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”
Global Seminar in Guatemala, Summer Term 1 2024
In Term 1 of Summer 2024, Tom Kemple (CENES) and Sylvia Berryman (PHIL) will be teaching the Global Seminar in Guatemala.
Dr. Malakaj awarded Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm Prize
Dr. Ervin Malakaj has been selected to receive the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), part of the German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt). The award is given to one senior and one early career scholar and includes a stay in Germany and a €3,000 prize.
Dr. Kyle Frackman interviewed by the Vancouver Sun
Dr. Kyle Frackman was interviewed by the Vancouver Sun for a story about the history of Pride on the occasion of Vancouver’s 2023 Pride Festival.
2023 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
CENES invites applications from interested researchers and supervisors to be considered for the premier Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Grant for “Holocausts and the Rise of Antisemitism” project
Dr. Bożena Karwowska, alongside team members Dasha Prykhodko and Nina Weng (undergraduate student, History), has been granted a UBC Vancouver Open Educational Resources Fund.
CENES Work Learn student spotlight: Sanya Malik
Sanya is a 3rd-year International Relations Major and Economics Minor. In September 2022, Sanya joined the CENES administrative team as a Project Worker.
Interview with Bauhaus-Weimar alum Pedro Amaral
Pedro Amaral is a German Studies student who, in Summer 2022, participated in the Weimar Bauhaus Summer School in Germany.
Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz (1927–2022): A Tribute
We mourn the passing of our colleague, Professor Emerita and former Department Head, Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz.
Drs. Frackman & Malakaj co-edit second special issue on queer temporality in German Studies
Like its companion special issue of Monatshefte, this project arose from a 2020 conference on queer German Studies hosted by UBC.