Annual Report 2012-2013

Faculty of Arts

Dean’s Message

Table of Contents:

What’s New in Arts . . . . 4

Student Awards and Achievements . . . . 6

Staff Distinctions . . . . . 9

Teaching Awards . . . . .10

Research Highlights . . . 11

Research Grants . . . . . 12

Outreach ...... 14 It is a great pleasure to share with you our latest annual Human Rights ...... 16 report showcasing activities in the Faculty of Arts at the University of . You will see ample evidence in Events these pages of faculty members engaged in exciting and Conferences . . . . .18 and ground-breaking research and creative activity; faculty, staff, and students contributing to and engaging Books in innovative teaching and learning; and all groups and Publications . . . . .20 participating in activities that connect our university Financial Report . . . . . 23 work to the broader world. I am proud of the research, awards and distinctions, outreach, conferences and events, books and publications, and other achievements of the members of the Faculty of Arts community over the past year. We are a dedicated group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are committed to excellence in the various aspects of the Faculty’s and the University’s mission. Please enjoy this overview of our Cover: Kaitlyn Rempel (Student, Global Political Economy) speaks at: accomplishments and join me in celebrating them. “Political Economy and Political Commitment: A symposium honouring Robert Chernomas”. Dr. Jeffery Taylor Hosted by the Global Political Economy Student’s Association, presentations and panel discussions explored general trends and Dean, Faculty of Arts changes in the funding of post-secondary education and discussed if these trends are problematic in terms of long-term economic development. Robert Chernomas is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba.

2 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 3 What’s New In ARTS Reimagining Indigenous politics and governance Kiera Ladner (Associate Professor, Political Studies) aims to engage grassroots, traditional leadership, and Indian Act leaders in discussions about their visions of the future. What do they see as self-government? What is the meaning of indigenous governance and traditional governance? Can traditional governance be recreated to meet modern needs? With the future in mind, she is also involved in an Indigenous Leadership Initiative. As the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Politics and Governance, she is principal investigator on a SSHRC grant entitled “Comparative Indigenous Constitutional Politics in Australia and New Zealand” and involved in two others – all newly funded projects in 2013 – including collaborating on digital archive research project with Shawna Ferris (Assistant Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies) and with U of M Faculty of Law professor, Karen Busby on a project involving water rights. She also has a major project underway in which she will be examining comparative constitutional developments in Australia and New Zealand as they engage in constitutional discussions and/or renewal of Indigenous peoples’ rights and recognition. This will inform her research as she develops processes of reconciliation and decolonization in Canada and looks for ways in which a community’s vision of governance discusses film project in progress with students (English, Film, and Theatre and the Department of Icelandic Language and Literature). can be reconciled with, not overpowered by, the Canadian constitutional order. Her research makes use of Mamawipawin, the “Indigenous Governance and Community Guy is mentoring students in production mentor students through the filmmaking Research Space” in the Faculty of Arts. Film students techniques as they re-create imagined process wherein they gain the necessary delve into film noir versions of lost classics from cinema’s skills and experience to work in the film Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Politics and Governance, Kiera Ladner, silent film era. The students have an industry. Students have the opportunity to facilitates constitutional reconciliation both within indigenous communities and between in Masterclass opportunity to participate in various roles work in a variety of roles including director, in the project named Spiritismes/Séances production designer, and editor and to indigenous nations and Canada. University of Manitoba Film students (2013) (Spiritismes is the French title, and explore different film genres. gained a once-in-a lifetime experience Séances is the English title) which will be working with Guy Maddin, distinguished- presented as an art installation project. “Over eighty percent of silent films are filmmaker-in-residence and famous Arts alumnus, on a project which will be seen Students in the Film Studies Program at lost. I’ve always considered a lost film as a worldwide. The project will recombine the University of Manitoba produce a narrative with no known final resting place raw material from 100 unfinished silent feature length film every two years. Only – doomed to wander the landscape of film films with new footage through automatic, two other post-secondary institutions in history, sad, miserable and unable to project machinic processes to produce surprising North America offer similar opportunities itself to the people who might love it.” and unpredictable results. for students. Industry professionals — Guy Maddin Indigenous stories and Niigaanwewidam Sinclair received the images reflect and Research and Curriculum Development Sally Ito keep pace with history Award at the Aboriginal Education Awards Banquet and Conference in January. He also As part of the Native Studies fall 2012 received the best doctoral thesis award at his colloquium Niigaanwewidam James Ekphrastic Encounters: Institute for the Humanities announces new director graduation ceremony at the University of BC. Animating Art with Words David Watt (Associate Professor, English, Film and Theatre and a fellow of St. John’s Sinclair (Assistant professor, Native Studies) talked about his course on On November 21st at the U of M’s College) is looking forward to serving the Institute for the Humanities as its director. His Indigenous graphic novels titled “Super School of Art Gallery, the Centre for main objective will be to foster dialogue about the purpose and place of the humanities Savages and Sovereign Traces: Indigenous Creative Writing and Oral Culture hosted in the University and the broader community. Graphic Novels”. Students in the course “Ekphrastic Encounters”, a poetry Dr. Watt’s teaching and research interests are connected by his curiosity about books as learned about the genre and produced workshop co-facilitated by 2012 Writer- well as the people who make them and read them. He has helped to organize several public their own version of a graphic novel. More in-Residence Sally Ito and Jennifer Still exhibitions of the manuscripts and rare books held in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library ‘s Archives graphic novels are being produced than (poet and Centre for Creative Writing and Special Collections and has taught a number of courses focused on the medieval and any other type of Indigenous literature and and Oral Culture affilliate) in which eight early modern books held in this unique collection. His research on Thomas Hoccleve, a the fact that they are a richly contextual participants entered the poetic act of fifteenth-century poet and scribe whose work survives in books that he made himself has and highly political art form, suggests that ekphrasis: the art of responding to a visual cullminated in his book titled The Making of Thomas Hoccleve’s Series (July, 2013). they are a rich area for research. work through words.

