Identity

  • 1C03 exhibit explores spiritualism, ghosts, pandemics

    A spectre is haunting Centennial Hall.

    The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts, a multi-site exhibition curated by University of Winnipeg art-history professor Dr. Serena Keshavjee, opens in Gallery 1C03 on Sept. 7.

  • Not all sunshine and rainbows

    On Aug. 29, the Canadian government issued a travel advisory for 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians entering the United States. The move comes in response to a slew of recent anti-2SLGBTQIA+ state legislation across the US. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, at least 496 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in 2023 alone.

  • City briefs

    Transgender Day of Visibility// New leader for Manitoba Green Party// Pitching a new way to fill potholes// 2023 city budget passes// Asylum seekers and irregular crossings// Machines dispensing harm-reduction supplies

  • Global soul supremacy

    The phrase “soul supreme” may conjure imagery of beehive hairdos and a certain doe-eyed songstress from Detroit.

  • Tough talk at tea

    Sitting down with family for dinner or coffee can often lead to awkward conversations.

  • Before my obituary

    As the family’s resident copy editor, I was tasked with proofreading my grandfather’s obituary before publication.

  • Shutting down hate on campus

    Earlier this month, professor Joanne Boucher gave a talk at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) provocatively titled “The Commodification of the Body: The Case of Transgender Identities.”

  • Jewish crime

    Sitting in his office in Centennial Hall, Alex Tepperman talks about his upcoming book on Jewish crime.

  • City briefs

    Death records for residential-school children// True North proposal for Portage Place// Renaming three Winnipeg streets// HSC to open minor-treatment clinic// ntroduction of Addiction Services Act// Release of 2022 fatal overdose data

  • Shaving, waxing, tweezing

    I keep checking under my chin for this one persistent hair that grows in fits and starts.

  • Embracing the curl

    Growing up a curly girl in Manitoba was a struggle.

  • The need to reconnect

    Conversational Threads opened at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg on March 2.

  • Arts briefs

    What le funk is up?// Indigenous artisans welcome spring// Hot soup, warm hearts// On the rock// Learn the Victorian way// ‘All the world is a very narrow bridge’

  • Standing with our trans siblings

    This past Friday, March 3, the University of Winnipeg (U of W) hosted a lecture that many in the city’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities worried would direct hate at transgender people.

  • Beyond the clubs

    Months ago, I nervously showed up to an Out There Winnipeg (OTW) queer volleyball practice for the first time.

  • Arts briefs

    Hého, let’s go!// An afternoon brew-ski// Taking care of business// Writing on Western Canadian art// Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers @ PTE// STAGES Speaker Series: Ekene Emeka-Maduka

  • Eve’s Bayou

    Plays at Cinematheque from Feb. 17 to 23

  • ‘Little ephemeral gems’

    For several months each year, a heap of snow blankets Winnipeg, signaling the beginning of the city’s great slumber.

  • Ecosexuality: I kiss the ground I walk upon

    Performance artist and sexologist Annie Sprinkle and her partner, University of California art-department chair and professor Beth Stephens, are credited with popularizing what is recognized today as ecosexuality.

  • City briefs

    Local Black History Month events// WPS wants body cameras for officers// Chief Peguis statue at Legislature// Feds give $500K to feasibility study// Property-tax increase// Funding for newcomer integration programs

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