Ann-Kathrine Havemose Publishes Article on Oral Performativity in Adaptation of “De tre bukkene Bruse” (The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
Image attribution: Mable Amber Recently, UBC Nordic Studies’ Danish and Literature Studies lecturer, Ann-Kathrine Havemose published an article in Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift, a central forum for children’s literature research in the Nordic region. Ann-Kathrine’s article examines the relationship between oral tradition and performative reading events, specifically in an adaptation of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”, or […]
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Chapter on Filmmaker Helma Sanders-Brahms
Image Attribution: Wikimedia Commons Dr. Ervin Malakaj, associate professor of German studies, published his research on German feminist filmmaker Helma Sanders-Brahms’s Die Berührte (No Mercy, No Future, 1981). The research appeared in a chapter for the volume New German Cinema and Its Global Contexts, edited by Marco Abel and Jaimey Fisher, and published by Wayne State University Press. The […]
Call for Submissions: GSURS 2025 (March 14-15, 2025, in-person & online)
The German studies programs at UBC, UVic, and UW Seattle are teaming up to host the fourth annual German Studies Undergraduate Research Showcase (#GSURS2025).
Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: Dr. Nijdam Celebrates Community-Engaged Storytelling with the Homalco Nation
UBC CENES Department celebrates the publication of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel, a collaborative project led by the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, Education without Borders, three Indigenous artists, and the Homalco First Nation.
Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Awards and Scholarships (2024-2025)
Each year, the UBC German Studies and Modern European Studies Programs issues awards and scholarships to undergraduate students to support them on their German Studies and Modern European Studies journeys. Each year, CENES issues up to $30,000 in awards and scholarships to undergraduates in the UBC German Studies and the Modern European Studies Programs. These awards were put into […]
Dr. Garde Received Barbara Lischetti Award for Gender Studies
Dr. Jonah Garde was honoured with the Barbara Lischetti Award during the University of Bern’s Dies academicus ceremony for their doctoral dissertation.
2025 Graduate Admissions Applications Now Open for Germanic Studies
The 2025 admissions application for the Germanic Studies graduate program is now open until January 15, 2025.
CENES Student Spotlight: Luc Angelini
This Fall, Luc Angelini (UBC Arts, Philosophy Major) and CENES talked about their experience in the Nordic Program, take-aways, and why students would be interested in our Nordic courses!
Go Global Seminar 2025: Poland and Croatia
Interested in traveling to Poland and Croatia? Consider taking “Experiencing Eastern Europe (including Witnessing Auschwitz)”, a Go Global Seminar with CENES’ Dasha McEwen this summer.
PhD Student Publishes Paper on Mann’s The Magic Mountain
Dante Prado’s “The Crisis of Sociability and Laughter in Thomas Mann’s Der Zauberberg” was published in German Life and Letters.