H I S T O R Y UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
July 15, 2011
Department of History
403 Fletcher Argue Bldg.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5
Forward news items to:
Katy Hunt
[email protected]
AVAILABLE IN THE
OFFICE
~ University of Manitoba
Research Life, Summer
2011
~ Brochure - Human Rights
and Advisory Services, UM
“Creating a Respectful Work
and learning Environment
for All”
~ CAUT Bulletin June 2011
~ University Affairs, 06/11
~ Catalogue - University of
Manitoba Press, Fall 2011
~ Catalogue - University of
Calgary Press, 2011
~ Timelines, the Manitoba
Historical Society
Newsletter, May/June &
July/August 2011
~ Book - A Short History
of Manitoba, Sea to Sea
Enterprises publisher
~ Manitoba History, The
Journal of the Manitoba
Historical Society, Spring
2011
~ The Newsletter of the
International Institute for
Asian Studies, Summer 2011
CONGRATULATIONS
To Jorge Nállim, who has been chosen as
the winner of the Faculty of Arts Award in
Internationalization for 2011. Jorge will be
officially presented with this award at the Arts
Celebrating Arts ceremony in September.
SESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
AVAILABLE
The Department of History at the University
of Manitoba has openings for sessional
instructors to teach courses in the 2011/12
Academic Year. The following is a list of the
course titles (credit hours in brackets):
HIST 1380 An Introduction to Modern World
History: 1800-Present (3) Fall Term
ASIA/HIST 1430 Asian Civilization from
1500 (3) Winter Term
HIST 1400, History of the Canadian Nation
since 1867 (3) - 1 in Fall Term & 1 in Winter
Term
HIST 3250, Canada and the World, 1867Present (6) Fall & Winter Term
HIST 3780, Studies in Canadian History 1:
Prairie History (3) Winter Term
Full job listings can soon be found online http://
umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/human_resources/jobs/
view.pl?posting_type=ses or from the History
Department, 402 Fletcher Argue. Applications
should include: evidence of demonstrated
competence in teaching, if possible; sample
course outline; current curriculum vitae; three
letters of reference (unless already on file with
the department). Send applications to: Dr.
Mark Gabbert, Head, Department of History,
402 Fletcher Argue Building, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V5. The
deadline for applications will be 14 days after
the positions are posted on the University
website.
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
Congratulations to History PhD students,
Leah Morton and Greg Di Cresce who
each have an article published in the
Spring 2011 edition of Manitoba History.
Leah’s piece is titled “From Nose Sprays
to Nursing Shortages: Managing Epidemic
Polio in Manitoba, 1928-1953,” and
Greg’s is titled “‘Essentially a Women’s
Work’: Reform, Empire and the Winnipeg
Children’s Hospital, 1909-1925.”
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Hawaii International Conference
on Arts and Humanities will take
place Jan. 10-12, 2012 in Honolulu.
Conference organizers seek contributions
of research papers, workshops, panel
sessions and poster presentations from
all areas of Arts and Humanities. Submit
a proposal by emailing an abstract/paper
plus a title page containing: the title of
the submission; topic area; presentation
format; and list the full name, department,
institutional affiliation and email address
of each author/participant. Email
address: [email protected]
Website:
www.hichumanities.org/cfp_
artshumanities.htm Deadline: August 19.
IN THE COMMUNITY
The Manitoba Museum is holding
a daily ‘behind the scenes’ tour of
the museum throughout the summer.
Visitors will be shown how the
museum’s dioramas are put together
and also visit one the of the museum
vaults. The tour accepts 10 participants
at 11 am each day. Also at the Museum
is a presentation called Titanic: The
Manitoba Connection that is shown at
1:30 daily. Both activities are included
in the museum admission fee. 190
Rupert Ave, Downtown Winnipeg.