Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies
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A research centre at @UWinnipeg approaching the history and culture of Mennonites within a transnational context. Publisher of the Journal of Mennonite Studies.
Winnipeg, Canada
Joined May 2021
Join us tonight at 7 p.m., in person at @uwinnipeg or virtually, for our CTMS Lecture, "When the Dutch Got Worldly: The Origins of an Anabaptist Global Imagination," by Dr. Karl Koop (@CMUwpg).
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"Faith, Loss, Renewal: The Russlaender Mennonites," a photo exhibit created by Aileen Friesen with designer Anikó Szabó, is on on display at Gallery in the Park in Altona, MB, until July 31. See for hours.
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Former Chair in Mennonite Studies Royden Loewen was interviewed yesterday by CBC London Morning to explain why there is vaccine hesitancy in some Mennonite communities.
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Recent measles outbreaks in Ontario, Alberta, and parts of the United States have drawn attention to vaccine hesitancy in some Mennonite communities. Royden
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Our next CTMS Film Night is WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, at 7 p.m. We will be screening "Passage to Freedom," a documentary featuring powerful oral histories of Southeast Asian refugees who made dangerous journeys from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to Canada between 1975 and 1985.
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Watch the recording of Karl Koop's lecture "When the Dutch Got Worldly"
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Register to receive the webinar link:
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It is widely recognized that after some 500 years, Mennonites have become a global community. ... Read More
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TOMORROW!.
Our next CTMS Film Night features Eurodonbas, a documentary exploring the European heritage of cities in eastern Ukraine, shot shortly before the 2022 Russian invasion. April 2, 7 p.m., @uwinnipeg
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Register on our website to receive a webinar link
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It is widely recognized that after some 500 years, Mennonites have become a global community. ... Read More
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Our annual lecture is two weeks away! This year, Dr. Karl Koop will present on the worldly Dutch Mennonites of the 17th century, where he locates the origins of a global Mennonite community. Join us at @uwinnipeg or register to participate virtually.
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RT @karenpaulscbc: Great story by @DoubleEmMartin on #Mennonite and #Hutterite connections to #Ukraine. Some of my grandparents came from t….
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Roughly 50,000 Hutterites live in more than 550 communities, mostly on the Canadian Prairies. Nearly all of them trace their ancestry back to Ukraine — and all 117 communities in Manitoba to a humble...
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Our next CTMS Film Night features Eurodonbas, a documentary exploring the European heritage of cities in eastern Ukraine, shot shortly before the 2022 Russian invasion. April 2, 7 p.m., @uwinnipeg
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RT @CMUwpg: How did Mennonites become a global community? On Apr. 10, Dr. Karl Koop explores the roots of this transnational community in t….
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It is widely recognized that after some 500 years, Mennonites have become a global community. ... Read More
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We're starting our monthly Film Night series next Wednesday with a screening of The Devil's Handshake, a documentary about director Andrew Wall's personal journey to uncover his family's secret connection to Nazism in the 1930s. March 5, 7 pm, EG Hall, @uwinnipeg. Free admission.
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The film commemorates the extraordinary 20,000-kilometre migration of Mennonites from South Russia (present-day Ukraine) to Manitoba in the 1870s, through archival footage, expert commentary, and first-hand accounts.
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Where the Cottonwoods Grow A Journey of Survival, Faith, and Resilience Discover the remarkable journey of survival, faith, and resilience in Where the Cottonwoods Grow. This powerful documentary...
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There will be a number of screenings of "Where the Cottonwoods Grow" over the next two months, starting with one this Sunday, Dec. 1, at Steinbach Christian Mennonite Church, at 2:30 pm. A full house is expected, so arrive early!
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Recordings of our conference, "Subjects, Settlers, Citizens: The 1870s Mennonites in Historical Context," are now online. Watch it again or for the first time!
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In 1874, the first of more than 7,000 Mennonites arrived in the newly-created province of Manitoba, in a migration that would continue through the end of the...
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John Longhurst (@jdl562000) previews "Settlers, Subjects, Citizens." Starts Friday!
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A conference at the University of Winnipeg, titled Subjects, Settlers, Citizens: The 1870s Mennonites in Historical Context will mark that anniversary, on Friday and Saturday.
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