4 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 5 student Awards & Achievements student Awards & Achievements New literary talent bringing home awards Food for thought Numerous achievements for PhD candidates Arts Graduate Student Kristian Enright, who recently completed a Master’s degree in Zoe St-Aubin (MA, Sociology) Research Supported by creative literature at the University of Manitoba, received the John received the W. Garfield Weston in the Department of Anthropology Hirsch Award for Most Promising Tri-Council Grants Award for Northern Research for Manitoba Writer. His first full-length her investigation into unique social SSHRC Doctoral collection of poetry, Sonar received dynamics of food consumption Lindsay Arnal (Psychology) the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award in multicultural populations. Her Gregory Boese (Psychology) for Best First Book. In Sonar, Kristian research on food consumption Amy DeJaeger (Psychology) explores concepts of language, behaviour in Thompson, Manitoba, Jeremy Hamm (Psychology) mental health and identity. will ultimately assist governments Lea Kon (French, Spanish and Italian) An active contributor to ’s in meeting community needs. Natalie Mota (Psychology) cultural scene, Kristian is currently Ross McCallum (Psychology) a PhD candidate in English, Film, Zoe St-Aubin is researching Darren Neufeld (Psychology) and Theatre at the University of consumption and requirements Ulysses Patola (History) Manitoba. of food in Northern communities. Jennifer Robinson (Psychology) Amy Scott Julia Gamble Stacey Sasaki (Psychology) Benjamin Schellenberg (Psychology) Experiential Learning Opportunities Benefit Arts Students Amy Scott and Julia Gamble (both growth and development. This new form Amy Scott (Anthropology) The Faculty of Arts offers a variety of field placement courses and PhD candidates in the Department of of analysis will allow researchers to gauge Megan Vokey (Psychology) practicums that provide a bridge linking the academic knowledge Anthropology) study the health and stress severity by exploring different Caelin White (Psychology) and learning gained in the classroom with the practical hands-on stresses of populations in an archeological skeletal indicators that manifest throughout SSHRC Masters context. an individual’s lifetime, providing a unique experience of working in a workplace. Students benefit from Ashley Boris (Psychology) the opportunity to orient themselves to the culture of a specific Aside from both receiving a SSHRC opportunity to study health and well-being in the archaeological past. Danielle Dubois (History) profession, to reflect on and learn from the relationship between Vanier Canada Scholarships, they were Laura Hebert (Anthropology) classroom theory and practice in the field, and to interact with both finalists in the Three Minute Thesis Julia Gamble, who receved her Master’s Katelin Neufeld (Psychology) current professionals and potential mentors in their chosen field. (3MT®) competition. The 3MT® is a degree from the University of Sheffield was Sarah Story (History) research communication competition awarded a SSHRC Vanier Canada Graduate Christine Sousa (Psychology) that challenges students to consolidate Scholarship in 2010. She is interested in the Yunqiao Wang (Psychology) their ideas and research discoveries for interaction between culture and health Britton Woods (Psychology) presentation to a non-specialist audience. and is passionate about teaching, both in a Amy Scott received the 2012 Vanier Canada university setting and in the public sphere. NSERC Doctoral Graduate Scholarship – considered to be She is presently investigating the relationship Kurt Schall (Psychology) the Canadian equivalent of the United between childhood ‘stress’ and adult health Doug Alards-Tomalin (Psychology) through the analysis of dental enamel Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships – for a NSERC Masters new method she developed to study stress microstructure, as well as through the Joshua Lindal (Anthropology) within the skeleton and how it affects application of standard osteological analysis.

Rhodes Scholar comes by talent honestly While completing his double honours BA in English, Film, and Theatre and Psychology, Thomas Toles became the only Manitoba recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship for 2013. A President’s Scholar since 2009, Toles has an outstanding record of academic excellence, having won a number of scholarships while maintaining a minimum GPA greater than 4.0 with a minimum 80 per cent course load. Apart from his remarkable academic record, Toles has found time to establish himself as an actor, musician and director. He had roles in numerous plays at the Black Hole Theatre, Top: Alison Cox (PhD candidate, Psychology) in Javier Virues-Ortega’s Undergraduate student Matthew Head participated in the including: Departures and Arrivals (2009) and The House of Blue Leaves (2012). He directed (Assistant Professor, Psychology) lab, uses positive behaviour reinforcement Archaeological Field Training course in Israel. The course is designed to The Bald Soprano at the Black Hole Theatre, and his play Orphans was picked by CBC to facilitate brain scans in children on the autism spectrum. Bottom, left: provide students with the opportunity to gain academic knowledge in Manitoba as the favourite local production at the 2012 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Tanya Buschau (Alumna, Labour Studies, Investigator with the Manitoba the Archaeology of Israel including practical experience in the recovery Before heading off to The University of Oxford, Thomas Toles played the central role in the Human Rights Commission) received practical tools needed to advance and analysis of the material remains of an ancient culture. play Lobby Hero directed by his father, George Toles (Distinguished Professor, Department positive change from the Labour Studies Field Placement Course. of English, Film, and Theatre) at the Forest Nickerson Theatre/Deaf Centre in Winnipeg.

