Event Category Archives: Featured German

Christmas and Hanukkah Holiday Cookie Decorating

Join us on Thursday, December 5, at 5 PM in the CENES Lounge (BuTo 910) for a delightful cookie decorating event celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah! Co-hosted by UBC’s German and Yiddish Programs, this festive gathering promises sweet treats and holiday cheer for all.

Ziegler Lecture: Baijayanti Roy “The Use of Knowledge Discourses on India for Nazi Political Goals”

Join us on January 14 at 12:30pm Pacific Time for our first online Ziegler Lecture of 2025. Focusing on the theme of ‘dissent’, CENES welcomes Dr. Roy from the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Title: “The Use of Knowledge Discourses on India for Nazi Political Goals” Abstract: Dr. Roy’s monograph engages with the little-researched […]

CENES Careers Night: An evening with CENES Alumni

Join CENES for an evening of conversation about careers with a CENES degree, featuring and panel with alumni from the UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies Department. The UBC Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies (CENES) Department is pleased to invite you to our third annual Careers Night with CENES Alumni on January 22nd, […]

Ziegler Lecture: Søren R. Fauth “Transcendence of the human far beyond AI. Kafka’s ‘In the Penal Colony’ and Schopenhauerian Eschatology”

Join us on February 11 at 12:30pm for our first in-person Ziegler Lecture of 2025. Focusing on the theme of ‘dissent’, CENES welcomes dr. phil Søren R. Fauth from Aarhus University. Title: “Transcendence of the human far beyond AI. Kafka’s In the Penal Colony and Schopenhauerian Eschatology” Abstract: Since the Renaissance, humanity has aspired beyond […]