How our German and Nordic programs are getting ready for the future
Starting in Winter 2023-2024, UBC students will have a more streamlined and intuitive path toward completing a Minor in Nordic Studies and a Major or Minor in German Studies.
2023 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
CENES invites applications from interested researchers and supervisors to be considered for the premier Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Two CENES faculty members selected for Killam Teaching Prize
Two faculty members from the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies selected for the 2023 Killam Teaching Prize.
PhD student publishes on narrative and obedience
Dante Prado’s “La obediencia y la perspectiva narrativa en Los años de aprendizaje de Wilhelm Meister [Obedience and Narrative Perspective in Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship Years]” was published in Exlibris Number 12, 2023.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Article on Free Fall in GLQ
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Assistant Professor of German Studies, published an article in the most recent issue of GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. The article is titled “Queer Time and the Cinematic Pleasures of the Locus Amoenusin Free Fall.”
MA student featured on graduate school website
Rachel Helmer was featured in the “Meet our Students” spotlight series on the UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Nordic Studies Minor named outstanding student leader in Arts
Ashley Samsone was recognized as an Outstanding Student Leader in the Faculty of Arts, supported by 26 faculty, staff and student nominators.
Drs. Gramling and Malakaj co-organize the 2023 DDGC Conference
Dr. David Gramling and Dr. Ervin Malakaj teamed up with Dr. Kiley Kost (Carleton College) to organize a three-day conference with 100 instructors and researchers across international German Studies.
Dr. Malakaj promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
We are thrilled to announce that the UBC Vancouver President approved the promotion and tenure of our dear colleague and German Studies Undergraduate Director Dr. Ervin Malakaj.
Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on The Difference Engine
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has published a German paper on the role of computer-assisted paleontology in the Steampunk classic by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling.