her Mode of Production and the Poten- • The Department of History Graduate Student Association 2010 cy of the Men who ran it are Gone With the Wind? the Historical Keewatin Country Graduate Student History Conference Materialist Melodrama of Scarlett O’Hara,” a redux by Dr. Robert Chernomas (Economics/Global Political Economy Program) Research Affiliateship This event was co-sponsored by the Global Political Economy As in previous years, in 2009-10, one of two Research Affiliates Program. supported by the Institute for the Humanities was a PhD candidate from another university. Research Affiliate Ms. Virginia Lee • Thursday April 8th Strain, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto (English), “Highway Beautification and the Gender of Freeways,” by Dr. is presently completing her dissertation (please see the Research Cindy Donatelli (Women’s and Gender Studies) Affiliates section of theAnnual Report for details). UMIH off-campus programming Graduate Student Caucus The UMIH hosted one off-campus event in the 2009-10. This In fall 2009, the UMIH initiated a Graduate Student Caucus, roundtable discussion, which closed the Waffle at 40 Conference, which will meet in the fall of 2010 to lay the groundwork for was held at the University of Winnipeg: possible projects in the 2010-11 academic year. The purpose of a UMIH Graduate Student Caucus is to facilitate interdisciplinary • Friday October 23rd networks, conversations, and events for graduate students in the “The Legacy of the Waffle and the Future of the Left in Canada” Humanities. The hope is that the activities of the Caucus will be Rebecca Blaikie student-driven, with students themselves deciding the type of ac- Judy Rebick tivities they would like to see, and the UMIH helping to facilitate John Smart and create an institutional space for the activities.

The Institute is presently working with the Winnipeg Art Gallery Research Assistants on coordinating off-campus programming at the WAG for the The Institute was pleased to provide Graduate Student Research 2010-11 academic year. Assistantships throughout the 2009-10 academic year, including the Director working with a graduate student RA for the sum- Co-Sponsorships with Other Units mer of 2009. In winter 2010, with the launch of the LGBTTQ Archival and Oral History Initiative, generously awarded by funds During the academic year 2009-10, the Institute continued the from the U of M Academic Enhancement Fund, the UMIH practice of providing financial assistance for guest lectures, work- has hired three graduate students (please see the section on the shops, and conferences hosted by other units at the University of LGBTTQ Initiative in the Annual Report for details), as well as one Manitoba. In 2009-10, the following groups received monetary undergraduate. The UMIH is presently working regularly with support from UMIH: three oral history RAs, and one casual RA, who are anticipated to continue on into the fall of 2010 to conduct interviews and build • The Department of English, Film, & Theatre 2009Representations of War the University’s LGBTTQ archive. The UMIH will also hire a Research Cluster public lecture by Dr. David Lubin (Charlotte C. Weber student Intern from the Archival Studies Program to work with the Professor of Art, Wake Forest University), “About Face: WWI, Plastic RAs on this Initiative through the summer of 2010. This research Surgery, and the Industrialization of Beauty” experience not only offers relevant paid employment for graduate • The Department of French, Spanish & Italian 2009 International Conference: Les Lumiéres audelà des Alpes et des Pyrénées: communication, students, but provides academic training in working within the re- tranferts at échanges search ethics protocol, conducting interviews with members of the • The Department of History Graduate Student Association 2010Keewa - public, working in a small team on academic research, and engag- tin Country Graduate Student History Conference ing directly with archival materials in an interdisciplinary project. 9 institute for the humanities annual report 2009-2010

financial report 2009-10

The Institute for the Humanities asking budget for 2009-2010 was $29,725. In June 2008, Director Dr. David Churchill was in- Graduate Student Public Talks formed that due to Faculty-wide budget cuts, Dr. Richard Sigurd- son, Dean of Arts, had granted the Institute a reduced budget of The Institute for the Humanities and UMIH Research Clusters $20,000. Dr. Sigurdson’s continued support has been essential to also presented public talks by graduate students studying at the the continuation and development of the Institute’s programs. University of Manitoba, as well as visiting students from abroad. The following is a list of the 2009-10 public talks presented by As in previous years the endowment income was reinvested in the graduate students in the UMIH Boardroom, 409 Tier Building. Endowment Fund.

