Dr. Nijdam Speaks at Comics of the New Europe (2020) Book Launch Event
On March 11, 2021, Biz Nijdam, José Alaniz (University of Washington), and Martha Kuhlman (Bryant University) discussed the recently published edited collection Comics of the New Europe in a virtual event hosted by the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia at New York University.
CENES Awarded Grant to Revamp Undergraduate German Curriculum
The CENES Undergraduate German Curriculum Revision (UGGCR) project was awarded an Advancing Educational Renewal Grant administered by the UBC Provost’s office.
Dr. Malakaj Gives Keynote, Lectures, and Workshop
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Assistant Professor of German studies, has delivered multiple invited talks and workshops on his research over the last two months.
Dr. Bowers Gives Digital Humanities Talk at Stanford Literary Lab
On Thursday, February 18, Dr. Katherine Bowers gave a talk at the Stanford Literary Lab alongside other members of the Data-Sitters Club, a feminist digital humanities collective.
Dr. Gramling Publishes Translation in Queer Literature Anthology
Dr. David Gramling published the first English translation of Murathan Mungan’s 1983 short love story Rapunzel and the Drifter, about a taxi driver and his passenger in Ankara, Turkey.
CENES Professors Attend Virtual MLA Convention
This past weekend (January 7-10, 2021) several CENES professors participated in the annual MLA convention, which was held virtually this year.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Authored Article on Collegiate Language Textbooks
Dr. Ervin Malakaj published an article in the journal Linguistics & Education , which he co-authored with Baburhan Uzum (Sam Houston State University), Bedrettin Yazan (University of Texas, San Antonio), Samar Zahrawi (Sam Houston State University), and Siham Bouamer (Sam Houston State University).
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Chapter on Strategies to Foster Visible Inclusivity for Small German Programs
Dr. Ervin Malakaj published his research project “Diversity Programming, Student Outreach and the Politics of Visible Inclusivity for Small German Programs.”
Dr. Nijdam Co-edits “The Social Justice Work of German Comics and Graphic Literature”
Dr. Biz Nijdam and Dr. Charlotte Schallié of the University of Victoria edited a special double issue of Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies.
Dr. Bowers Gives Talk at School of Slavonic and East European Studies of University College London
On December 14, Dr. Katherine Bowers gave a talk in the Russian Studies seminar series at UCL-SSEES on “A Russian Jane Eyre: Gothic Subjectivity and the Woman Question in Tur and Turgenev.”