Guest Lectures: CENS 303-Representations of the Holocaust
Guest Lectures: CENS 303-Representations of the Holocaust Uma Kumar invited Prof. Peter Suedfeld, Dean Emeritus of Graduate Studies and Professor Emeritus of Psychology, as well as Prof. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young to speak to the CENS 303B course on “Literary Representations of the Holocaust.” Prof. Suedfeld, a Holocaust survivor himself, spoke about his life before and after […]
Student Reflections: Auschwitz Group Study Program
Group Study Program – Poland, May 7 – June 3, 2014 Witnessing Auschwitz: Conflicting Stories and Memories “Witnessing Auschwitz: Conflicting Stories and Memories” is a program run in partnership with the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia’s Go Global: International Learning Programs and the Faculty of Arts. It is […]
Book Launch: Thomas Salumets
We are pleased to announce the publication of Unforced Flourishing: Understanding Jaan Kaplinski (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2014) by Thomas Salumets. The book is an introduction to Estonia’s internationally best-known writer and intellectual. The first major study in English of one of Eastern Europe’s most important literary figures, Unforced Flourishing details Kaplinski’s embrace of that which […]
Gaby Pailer & Florian Gassner Awarded $200,000 SSHRC Insight Grant
SSHRC Insight Grant: “Epistolary Cultures circa 1800” Gaby Pailer and Florian Gassner were successful in applying for a SSHRC Insight Grant dedicated to the topic “Epistolary Cultures circa 1800: The Letters of Charlotte Schiller (1766-1826)” in collaboration with Franziska Schößler (University of Trier). The amount of the award is $200,000 for a 5-year period. The […]
PhD Candidate Tim Hoellering awarded “Best Graduate Paper” by CAUTG
Congratulations to CENES Graduate Student Tim Hoellering (Ph.D. Candidate, Germanic Studies), who was awarded Best Graduate Paper at Annual Meeting for the presentation of his paper, entitled “Appropriation of the Provincial: The Role of Ethos in German-Turkish Ethno-Comedy.” The paper was presented the 2014 meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German, part of […]
UBC Faculty vs. UBC Women’s Soccer: A Charity Event
Faculty members from CENES, English, Sauder School of Business, Occupational Science & Therapy, Political Science, Sociology, Microbiology & Immunology and History will face off with the UBC Women’s Soccer team on Wednesday April 9th at 12:30pm. Proceeds will go to the Vancouver Street Soccer League, a not-for-profit organization that reaches out to young people in […]
Ukraine in Crisis – BARtalk with UBC Professors
BARtalk: Ukraine in Crisis – UBC Professors Answer Your Questions THURSDAY, March 13TH, 6:00-7:30PM, in the Gallery Lounge at UBC In light of recent events in Ukraine, UBC’s Terry Project is dedicating its next BARtalk event to this conflict in the heart of Europe (see full announcement here). Join Dr. Arjun Chowdhury, Dr. Kurt Hübner […]
Response from Slavic Faculty Members to Violence in Ukraine
According to CBC News, at least 25 are dead and 241 injured in the latest violent clashes in Ukraine’s political crisis. The Slavic faculty members of the Department of CENES are deeply saddened by the sharp escalation of violence in Kiev which can be blamed on the government, which has failed to respond to the demands […]
In Memoriam: Michael S. Batts
It is our sad duty to report that our colleague and former department head Michael S. Batts passed away on January 16, 2014. After completing a BA with Honours at King’s College, London (1953), and a Ph.D. at the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg (1957), he held positions in Mainz, Basel, Würzburg and Berkeley before joining […]
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