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Renée El-Gabalawy (PhD, Psychology) received the Canada Expert Insight Sought on the Academic Medals Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Supplement and University Gold Medal for the will study for six months at Yale University under the supervision Economics of Community highest standing in Arts of Dr. Robert Pietrzak, a renowned leader in psychiatric John Loxley (Professor, Economics) was Alexa Yakubovich (Psychology) epidemiology. Her research focus is on protective mechanisms invited to appear before the Standing of post-traumatic stress disorder in physically unwell veterans. Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Medals for the highest standing in El-Gabalawy also received the Vineberg Prize for her outstanding Communities – Study on Infrastructure in Bachelor of Arts Programs graduate student paper titled: “An investigation of co-occurring the House of Commons. He was also recently Melissa Krushel (Psychology), Faculty of anxiety and physical health conditions in late-life“. interviewed by Robert Devet (Halifax Media Arts Medal for the highest standing in the Co-op) for an article about Social Impact Renée El-Gabalawy Honours Degree in Arts. Bonds, which were first introduced in Britain Anne Heard (Psychology), Faculty of Arts by the Conservative-Liberal coalition in Medal for the highest standing in the Arts Graduate Awards 2010, and are now taking root in the USA and Canada. Dr. Loxley has served as an economic Bachelor of Arts, Advanced Program. Erin Acland (MA, History) George Lancaster (Psychology) advisor on macro-economic reform to a Nitasha Ali (PhD, Anthropology) David Landry (MA, Anthropology) Marcella Dyck (Anthropology), Faculty of number of overseas governments and as an Mohammad Al-Omari (PhD, Linguistics) Khan Islam (PhD, Economics) Arts Medal for the highest standing in the expert witness on behalf of the First Nations Josy Allen (MPA, Political Studies) Judy Kienas (PhD, Psychology) Janice Ristock John Loxley Bachelor of Arts, General Degree program. Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Kaitlynn Alarie (MA, Anthropology) Ryan Nicholson (PhD, Psychology) in its case before the Canada Human Rights Julie Bonk (MA, Psychology) Joyce Owusu-Muhanuka (MA, Economics) Janice Ristock on Top 100 Best Canadian Film Award Commission on the underfunding of services Janine Bramadat (MA, Sociology) Sarah Reilly (MA, History) Powerful Women List and Order of Canada David Rewniak (PhD, Anthropology) to First Nations communities. Cameron Burt (PhD, English, Film, Janice Ristock (Professor, Women’s Guy Maddin (English, Film, and Theatre; Les Sabiston (MA, Native Studies) Alexa Yakubovich and Theatre) and Gender Studies and VP Research – Icelandic), received an Order of Canada in Jeremy Strong (MA, English, Film, and Queen Elizabeth II is going to The Zhazhue Ci (MA, Economics) Academic and Provost), who was among 2012 for his contributions to the growth Theatre) University of Oxford Ryan Coulling (MA, Sociology) the first to research partner violence in Diamond Jubilee Medals and development of the film industry in his Tamara Sucharyna (MA, Psychology) this fall to pursue a Stephanie George (MA, English, Film, same-sex relationships, made the 2012 list Fred Shore (Assistant Professor, Native province and across Canada. Klavia Tatar (MA, History) Master of Science in and Theatre) of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top Studies) was one of 22 people who received Jade Wightman (PhD, Psychology) Guy Maddin is largely responsible for putting Evidence Based Sharon Graham (PhD, History) 100 in the ‘trailblazers and trendsetters’ the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Erica Holliday(MA, Psychology) Hoda Zare (MA, Linguistics) Medal in September. Fred was nominated Winnipeg on the map in the film world. Social Intervention. category. Award winners are proven His quirky and experimental films include Shawn Jordan (MA,Philosophy) achievers who are strong contributors to by the Manitoba Métis Federation for his contributions to the Métis community. Saddest Music in the World, My Winnipeg and their organizations, their fields of endeavor, most recently, Keyhole which won the Borsos Desiree Scott (Psychology student) earned Malyn Cooper (Classics) was awarded a Jacenta Bahri (PhD, Anthropology), and their communities. Rayleen De Luca (Professor, Psychology) was Competition for Best Canadian Film at the a bronze medal in Soccer at the London Kleovoulos Scholarship from the American Damien Lee (PhD, Native Studies), Roxanne awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Whistler Film Festival. Co-written with long- 2012 Summer Olympics where she played Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. Boily (MA, Psychology), Stéphanie Rh Award Jubilee Medal in recognition of her extensive time collaborator, George Toles (English, every minute of the team’s six matches. Danielle Dubois, Sarah Story (MA, LaBelle (MA, Native Studies), Benjamin Erik Thomson (Associate Professor, volunteerism and her significant contribution Film, and Theatre), it beat out five other Over her soccer career, Desiree has made History), and Ulysses Patola (PhD, History) Schellenberg (PhD, Psychology) received History) received an 2012 Rh Award which to our community. De Luca is President of contenders for the prize including Canada’s over 50 appearances with Team Canada. received Burns Admission Awards; Karine James Gordon Fletcher Graduate Awards. was presented at a reception, dinner and Folklorama, the largest and longest running official Academy Award selection for Best The following students received Canadian Duhamel (PhD, History) received the Burns Undergraduate students, Aurora Joy lecture in March. The awards are given multicultural festival in the world. Foreign Language Film . to academic staff members who are in Psychological Society Certificates Completion Award; Erin Millions (PhD, Felizardo (German), Kelly MacWilliam On April 9th Esyllt Jones (Associate Keyhole, which had its Western Canadian the early stages of their careers and who of Academic Excellence: Nicholaus History) and Danna Slessor-Cobb (MA, (German and Political Sciences), and Professor, History) and Rick Linden premiere at the festival, is a rousing display exceptional innovation, leadership Brosowsky, Katelin Neufeld, Sarah History) were granted the Dr. James Burns Alexander Pawlowsky (Central and East (Professor and Acting Head, Sociology) 1930s gangster picture set in a haunted and promise in their respective fields. Raposo (Honours); Jeremy Hamm, Award in History – Research Travel Award. European Studies and Economics), each received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond house where dream and waking life are Benjamin Meek, Kristin Reynolds (MA); received the prestigious DAAD (German Jubilee Medal from the Premier of Manitoba Karolya Vargscarr (MA, History) received Career Achievement Award seamlessly blended. Sandra Salem, Kendra Thomson, Jo Ann the Irena Knysh Scholarship in Ukrainian Academic Exchange Service) University for their contributions to public service. Raymond P. Perry (Distinguished Unger (PhD). Studies from the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Summer Course Grants. This international Professor, Psychology) received the Konrad Erin Millions (PhD, History) received the program provides scholarships for British Studies Group Agnes Pawlowska and Ryan Duplassie Adenauer Award from the Royal Society of Newberry Consortium on American Indian students to attend summer courses at Elects President (both PhD, Native Studies) were granted German universities. Anna Bshouty Canada and the Alexander von Humboldt Studies Graduate Student Fellowship from Greg Smith (Associate Professor, History the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation and William Linden (German and Slavic Foundation. Initiated in 1988 through a the Newberry Library, Chicago and the and Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts) was Fellowship in Creative Writing and Oral Studies), Chantel Banman (German and bilateral agreement between Canada and St. Paul’s College’s Martin Kavanaugh- elected President of the Western Conference Culture. English) and Matthew Labuda (German) the Federal Republic of Germany, this award Gaultier La Vérendrye Fellowship. on British Studies. The conference is an Jill Bucklaschuk (PhD, Sociology) received also received DAAD undergraduate is presented annually and acknowledges exchange and discussion of aspects of Jordan Bass, Konrad Krahn, and the Canadian Japanese Mennonite scholarships to study at the Ernst-Moritz- the career achievements of a Canadian British Studies and the British experience in Madeleine McLuhan-Myers (MA’s, History) Scholarship from the Mennonite Central Arndt-Universität Greifswald in the scholar in the humanities or social sciences. history, literature and the arts. are recipients of the Association of Manitoba Committee Canada and the Carla 2012-2013 academic year. Archives Thesis of Distinction Award. Thorlakson Memorial Graduate Fellowship. Film still from Keyhole

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TEACHING AWARDS Research HIGHLIgHTS Partnerships look at the roots of crime and prevention through public policy Since 2003, Rick Linden (Professor, Sociology/Criminology) has received funding from the AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for his research project: “Antisocial Behaviour and the Automobile”. Along with co-researchers Bob Mann and Reg Mann of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, he is conducting research on a number of topics including road rage, dangerous Maria Medved Erik Thomson Karin James Amy DeJaeger Ian Hudson driving, drugs and alcohol and driving, and auto theft. Rick’s research involves a study of reasons why young people steal cars; an evaluation of the successful Winnipeg Auto Theft Teaching Excellence Awards Suppression Strategy (WATSS); an evaluation of the electronic Professors and instructors in the Faculty of Arts engage students in the excitement of mobilizer program; and an evaluation of the electronic learning by motivating students to challenge their current thinking and to develop monitoring program for high-risk auto theft offenders. The next their abilities for critical thinking and analysis. Following a nomination and selection projects in this research program will look at the causes and procedure, the following faculty members received Excellence in Teaching Awards: prevention of dangerous driving and at auto insurance fraud.

Maria Medved (Psychology) – Teaching Excellence Award (Established Faculty) Rick Linden Erik Thomson (History) – Teaching Excellence Award (New Faculty) Karin James (German and Slavic Studies) – Arts Teaching Excellence Award (Sessional) Amy DeJaeger (Psychology) – Teaching Excellence Award (Graduate Student) Working at the Peter Kulchyski near the site of the proposed Conawapa Ian Hudson (Economics) – University 1 Excellence in Teaching Award Dam on the Nelson River, engaged in a research intersection of project for a citizen’s group from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Lance Roberts scholarship, artistic Dr. and Mrs. H. H. expression, and politics Students Teacher Recognition Reception 2013 Peter Kulchyski (Professor, Native Studies) These awards give outstanding graduating students an opportunity to honour teachers Saunderson Award for and Kathleen Buddle-Crowe (Associate who have made important contributions to their education. Recognizing that academic Excellence in Teaching Professor, Anthropology) are board growth and development occurs over many years, the outstanding students are asked Lance Roberts does not offer an easy members of The Hemispheric Institute of to recognize two teachers: one from their Kindergarten to Grade 12 years and one from sociology course; he challenges his students Performance and Politics – a collaborative, their years at the University of Manitoba. During the awards ceremony, the students each with difficult tests and manageable burdens multilingual and interdisciplinary network describe the contributions of their honoured teachers. of weekly reading requirements, and they of institutions, artists, scholars, and activists (mostly) love him for it. Indeed, last year, throughout the Americas. Working at he received the University 1 Excellence in the intersection of scholarship, artistic Teaching Award. In 2011, he received the expression and politics, the organization Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Award explores embodied practice – performance and he has received the Faculty of Arts – as a vehicle for the creation of new Outstanding Achievement Award four meaning and the transmission of cultural times. In 2002, he was named Professor the values, memory and identity. In that vein, he Inaugural meeting of the board of the Year in the Faculty of Arts and the following is the Principal Investigator on a Partnership Canadian Consortium year he earned the U of M’s Outreach Award. Grant for the “Canadian consortium for on Performance He began teaching here in 1976 and today performance and politics in the Americas” and Politics in the is a Professor of Sociology, a Senior Fellow along with co- investigators, Kathleen Americas, Montreal, at St. John’s College, and a Collaborating Buddle-Crowe and Warren Cariou (English, September 2012. Scholar at the National Center for the Film, and Theatre). Twenty-First Century Schoolhouse at San Peter Kulchyski, who grew up in northern Diego State University. In the lecture hall, Manitoba and was one of the few he uses humour to engage students. As one non-Aboriginal students to attend a Student Nominated: Alexa Yakubovich Student Nominated: Thomas Toles student enthused, he is the “funniest prof government-run residential high school, has U of M Teacher: Randall K. Jamieson U of M Teacher: Robert Smith (English, Film, I’ve ever met, I didn’t know I could ever pay dedicated his career to the advancement (Psychology) and Theatre) attention so well in class… his tests were of Aboriginal and treaty rights. challenging but that was awesome.”

