CENES Awarded Grant to Revamp Undergraduate German Curriculum
The CENES Undergraduate German Curriculum Revision (UGGCR) project was awarded an Advancing Educational Renewal Grant administered by the UBC Provost’s office.
Dr. Malakaj Gives Keynote, Lectures, and Workshop
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Assistant Professor of German studies, has delivered multiple invited talks and workshops on his research over the last two months.
Dr. Bowers Gives Digital Humanities Talk at Stanford Literary Lab
On Thursday, February 18, Dr. Katherine Bowers gave a talk at the Stanford Literary Lab alongside other members of the Data-Sitters Club, a feminist digital humanities collective.
Dr. Gramling Publishes Translation in Queer Literature Anthology
Dr. David Gramling published the first English translation of Murathan Mungan’s 1983 short love story Rapunzel and the Drifter, about a taxi driver and his passenger in Ankara, Turkey.
Call for Submissions: UBC Scandinavian and Nordic Studies Undergraduate Journal 2020-21
The Scandinavian and Nordic Cultural Association is publishing their first Undergraduate Student Journal. Submissions are now open until the 22nd of February.
PhD Candidate Publishes Second Article in Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture
PhD candidate Sabine Zimmermann published an article titled “Cultural artefacts and the ‘migration crisis’: Disruptive materialities in works by Navid Kermani and Maxi Obexer.”
CENES Professors Attend Virtual MLA Convention
This past weekend (January 7-10, 2021) several CENES professors participated in the annual MLA convention, which was held virtually this year.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Authored Article on Collegiate Language Textbooks
Dr. Ervin Malakaj published an article in the journal Linguistics & Education , which he co-authored with Baburhan Uzum (Sam Houston State University), Bedrettin Yazan (University of Texas, San Antonio), Samar Zahrawi (Sam Houston State University), and Siham Bouamer (Sam Houston State University).
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Chapter on Strategies to Foster Visible Inclusivity for Small German Programs
Dr. Ervin Malakaj published his research project “Diversity Programming, Student Outreach and the Politics of Visible Inclusivity for Small German Programs.”
Full Program Available for Term 2 Sawchen/Ziegler Lecture Series
The comprehensive Sawchen/Ziegler Lecture Series program is now available for Winter 2020 Term 2.