Dr. Nijdam to give talk in UBC Mobilities Group
Dr. Biz Nijdam will present on “the smartphone aesthetics of mobility in contemporary comics on global migration” on February 25 at 1:30 pm in the C.K. Choi Building 351.
Ph.D. Candidate Dorothee Leesing to present research at UC Berkeley German Studies Conference
Leesing was invited to present her research “Wild Child versus Wohnmaschine – 1970s high-rise architecture in Children’s Literature” on February 21 at the 29th Annual German Studies Conference.
Drs. Frackman and Malakaj Awarded SSHRC Connection Grant for Conference
Drs. Frackman and Malakaj have received a SSHRC Connection Grant for “The Pasts and Futures of Queer German Studies” conference to be held at UBC in April 2020.
Graduate Student Conference on “Disruptive Materialities” kicks off on February 6
The program is full of exciting panels featuring 17 presenters, including Dr. Liam Cole Young, who will give the keynote on February 6. All are welcome!
“Salt: Fragments from the History of a Medium”
This talk explores histories of common salt, sodium chloride, using concepts and methods from media theory.
Ziegler Lecture Series: “Salt: Fragments from the History of a Medium”
On Thursday, February 6 at 12:30 pm, Dr. Liam Cole Young of Carleton University will be giving a Ziegler Lecture on “Salt: Fragments from the History of a Medium.”
Dr. Nijdam awarded SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Biz Nijdam was awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for her book manuscript for “Paneled Pasts: History, Media, and Memory in the German Graphic Novel.”
Website Feedback Needed
The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies is updating its website and needs user feedback on the current site. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete, and is open to all current and prospective students, faculty, emeriti, staff, alumni and members of the public.
Dr. Malakaj publishes text in The Conversation
Dr. Ervin Malakaj has published a piece in The Conversation on the controversy surrounding the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, which was awarded to Austrian writer Peter Handke.
CENES alum featured: “University of Victoria takes lead on Holocaust graphic novel project”
CENES alum Dr. Charlotte Schallié, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria, is featured in a CBC story about a unique graphic novel project.