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Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 910
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UBC Plauder-Treff is a weekly German conversation hour created and designed to assist German language learners in the UBC community to develop their speaking skills. Looking for a place to practice your German? Whether you’re a learner who wants to practice speaking German in a casual and relaxed setting, or a proficient speaker who simply […]

Ziegler Lecture: Ilija Trojanow, Reading and Lecture on “Confluences post Migration”

22 October 2020 10:00 am

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Join us on October 22 at 10 am for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring author Ilija Trojanow.

German-Canadian Business Association: German in Vancouver

27 January 2021 7:00 pm

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Dr. Florian Gassner will be part of a panel presenting opportunities to study German in the Metro Vancouver Area.

Ziegler Lecture: Tiffany Florvil, “Spatial Politics with Berlin Black History Month Celebrations”

24 February 2021 4:00 pm

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Join us on February 24 at 4:00 pm for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring Tiffany Florvil of the University of New Mexico.

Ziegler Lecture: Dr. Anna Hájková, “The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt”

25 February 2021 11:00 am

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Join us on February 25 at 11:00 am for a virtual talk, featuring Dr. Anna Hájková of the University of Warwick. Followed by Q&A.

Ziegler Lecture: Jamele Watkins, “From Celebrity to Saint: Angela Davis in East Germany”

03 March 2021 12:00 pm

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Join us on March 3 at 12:00 pm (noon) for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring Jamele Watkins of the University of Minnesota.

Ziegler Lecture: Kira Thurman, “Interwar Liederabende and the Matter of Blackness”

19 March 2021 12:00 pm

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Join us on March 19 at 12:00 pm (noon) for the virtual Ziegler Lecture Series, featuring Kira Thurman of the University of Michigan, History Department. This talk is co-sponsored by the UBC School of Music.

Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2021

04 October 2021

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Join us for the virtual Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2021, beginning Monday, October 4, 2021 at 8:45 am.

Indigenous Presence and Representation in European Studies Lecture Series 2021/22

04 October 2021 - 20 January 2022

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Elizabeth Nijdam and Markus Hallensleben have co-organized a lecture series on Indigenous Presence and Representation in European Studies.

Searching for Winnetou (2018): Conversation with Director Drew Hayden Taylor

04 October 2021 1:00 pm

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Please join us for a conversation with Ojibway author and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor as we discuss his documentary film Searching For Winnetou (2018).