10 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 11 Major External Research Grants NSERC Insight Grants Raymond Perry (Psychology), Judith Chipperfield (Psychology), Rodney Shedding light on emerging Murray Singer, PI (Psychology) Discovery, Renate Eigenbrod (Native Studies) “‘E-kiskakweyahk/we wear it’: Postmemory Clifton (Education) “Lost in transition: A “Authors of the Eighth Generation” Individual: “Language and memory: curriculum-based cognitive treatment Comprehending and remembering and new memories in literature by Renate Eigenbrod (Associate Aboriginal authors of the Eight Generation” program to counteract academic discourse” disengagement during school to college Professor, Head, Native Studies) Launa Leboe-McGowan, PI (Psychology) Jacqueline Vorauer (Psychology) transitions” received a five-year SSHRC Insight Discovery, Individual: “Top-down cross- “Antecedents of “power shifts” toward Grant on emergent Indigenous writers. modal influences on simple perceptual tasks” ethnic minorities during intergroup Children’s Hospital Foundation of The project title is “e-kiskakweyahk/ exchanges and consequences for cognitive Manitoba Inc. we wear it”: postmemory and new functioning, goal pursuit, and social change” memories in literature by Aboriginal SSHRC Melanie Soderstrom, PI (Psychology) authors of the Eighth Generation. Vanessa Warne (English, Film, and Theatre) Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH): Insight Development Grants “Books for blind readers: Visual disability, “The effect of gestational age at birth on Her research interests include: Royce Koop (Political Studies) “The practice literature and literacy in Victorian Britain” language development: Influences of the theories of decolonization relating of representation in Canadian cities” Peter Kulchyski (Native Studies) Begade uterine environment” to Aboriginal literatures in Canada Melanie Glenwright (Psychology) “Eye Shuhtagotine: Land, culture, history and and Indigenous literatures globally; gaze can provide insight into children’s politics” Manitoba Culture, Heritage and ethics of positionality; the role of Debbie Kelly (Canadian Research Chair in Comparative Cognitions) Renate Eigenbrod Aboriginal literatures within larger theory of mind reasoning and moral Mark Lawall (Classics) “Transport amphoras Tourism Heritage Grants Program judgments” is helping to decipher how aging affects our abilities to navigate. societal discourses of genocide, and trade at three major emporia: Athens, Susan (Brooke) Milne, PI (Anthropology) reconciliation and redress. Heidi Marx-Wolf (Religion) “The social Ephesos, and Corinth” “Preservation and promotion of Northern location of doctors in late antiquity and Susan (Brooke) Milne (Anthropology) Canadian heritage resources: A non- the transmission of medical knowledge “Chert sourcing and Palaeo-Eskimo lithic invasive/non-destructive approach to Internal Research Grants from the late Roman Mediterranean to technology: An archaeometric approach to archaeological research” medieval Europe and Byzantium” understanding technological organization UM-SSHRC Research Grants Program Jane Ursel (Sociology) “Sociology in Times University of Manitoba University Jorge Nallim (History) “Local struggles, on Southern Baffin Island” Manitoba Health David Drewes (Religion) “Early Mahayana of Turmoil: Comparative Approaches” Research Grants Program transnational connections: Intellectual cold Research Council Buddhism” Andrew Woolford (Sociology) “10th Debbie Kelly (Psychology) “The influence war(s) in Latin American, 1950s-1960s” Debbie Kelly, PI (Psychology) Operating: John Serieux (Economics), Ardeshir Biennial Conference of the International of aging on functional lateralization and “Avian model of aging: The effect of aging Sepehri-Borojeni, Co-PI (Economics) Association of Genocide Scholars” spatial cognition” on spatial cognition and lateralization of “Determinants of the utilization of prenatal Tami Jacoby (Political Studies) Dale Spencer, PI (Sociology) “Police brain function” care among HIV-infected mothers in “International Studies Association” culture and victim-police interactions” Sub-Saharan Africa University of Windsor AUTO21 - Encarnacion Diaz Leon (Philosophy) Royce Koop (Political Studies) “The politics “Conference on Phenomenal Concepts” Networks of Centres of Excellence Ronald Russell (Linguistics) “Guarani of representation in Canada” documentation project” Carlos Yepez (Economics) “Asian Meeting Rick Linden (Sociology) “Antisocial Christopher (Mike) Sampson, PI (Classics) of the Econometric Society 2012” behaviour and the automobile: Focusing Karine Levasseur (Political Studies) and “Late-antique papyri from the University of resources to prevent automobile-linked Andrea Rounce (Political Studies) “Public Christopher (Mike) Sampson, PI (Classics) Michigan papyrus collection” administration in Canada’s provinces and crime in Canada” “27th International Congress of Papyrology” Danielle Dubois (Religion) “Medieval territories” Rick Linden (Sociology) Knowledge and John Serieux (Economics) “22nd female authors and the question of Technology Transfer Program: “Antisocial Marian Morry (Psychology) ”Testing International Conference of the International transmission: Marguerite Porete and behaviour and the automobile” the relationship social comparison Trade and Finance Association” Dyonisian legacy” interpretation scale in dating relationships” Serenity Joo (English, Film, and Theatre) Haskel Greenfield (Anthropology) “Early “Crossroads 2012” bronze age subsistence and metallurgy: UM-SSHRC Travel Grants Program A zooarchaeological perspective from Louise Renée (French, Spanish and Italian) Lea Stirling (Classics) “XIIIth International Goltepe, Turkey” Colloquium on Roman Provincial Art” “Simone de Beauvoir: Philosophy, literature and the humanities” Richard Kruk (Psychology) “Investigation Julie Guard (Economics) “Entangled of the neurology of visual attention Chris Powell (Sociology) “Genocide: Histories” Annual Meeting of the difficulties in children with reading Knowing the past, safeguarding the future” Organization of American Historians” disability” Russell Smandych (Sociology) Andrea Charron (Political Studies) “The Melanie Soderstrom (Psychology) “International conference on legal histories Brooke Milne (Associate Professor, Anthropology) and her research team are using leading-edge Politics of International Diffusion: Regional “Studying language acquisition in infants” non-invasive technologies to investigate this ancient Inukshuk and stone cache found at a Baffin and Global Dimensions of the British Empire” Murray Singer (Psychology) “Individual Island, Nunavut archeological site. The data will be used to create living digital archives of cultural Vanessa Warne, PI (English, Film, and Dana Medoro (English, Film, and Theatre) differences in readers’ memory retrieval” heritage sites in this region of the Canadian Arctic. “MLA Annual Convention” Theatre) “Disability and the Victorians”

