Sámi National Day

08 February 2022 5:00 pm

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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“

10 February 2022 12:30 pm

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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”

15 February 2022 11:00 am

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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

16 February 2022 4:30 pm

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Proposal writing workshop for students interested in tips on crafting effective proposals, hosted by Dr. Ervin Malakaj.

BGHRA Conference 2022: All Black Lives Matter

17 February 2022 - 20 February 2022

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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.

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.