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December 3, 2018<\/h3>\n

Dr. Struthers Montford’s visits on December 3. She will be giving a public presentation in the gathering space at the BU Library from 5-6:30PM.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Follow the link below for more information<\/p>\n

https:\/\/events.brandonu.ca\/event\/guest-speaker-the-toxicity-of-penal-agribusiness\/<\/a><\/h3>\n

November 1, 2018<\/h3>\n

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September 20 & 21, 2018<\/h3>\n

Medical Humanities Symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Medical Humanities Symposium is the inaugural event organized by the Medical Humanities Research Group at Brandon University. Centre co-founders and co-directors are Jonathan Allan, Ariane Hanemaayer, and Eftihia Mihelakis.<\/p>\n

The event includes two public talks<\/strong>, and faculty, students, and members of the public are invited to attend.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Synesthesia and Holism: The Importance of Literature in Medical Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 5-7PM
\nDate: Thursday, September 20, 2018
\nLocation: HSB141<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

This public talk will propose a genealogy of the relation between medical humanities and literature based on the two competing approaches that dominate those intersecting fields today: holism and narrative medicine. It will explore the ongoing struggle between nostalgia for a seamless experience of the human body as a wholesome system, and the need to integrate the reality of that body\u2019s heterogeneous malfunctions and irregularities as well as the slow, seemingly irrational unraveling of the micro-episodes of its dereliction. Somewhere in between lies our better understanding of what it means to see ourselves reflected in the transformative fantasies of art while haunted by the imperceptible processes of ageing.<\/p>\n

Dr. Daniel Laforest<\/strong> is associate professor of French and cultural studies at the University of Alberta. His work is situated at the crossroad of literature and medical humanities. He has been Visiting Professor at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, and is an alumnus of the Fulbright Foundation, as well as of the Banff Centre Leighton Artist Colony. He is the author of two monographs, L\u2019archipel de Ca\u00efn: Pierre Perrault et l\u2019\u00e9criture du territoire <\/em>(Jean-\u00c9thier Blais Prize 2011), and L\u2019\u00e2ge de plastique: Lire la ville contemporaine au Qu\u00e9bec<\/em>. He has also co-edited the bilingual collection of essays: Reading the Biomedical Body<\/em> at the Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Limoges in France. He currently pilots the SSHRC-funded research project \u201cThe Biomedical Body and Everyday Life in Qu\u00e9bec & Canada\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was diagnosed with \u2026\u201d A performative conference on the challenges of the \u201cI\u201d in Medical Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 3-5PM
\nDate: Friday, September 21, 2018
\nLocation: HSB141<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The question of the use of the first person as a Medical Humanities scholar is one that needs to be rethought, reworked, re-experienced. Do I need to be sick in order to understand sickness? Or do I need to be physically and emotionally detached from my subject matter in order to critically approach it? The emotional implication of the \u201cI\u201d can be a critical limit if we want to remain impartial. But who said I wanted to be impartial? In this presentation, I want to advocate for a validation of the I in academia. An emotional I. A fragile I. A politically involved I.<\/p>\n

Trained in contemporary dance in France, Dr. Lucille Toth<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in the department of French and Italian at the Ohio State University. Her areas of specialization lie at the intersections of dance performance studies, medical humanities, queer and migration theory. She recently finished a manuscript entitled Le virus et ses mouvements. Performer la contamination dans la danse contemporaine franc\u0327aise<\/em>, and she has started her new project On Board(hers)<\/em>, an all-women dance performance based on the recorded voices of ten female immigrants\u2019 testimonies that explores how global mobility is gendered.<\/p>\n

March 1, 2018<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/events.brandonu.ca\/event\/celebration-of-new-book-and-public-discussion\/<\/p>\n

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February 28 @ 7:30 pm<\/span> – 8:30 pm<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cMino Bimaadiziwinv, Reconciliation in Action\u201d research celebration<\/h4>\n

https:\/\/events.brandonu.ca\/event\/bu-professors-to-celebrate-prestigious-2-5-million-sshrc-partnership-grant\/<\/a><\/h3>\n

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November 20, 2017<\/h3>\n

Dr. Emma Whelan<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gendering of Hand Hygiene 1920 – present<\/p>\n

7:00 p.m. Brandon Public Library\u00a0 – Please see poster<\/p>\n

Dr. E. Whelan<\/a><\/p>\n

November 16, 2017<\/h3>\n

Artist Vivek Shraya will discuss how she uses art to explore and celebrate racialized femininity. Focusing on her new EP “Part-Time Woman” with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Shraya will pose both question and critique: What defines woman?<\/span><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

October 26 & 27, 2017<\/h3>\n

Dr. Martine Delvaux will hold English and French speaking engagements in Brandon on Thursday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27, 2017.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/news\/2017\/09\/22\/author-and-scholar-visits-brandon-for-french-and-english-talks-on-seriality\/<\/a><\/p>\n

October 4, 2017<\/h3>\n

Sisters in Spirit Walk October 4th 2017 3:00 p.m.\u00a0 Please see poster.<\/p>\n