• Monday November 16th UMIH spent a total of $20,178 on Supplies and Programs during Graduate Student Research Talk: Research Cluster on Power and the academic year 2009-10. To supplement the reduced budget to Resistance in Latin America allow for programming, the UMIH received support from other “To be Disappeared Twice: Human Rights Commission of El departments totaling $900, as well as an additional $90 from the Salvador and the Archival Imperative,” by Graham Stinnett Dean of Arts, both of which went directly towards Institute pro- (History, Archival Studies Program) gramming, specifically the October 2009Waffle at 40 Conference and the new Research in the Humanities Lunchtime Discussion • Friday November 27th Series. In addition to the approximately $1,100 each that was ELAP Graduate Student Research Talks: Research Cluster on provided by the Institute, successful fundraising by the Research Power and Resistance in Latin America Clusters from other departments, faculties, and external sources “The Influence of English Language in the Socio-Economic resulted in the clusters receiving the following support: Law and and Political Development of Contemporary Cuba,” by Dania Society received $2110; Power and Resistance in Latin America Yudith Suárez Abreu (Universidad de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba) received $4200; Jewish Studies Research Circle received $2250.

“A Case Study of the Brazilian Centre for Agrarian Reform As in the 2008-09 year, the Director chose not to use the Director’s (NERA),” by Janaina Francisca de Souza Campos (Sao Paulo Travel Fund for travel, using the money instead towards the pur- State University, UNESP) chase of a new computer.

• Thursday February 11th The Institute faced a fiscal year impacted by budget cuts and Visiting Graduate Student Research Talk: Research Cluster on unexpected discrepancies, which amounted to $4,275 of the 2009- Power and Resistance in Latin America 10 budget being used to cover expenses incurred for the 2008-09 “Human Thinking about an Illicit Nation: Panamanian State academic year. A large portion of these carry-over costs were due Formation, U.S. Empire, and Illegality across the Isthmus,” by to outstanding and unexpected renovation expenses. While the Matthew Scalena (PhD Candidate in History, State University of Annual Report for 2008-09 reported that UMIH office renova- New York-Stony Brook) tions stayed within the budget and no supplemental funds from the Institute were necessary, this changed once year-end totals were • Wednesday March 10th finalized. In addition to this, a travel claim submitted for a guest UMIH Spotlight Series Talk speaker who gave a talk in winter 2009 was not received until after “Slave owner, Missionary, and Colonization Agent: Tracing a the end of the 2008-09 fiscal year, adding to carry-over costs that Pattern of Paternalism from Barbados to the Canadian North- were taken from the 2009-10 budget. West, 1835-1884,” by Ryan Eyford (PhD Candidate, History) As indicated in the 2008-09 Annual Report, one of the research • Wednesday March 31st affiliates in 2008-09 was unable to use the affiliate’s stipend during UMIH Research Affiliate Public Talk the 2008-09 budget year because the money had been designated “A Culture of Errors: Inns of Court Revels and Shakespearean for the expenses of a May 2009 conference where a paper was Comedy,” by Virginia Lee Strain (UMIH Research Affiliate/PhD presented. Due to the three month difference between the end of Candidate in English, University of Toronto) the UM budget year and the end of the academic year - affiliates’ terms tend to run from July 1st to June 30th of the next year - the Institute has frequently experienced this kind of discrepancy. In this case - as has been the case in the past - the affiliate’s stipend was taken from the 2009-2010 budget.

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Between restructuring of programs, successful fundraising by the research clusters and the Institute, along with attentive fiscal management, the UMIH was able to end the year with a small deficit of $178.

