2015 CENES Alumni Newsletter Available
Our 2015 CENES Alumni Newsletter is available for viewing online, and includes: an interview with Emerita Marketa Goetz-Stanciewicz a list of must-read books and must-see films for summer 2015 updates about our new, current and graduating MA and PhD students and more!
Thomas Salumets Awarded Honorary PhD from Tartu University
Dr. Thomas Salumets has been named as a recipient of an honorary doctorate from Tartu University in Estonia. In his letter, the President wrote that the award is in “recognition of outstanding scholarly accomplishments, longstanding international engagement with Estonian culture, and successful collaboration with scholars at Tartu University.” A ceremony will be held later on […]
In Memoriam: Klaus Petersen
It is our sad duty to report that our friend, colleague and former department head, Klaus Petersen, passed away on July 17, 2015. Klaus completed his Staatsexamen in Hamburg in 1963 and his PhD at UBC in 1974. After teaching in Winnipeg, he returned to UBC to rejoin the then Department of Germanic Studies. He […]
Kyle Frackman Co-Directs East German Summer Film Institute
CENES Faculty Dr. Kyle Frackman is co-directing the eighth biennial East German Summer Film Institute, hosted by the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in July 2015.
Q&A with Kyle Frackman and Larson Powell: Classical Music & the GDR
CAMDEN HOUSE RUNDSCHAU Issue III, Spring 2015 CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Production and Reception Edited by Kyle Frackman and Larson Powell A Q&A with Kyle Frackman and Larson Powell, editors Q: What distinguishes your book from other recent work on East German culture? A: A lot of English language work on the […]
Katherine Bowers’ Book Published: Russian Writers and the Fin de Siecle
Russian Writers and the Fin de Siècle: The Twilight of Realism, a volume co-edited by CENES faculty member Dr. Katherine Bowers and Dr. Ani Kokobobo (Kansas) is now available for order online. “Russian literature has a reputation for gloomy texts, especially during the late nineteenth century. This volume argues that a ‘fin-de-siècle’ mood informed Russian literature long […]
New course materials for German 200 and 210: Denk mal
NEW in German 200 and German 210! The German Language Program at UBC introduces: Denk mal! Deutsch ohne Grenzen Plus! Supersite These exciting, new German language materials feature: High impact integration of German language and cultural content through every lesson Dramatic short films by contemporary German-speaking filmmakers An emphasis on authentic language and practical vocabulary […]
Learn Danish and German to enhance your Media studies program
UBC’s Faculty of Arts will offer a Bachelor of Media studies program starting in 2015-2016. Take Danish and German language classes to prepare you for your study abroad experience, as part of the Bachelor of Media studies program. “There will be an option in the program’s third year to study abroad at two prestigious European […]
Recent Faculty Publications
Geoffrey Winthrop-Young The first book in the Recursions series co-edited by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young is out: Sybille Krämer’s “Medium, Messenger, Transmission: An Approach to Media Philosophy“. Read a short introduction by co-editor Jussi Parikka. Hot off the press, Geoffrey Winthrop-Young’s translation of Bernhard Siegert’s Cultural Techniques: Grids, Filters, Doors and Other Articulations of the Real has […]
CENES Hosts #enjoysweden Poster Exhibit
A poster exhibit featuring photos by participants of #enjoysweden is currently being displayed in the southwest hallway of Buchanan Tower, 2nd floor. In late 2012, the hashtag #enjoysweden was started in the photo app Instagram to collect users’ best shots of Sweden, and users posted over 61,744 images. At the end of each month, 100 […]