Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media News Archive
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Get to know our 2015 Vanier Scholars
November 25, 2015 —
Arthur Anyaduba sees his PhD as an opportunity to broaden his knowledge and expertise on an aspect of human experience that has haunted him since childhood
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Vancouver Sun: In Flanders Fields still Canada’s pre-eminent war poem
November 10, 2015 —
Adam Muller shares his thoughts on why
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Grettir’s Saga roundtable discussion and performance
October 7, 2015 —
Are you interested in Vikings, monsters, and supernatural curses? This October, the Icelandic Department presents two roundtable discussions of the medieval classic, Grettir's Saga
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The Affect Conference: Memory, Aesthetics, Ethics
September 18, 2015 —
The Affect Conference runs from September 18-20 at the Fort Garry Hotel in downtown Winnipeg.
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Books without ink, exhibit opens Sept 18
September 15, 2015 —
Explore the history of books made by, and for, blind readers at thought-provoking exhibit
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Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts, Theatre program and the Black Hole Theatre partners with Mini U Programs for musical theatre camp
September 14, 2015 —
Faculty of Arts Theatre Program and Mini U partner to create 'off-Broadway' musical theatre
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The unique plight of the Yazidis
September 10, 2015 —
'Canada must do more to help all Iraqi and Syrian refugee'
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U of M prof elected president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars
August 24, 2015 —
Congratulations Andrew Woolford
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U of M scholar elected president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars
August 19, 2015 —
Global, interdisciplinary, non-partisan organization seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and advance policy studies on genocide prevention
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‘Oh Hell No,’ they made another Sharknado movie. Why do we keep watching them?
July 22, 2015 —
'We love films that act as if they are William Shatner all the time'