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Writing Revolution in Place

HUM 101 on the air! - January 08, 2021 20:58 - 1 hour
This week is another take over class by the incredible Writing Revolution In Place Collective (WRIP). WRIP is a “community based research collective that uses poetic and creative research strategies to study topics that shape our different lives in the city. Each WRIP term takes up a dif...

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Episode 11

HUM 101 on the air! - January 08, 2021 20:58 - 1 hour
Humanities 101, or HUM, or HUM 101, is a free, university-level non-credit course that challenges conventions of university learning by recognizing and valuing multiple ways of knowing and learning. HUM strives to make engaged learning as accessible as possible by eliminating financial barriers, ...

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Life Writing, Drag and Poetry

HUM 101 on the air! - December 18, 2020 00:34 - 59 minutes
This week on Hum we focus on life writing -- we talk autobiography with Dr. Julie Rak, speak to local playwrite, composer, and drag queen Darrin Hagen about documenting queer Edmonton history, and hear from Poet Laurate Nisha Patel about the importance of self-care when sharing your stor...

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Music and Storytelling - Part 3 with Chubby Cree

HUM 101 on the air! - December 12, 2020 01:39 - 1 hour
A few weeks ago we met up with Chubby Cree, a women-led Indigenous drum group, at the Starlite room. We were able to record 5 songs and an amazing interview with Carol, Robyn, and Noah of Chubby Cree! And by we, I mean Jason Borys (of Ag47) with help from Kris Harper (from Ag47 and nêhiywak, see ...

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Music and Storytelling, Part 3

HUM 101 on the air! - December 12, 2020 01:39 - 1 hour
A few weeks ago we met up with Chubby Cree, a women-led Indigenous drum group, at the Starlite room. We were able to record 5 songs and an amazing interview with Carol, Robyn, and Noah of Chubby Cree! And by we, I mean Jason Borys (of Ag47) with help from Kris Harper (from Ag47 and nêhiy...

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Music and Storytelling, Part 2

HUM 101 on the air! - December 04, 2020 17:50 - 1 hour
This week's class is introduced by a UofA instructor, Brian Fauteux, who teaches classes in popular music. He shares a bit of the long and complex history of American recorded popular music. We also catch up and learn from some more local musicians. This week they are both from the hip c...

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Music and Storytelling, Part 1

HUM 101 on the air! - November 27, 2020 17:43 - 1 hour
This week is the first of a two part class on storytelling and music. We will hear from Kris Harper, from nêhiyawak and Ag47, who shares with us a bit of his journey as a storyteller. We also meet a local luthier, Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments, who centres her practice around access...

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Storytelling and Music, Part 1

HUM 101 on the air! - November 27, 2020 17:43 - 1 hour
This week is the first of a two part class on storytelling and music. We will hear from Kris Harper, from nêhiyawak and Ag47, who shares with us a bit of his journey as a storyteller. We also meet a local luthier, Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments, who centres her practice around accessibility a...

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Storytelling and Music, part 1

HUM 101 on the air! - November 27, 2020 17:43 - 1 hour
This week is the first of a two part class on storytelling and music. We will hear from Kris Harper, from nêhiyawak and Ag47, who shares with us a bit of his journey as a storyteller. We also meet a local luthier, Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments, who centres her practice around accessibility a...

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Episode 6

HUM 101 on the air! - November 20, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour
Humanities 101, or HUM, or HUM 101, is a free, university-level non-credit course that challenges conventions of university learning by recognizing and valuing multiple ways of knowing and learning. HUM strives to make engaged learning as accessible as possible by eliminating financial barriers, ...

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More than Words

HUM 101 on the air! - November 20, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour
This week we meet Zane Hamm, Mpoe Mogale, and Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ọláòṣebìkan. Zane is an instructor from the UofA that spends a lot of time thinking about how images can be used as a way to share and explore people’s past, present, and future. Mpoe is a trained dancer and movement based artist w...

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Episode 5

HUM 101 on the air! - November 13, 2020 18:47 - 1 hour
Humanities 101, or HUM, or HUM 101, is a free, university-level non-credit course that challenges conventions of university learning by recognizing and valuing multiple ways of knowing and learning. HUM strives to make engaged learning as accessible as possible by eliminating financial barriers, ...

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East African Storytelling

HUM 101 on the air! - November 13, 2020 18:47 - 1 hour
Take a trip across the ocean with us this week as we learn about the traditions, practice, and role of storytelling in East Africa. Not only is this week’s class full of interesting ideas, learning, and people doing cool things, but there are also a couple of amazing stories from interna...

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Storytelling and Food

HUM 101 on the air! - November 06, 2020 18:00 - 59 minutes
This week we will be meeting Kyla Pascal, Juanita Gnanapragasm, Mishma Mukith, and Alexis Hillyard as we discuss how food tells a story, and how food creates space and comfort for storytelling. Each of our guests shares how food is a place where they have discovered new stories and how f...

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Episode 4

HUM 101 on the air! - November 06, 2020 18:00 - 59 minutes
Humanities 101, or HUM, or HUM 101, is a free, university-level non-credit course that challenges conventions of university learning by recognizing and valuing multiple ways of knowing and learning. HUM strives to make engaged learning as accessible as possible by eliminating financial barriers, ...

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Humanities 101: Indigenous Storytelling pt. 2

HUM 101 on the air! - October 30, 2020 18:01 - 59 minutes
In our second class on Indigenous storytelling, Josh Languedoc tells us about his play Rocko and Nakota, Elder Bonny Spencer shares a story about star blankets and poet, writer and educator Naomi McIlwraith speaks to us about the importance of language in story.

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Indigenous Storytelling, Part 2

HUM 101 on the air! - October 30, 2020 18:01 - 59 minutes
In our second class on Indigenous storytelling, Josh Languedoc tells us about his play Rocko and Nakota, Elder Bonny Spencer shares a story about star blankets and poet, writer and educator Naomi McIlwraith speaks to us about the importance of language in story.

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Indigenous Storytelling, Part 1

HUM 101 on the air! - October 22, 2020 20:43 - 1 hour
In part 1 of a 2 part class on Indigenous Storytelling, we talk to Elder Bonny Spencer about storytelling as medicine and ceremony, Josh Languedoc about theatre and the importance of positionality in storytelling, Tanya Ball about Michif Trickster stories and introduce our first class ac...

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Humanities 101, Indigenous Storytelling pt. 1

HUM 101 on the air! - October 22, 2020 20:43 - 1 hour
In part 1 of a 2 part class on Indigenous Storytelling, we talk to Elder Bonny Spencer about storytelling as medicine and ceremony, Josh Languedoc about theatre and the importance of positionality in storytelling, Tanya Ball about Michif Trickster stories and introduce our first class activity. T...

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Welcome All to Humanities 101

HUM 101 on the air! - October 16, 2020 16:45 - 58 minutes
In the first class of Humanities 101 (Hum) Fall 2020, we welcome learners, share how Hum is adapting to the conditions of covid, and outline the weeks ahead. We speak to Elder Bonny Spencer about Indigenous storytelling, David Ward about the role of public radio in Education, Matthew Jam...

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Humanities 101, Welcome All

HUM 101 on the air! - October 16, 2020 16:45 - 58 minutes
In the first class of Humanities 101 (Hum) Fall 2020, we welcome learners, share how Hum is adapting to the conditions of covid, and outline the weeks ahead. We speak to Elder Bonny Spencer about Indigenous storytelling, David Ward about the role of public radio in Education, Matthew James Weigel...

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