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HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA February 27, 2009 CONFERENCES & COLLOQUIA Department of History 403 Fletcher Argue Bldg. University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5 Forward news items to: Katy Hunt [email protected] History Guest Speaker Treaty Commissioner Dennis White Bird will discuss the work of the Treaty Commission in Manitoba. “We are All Treaty People” Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 pm, 244 University College. ST. PAUL’S HISTORY AWARDS Anthropology Colloquium Series Dr. Mark Padilla, Public Health, University of Michigan, “Stigma, Social Inequity, and HIV/AIDS Among Dominican Male Sex Workers,” Wednesday, March 11, 3 pm, 409 Tier Building. The Interdisciplinary Research Circle on Globalization and Cosmopolitanism presents the World History and Historical Materialism Conference at the UofM, March 12-14. Conference details and registration form are available online: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/history/ worldhistoryconf/index.htm CALL FOR PAPERS 2009 KNIGHT LECTURE The World Universities Forum will take place in Davos, Switzerland, January 9-11, 2010. The Forum was created in the belief that academe must better engage today’s most crucial questions, and that higher education itself must be included as part of the wider discussion of global change. The Forum encourages the participation of university executives, administrators, scholars, and researchers as well as journalists, policy makers, business and political leaders and others who understand the importance of the university extends well beyond campus. Call for papers and proposal suggestions online http:// u10.cg-conference.com/proposal-entryintro#cfp Virtual presentation is possible for presenters unable to make the trip to Switzerland. Deadline: March 12. The 2009 Knight Distinguished Visiting Lecturer is Dr. Bruce Cumings, History, University of Chicago, speaking on “Facing West: Atlanticist Mystification and Pacific Realities in American Hegemony.” Thursday, March 12, 8 pm, Schultz Theatre, St. John’s College. All are Welcome. Admission is free. Dr. Cumings is also a participant in the World History and Historical Materialism Conference, March 12-14. St. Paul’s College awarded 2 prizes in History last term. Congratulations to Kateri Phillips for winning the Timothy Desmond Prize in Church History (for excellence in any general History course in Catholicism) and to Michael Olson for winning the Elizabeth Desmond Prize in Medieval History (for excellence in studies in a field taught by a professor member of St. Paul’s College Assembly). The College presented prizes for its Scholarship Programme on January 21. Congratulations to Richard Landry for winning the Peter Taraska Memorial Prize in History (for high academic standing in the 2nd or 3rd year of a major or honours program) and to Tyyne Tymchyshyn for winning the Joseph Guertin Scholarship in History (for high academic standing in the 4th year of a major or honours program in History). **** Native Studies Colloquium Series Emma LaRocque, Native Studies, UofM, “Justice and Reconciliation,” Wednesday, March 4, 12:30 pm, Aboriginal House. **** HISTORY M.A. THESIS DEFENCES Dale Barbour defends “If Heterosexuality is the Norm, Why Do We Need to go to Winnipeg Beach? Making and Unmaking Safe Social Space: 1900 to 1965” Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 am, 216 Tier Bldg. **** Christy (Mo) Henry defends “Toward the Archives of Archives: The New Archival History, Accountability, and the Documentation of Archival Appraisal.” Friday, March 13, 9 am, 216 Tier Bldg. 1 AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE ~ access - Information on Library & Archives Canada, 2007-08 ~ University College Newsletter, Feb. 09 ~ Catalogue - Uof Calgary Press ~ University Affairs, March 09 ~ Historical Research, Feb. 09 ~ Information on the UM International Centre for Students new “Connect” program OPEN HOUSE The Vancouver School of Theology on the UBC campus is having an open house on March 12 & 13. School website: www. vst.edu People who are considering attending a theological school are invited to the open house and to sit in on a theology class, dine with students, attend worship, learn about career opportunities, talk with faculty about classes & research, and more. The registration form is on the school website. 2 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AWARD The TD Financial Group Internship in Art Librarianship and Archive Practice is open to candidates with an undergraduate degree in the history of art and who have completed the first year of a master’s degree in archives, library, and information management. The successful applicant would work with the Head of Archives, Documentation and Visual Resources of the National Gallery of Canada. The intern will participate in the project to sort, analyse, arrange, describe and create a finding aid for a recently received donation of the archival papers of an historian of Canadian art. Full training will be provided. Internships will normally last for 12 weeks and must be completed during the period of May 4, 2009-April 30, 2010. Internships are valued at $7,000. The full details of this internship and others offered by TD Group at the National Gallery are available online: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca:8000/BASIS/ forum/user/e_careers/DDD/18121.doc or on the National Gallery’s website. Deadline to apply: March 27. The Gerald Ford Presidential Library & Museum Dissertation Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter is given to a doctoral student to support dissertation research and writing on an aspect of the United States political process and public policy. The award is for $5000. Applicants must submit an abstract describing the dissertation and a 5-10 page proposal that describes the topic and outline of the dissertation - including both a description of the project and the ways the Ford Library resources can advance the research on the topic. The proposal should also indicate how the dissertation will relate to current scholarship on the subject. Applicants should also send: a one or two page bibliography; 3 letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the applicant’s qualifications for the award; unofficial transcripts from all graduate schools attended; and a c.v. Full details www. fordlibrarymuseum.gov/ford_full_search. html Send applications to: Gerald R. Ford Library, c/o Stacy Davis, 1000 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 Deadline: May 1. IN THE COMMUNITY Grassroots Women Manitoba - The 3rd International Women’s Day Celebration, March 8, “Honouring women whose lives are lived in the best of struggles.” Honourees: Deb Jamerson (trade union activist), Marceline Ndayumviere (newcomer and refugee), Susan Prentice (child care advocate), Susan Rodriguez (human rights activist), & Frances Russell (journalist). Sunday, March 8, 6 pm, Kum Koon Garden Restaurant, 257 King St., tickets $50/table $500. Registration form in the History office. ESSAY PRIZE The James F. Kenney Prize is awarded annually by the Canadian Catholic Historical Association for the best essay on any aspect of the history of Catholicism in Canada written for a course by an undergraduate student in any university. The prize of $500 will be awarded in the fall of 2009. Entries should be between 2500-5000 words and submitted by the instructor of the course for which they were written. No instructor can submit more than one essay. Send to: the President, Canadian Catholic Historical Association, Dr. Peter Meehan, Liberal Arts Program, Seneca College, 1750 Finch Ave. East, Toronto, ON M2T 2X5 or email PeterMeehan@Senecac. on.ca. Deadline: May 1.