Discover the Faculty of Arts

If you are a student enrolled in a Manitoba high school who is completing grade 11 in June 2026 and is interested in learning more about the various areas of study in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba, then this two-day, in-person camp is for you. 

Lunch and snacks will be provided both days. Scroll below the schedule to read descriptions of each session. 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Session descriptions

Stitched Stories: Crafting as Resistance
We'll gather to investigate how crafting and storytelling can help us examine understudied histories and lived experiences. In particular, we'll connect the practice of stitching to literacy and resistance to oppression. The exercise will touch on areas of study including Sociology, English, Theatre, Film & Media, Women's and Gender Studies and Anthropology.

Economic Game Theory
Economics is the study of how individuals make decisions.  Often, the motivations for our decisions and the outcomes of our decisions intersect with the choices of others. Play a variety of economic games that show how cooperation, competition, revenge and trust enter into economic decisions.  

Identify and Date Artifacts Like an Archaeologist
Learn how archaeologists identify and interpret post-contact artifacts. Engage in conversations about the harm caused by traditional archaeological practices and learn about ethical approaches to archaeological research.

Analyzing modern slang using historical principles
Slang terms sometimes come and go and sometimes come and stick. Learn about how language changes, and some common mechanisms of language change, using historical examples. We’ll analyze some of today’s common slang terms like unc, rage bait, low-key, bet and others. What slang term do you want to analyze? Bring it to the session and we’ll investigate.

Explore 23 Languages in 60 Minutes
Complete your language passport as you learn short phrases in multiple languages, take a language challenge and learn about how cultural studies can lead to exciting travel study and work opportunities around the world. 

Operation Critical Decisions: A Disaster Response Exercise
Operation Critical Decisions requires you and your campmates to make decisions about how to save Canadians in a real-world crisis, but you have a limited number of assets to draw from. Taking on the roles of the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian government in a domestic disaster response, you must work together and think outside the box to analyze information, evaluate competing priorities and make evidence informed decisions under time pressure. 

Equality of What? Philosophical Perspectives on Fairness
Life is unfair: some people face discrimination and oppression, and others seem to be just unlucky. But what would true fairness actually look like? Should everyone be given the same amount of money, the same opportunities, or the same levels of happiness? Be introduced to key ideas in political philosophy through a series of games where teams compete to build the most equal society.

Whispers of Ancient Lives: Papyrus Documents of Graeco-Roman Egypt
Encounter the everyday lives of the ancient Greeks via the paper trail they left behind in the sands of Egypt. Using genuine papyrus documents on loan from the University of Michigan, this workshop will explore the kinds of everyday writing that were common in the ancient world in light of modern conventions.

Effective Listening and Empathic Understanding
An introduction to the study of psychology and the training and practice of clinical psychology. Engage in hands-on activities designed to understand internal thoughts and feelings and their impact on behaviours and action as well as practice effective listening and empathic responding.

Voices on Paper: Feminist Zine Making
Using collage, writing and design, collaborate with others to create a mini-zine in response to the question: What does feminism mean to you? No art experience needed, just curiosity, creativity and conversation.