CENES is getting ready to host our second Reddit AMA this su mmer! On June 12\, faculty\, students\, and alumni from the Department of Central\, Eastern & Northern European Studie s (CENES) will be answering your questions live on r/UBC. Join us and ask us anything!
Curious w hat students asked last year? Check out our 20 23 Reddit AMA.
The AMA post is open for questions on r/UBC on the morning of June 12. Questions will be answered live on June 12 from 12:30–2 pm here.
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accord ion title="Ann-Kathrine Havemose\, CENES Danish Lecturer"]Ann-Kathrine Have mose is the lecturer of Danish and Scandinavian studies. She is a native Da nish speaker\, and has an MA in comparative literature and general linguist ics from Aarhus University\, Denmark\, while also having studied Celtic Civ ilization and Irish folklore at University College Cork\, Ireland. Ann-Kath rine specialises in the performative use of folktales in contemporary Scand inavian picture books – her most recent work focusing on the practical use of The Three Billy Goats Gruff in Danish kindergartens. Her research intere sts include folklore\, performativity studies\, play theory\, perception th eory\, literary history\, and children’s literature\, but she has also stud ied topics such as the works of Tolkien\, trolls in Scandinavian folklore\, racism and censorship in Northern European children’s books\, and mytholog y.
Ask me about: Learning Danish at UBC\, folklore\, children's literature\, trolls\, mythology\, literary history
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[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accord ion title="Alexander Davies\, BA'24 Alumni\, International Relations Major and German Minor"]Alex completed his Bachelor of Arts degree this past May\ , with a major in International Relations and a minor in German. In his fir st year\, he took German to fulfill his I.R language requirement\, but quic kly gained a strong passion for the program and declared his minor in Germa n. He is thankful for all the connections and friendships he made during hi s time learning in the CENES program. Alex looks forward to one day pursuin g a master’s degree in Europe.
Ask me about: Minorin g in German\, learning a new language as a monolingual\, German and German Studies courses to take\, achieving academic goals
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[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="M elissa Phua\, BA'24 Alumni\, Economics"]I’m Melissa\, and I’m a recent alum ni who graduated with a BA in Economics earlier in May this year. During my time at UBC\, I took a German course every semester\, starting from my sec ond year all the way until I graduated. Through the German courses I took b ack in my second year\, I was introduced to the CENES department and starte d getting involved in the community - I was a German Studies program assist ant for a year in my third year\, and I was a member of the CENES Advisory Council for two years in my third and fourth year. Feel free to ask me anyt hing about German courses and the German Studies program in general at CENE S!
Ask me about: German courses\, study abroad oppor tunities in the German Studies program\, language learning\, the CENES Advi sory Council
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[accordions collapsible= true active=false][accordion title="Lily Evans\, BA'24 Alumni\, Internation al Relations Major\, German Minor"]Since graduating with her B.A. this past May\, Lily is looking to begin her career working within the film industry . Lily has taken courses in SLAV\, POLS\, GERN and GMST. Originally from Ne w York\, she has lived in several countries and is passionate about traveli ng and living abroad. She is particularly interested in international film cultures\, memory studies\, and learning foreign languages. In her spare ti me\, Lily enjoys watching films\, yoga\, and playing music.
A sk me about: Studying abroad\, maintaining language outside the cl assroom\, how to juggle more than one foreign language at a time\, getting the most out of German studies\, adding a minor in CENES\, Slavic Studies
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[accordions collapsible=true active=fa lse][accordion title="Auden Wells\, Undergraduate\, Psychology Major and In terpersonal Development Minor"]
Hello! My name is Auden and I’m a 5th year Psychology student with a minor in Interpersonal Development. In my s econd year at UBC I decided to take Danish 100 as an elective. Through that course and the incredibly welcoming CENES community\, I was introduced to the CENES Department\, Nordic Studies\, and the Scandinavian and Nordic Stu dents Association - which I am an executive member of this year.
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