Dr. Malakaj Receives DAAD Grant for Research
Dr. Ervin Malakaj has received a faculty research grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for research at the Centre for the History of Emotions in Berlin.
Dr. Bowers Publishes Book about Russian Realism and the Gothic
Dr. Katherine Bowers has published her first monograph, Writing Fear: Russian Realism and the Gothic.
Dr. Malakaj Inaugural Recipient of the CENES Outstanding Mentorship Award
“Decades from now, there will be countless alumni and colleagues who will most fondly remember Dr. Malakaj, how he supported them, how he inspired them, how he shaped their approach to mentorship.”
Dr. Nijdam Featured in Recent Article about Maus
Dr. Biz Nijdam was recently featured in an article on global reactions to Art Spiegelman’s Maus, in which she spoke about the role of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Holocaust survival story in the emergence of comics on history more broadly, as well as the problematic logic behind banning graphic novels.
CENES Welcomes Assistant Professor of Nordic Studies
Dr. Tim Frandy’s research and teaching will enrich students’ knowledge of Nordic and Arctic history, literature, art, languages, and society from the perspective of Sámi and other Indigenous communities.
Let’s Become Story Ready: SSHRC Connection Grant
Dr. Markus Hallensleben and Dr. Elizabeth Nijdam have received a SSHRC Connection Grant for a Workshop on Decolonizing and Indigenizing European and Migration Studies through Indigenous Storywork Methodologies.
Paid Internship and Funded Study Abroad Opportunity through Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Bauhaus University is offering a paid internship as part of the EUErasmus-programme for UBC undergraduate or graduate students, as well as two exchange spots and one scholarship for UBC Faculty of Arts undergraduate or graduate students.
CENES Instructor Helps Organize Food Donations for Ukraine
Russian instructor Dariya Prykhodko grew up in Lviv, and has stayed in contact with her classmates there over the decades. Today, those classmates have organized a large-scale food-making effort for internally displaced people fleeing the Russian invasion and for those fighting to defend their country.
Student Research Investigates Nazi War Crimes
Connor Jol, a first-year student in the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, investigated archaeological evidence of Nazi crimes committed towards the end of World War II.
CENES Remembers UBC’s First Female Faculty Member
Professor Isabel MacInnes served as Chairman of the German section of the Modern Languages Department from 1915 to 1946, when a separate Department of German was established. Dr. MacInnes also served as Head of the new department until her retirement in 1948.