Arts & Culture
Black History Manitoba prepares for 44th celebration
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Winnipeg’s Black History Month Celebration Committee (BHMCC), now known as Black History Manitoba (BHM), was established in 1981 by Wade Kojo Williams Sr. (1949-2012). Williams, originally from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, came to...
Exploring U of M archives with Nicole Aminian
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I have always wondered what kinds of archives the U of M has and what archivists do every time I pass by the Archives and Special Collections on the third floor of the Elizabeth...
TikTok made me do it!
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Is this recording? Oh, okay.” (Cue awkward millennial pause — if you know you know). It’s unscripted moments like these, those relatable pauses we do in real life, that TikTok has transformed into a...
When Thucydides meets Tecumseh
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This past Sunday, classicist Emily Greenwood presented a guest lecture on campus about ancient Greek and Indigenous histories. The event was part of the “Hellenic Civilization Lecture” series hosted by the department of classics....
Students and faculty to perform Every Freeze is Different
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Next week, U of M students and faculty will present Every Freeze is Different, a concert featuring contemporary music, improvisation and live digital visual art.
According to Victoria Sparks, an instructor of percussion at the...
Charles Joseph finds joy in his art and family
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Charles Joseph, also known as Boone, is an artist and a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation. Based in Williams Lake, B.C., he has spent much of his life on Canada’s West Coast, creating...
Foodfight! and the appeal of abysmal art
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When Lawrence Kasanoff made plans in 1999 to direct an animated movie, his goal was to make his company, Threshold Entertainment, “the next Pixar.” The film, Foodfight! assembled a star-studded cast and was planned...