ML endowment SIS Poster 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

September 21, 2017<\/h3>\n

Grandmothers Walk: Protecting Sacred Lives<\/h3>\n

September 21, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Princess Park Brandon<\/span><\/p>\n

Please see poster for more details<\/p>\n

Grandmothers Walk Poster 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

August 17, 2017<\/h3>\n

Centennial of suffrage to be focus of summer institute<\/strong><\/h4>\n
https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/news\/2017\/08\/17\/centennial-of-suffrage-to-be-focus-of-summer-institute\/<\/a><\/h5>\n

August 8, 2017<\/h3>\n

Manufacturing Urgency: Author Corinne Mason In Conversation with Inter Pares<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 20 2017<\/strong>
\n7 PM<\/strong>
\n@25One Community<\/strong>
\n251 Bank St. 2nd floor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sponsored by
\nUniversity of Regina Press, Joint Chair in Women’s Studies – Carleton University & University of Ottawa, and Inter Pares<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/octopusbooks.ca\/event\/manufacturing-urgency-author-corinne-mason-in-conversation-with-inter-pares<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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June 28, 2017<\/h3>\n

Call For Papers<\/em><\/h3>\n

Demeter Press: Seeking submissions for an edited collection entitled:
\nThriving Mothers\/Depriving Mothers: Mothering and Welfare (Working Title)
\nCo-\u00ad\u2010editors: Karine Levasseur, Stephanie Paterson and Lorna Turnbull Publication
\nDate: 2019\u00a0 Please see link below:<\/p>\n

welfarecfp<\/a><\/h3>\n

June 13, 2017<\/h3>\n

BU Gender & Women’s Studies Caps Year of Giving<\/em><\/h3>\n

BRANDON, Man. \u2013 The Gender & Women\u2019s Studies (G&WS) program at Brandon University (BU) supported community programs with more than $15,000 through the Margaret Laurence Community Grants Program in 2017. The grants are made possible by the Margaret Laurence Foundation.<\/p>\n

The latest grant is $1,000 to support the screening of \u201cFire Song\u201d at the Evans Theatre on Wednesday evening, part of the Pride Brandon celebrations of Pride Week.<\/p>\n

\u201cFire Song\u201d tells the story of Shane, a gay Anishinaabe teenager in Northern Ontario, who is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister\u2019s suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family\u2019s home and his own future. It will be shown at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14.<\/p>\n

Other Margaret Laurence grants provided this year have gone to support women\u2019s, newcomer, and Indigenous programs. The annual grants are flexible, and designed to help foster links and engagement between community-based organizations and the G&WS program.<\/p>\n

\u201cGender and Women\u2019s Studies has a strong record of putting its curriculum into action through the teaching and research of its members, and through student initiatives. The Margaret Laurence grants help us to bring that activity into the community as well,\u201d said Prof. Rosanne Gasse, coordinator of the G&WS program. \u201cWe are grateful for an endowment that allows us wide latitude in choosing programs that can make best use of these funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s grants were:<\/p>\n

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  1. $5,000 \u2014 Women\u2019s Resource Centre \u2014 Support Group Series for Spanish-Speaking Women<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. $3,925 \u2014 YWCA Women\u2019s Shelter \u2014High School Outreach Initiative<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. $1,150 \u2014 Hispanic Association of Manitoba \u2014 ESL Conversational English Classes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. $4,600 \u2014 Supporting and Honouring Indigenous Families Together (SHIFT) Manitoba \u2014 Indigenous Doula Initiative<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. $1,000 \u2014 Pride Brandon \u2014 \u201cFire Song\u201d screening<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u201cThese are some of the very dedicated groups doing very important work in our community, and we are always impressed by the impact they can have on peoples\u2019 lives\u201d Gasse said. \u201cWe are extremely pleased to support these organizations and the wonderful programs and initiatives that they provide.\u201d<\/p>\n

            This year\u2019s largest grant, for $5,000, was provided to the Women\u2019s Resource Centre in Brandon for their Support Group Series for Spanish-Speaking Women. The daylong programs, held every other month, target the self-identified female, Spanish-speaking population in Brandon and area, including newcomers to Brandon \u2013 visitors, students, immigrants, and permanent residents \u2013 as well as Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n

            The second-largest grant, for $4,600, was to help fund the Indigenous Doula Initiative through SHIFT. An Indigenous doula, who does not perform any clinical procedures, is a specially trained and culturally grounded birth companion who provides emotional, physical and spiritual support for women and families during pregnancy, labour, and after birth.<\/p>\n

            Another large grant was $3,925 to the YWCA Women\u2019s Shelter, to support their High School Outreach Initiative. The YWCA will coordinate two-hour presentations to junior high and high school students in the Brandon and Westman area and they hope to reach approximately 20 schools and 400 students aged 12\u201318, both male and female.<\/p>\n

            The final two grants included $1,000 for the Pride Brandon film screening as well as $1,150 to the Hispanic Association of Manitoba for ESL Conversational English Classes, targeting Spanish-speaking women in Brandon who want to improve their English speaking ability, largely to gain employment.<\/p>\n

