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May 20, 2026

Methods and Mediums: Oral History Methodology

Event Date: May 20, 2026
Event Location: Zoom Webinars
Event Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us for a workshop with Dr. Janis Thiessen on oral history methodologies. The workshop will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm through Zoom webinars.

Dr. Thiessen will provide an overview of oral history methodology that addresses a number of crucial questions, including: What is oral history? When should scholars use this methodology (and when should it be avoided)? How should an oral history be conducted? How should archived oral histories be used and interpreted?

All are welcome to attend. Register now below.

For more information, please email chrrman@umanitoba.ca.

About the Presenters

Janis Thiessen is Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg and the author of several books that use oral history as methodology, including Snacks: A Canadian Food History and mmm…Manitoba. Their/her oral histories are archived at the University of Winnipeg Oral History Centre, the Mennonite Heritage Archives, and the Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

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Gender-Based Violence and Displacement: The Human Cost of War, Colonialism and the Climate Crisis

May 4, 2026

Joy Chadya, Brenda Gunn, Helga Hamilton, Olga Khamedova, Shirley Robinson, and Alex Wilson

In honour of International Women’s Day, the Centre for Human Rights Research and Giganwenimaanaanig hosted a panel discussion titled “Gender-Based Violence and Displacement: The Human Cost of War, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis” on Thursday, March 5th. This discussion explored gender-based violence in the context of conflict, structural violence, and displacement, and the ways in which love — for the lands, waters, and for all our relations — can sustain us.

Watch a recording of the panel below.