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Unique Facebook project Award-winning publication Education and community introduces a new literary examines meaning and service take centre stage and visual art form effectiveness of public policy The Department of English, Film, and Theatre’s activities frequently merge George Toles (English, Film, and Karine Levasseur (Assistant Professor, community service with research and Theatre) and Cliff Eyland (School of Art) Political Studies) was in Montreal in August creative activity with teaching. have embarked on an original creative to accept the 2012 J.E. Hodgetts Award collaborative project. At a rate of one for best published article in the journal The Theatre program’s participation in Facebook post per day, George paints an Canadian Public Administration. The article local productions has been significant this often devastatingly nuanced portrait with examines the meaning of charity and year. The most ambitious team project words and Cliff Eyland matches it with institutional resistance to updating the undertaken this year was the writing and evocative digitally-painted imaginings. definition of charity in Canada. production of The Pluto Shot, a new play by Bob Smith (Instructor, English, Film, George’s prose bristles with dry humour Dr. Levasseur’s research interests include and Theatre) designed specifically for the and pathos, as demonstrated in this small public administration and state-civil society Black Hole Theatre Company. The play excerpt: “Pottsie had waited so long for his turn relations; collaborative governance; as was dramaturged by Bill Kerr (Associate at happiness, but when it finally paid him a visit well as public, social, and labour market Professor, English, Film, and Theatre) and – unannounced, mind you, and interrupting his policy. Her work has been published in the directed by Chris Johnson (Professor, favourite reality TV show – he decided that it 2012 Underneath the , volume 35 English, Film, and Theatre). Bill Kerr also Organizers, Tasha Hubbard (centre), Sherry Farrell Racette (second from end on right), Shawna really wasn’t his cup of tea at all.” Manitoba Law Journal Part II (Special Edition). dramaturged, directed, and acted in Seed Ferris (far right) with guest filmmakers take their bows at the wind-up at Cinematheque, Winnipeg. Her article explores the policy and legislative Catalogue, adapted as a radio play by Karen process used by the Province of Manitoba to Tasha Hubbard, filmmaker, Clavelle and he acted in Orphans by Lyle develop accessibility standards as a means to Kessler, which was selected by CBC radio as Native Women and Film Project hitting its stride receives Outreach Award reduce and eliminate barriers for persons with the best local Winnipeg Fringe production. In its third year, Native Women and We were particularly honoured to have Tasha Hubbard (Native Studies), received disabilities. Film is the only event of its kind in Alanis Obomsawin in attendance. One a University of Manitoba Outreach Award North America. This year, the following of Canada’s first Aboriginal Canadian for her significant contributions to the esteemed filmmakers attended screenings filmmakers, Obomsawin began her local community, particularly the cultural Japanese Traditional Theatre of their work at venues throughout distinguished career with the National Film and Aboriginal communities. Ms. Hubbard While in Japan during the summer of 2012, William Lee (Director, Asian Studies Centre) Winnipeg: Alethea Arnaq-Baril (Inuit), Board (NFB) in the 1960’s where she has founded the Mamaweyas Cree Arts Collective, took part in the intensive theatre workshop Traditional Theatre Training, organized by Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki), Caroline produced and directed more than thirty which brought together various Cree the Kyoto Art Center. Dr. Lee studied the traditional comic theatrical form of kyōgen Monnet (Algonquin), Helen Haig- documentaries on First Nations culture and musicians, filmmakers and other artists for a under the direction of kyōgen masters Akira Shigeyama and Dōji Shigeyama (Ōkura Brown(Tsilhqot’in), Nanobah Becker history. Obomsawin screened her timely performance and screening. In addition, she school). In the workshop’s finale he performed in the play Yobigoe (The Calling Voice). (Navajo), Tasha Hubbard (Cree), Lisa and important new film: The People of the has worked to support International Women’s Dr. William Lee also presented a pair of public Lectures entitled “Dancing with the Jackson (Anishinaabe) and Danis Goulet Kattawapiskak River, which offers an intimate Day and participates in the Mentoring Artists Kami: Kuromori Kagura as Ritual and Art” at the Japan Society, New York, in October, (Métis). The event opened January 29, 2013 glimpse into life in Attawapiskat. The Native for Women’s Art organization. Ms. Hubbard 2012. The lectures were in conjunction with the performance in New York of a with an installation of works by Shelley Women and Film Project is organized and also speaks to community groups across traditional performance group from Japan. Niro (Mohawk), Tasha Hubbard (Lecturer, hosted by the University of Manitoba’s Manitoba about the treaties between First Native Studies) and Caroline Monnet at Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Nations and the Crown as a member of the In light of his extensive knowledge on the subject, Dr. Lee has also been selected to the University of Manitoba’s School of Art and is funded entirely through the Margaret Speaker’s Bureau for the Manitoba Treaty contribute to Cambridge University Press’ forthcoming A History of Japanese Theatre. Gallery. Laurence Endowment Fund. Relations Commission. Japanese Speech Contests Course Tackles Global Issues – Locally and Head on This year the Asian Studies Centre was involved in both the Manitoba regional Japanese Language Speech Contest and the Canada National Japanese Speech Contest. The Evan Bowness (Instructor, Sociology and recent U of M PhD graduate) received a Summer Manitoba contest, which was organized by the Asian Centre’s William Lee, was held at Session 2013 Innovation Fund for his project “Building a Community Commons: Urban the University of Manitoba on March 1, 2013. The contest was attended by Mr. Kōichi Permaculture in Practice”. His summer course introduces contemporary ecological and Ōhashi, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Japan at Calgary, who also social challenges and explores localized grass-roots solutions and urban permaculture served as a judge alongside Dr. Tooru Mizuno (Faculty of Medicine) and Ms. Asako as a means of building community capacity and resilience. The course is unique in that it Yoshida (U of M Libraries). Two of the three categories were won by University of provides both students and the community with a tangible and rewarding final product: Manitoba students who went on to take part in the national contest. an urban permaculture commons. Dr. Lee was presented with the “Consul General’s Commendation” by Consul General Bowness describes what inpires him about the project: “Engaging with real world social William Lee performing the role of the Master in Mr. Susumu Fukuda of the Japanese Consulate-General at Calgary for his contributions challenges enables the exercise of the sociological imagination – connecting personal the kyōgen play Yobigoe, Ōe Noh Theatre, Kyoto, to the mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Canada. The troubles to public issues – in a way that is relevant and meaningful to both students and August 2012. ceremony took place during the Canada National Japanese Speech Contest. the community. This practical application brings our academic work to life.”

