Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz (1927–2022): A Tribute
We mourn the passing of our colleague, Professor Emerita and former Department Head, Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz.
Faculty spotlight: Dr. David Gramling
Dr. Gramling is a Professor of German Studies and Head of the CENES Department. His main research interests include monolingualism, multilingualism and translation.
Dr. Peter Stenberg (1942–2022): A Tribute
We mourn the passing of our much loved and respected colleague, teacher, friend and father figure, Dr. Peter Stenberg, Professor Emeritus.
Drs. Frackman & Malakaj co-edit second special issue on queer temporality in German Studies
Like its companion special issue of Monatshefte, this project arose from a 2020 conference on queer German Studies hosted by UBC.
Drs. Frackman and Malakaj Co-Edit Special Issue of Monatshefte on Queer Temporality
The special issue is titled “Slowness, Untimeliness, Rupture: Queer Time and History in German Studies.”
PhD Student Selected to Take Part in Holocaust Education Seminar
Braden Russell, a PhD student in Germanic Studies, was accepted to participate in the Jack and Anita Hess Faculty Seminar on Pedagogical Approaches to Material Culture and the Holocaust, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Undergraduate Student Receives SWEA Vancouver Undergraduate Scholarship for Exchange Studies in Sweden
The scholarship is handed out every second year to a student registered in a Swedish course in the Scandinavian Studies Program.
An Interview with Modern European Studies Alum
Charlotte Gibbs graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2021 as a double major in History and Modern European Studies.
Meet our New CENES Undergraduate Student Program Assistants
CENES is excited to announce our three new program assistants and one new project assistant, who will work with the department leadership team on enhancing undergraduate programming and intellectual life across our German Studies, Scandinavian Studies and Slavic Studies programs.
Seven CENES courses to learn more about multicultural Europe in WT2
Join us in Winter 2022 Term 2 to learn about the diversity of culture, politics and languages that makes up Europe in 2022!