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Dr. Bowers Named Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge

Dr. Bowers Named Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge

Dr. Katherine Bowers (CENES) will join Clare Hall, Cambridge as a Visiting Fellow during Winter Term 1 2023 (Michaelmas).

UBC Arts Faculty on Unmasking Halloween: Beyond myths and monster of the week

UBC Arts Faculty on Unmasking Halloween: Beyond myths and monster of the week

CENES Tim Frandy provides insights on Halloween’s myths and realities in this joint interview by UBC Arts.

Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Awards and Scholarships (2023-2024)

Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Awards and Scholarships (2023-2024)

Each year, the UBC German Studies program issues up to $30,000 in awards and scholarships to undergraduate students. These awards were put into place to support students on their German Studies journey.

Full Program Available for Winter 2023-2024 Sawchen & Ziegler Lecture Series

Full Program Available for Winter 2023-2024 Sawchen & Ziegler Lecture Series

The Winter 2023 Term 1 program for the Sawchen and Ziegler Lecture Series is now available.

Dr Bowers Receives International Dostoevsky Society Award for Exemplary Service

Dr Bowers Receives International Dostoevsky Society Award for Exemplary Service

Dr Katherine Bowers (UBC, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies) received the Award for Exemplary Service from the International Dostoevsky Society.

Tim Frandy Presenting at MOA’s 2023 Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series

Tim Frandy Presenting at MOA’s 2023 Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series

On September 28th, Tim Frandy will be presenting on “Anishinaabe Materialities and Resurgent Epistemologies in Waaaswaaganing” at the 2023 Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series hosted by UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.

Braden Russell Advances to Candidacy

Braden Russell Advances to Candidacy

The Department of Central Eastern Northern European Studies (CENES) is excited to announce that Braden Russell has advanced to PhD candidacy.

Dr. Malakaj awarded Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm Prize

Dr. Malakaj awarded Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm Prize

Dr. Ervin Malakaj has been selected to receive the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), part of the German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt). The award is given to one senior and one early career scholar and includes a stay in Germany and a €3,000 prize.

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Malakaj awarded $48K Arts Research Abroad Grant for “Multicultural Vienna”

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Malakaj awarded $48K Arts Research Abroad Grant for “Multicultural Vienna”

Dr. Uma Kumar and Dr. Ervin Malakaj were awarded a competitive $48,500 UBC Arts Research Abroad grant. The funding will support instruction as well as student travel costs for a May 2024 Go Global study abroad course titled “Multicultural Vienna.”

Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship

Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship

The UBC Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) invites applications from interested parties to be considered for the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program.