Three PhD Students Advance to Candidacy
We congratulate PhD candidates Steve Commichau, Patricia Milewski, and Shoshana Schwebel on reaching this remarkable milestone in their Germanic Studies program.
Foregrounding Diversity in Beginning German Language Classes
In the UBC German program, a committee of teaching faculty have collaborated to improve our beginning German class materials to reflect the diversity of Germanophone societies today.
Applications Open: MA and PhD in Germanic Studies at UBC
Applications are due December 31 – apply today!
Meet the New Assistants to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in German
The CENES Department is excited to welcome the two newest members of our team.
Dr. Bowers Co-Writes Guide to Sentiment Analysis
Dr. Katherine Bowers, together with Quinn Dombrowski (Stanford), has published the latest installment of the Data-Sitters Club project, a comprehensive, colloquial guide to computational text analysis.
Dr. Gramling and Dr. Malakaj Present at British Columbia Council of Teachers of German
The talk focused on “language maximum” culture and pertains to recent curricular renewal efforts in the UBC German Studies programs.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Slapstick
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Assistant Professor of German Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies in German, published a volume titled Slapstick: An Interdisciplinary Companion (de Gruyter, 2021).
PhD Candidate Publishes Article on Abbas Khider
Sabine Zimmermann has published the article “Refuge and Refuse: Waste Imagery in Abbas Khider’s Die Orangen des Präsidenten and Ohrfeige.”
Dr. Hallensleben Publishes Two Articles
Dr. Markus Hallensleben has published new articles as part of his research on Postmigrant Narratives.
Full Program Available for Winter 2021 Term 1 Sawchen/Ziegler Lecture Series
Unless otherwise noted, the recording of each lecture will be made available on cIRcle after the live virtual event.