Dr. Karwowska Contributes to Essay Collection “Creating Under Covid”
Dr. Bozena Karwowska took part in the book project, Creating Under Covid, published by the Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research, Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Dr. Hallensleben to Collaborate on “Belonging in Unceded Territories”
Dr. Markus Hallensleben is a part of the team of UBC Migration collaborators to receive a SSHRC Parternship Development Grant to study place-based identity and belonging in Vancouver.
Dr. Hallensleben to Lead New ‘Narratives’ Research Group
Established by UBC Migration, this groups’ research will focus on the social, political, artistic, practical and theoretical implications pertaining to narratives of migration and the politics of belonging.
New Winter 2020 Online Course: SCAN 337 (Scandinavian Cinema)
Discover the multifaceted aspects of Nordic cinematic cultures and the very unique directorial approaches the Scandinavian cinematography has to offer in this new online course.
Ph.D. Student Receives Killam Doctoral Scholarship
Shoshana Schwebel, a Ph.D. student in the Germanic Studies program, was awarded a UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarship earlier this month.
Dr. Katherine Bowers granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor
Dr. Katherine Bowers has been granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2020.
Two CENES Students Recognized as Graduating Student Leaders
Suyesha Dutta, a double-major in Modern European Studies and History, and Alexandra (Aly) Slobodov, a major in International Relations with a Russian Minor, were both recognized as student leaders within the UBC Faculty of Arts community.
The Significance of Artifacts in the Understanding of the Holocaust
Dr. Uma Kumar’s course on German Representations of the Holocaust in spring 2020 featured a blog of students’ research.
Postmigrant Aesthetics: How to Narrate a Future Europe? (Online Conference)
On June 24, two online panels will examine postmigrant narratives as playing a crucial part in challenging collective core narratives and the politics of belonging in plural societies. Organized by Dr. Markus Hallensleben.
Dr. Katherine Bowers publishes article on Crime and Punishment
Dr. Katherine Bowers published an article, “Plotting the Ending: Generic Expectation and the Uncanny Ending of Crime and Punishment,” in the most recent issue of Canadian Slavonic Papers.