In memory of Maria Fürstenwald
The department is sad to announce that our former colleague Maria Fürstenwald passed away on January 14, 2016. Maria was born in Wloclawek, Poland, and immigrated to Canada in 1953. After obtaining an M.A. and PhD from McGill, she became a member of the Department of Germanic Studies at UBC and retired in 1985. She wrote […]
Honorary Doctor of Humanities awarded to Professor Thomas Salumets
“In recognition of his academic achievements in the humanities, his contributions to Estonian studies at large and his scholarly engagement with the lecturers and students at the University of Tartu, we are pleased to confer upon Professor Thomas Salumets the degree of Honorary Doctor of Humanities of the University of Tartu” (Tartu University December 1, […]
Five-Year Ph.D Scholarship in Germanic Studies
The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) is offering a Five Year Ph.D Scholarship starting in September 2016. $24,000 base funding plus $3,200 International Tuition Award per year; additional numeration per TA-ship is $5,989 will be awarded. The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) at the University of British Columbia […]
Roger Chartier’s lecture now available online
For those who missed Roger Chartier’s lecture, “What is a Book? Authorship Textuality and Reading from the Age of the Codex to the Digital World,” at UBC on October 14, it’s now available for online viewing at the following link. The introduction is by CENES’s Dr. Ilinca Iurascu. Professor Chartier’s lecture was part of the Peter Wall Institute […]
Frackman speaks at Nerd Nite Vancouver
Dr. Kyle Frackman spoke at Nerd Nite Vancouver on October 15 about “The Short End of the Broomstick: Sex, Gender, and European Witch Persecution.”
The Vello Soots Memorial Lecture
On September 19, 2015 Professor Thomas Salumets gave the Vello Soots Memorial Lecture at the Estonian Studies Centre in Toronto on “Sophisticated Simplicity: Arvo Pärt, Gerhard Richter, and Jaan Kaplinski.”
German Film Series 2015
German Film Series 2015 Mondays at 6.00 pm in Buchanan A102 All Films Presented in German with English Subtitles. This film series event will run from September 14-November 30, 2015.
Featured Courses 2015W
Below are a few of our featured courses offered in 2015-2016. To see a full list of course descriptions, please visit the undergraduate course list GERM 406: Literature and Visual Arts This course explores the interdisciplinary field of German speaking literature and visual arts, and covers the literary and artistic movements of Expressionism and Dadaism. […]
“Witnessing Auschwitz” Student Conference | Sept 10-11, 2015
The “Witnessing Auschwitz” student conference will take place Sept 10-11, 2015. The conference will showcase original research by students who participated in the “Witnessing Auschwitz” seminar this summer on location in Poland, graduate students, and scholars. For more details, see the following information provided by the conference organizers. On behalf of the Witnessing Auschwitz program, […]
Polish British Columbians receive Golden Cross of Merit from Polish Government
Six Polish British Columbians who fought in Poland during World War II received the Golden Cross of Merit from the Polish Government for their participation in the Warsaw Uprising. CENES Associate Professor Bozena Karwowska comments on the historical event in The Province article: Six of Poland’s forgotten Cursed Soldiers who came to B.C. honoured by homeland.