Dr. Frackman Publishes Article on Queer East German Photography
In the latest issue of Radical History Review, Dr. Kyle Frackman has published an article on queer East German photography: “Homemade Pornography and the Proliferation of Queer Pleasure in East Germany.”
UBC Global Seminar: Exploring Russian Culture and National Identity
Funded by Arts Research Abroad (ARA) and led by Dr. Veta Chitnev, RUSS 303 will bring students to Moscow, where they will explore a selection of themes related to Russia and Russian culture.
Dr. Winthrop-Young Interviewed by UBC’s On Earth Podcast
Dr. Winthrop-Young discussed his current research project involving World Ice Theory, the resurrection of the aurochs, methamphetamine during the Third Reich, and the dangerous connectivity of Nazism.
Full Program Available for Winter 2021 Term 2 Sawchen, Ziegler Lecture Series
The Winter 2021 Term 2 program for the Sawchen Lecture Series and Ziegler Lecture Series are now available. Register for these free virtual events today!
Dr. Winthrop-Young Publishes on Killer Ants
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has published a paper in Germanic Review on Carl Stephensons’s tropical potboiler “Leiningen versus the Ants” (1937).
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Authored Chapter on Queer of Colour Cinema in Germany
The chapter, titled “Resisting the Traps of Hegemony: Variation in Contemporary German Queer of Color Cinema,” was published in the Routledge companion to European Cinema.
Students Host Lucia
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, students from the UBC Scandinavian Program and the Scandinavian and Nordic Cultural Association gathered at The Norm Theatre for a candle-lit performance of Lucia.
Dr. Gramling Podcasts on Multilingualism
Dr. David Gramling spoke on the podcast channel UNESCO RILA: The Sounds of Integration in the first episode of a new series called “The Sounds of Good Books.”
Dr. Winthrop-Young Contributes to Vilém Flusser Collection
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young contributed an essay on “Vampyroteuthis infernalis as Media Theory” to Understanding Flusser, Understanding Modernism, a new collection on the work of Vilém Flusser.
Dr. Frackman Publishes Article on “Coming Out”
Dr. Kyle Frackman has published an article in The Conversation about Coming Out, the 1989 East German film that was the country’s first and last feature film about homosexuality.