Arts Multilingual Week 2024
From March 6th – 8th, join us for various events filled with language and fun at Arts Multilingual Week.
Danish Lecturer talks about Hygge on CBC Radio
Lecturer in Danish and Nordic Studies speaks with Stephen Quinn on an episode of ‘The Early Edition’ to talk about he Danish word “hygge”
Tim Frandy Featured in National Geographic Essay
Tim Frandy was interviewed for an article in National Geographic that talks about the origins of Santa Claus.
UBC Arts Faculty on Unmasking Halloween: Beyond myths and monster of the week
CENES Tim Frandy provides insights on Halloween’s myths and realities in this joint interview by UBC Arts.
Tim Frandy Presenting at MOA’s 2023 Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series
On September 28th, Tim Frandy will be presenting on “Anishinaabe Materialities and Resurgent Epistemologies in Waaaswaaganing” at the 2023 Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series hosted by UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
Interview with Faller and Frackman: recipients of prestigious Killam Teaching Prizes
In Spring 2023, two CENES colleagues won the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize: Kyle Frackman (German and Nordic programs) and Florian Faller (German program).
Call for Applications: 2023-2024 CENES Advisory Council
The council will engage students to articulate their views on some of the key challenges and questions of higher education for the present and the future. We intend to engage students’ wisdom and insights, and to recognize and credit students as equals in this planning process.
New CENES Undergraduate Directors, Centre Directors, and Professors
Every year in July, new faculty members join our departmental community, and existing members take on new leadership positions.
CENES Tim Frandy Book Listed on Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Books of 2022 List
A new book by UBC CENES faculty member Tim Frandy and B. Marcus Cederström (University of Wisconsin-Madison) was listed on the Smithsonian Magazine’s list of Best Books of 2022.
Director of Nordic Undergraduate Studies and Nordic Minor receive the 2023 CENES Outstanding Mentorship Award
The 2023 CENES Excellence in Mentorship Award has been conferred on a team of mentors, Lena Karlström, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Nordic Studies, and Ashley Samsone, graduating minor in Nordic Studies.