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Left to right: Andrew Woolford (Professor, Sociology), Struan Sinclair Colonial Genocide and (Associate Professor, English, Film, and Theatre), and Adam Muller (Associate Indigenous North America Professor, English, Film, and Theatre) are working on an experiental narrative and visual representation of residential school in a virtual environment. Genocide scholars from around the world and from a variety of disciplines were in attendance at a SSHRC-sponsored workshop entitled “Colonial Genocide and Indigenous North America.” The workshop was co-organized by Andrew Woolford (Professor, Sociology) and featured a well-attended opening session in Marshall McLuhan Hall where keynote addresses were delivered by Justice Murray Sinclair on genocide and residential schools, school survivor Theodore Fontaine, and Mi’kmaq author Daniel Paul, arguing that First Nations people were not the savages.

Strategies to share and understand human experience in a museum context The Embodying Empathy project examines the ability of new and encouraging reflection and dialogue, the project evaluates digital technologies to represent experiences of suffering in the potential of technologies to assist in forging empathetic contemporary museums. Inspired by the Canadian Museum and ethically engaged communities. The project aims to assist for Human Rights and its mandate to enhance the public’s those who witness, interact, and attempt to come to terms with International Laboratory on Urban Development understanding of human rights by promoting respect for others representations of suffering in museum contexts. and Poverty Reduction On May 6th, the Province of Manitoba and a network of Winnipeg institutional and community partners, signed an agreement with the KIP International School Archives projects provide a living legacy of human rights abuses and struggles (Knowledge, Innovations, Policies and Territorial Practices for the UN Millennium The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) has Platform) to establish an International Laboratory on Urban Development and Poverty Marching for justice embarked on a five-year mandate to inform all Canadians about Reduction in Winnipeg as part of a network of laboratories of the KIP International Leo Baskatawang (MA, Native Studies) what happened during the 150-year history of the Residential School School through its Universitas Programme. The signing ceremony took place at the undertook the monumental task of system, and to guide and inspire a process of reconciliation and Thunderbird House Circle of Life in the heart of Winnipeg’s inner city. walking from Vancouver to Ottawa in an renewed relationships based on mutual understanding and respect. Signatories were Premier Greg Selinger for the Province of Manitoba, Dr. David Barnard, effort to raise awareness about aboriginal The TRC has chosen the University of Manitoba as the permanent host President of the University of Manitoba, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President of the University of issues and to unshackle Canada from the of a National Research Centre to house the statements, documents Winnipeg, Dr. Shauna MacKinnon, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Indian Act. Along the way, Baskatawang and other materials gathered by the Commission during its mandate. (Manitoba), Mr. Brendan Reimer, Coordinator of the Canadian Community Economic gathered 4500 signatures on an online Another digital archive project at the U of M is made up of three Development Network – Manitoba, Ms. Diane Roussin, Executive Director of Ma Mawi Ma petition and held a rally in Ottawa after the separate but related digital archives. Working titles for these archives Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc. and Ms. Kathy Mallett, Executive Director of the Community 135 day journey on the road. are: the Sex Work Database (SWD), the Missing Women Database Education Development Association. For the KIP International School, Dr. Luciano Carrino, The petition requests that an Aboriginal (MWD), and the Post-apology Residential School Database (PARSD). President, and Ms. Sara Swartz, Director of the Universitas Programme attended. person be elected by Aboriginal people Each of these searchable databases will eventually include media John Loxley (Professor, Economics), colleagues in the Manitoba Research Alliance to serve as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. reports, activist-produced materials, academic work, government (MRA) and Wanda Wuttunee (Professor, Native Studies, Director – Aboriginal Business In addition, it calls for re-valuation and reports, court proceedings, and any other related materials we can Education Partners, Asper School of Business) are working with the Assembly of replacement of the Indian Act, which find, catalogue, and tag so that the anti-colonial and feminist political First Nations, through the Chiefs Committee on Economic Development, on a “Make Baskatawang argues is an archaic and underpinnings of each database remain apparent in all records. Poverty History” Expert Advisory Committee. As part of its activity, the committee has contradictory piece of legislation, holding The Department of History’s research-intensive thesis-based been successful in obtaining a 5-year research $2.5 million grant from the Canadian back natives rather than protecting and Master’s program, under the guidance of professors Tom Nesmith Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (IAPH). respecting their rights. To illustrate this, Baskatawang chained a copy of the Indian (Associate Professor, History) and Greg Bak (Assistant Professor, Shawna Ferris (Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies) Five volunteer First Nation communities in different parts of Canada, including the Act to his body in a symbolic gesture History), supports these archive projects by addressing the attended the court hearings and accompanying rally as an ally with Misipawistik Cree Nation in Manitoba, will be involved in designing and implementing and dragged it along the 4,000-plus- shortage of Aboriginal Archivists and by helping ensure that the Canadian sex worker activists. Her photographs of the protest and notes a strategic plan to create a sustainable economic base, reduce poverty, and improve the kilometre trek. materials will be administered sensitively and appropriately. from the hearing will be included in the Sex Work Database. health and well-being of community members.