Board of Management

The UMIH Board of Management met twice during 2009-10. The Board’s principal tasks were to elect the research affiliates, 2010-11 UMIH Budget select the research clusters, approve the asking budget, and assist with the planning of the Institute’s programs. The Institute’s 2010-11 asking budget (below) shows adecrease of $3,175 from last year’s asking budget, reflecting the mood of Board of Management Members 2009-10 financial restraint of the University of Manitoba as a whole. By providing a small increase in funds for two research clusters instead Oliver Botar (School of Art) of three, the Institute hopes to be able to assist a smaller number Kathleen Buddle-Crowe (Anthropology) of groups more effectively. This asking budget also demonstrates Tina Chen (History) increased UMIH graduate student outreach and training. Robert Chernomas (Economics) Serenity Joo (English) On the Programs side, an additional $2,000 has been budgeted for Mark Joyal (Classics) the realization of a Graduate Student Caucus, which has been un- Peter Kulchyski (Native Studies) der discussion with faculty members and graduate students in the Ken MacKendrick (Religion) Humanities during the 2009-10 academic year. These funds would Stephane McLachlan (Environment and go directly towards projects and programming for, and under the Geography) direction of, University of Manitoba graduate students conducting Debra Parkes (Faculty of Law) interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, which might include Pam Perkins (English) research clusters, conference or colloquia expenses, guest speakers and other scholarly events.

The Supplies and Equipment portion has been adjusted to accom- modate the anticipated requests for increased support of Institute programming in 2010-11. While much of the Supplies and Equip- ment side of the asking budget has been reduced, we are requesting funds to cover the cost of a small office fridge to replace the old fridge now used in the UMIH offices.

It should be noted that in addition to the $20,000 given to the In- stitute by the Faculty of Arts for 2009-10 supplies and equipment and programs, Arts provided a further $53,966 for support staff salaries and benefits, making the total 2009-10 Institute budget $73,966. The total budget provided by Arts for 2010-11 will reflect a change in the support staff position. Formerly a full-time position, the Assistant is now full-time through fall and winter, then reduced to half-time from mid-April through mid-August.

Institute for the Humanities Asking Budget 2010-11

Supplies & Equipment $4,400 Support for Programs $22,150 Total: $26,550 UMIH Offices 407 Tier Building

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Name: Institute for the Humanities Type 1 Research Institute

Name and position of person reporting: Ms. Krista Walters, Assistant to the Director INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES Director: Dr. David S. Churchill

The University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities Personnel: Total of four Faculty member: Dr. David S. Churchill (UMIH) was established in 1990 to foster research and Research Affiliates: Dr. Albert Kaganovitch (post scholarship in the Humanities at the University of Manitoba, doctoral fellow) Ms. Virginia Lee Strain (doctoral to promote interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, and candidate, University of Toronto) to help obtain external funding for Humanities research. Support Staff: Ms. Krista Walters, MA

The Institute addresses the needs and interests of researchers Source of Funding: University of Manitoba in a broad range of subjects including literature and lan- 01 Excellence in Research guages, philosophy, history and religion, and also the literary, The Institute for the Humanities is a research- philosophical, theological and historical aspects of the social based department, with extensive research activities and physical sciences, mathematics, the arts, and professional throughout the year. Please see pages 2-9 of the studies. Annual Report for details of UMIH research and related programming. The UMIH is located within the Faculty of Arts, but is 02 Commitment to Education intended to serve the entire Humanities constituency in Though not a teaching department, the UMIH the University and the general community. The Institute is, remains committed to providing support for accordingly, committed to community outreach through graduate students working in the humanities programs and lecture series for the general public. through research training opportunities. These include Research Assistantships, public talks, research clusters, funding for conferences, a newly formed Graduate Student Caucus, and Research Affiliate- Director: Dr. David S. Churchill ships for students from other institutions. Details Assistant: Ms. Krista Walters, MA of the Institute’s commitment to education can be found on pages 9-10 of the Annual Report.

Institute for the Humanities 03 Outreach and Community Service The UMIH hosted one off-campus event in the 407 Tier Building 2009-10, a roundtable discussion that closed the University of Manitoba Waffle at 40 Conference. The UMIH has been Winnipeg, MB working with the Winnipeg Art Gallery this year CANADA R3T 2N2 on coordinating off-campus programming for 2010-11. Phone: (204)474-9599 04 Staff Recognition Email: [email protected] Krista Walters, Assistant to the Director, joined the UMIH in September of 2009. Before retiring in umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities June 2009, Natalie Johnson was the Institute’s Assistant to the Director.

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