            Gender & Women<\/em>\u2019s Studies invites students to challenge prevailing notions of gender and sexualities, and to learn about gender relations as they have been constructed culturally, globally, historically, and institutionally. G&WS students develop the critical knowledge and skills to explore the intersections of gender, sex, race, class, religion, sexuality, (dis)ability, colonialism, imperialism, citizenship, and transnational identity while paying attention to power, oppression, and resistance within a historical context. Students engage in dialogue about such topics as feminist and queer activisms, transnational poverty and marginalization, diverse masculinities, popular culture and media, reproductive justice, racial politics across borders, and war and violence.<\/em><\/p>\n

            Brandon University, founded in 1899, promotes excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship, and educates students so that they can make a meaningful difference as engaged citizens and leaders.<\/em><\/p>\n

            https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/news\/2017\/06\/12\/bu-gender-womens-studies-program-caps-year-of-giving\/<\/a><\/p>\n

            May 27, 2017<\/h3>\n

            2:00 to 3:00 pm\u00a0<\/strong> Congress Expo Event Space, Mattamy Athletic Ce\"\"<\/a>ntre, Ryerson University\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Book Launch<\/em> <\/em><\/h3>\n

            Manufacturing Urgency: The Development Industry and Violence Against Women<\/em><\/h3>\n

            with Dr. Corinne Mason (Gender & Women’s Studies, Brandon University), in conversation with Dr. Kathryn Trevenen (Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa)<\/p>\n

            Violence against women is now a major priority issue for development agencies across the world, with white papers, statistics, economic indices, and other studies produced to show it. The World Bank has calculated the economic cost of gendered violence, and the U.S. Agency for International Development even identifies violence against women as a national security concern. But amidst this, something is missing.\u00a0 In Manufacturing Urgency,<\/em> Corinne Mason looks at the rhetorical and discursive framings of violence against women. Through careful consideration of anti-violence initiatives–“The Hillary Doctrine,” the World Bank’s “The Cost of Violence” campaign, and the United Nations’ “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women” and “Say NO” campaigns–Mason shows how these development industry projects advance the neoliberal, technocratic concerns of the state, often at the expense of the women they are intended to protect.<\/p>\n

            Everyone is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n

            Speaker Bios<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Corinne L. Mason is an Assistant Professor in Gender & Women’s Studies and Sociology at Brandon University.<\/p>\n

            Kathryn Trevenen is an Associate Professor in Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa. She is also Interim Director of the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies (U. Ottawa).<\/p>\n

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            May 17, 2017<\/h3>\n

            A Community Celebration of Sexual and Gender Diversities<\/p>\n

            International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia<\/p>\n

            Please click May 17 IDAHOT Poster<\/a>\u00a0for more details<\/p>\n

            April 5, 2017<\/h3>\n

            2017 Red River Women’s Studies Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

            The Red River Women\u2019s Studies conference will be held all day, Friday, October 21, in the NDSU Alumni Center.<\/p>\n

            Please note that the night before at 7 pm, transgender activist, Janet Mock will be presenting in question\/answer format in Festival Concert Hall, followed by a book signing of either\u00a0Redefining Realness,\u00a0<\/em>or her to-be released book,\u00a0Surpassing Certainty. \u00a0<\/em>We are working on a block of hotel rooms at the Radisson at the NDSU rate, and will provide more information once the arrangement is set.<\/p>\n

            A more detailed call for papers and panels will be out in August.<\/p>\n

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            March 31, 2017<\/h3>\n

            The YWCA Westman Women\u2019s Shelter is currently hiring Casual Crisis Counsellors<\/p>\n

            Casual Crisis Counsellor Employment Ad<\/a><\/p>\n

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            January 30, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            Women\u2019s and Gender Studies et Recherches F\u00e9minstes condemns in the strongest way the anti-Muslim events that have unfolded over the weekend: the travel ban in the US and the confusion and disarray this has engendered, and the shootings yesterday at a Quebec City mosque.\u00a0 As an academic association dedicated to the\u00a0critical analysis of identity and power, we denounce acts and rhetorics designed to create divisiveness and intolerance.\u00a0\u00a0The tragic events of people being targeted for who they are goes against all principles of human and social justice that our association reflects, as well as broader Canadian values based on diversity, inclusion and respect for which this association stands.\u00a0 We offer our deepest sympathy to everyone targeted by these related events, and our full and ongoing support to everyone fighting against them.\u00a0 Together, united in our differences, we will continue to work, in collaboration with others, toward a more just and equitable world for all.<\/p>\n

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            November 2016<\/h3>\n

            Gender Frontiers Speaker Series: Female Suicide Bombers and Attempts at Emancipation<\/p>\n

            When: November 22, 2016 @ 7 pm<\/p>\n

            All too often female perpetrators of suicide bombings, their acts of violence and the broader collective struggles of which they are part become delegitimized by journalists and scholars. This undermines the promise of emancipation entailed in their violence. In Female Suicide Bombers: A Critical Gender Approach<\/em>, W. Andy Knight and Tanya Narozhna enhance our understanding of the nuanced ways in which gender, power and academic practices influence our perceptions of female suicide bombings and attempts at emancipation.<\/p>\n

            Sponsored by:<\/p>\n