Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media News Archive
![Novelist David Bergen, Winter 2018 Writer-In-Residence at the CCWOC](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/David-Bergen-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
Celebrated prose stylist latest Writer-In-Residence
January 23, 2018 —
David Bergen is the newest Writer-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture
![Kate Berg as "Nancy Kimble", Rowan Gannon as "Virginia Tilford", and Ryland Thiessen as "Jack Vail" // Photo courtesy Black Hole Theatre Company](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_2665-150x150.jpg)
Lights up on Pith!
January 11, 2018 —
BHTC production runs Jan. 17-27 at the John J. Conklin Theatre at the Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall
![Harry Potter books formed an important part of many childhoods](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/harry-potter-418108_640-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
Two decades of Harry Potter
December 7, 2017 —
There are few people who were children in the late 1990s and early 2000s who grew up without Harry Potter. A new panel has explored this tradition of two decades.
![George Belliveau](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-23_V3A8880-George-Belliveau-FINAL-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Education
Acting up in class
November 29, 2017 —
Dr. Alysha Farrell realized the power of theatre in the classroom when a student, acting out a scene, pulled a punch an inch from a classmate’s nose
![Prof. George Belliveau](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-01-Banner-Photo-UMToday-1-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Education
Research-based theatre’s healing power
November 14, 2017 —
As principal writer, Lea scripted the experiences of military veterans who shared their experiences, and then performed them onstage as a part of Contact! Unload, a research-based theatre project where the play becomes a catalyst for veterans who publicly interpret their struggles and experiences of transitioning to civilian life from military service in order to build resilience.
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Wpg Free Press: Local theatre stars shine at inaugural awards event
November 14, 2017 —
University of Manitoba alumnus Ray Strachan received the Outstanding Lead Actor award at the inaugural Winnipeg Theatre Awards.
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Faculty of Arts
Nothing Sacred launches Black Hole Theatre Company season
November 7, 2017 —
George F. Walker play opens 2017-18 season
![Panel member Uzoma Chioma (second from left) address the crowd along with (from left) David S. Churchill, Tom Clarkson, Jesse Walker, Jamel Lyles and Justus Alleyn.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Trumpism-Panel-Oct23-150x150.png)
Faculty of Arts
Panel tackles sports, protest and racism
October 24, 2017 —
Over 100 people attended the latest roundtable discussion in the Trumpism series, Sports, Protest and Racism, hosted by the department of history.
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Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to Winnipeg
October 17, 2017 —
George Toles, Kevin Ramberran direct a cast and crew of UM students and alumni, Oct. 18-22
![Users of the media lab working in Premiere](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/deft_media_lab_2017-150x150.jpeg)
Faculty of Arts
New workshops offered by Media Lab
October 13, 2017 —
The department of English, film, and theatre in the faculty of arts has launched a new workshop series to expand the technical know-how of the university community.