Keeta Gladue, “Decolonizing Disney Princesses”
Join us on December 1 at 1 pm PT for a talk on “Decolonizing Disney Princesses,” featuring Keeta Gladue. The event is co-sponsored by the Diversity and Inclusion Grant from the Waterloo Centre for German Studies.
Lucia
Students from the Scandinavian & Nordic program and student club will host a Lucia event for everyone to enjoy a short program of candle-lit choir singing.
Radical Diversity: An International Discussion of Transformative Narratives from an Indigenous, Jewish and Immigrant Perspective
Join us on January 20 at 11 am for a talk on “Radical Diversity – An International Discussion of Transformative Narratives from an Indigenous, Jewish and Immigrant Perspective,” featuring Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin, Kristi Pinderi, Mohamed Amjahid and Max Czollek.
“Between Loss and Recovery: Cross-Confessional Health Culture in Ottoman Bosnia”
Join us on January 28 at 11 am PT for a virtual talk by Dr. Amila Buturovic (Professor, Department of Humanities at the University of York) on “Between Loss and Recovery: Cross-Confessional Health Culture in Ottoman Bosnia.” This event is hosted by the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster and co-sponsored by the CENES Department, the UBC Institute for European Studies, and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies.
Ziegler Lecture: Dr. Renae Watchman, “Trans-Atlantic Indigeneity”
Join us on January 28, 2022 at 1 pm PT for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Renae Watchman of McMaster University. This talk is co-sponsored by The Narratives Group. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies in the planning and organization of this virtual event in the CENES series on Indigenous Presence and Representation in German and European Studies.
Sámi National Day
The UBC Scandinavian and Nordic Cultural Association will be hosting a discussion with guests who identify as Sámi to talk about Sámi histories, and their challenges throughout the past century.
Sawchen Lecture: Dr. Vadim Shneyder, “Dostoevsky’s Capitalist Realism, or, Why Money Does Not Burn in The Idiot“
Join us on February 10, 2022 at 12:30 pm PT for the virtual Sawchen Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Vadim Shneyder of UCLA. This event is co-sponsored by the North American Dostoevsky Society as part of their virtual speaker series.
Sawchen Lecture: Dr. Łukasz Szulc, “Thinking Europe from the Margins”
Join us on February 15 at 11 am PT for the virtual Sawchen Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Łukasz Szulc of the University of Sheffield.
Proposal Writing Workshop for German Studies Undergraduate Research Showcase 2022
Proposal writing workshop for students interested in tips on crafting effective proposals, hosted by Dr. Ervin Malakaj.
BGHRA Conference 2022: All Black Lives Matter
CENES is delighted to co-sponsor the forthcoming conference organized by The Black German Heritage & Research Association (BGHRA), entitled All Black Lives Matter: Black Germany and Beyond.