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CENES Work Learn student spotlight: Sanya Malik

CENES Work Learn student spotlight: Sanya Malik

Sanya is a 3rd-year International Relations Major and Economics Minor. In September 2022, Sanya joined the CENES administrative team as a Project Worker.

Inaugural Alumni Night at the CENES Department

Inaugural Alumni Night at the CENES Department

The inaugural CENES Alumni Night has been a significant highlight of the 2022-23 Academic Year.

PhD candidate in Germanic Studies publishes new book

PhD candidate in Germanic Studies publishes new book

Ajibola Fabusuyi’s new publication (jointly published with Ezekiel Olagunju) Leseverstehen für Deutschlernende was published in January 2023 by Fasco Publishers, Ibadan.

Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on war and media studies

Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on war and media studies

Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has contributed a chapter “War and Media Studies” to the new Cambridge UP companion on War and Literary Studies.

Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on Wagner and Kittler

Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on Wagner and Kittler

Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has published a translation of Friedrich Kittler’s essay “Wagner’s Furious Host,” as well a companion piece entitled “Furious Feedback and the Revolutionary Ode to Noise.”

Two undergraduates awarded UBC German Studies scholarships

Two undergraduates awarded UBC German Studies scholarships

Congratulations to Stacy Thomas and Nathaniel Andre-Peirano for receiving the Dr. Isabel MacInnes Memorial Scholarship and the Mary Stewart MacInnes Memorial Scholarship, respectively.

PhD student publishes article in  Monatshefte

PhD student publishes article in Monatshefte

Dante Prado’s “Laughing with Bergson: Vital Laughter in Thomas Mann’s ‘Der kleine Herr Friedemann'” was published in Monatshefte Volume 114, Number 4, Winter 2022.

UBC German Studies Alumni Spotlight: Christian Epp

UBC German Studies Alumni Spotlight: Christian Epp

“As a language teacher, studying a foreign language yourself can help you understand what your own students are going through, and how best to help them throughout the learning process based on your own experiences.”

UBC German Studies Student Spotlight: Vivian Voong

UBC German Studies Student Spotlight: Vivian Voong

“Having lived in Vancouver all my life, learning about the various traditions of German-speaking countries really opened up my world. Learning German also helped me to get out of my comfort zone, and to think and communicate in a new manner.”

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