Scholars from across Canada and around the world will gather at The University of Winnipeg this weekend for an academic conference examining a pivotal era in Mennonite history that began 100 years ago.
Aileen Friesen, associate professor of History and executive director of the Plett Foundation, is utilizing SSHRC funding to uncover the gendered experience of Mennonite migration to Canada from the Soviet Union.
The University of Winnipeg received research funding from SSHRC that totals close to $4,600,000 in grants that will enable talented UWinnipeg researchers from across disciplines in a variety of projects.
UWinnipeg's Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies cracks open KGB files to help find missing Mennonites from the 1930 and 40s.
To celebrate the opening CTMS presents its Inaugural lecture by UWinnipeg’s Plett Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Aileen Friesen on Thursday, May, 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm, room 2M70 with a reception to follow.
