Holocaust Studies

PhD Candidate Publishes Blog Post on Academic Freedom in Germany, USA, and Canada

PhD Candidate Publishes Blog Post on Academic Freedom in Germany, USA, and Canada

UBC CENES’ PhD Candidate Braden Russell published an academic blog post with the Diversity, Decolonize and the German Curriculum Collective (DDGC) on the subject of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

Call for Submissions: GSURS 2025 (March 14-15, 2025, in-person & online)

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).

2025 Graduate Admissions Applications Now Open for Germanic Studies

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.

Go Global Seminar 2025: Poland and Croatia

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.

CENES Welcomes Yiddish in Fall 2024

CENES Welcomes Yiddish in Fall 2024

This upcoming 2024W session, CENES introduces Yiddish as the Department’s seventh language program in a flexible, multi-access format. 

2024 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

2024 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

CENES invites applications from interested researchers and supervisors to be considered for the premier Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Applications Open for the 2024 Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarships

Applications Open for the 2024 Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarships

Current UBC students who meet the criteria can now apply for the 2024 Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship.

Braden Russell Awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Victoria

Braden Russell Awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Victoria

Congratulations to our Ph.D candidate, Braden Russell, for receiving a fellowship at the University of Victoria.

Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Undergraduate Research Awards

Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Undergraduate Research Awards

The UBC German Studies Program is pleased to announce the call for applications for two $500 Undergraduate Research Awards supported with generous funding from the Goethe Institute.

Dr. Bożena Karwowska publishes a new book

Dr. Bożena Karwowska publishes a new book

Dr. Bożena Karwowska publishes her fifth manuscript ‘The Witness and the Body in Auschwitz: Early Literary Accounts of the Camp Experience’