What are human rights and where do they come from? And how would a museum convey this kind of information to a visitor?
Critical Conversations: The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is a seminar series designed to discuss issues surrounding the Canadian Museum of Human Rights now under development in Winnipeg.
The next public event is […]

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It’s the 400th Birthday of the King James Bible!
In 1897, the Reverend Daniel Greatorex, Vicar of St. Paul’s Whitechapel, donated a rare edition of the 1611 King James Bible to St. John’s College, now part of the University of Manitoba.
This year, 2011, is therefore the 400th anniversary of the printing of that Bible, now one […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Ryan will be the Fall 2011 Storyteller/Writer-in-Residence. Ryan will be in residence from September 19 to December 7, 2011, and will be available, by appointment, to mentor storytellers and creative writers who wish to improve their craft. […]

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Okay, everyone, it’s time to get your geek on.
During Summer Session 2011 at the University of Manitoba, you can learn all about your favourite comic book heroes, and maybe even get credit for it.
Daily, throughout the month of May (and finishing with a final exam), you can take a course titled The Comic Book Film […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce that Méira Cook has been selected to fill the post of Winter 2011 Writer-in-Residence.
Cook will be in residence from January 6 to April 29, 2011, and will be available, by appointment, to mentor creative writers who wish to improve their […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce the arrival of Ignatius Mabasa, its new Writer/Storyteller-in-Residence. Mabasa will hold the position through December 2010.
A poet, novelist and storyteller from Zimbabwe, Mabasa will visit classes, mentor writers and storytellers, and give several performances throughout the fall term. In addition […]

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This summer the University of Manitoba’s Summer Institute is offering a new and unique series of courses called Cree Language and Narrative.The three-week interdisciplinary session, under the umbrella of University of Manitoba Extended Education, focuses on language structure, the teaching and speaking of Cree and the Cree oral storytelling tradition.
Between July 26 and August 13, […]

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