What is Thinkable is Also Possible: Surrealists on the Northwest Coast (Public Talk by Colin Browne)

17 February 2022 2:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
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In this talk, Browne will reflect on the journeys of surrealists Kurt Seligmann (Swiss), Wolfgang Paalen (Austrian), Alice Paalen (French), and Eva Sulzer (Swiss), to Alaska and British Columbia in 1938 and 1939 to experience firsthand the monumental and ceremonial arts of the Indigenous cultures of the Northwest Coast.

Flash Teach-In on Ukraine

02 March 2022 2:30 pm

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This flash teach-in will offer brief historical background, contemporary context, and regional insight to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

UBC German Studies Spring Social & Info Session

02 March 2022 5:00 pm

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UBC German Studies is home to an amazing, vibrant intellectual community. Come learn more about the undergraduate programs in German Studies at UBC and connect with some of your peers in the program. All students are welcome to attend.

Panel Discussion: Russia’s War Against Ukraine

03 March 2022 7:00 pm

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The CENES Department invites all members of the UBC community to a panel discussion on Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Ziegler Lecture: Prof. Walter Sauer, “African Presence in KZ Mauthausen in the Context of Racist Repression during National Socialism”

04 March 2022 2:00 pm

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Join us on March 4, 2022 at 2 pm PT for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring Prof. Walter Sauer of the University of Vienna.

CENES Graduate Student Colloquium

04 March 2022 3:30 pm

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Join us for a celebration of the excellent work of graduate students in the Germanic Studies program in the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies!

Listen & Share: UBC Students Affected by War in Ukraine

07 March 2022 2:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
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Students at the University of British Columbia of any background who have been affected by the war in Ukraine are welcome to come listen and share their experiences. This drop-in will be held every Monday at 2 pm, from March 7 – March 28.