16 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 17 Events & Conferences Events & Conferences Languages and Cultures of Conflicts The Affect Project Faculty of Arts contributes expertise to and Atrocities Conference examines popular award-winning Visionary Conversations Series The University of Manitoba hosted the international conference in Winnipeg called contemporary constructs Visionary Conversations is an engaging, interactive speaker series with the aim of “Languages and Cultures of Conflicts and Atrocities”. More than fifty presenters from The Affect Project held its first public bringing together world-class minds to present and discuss issues with the audience across the Humanities and Social Sciences in North America and Europe discussed event at the Millennium Library in the form that are critical to the future of our community, our country and the world. With a wide practices and representations of conflicts and atrocities in literature, film, history, of a panel presentation and discussion in range of expertise and research activities, academics from the Faculty of Arts played a autobiography, fine and digital arts, museums, memorial spaces, photography, and the November 2012. The presentation was titled significant role in the series. public discourses. Topics ranged from the Holocaust, Indigenous issues, the Genocide Does Truth Matter Anymore?: Plato, Colbert, George Toles (Distinguished Professor, English, Film and Theatre) participated in the in Rwanda to World War II, the Balkan Wars, the Kieft’s War in New Netherland, and the Truthiness, and the Role of Emotion in Public panel discussion titled “The Arts: Foundation of a Vibrant Community”. The distinguished conflict in the Middle East. Discourse. Two of the three panelists were panelists from various cultural sectors discussed how music, creative artwork, film, theatre The conference was co-organized by the Languages and Cultures Circle of Manitoba and Jason Leboe-McGowan (Psychology) and and dance create the foundation of a vibrant community. North Dakota (LCMND), the University of Manitoba, and the Department of German and Neil McArthur (Philosophy). Tina Chen (Associate Professor, History) and George MacLean (Associate Dean, Graduate Slavic Studies. Presenters came from Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Classics, In April 2013, another panel discussion Studies and Professor, Political Studies) were on the panel of experts to discuss the History, Art History, Museology, English, Film, German, French, Slavic Studies, Gender Digging, Talking, Looking: titled “Narrative, Affect, and the Abolition implications and opportunities that the rise of China as an economic powerhouse has for Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Studies, Philosophy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Debate in Spielberg’s Lincoln” followed a Matrifocal Research western civilization in the presentation titled “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Does the Education, and Law. Faculty of Arts committee members included Conference Chair and screening of the film. Panel participants Strategies and the Rise of China Mean the Decline of the West?”. LCMND President Stephan Jaeger (Associate Professor and Acting Head, Department included Brenda Austin-Smith, George Stories Garments Tell Adele Perry (Professor, History and Canada Research Chair in Western Canadian Social of German and Slavic Studies), Elena Baraban (Assistant Professor, German and Slavic Toles, and Warren Cariou (all from English, History) and Ian Hudson (Associate Professor, Economics) joined Paul Vogt (Alumnus and Studies), Catherine Chatterley (Instructor, History), Adam Muller (Associate Professor, Film, and Theatre). In her New Faculty Member talk, Sherry English, Film, and Theatre), and Andrew Woolford (Professor, Sociology). Farrell Racette (Associate Professor, Clerk of the Executive Council, Province of Manitoba) to deliberate on the factors that have Native Studies, Women’s and Gender contributed to the ‘new’ economic reality in “The New West: The Economical and Political Studies) discussed the importance of Rise of Western Canada”. Readers journey through time Food for thought and multifocal methodologies in feminizing James Fergusson (Professor, Political Studies) and Chris Trott (Associate Professor, Native Warren Cariou (Canadian Research Chair, Associate food come together and decolonizing research into Métis Studies, Warden and Vice-Chancellor, St. John’s College) were panelists in a discussion Professor in English, Film, and Theatre, and Director of women’s history. Farrell Racette finds of the issues that impact Canada’s North: resource development, climate change and Author Jila Ghomeshi (Associate the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture) and traces of women’s lives in material sovereignty, as well as the interests and effects on Indigenous populations. Professor, Department of Linguistics) Niigaanwewidam Sinclair (Assistant Professor, Native culture and brings a matrifocal analysis joined Winnipeg Free Press humour In “We Need to Talk About Racism”, our expert panel discussed racism in our society and Studies), the editors of Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings to historical documents. She described columnist Doug Speirs to discuss “Books the challenges and opportunities this presents. Featured speakers were: James Wilson from the Land of Water, hosted a special evening of tracking the female “heart” of a Métis that I have known and loved.” (Alumnus, Treaty Commissioner for Manitoba), Emma LaRocque (Professor, Native band from the Rocky Mountains to Red readings and celebration co-presented by The Winnipeg Studies), Lori Wilkinson (Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Professor, Sociology) and The annual Winnipeg Public Library River, Devil’s Lake and the Qu’appelle Foundation and Winnipeg Public Library. Andrew Woolford (Professor, Sociology). fundraiser, “Books and Brunch”, was held Valley, only to realize she was following This 2011 anthology of Manitoba Aboriginal writings is a on May 5th, 2013 at The Gates Restaurant. a woman remembered in stories. rich collection of stories, poetry, nonfiction, and speeches The fundraiser is organized by the Friends Connecting community knowledge and that take readers back through the millennia and forward of the Winnipeg Public Library in support of historical records enabled her to view to the present day, painting a dynamic picture of a territory library projects. more than a century of Western history interconnected through words, ideas, and experiences. A SPEAKER SERIES HOSTED BY through the life of one woman. DR. DAVID T. BARNARD Another story began with a pair of PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR Curatorial practice and community leggings brought to Farrell Racette by UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA On September 13, 2012 the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented a talk by the granddaughter of the original owner, curator Cathy Mattes (PhD student, Native Studies). Cathy talked about her work with who asked if she could identify the artist. My Winnipeg, art, Manitoba history, and the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation. Studying the materials and the man’s In her curatorial and writing practice Cathy focuses on Aboriginal issues and art, and reputation as a “flashy buffalo hunter” VISIONARY explores concepts of community and dialogical aesthetics. She has contributed writings to Farrell Racette dated the leggings to aboutMAVERICK INNOVATOR ADVENTURER DEFENDER EXPLORER PIONEER REBELCONVERSATIONS the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, MAWA (Mentoring Artists For Women’s Art), Art 1860, and used scrip and census records to Gallery of Greater Victoria, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Plug-In ICA, National Museum of the locate several candidates as the artist who 2012• 2013 American Indian, and Gallery 101 to name some. In 2010 she was chosen to be a delegate on lovingly beaded for her son or grandson. the Canada Council Aboriginal Curators Delegation to New Zealand and Australia and has A question about the significance of presented lectures nationally and internationally. In addition to her freelance work, Cathy contemporary Métis beadwork lead to was the curator at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba between 2003 and 2005, a concluding discussion on the power and has been a consultant for various government agencies and arts organizations. She of art to create, maintain and recreate is also an Assistant Professor teaching art history at Brandon University in the Visual and community. Aboriginal Arts Department. THE ARTS: FOUNDATION OF A VIBRANT COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 18 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 19 Music, creative artworks, film, theatre and dance are the foundation of a vibrant community. Join our panelists for a critical discussion about the importance of the arts in society.

