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May 7, 2020

UWinnipeg health historian turns to past to understand present

When COVID-19 began turning her world upside down, the first thing UWinnipeg historian, Dr. Mary Jane McCallum did was look back at her own family’s history of diseases. “I had to find a personal connection to what was happening, to look to the past – because I just didn’t know what to do,” she said.

Photos in the shape of a Feather with the text "We will stand up"
March 12, 2020

Free film screening: nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

UWinnipeg sociology students, along with Dr. Kimberley Ducey, and alumni Ivana Yellowback, are hosting a free film screening of the documentary, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, Thursday, March 12, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, in UWinnipeg's Eckhardt Gramatté Hall.

March 10, 2020

You are (t)here: an original UWinnipeg theatre production

A seven person ensemble of fourth-year theatre students explore the complexity of life's journey in the original production, You are (t)here, performed at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, March 19 - 21, 2020.

Andew Burke left, Hinterland Bookcover right
February 28, 2020

Discovering the Canadian 1970s

UWinnipeg's Dr. Andrew Burke has launched a new book titled Hinterland Remixed: Media, Memory, and the Canadian 1970s.

February 10, 2020

Métis Kitchen Table Talk: photo album

Indigenous art curators and scholars discussed art, knowledge systems, and community connections at a recent Métis Kitchen Table Talk, Sparking Miyeu Pimatishiwin, which took place on Thursday, February 6 at The University of Winnipeg.