Event Category Archives: Featured Modern European Studies

Gaining Control and Losing It. Masculinity and Trauma in a 13th-Century Icelandic Saga

Join CENES for an exciting event circled around Icelandic Sagas! Torfi Tulinius, a Professor of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland, will be presenting on March 7th as part of the University of Victoria’s Beck Lecture Series.

Since the onslaught of trans-antagonistic executive orders in the wake of Trump’s second presidency, references to Germany’s trans* past have become ubiquitous, with the destruction of Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science often being the main historical reference point.

DeepStateMap: Mapping the Synthetic Battlefield of Ukraine by Dr. Svitlana Matviyenko

Registration for event is required. Dr. Matviyenko will examine the role of digital mapping in the ongoing war in Ukraine, exploring how platforms like DeepStateMap construct, visualize, and mediate the battlefield.

Germany’s recent federal election has reshaped the political landscape, with shifts that will have lasting effects on Germany and its European neighbors. Attend for an insightful panel discussion featuring experts in German politics and representatives from the European diplomatic corps in Vancouver.