Lithuanian Ambassador Visit at UBC

15 September 2023 2:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Homepage, Featured Modern European Studies, Featured Slavic Studies, Featured Undergraduate

The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies is excited to announce that we will be visited by the Lithuanian Ambassador, Darius Skusevičius, on September 15.

Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2023

19 September 2023 9:00 am

Venue: Irving K. Barber, Dodson Room
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This year’s Witnessing Auschwitz Conference is focused on the sharing of a diversity of ideas and perspectives on Auschwitz and the Holocaust.

Women’s Drama and Theatre in German-Speaking Europe, 1600 to 2025

21 September 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage, Featured Modern European Studies, Featured Undergraduate

This project is dedicated to the development of “Women’s Drama and Theatre in German-speaking Europe, 1600-2025”. Drama and theatre are cultural phenomena in which “roles” are enacted, either as poetic writing or staged performance.

CENES Slavic Tea 2023

22 September 2023 3:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
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Afternoon tea is an enduring Slavic custom, and taking time for a cup of tea with family, friends and co-workers is a widely popular social event. It helps with relaxation, building relationships, and it has positive feedback on wellbeing.

German Day at UBC

23 September 2023 10:00 am

Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage, Featured Undergraduate

The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies will be hosting UBC’s first-ever German Day on Saturday, September 23, from 10 AM-3 PM.

Modern European Studies Social + information session

04 October 2023 5:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 910
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The Modern European Studies Program (MEST) is hosting their first get-together of the year next Wednesday, October 4 at 5:30 pm.

Fisch out of Water

05 October 2023 4:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
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Join the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies and friends for Fisch out of Water!

The CENES Salon: In Conversation with the Vancouver School of Yiddish Translators

10 October 2023 4:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
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You are cordially invited to join us for the next meeting of The CENES Salon, an informal gathering of UBC staff, faculty, students, and community members that centres on intellectual exchange and fostering community.

Bill Arnott: Gone Viking III

11 October 2023 4:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan B303
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On Wednesday, October 11th, join UBC Nordic Studies and the UBC SNSA in welcoming back best-selling author of the Gone Viking travel series, Bill Arnott.

CENES Slavic Tea 2023

13 October 2023 3:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Homepage, Featured Polish, Featured Russian, Featured Slavic Studies, Featured Ukrainian, Featured Undergraduate