CENES Courses: Spotlight on GERM 304 (Shadows and Screams)
GERM 304 004: German Cinema (in English), taught by Dr. Jason Lieblang, is a three-credit course about “Shadows and Screams: Germanic Horror Films from Expressionism to Today” that focuses on the horror genre in the German-speaking world from its gothic beginnings in late 18th-century literature to contemporary films.
Dr. Nijdam Wins Innovate German Award for GERM 121: Fairy Tales and Popular Culture
Dr. Biz Nijdam is this year’s recipient of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and German Studies Canada’s Innovate German Award 2022 for her GERM 121: Fairy Tales and Popular Culture (in English) course.
CENES Courses: Spotlight on CENS 202 (Bad Feelings)
CENS 202 001: Great Works of Literature from Central, Eastern and Northern Europe (in English), taught by Dr. Ervin Malakaj, is a three-credit course about “Bad Feelings: The Literary Lives of Anger, Boredom, and Jealousy” that explores the relationship between negative emotions and literary cultures.
CENES Courses: Spotlight on GERM 304 (German Cinema: Reel Cities)
GERM 304 003: German Cinema (in English), taught by Dr. Ilinca Iuraşcu, is a three-credit course that asks the question, “How has cinema transformed the way we represent and inhabit cities?”
CENES Courses: Spotlight on SCAN 335
Vikings and Norse Mythology (in English), taught by Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young, is a three-credit course that explores the reasons for the First Scandinavian Expansion (800-1100) and the basic features of Old Norse Mythology.
Dr. Leesing Publishes in Crossings on Night Spaces in Postmigrant Literature
Dr. Dorothee Leesing’s article looks at the importance of the night sky as applied by the author Karosh Taha in the novel Beschreibung einer Krabbenwandeurng (“Portrait of a wandering crab”).
CENES Courses: Spotlight on CENS 307
Witches: Myth and Reality, taught by Dr. Kyle Frackman, is a three-credit course that examines the cultural, social, and historical construction of the witch in central and northern Europe with comparisons to recent history, current events, and popular culture.
Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
The UBC Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies (CENES) invites applications from interested parties to be considered for the award.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Essay on Relevance of German Literary Studies
Dr. Ervin Malakaj was invited to respond to a special issue of the Jahrbuch der deutschen Schillergesellschaft on the topic, “Kommt die Literaturwissenschaft abhanden?”
Dr. Leesing Publishes Article on Game Environments in Early Gaming
Sessional lecturer and CENES alumnus Dr. Dorothee Leesing published an article in Architecture and Culture titled “Boss Fight Game Environment: The High-Rise in Early Handheld Gaming.”