Both recipients of the second-annual IANE bursaries were once again Brandon University students this year.
The bursaries, which first awarded a year ago, are presented annually to post-secondary students of Aboriginal descent in Westman, by the Westman chapter of the Inter-provincial Association of Native Employment.
Category: Faculty of Arts
BRANDON, Man. — When leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike were arrested and placed on trial for seditious conspiracy in 1919, who was really leading the prosecution? Why? Who paid the bills?
The answer is that Dr. J. Edward Chamberlain has written books about all three and how they have shaped our civilizations, our world and our culture.
Today, Brandon University is pleased to host Dr. Chamberlain in the Gathering Space of the library for a lecture that will kick off the 2016 Faculty of Arts Speaker Series.
Brandon Man. – The North American touring art project Walking With Our Sisters (WWOS) is coming to Brandon from February 22 to March 6. The commemorative exhibition will be hosted at Brandon University’s Down Under space below the Harvest Hall dining room.
The Walking With Our Sisters exhibit, commemorating missing and murdered Indigenous women, will be in the Down Under space at Brandon University from Feb. 22 to March 6.
The project features 1,808 pairs of moccasin vamps (also called “uppers” or “tops”) created and donated by hundreds of caring and concerned individuals to draw attention to 1,200 women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing across Canada since 1980.
A forthcoming book from Brandon University (BU) professor Dr. Jonathan A. Allan has been named one of “Sixteen for ’16” to watch for this spring by a prominent Canadian literary critic.
Allan’s book, “Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus,” is a study of the anus, the ass, the rear in literary and cultural theory.
The Brandon Sun published a full-page interview with BU faculty member Steve Gouthro on Friday, Jan. 8. Conducted by Diane Nelson, the interview is reprinted here with permission.
So what do you teach?
The Gender and Women’s Studies program at Brandon University (BU) is accepting applications from the community to help fund projects that will link with their program.
Up to two grants of up to $2,000 each are available through the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund in Gender and Women’s Studies.
A Brandon University artist is attracting media attention for an exhibit in Winnipeg that was inspired by his Japanese-Swiss roots.
“Alleys, Records, Parents” is being exhibited at Lantern Gallery by Kevin DeForest, an Assistant Professor in Aboriginal and Visual Art at BU.
In an interview in French with Radio-Canada, DeForest said that it was important to create a artistic representation of Eurasian culture.
The Brandon University Chorale will present En Souvenir d’elles/In Memory of Them, a memorial performance on Sunday to help mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The concert will be held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral at 13th Street and Louise Avenue, beginning at 3 p.m.
By Eric Bell, Brandon Sun
Brandon University’s student population is climbing as the number of students applying to the post-secondary institution has reached record levels.
“Numbers are looking very strong,” said Tom Brophy, BU’s associate vice-president of student services and enrolment management.