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Books Written Dale Spencer (Sociology) and Karen Foster. Reimagining Intervention in Young Lives: Francis Carroll (Professor Emeritus, Work, Social Assistance, and Marginalization. History) Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Toronto and Vancouver: University of British Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic, Columbia Press, 2013. (Nominated for the U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2012. John Porter Award 2013). Robert Chernomas (Economics), and Ian Jocelyn Thorpe (Women’s and Gender Hudson (Economics) To Live and Die in Studies), Temagami’s Tangled Wild: Race, America: Class, Power, Health and Health Gender, and the Making of Canadian Nature. Care. London and Winnipeg: Pluto Press Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012. and Fernwood, 2013. Lori Wilkinson (Sociology), Gary Bouma, Anna Fournier (Anthropology) Forging and Rod Ling The Research Process, Second Rights in a New Democracy: Ukrainian Canadian Edition. Don Mills, ON: Oxford Students Between Freedom and Justice, Robert O’Kell at the University University Press, 2012. Dennis Cooley University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. of Leicester’s launch of Disraeli: John Wortley (Professor Emeritus, Susan E. Frohlick (Anthropology, Women’s The Romance of Politics History) The Book of the Elders: Sayings and Gender Studies) Sexuality, Women, Lifetime Achievement Award of the Desert Fathers: The Systematic and Tourism: Cross Border Desires through for Literary Contributions Collection, Cistercian Press, 2012. An new and intimate literary perspective Contemporary Travel, Routledge, 2012. Dennis Cooley (Professor, English, Film, and Theatre), poet and author of more than on a British historical icon Michael Sampson (Classics) and 15 books, won the Manitoba Book Awards On February 20, Robert O’Kell (Professor, Department of English, Film, and Theatre and Cassandra Borges. New Literary Papyri from Chapters in Books/ Lifetime Achievement Award for his great Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Arts) delivered an invited lecture, “The Politics of Disraeli’s the Michigan Collection: Mythographic Lyric Edited Volumes contributions to prairie literature. As a Novels”, at the Victorian Studies Centre at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. and a Catalogue of Poetic First Lines. Ann Simone Mahrenholz (Philosophy) Was founding member of Turnstone Press and Following the lecture, the School of English Studies at the University of Leicester hosted a Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2012. macht (Neue) Musik zu einer “Sprache”? a president of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild, book launch for his recently published book, Disraeli: The Romance of Politics. (The Canadian Ian Hudson (Economics), Mark Hudson Die Metapher der Sprachähnlichkeit und he has helped many aspiring new writers to launch took place on March 5th at McNally Robinson Booksellers.) (Global Political Economy), and Mara ihr Verhältnis zum musikalischen Denken. establish themselves in the Canadian literary His interdisciplinary study casts new light on the complex interrelationship of Benjamin Fridell, Fair Trade, Sustainability, and Social In: Christian Grüny (Hg): Musik und Sprache. world. He as been active in prairie literature Disraeli’s political career to his novels and his controversial psychology. It also provides Change. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, Dimenionen eines schwierigen Verhältnisses. as a teacher, editor, anthologist, critic, theses a fresh analysis of the political events of the day, insight into the nature of Disraeli’s 2013. Weilerswist (Velbrück), 109-118, (2012). advisor, anthologist, theorist, and publisher. imperialism as well as his relationship with Queen Victoria. Esyllt Jones (History), Imagining Simone Mahrenholz (Philosophy), Kritik Winnipeg: History Through the Photographs des Musikverstehens. In: Berührungen. Über of L.B. Foote. Winnipeg: University of das (Nicht-)Verstehen von Neuer Musik, hrsg. Manitoba Press, 2012. High praise for book that reveals Winnipeg’s history through photographs von Jörn Peter Hiekel (Veröffentlichungen Ian Kerr (Senior Scholar, History) with Esyllt W. Jones‘s (Associate Professor, History) book Imagining Winnipeg: History des Instituts für Neue Musik und John Hurd, India’s Railway History, A through the Photographs of L.B. Foote, published by University of Manitoba Press, Musikerziehung, Darmstadt, Bd 52), Mainz, Research Handbook, Brill, 2012. received the Best Illustrated Book of the Year prize from the Manitoba book Awards. Schott, 9-16 (2012). It was also nominated for four Manitoba Book Awards: McNally Robinson Book of the Dawne McCance (Religion), Critical Ben Baader (Judaic Studies, History) Year, Best Illustrated Book, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and the Mary Scorer Animal Studies: An Introduction. Albany: Sharon Gillerman and Paul Lerner, eds. Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher. State University of New York Press, 2013. Jewish Masculinities: German Jews, Gender, The book explores the photographs of Lewis Jorge Nállim (History), Transformations and History, Indiana University Press, 2012. Benjamin Foote (1873-1957). As Winnipeg’s and Crisis of Liberalism in Argentina, 1930- Robin Jarvis Brownlie and Valerie J. pre-eminent commercial photographer, Foote 1955. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Korinek, eds. Finding a Way to the Heart: documented everything from royal visits to deep Press, 2012. Feminist Writings on Aboriginal and Women’s poverty, from the building of the landmark Fort Robert O’Kell (English, Film, and Theatre) History in Canada, University of Manitoba Garry Hotel to the turmoil of the 1919 General Disraeli: The Romance of Politics. Toronto, Press, 2012. Strike. Incorporating 150 photographs from Buffalo, London: Toronto University Press, Diana Brydon (English, Film, and Theatre; the more than 2,000 images in the Archives of 2013. Canada Research Chair, Centre for Manitoba Foote Collection, the book challenges Joe Pear (Psychology) and Garry Martin Globalization and Cultural Studies) and our understanding of visual history and the city (Psychology) Behavior Modification: What Marta Dvořák (Sorbonne Nouvelle), eds. we thought we knew. Esyllt is also the author of It Is And How To Do It. Tenth Edition. Upper Crosstalk: Canadian and Global Imaginaries the award-winning Influenza 1918: Death, Disease Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, in Dialogue. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier and Struggle in Winnipeg. 2013. University Press, 2012.

20 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 FACULTY OF ARTS ANNUAL REPORT • 2012–2013 21 Esa Diaz Leon (Philosophy) Implementing Adele Perry, Esyllt Jones (History) and What’s New in Arts, Faculty of Arts Endowment Fund the Canberra Plan: Review of Braddon- Leah Morton, eds. Place and Replace: Essays continued... Mitchell and Nola’s Conceptual Analysis and on Western Canada. Winnipeg: University of Income from the Faculty of Arts Endowment Fund provided over $70,000 in funding in George A. MacLean A. MacLean George Duncan R. Wood Naturalism, Metascience 21(3), pp. 719-21, Manitoba Press, February 2013. 2012-13 to various student and faculty initiatives to improve the teaching and learning October 2012. New Programs experience in the Faculty, to support capital projects for upgrades to student facilities, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and to support unusual research initiatives with long-term benefits for undergraduate A Double Advanced Major is now possible Michelle Faubert (English, Film, and (Native Studies), Jill Doerfler, and Heidi and graduate students in the Faculty of Arts. Theatre) and Allan Ingram, eds. Medical Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, eds. Centering in a number of departments including Writings, Vol 2. Depression and Melancholy, Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World the various paths within English, Film, 1660–1800 (4 vol.s). London: Pickering and Through Stories. Michigan State University and Theatre. For example, students can Chatto, 2012. Press and University of Manitoba Press, 2013. now pursue a Double Advanced Major in English and Film, or Theatre and Film. Randy Jamieson (Psychology), and M. N. Russell Smandych (Sociology) and John Jones, eds. Special issue: 2011 Festschrift for Winterdyk, eds. Youth at Risk and Youth There are two new Honours programs FINANCIAL REPORT Douglas J. K. Mewhort. Canadian Journal of Justice: A Canadian Overview. Toronto: Oxford starting fall 2013 in Anthropology and in Experimental Psychology, 66, 79-152. University Press, 2012. Criminology. April, 2012 - March 31, 2013 Esyllt Jones and Magda Fahrni, eds. Dale Spencer (Sociology), Kevin Walby, and Epidemic Encounters: Influenza, Society and Alan Hunt, eds. Emotions Matter: A relational New Courses Culture in Canada, 1918-1920. Vancouver: approach to emotions. Toronto: University of HIST 2502 The Modern Middle East: University of British Columbia Press, 2012. Toronto Press, 2012. A Critical Survey Royce Koop (Political Studies) and A. Bittner, Lea Stirling (Classics) As area editor for ARA 3000 Advanced Arabic eds. Parties, Elections, and the Future of Places in the Western Mediterranean, Baseline Expenditures Canadian Politics. 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Janelle Mann (Economics) that combines HD footage and Commissioned screening as part of a Ryan Godwin (Economics) 68.04% animation to explore concepts curated exhibition of films on the theme of 74.65% of time, diaspora, destruction borderlands, curated by Jenny Western, and Karin James (German and Slavic) and renewal. Custom 5.1 appearing at Cinemateque on November Julie Gibbings (History) surround sound design moves 15, 2012. 13.85% 10.12% the story along from the point Royce Koop (Political Studies) 13.72% 10.32% Tasha Hubbard (Native Studies) Buffalo of view of the buffalo and the Andrea Charron (Political Studies) land they come from. Calling. Experimental Documentary. Produced in partnership with the Banff Launa Leboe McGowan (Psychology) 4.46% .76% 3.52% Centre of the Arts, supported by the Danielle Dupois (Religion) .56% Canada Council of the Arts for completion Dale Spencer (Sociology) March 2013. Jocelyn Thorpe (Women’s and Gender Studies)

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