Dr. Kumar and Dr. Malakaj awarded $48K Arts Research Abroad Grant for “Multicultural Vienna”
Dr. Uma Kumar and Dr. Ervin Malakaj were awarded a competitive $48,500 UBC Arts Research Abroad grant. The funding will support instruction as well as student travel costs for a May 2024 Go Global study abroad course titled “Multicultural Vienna.”
Markus Hallensleben published two co-edited special issues on Postmigration
Dr. Markus Hallensleben, together with collaborator Moritz Schramm from the University of Southern Denmark, has published two special issues on postmigration.
Rieger and Gramling write on “linguistic indifference”
This interview is a retrospective on the latest The German Quarterly Forum, entitled “On Linguistic Indifference.” It was written by The Pipestone Group, of which CENES Head & Professor David Gramling and Associate Professor Caroline Rieger are members.
Interview with Faller and Frackman: recipients of prestigious Killam Teaching Prizes
In Spring 2023, two CENES colleagues won the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize: Kyle Frackman (German and Nordic programs) and Florian Faller (German program).
Dr. Kyle Frackman interviewed by the Vancouver Sun
Dr. Kyle Frackman was interviewed by the Vancouver Sun for a story about the history of Pride on the occasion of Vancouver’s 2023 Pride Festival.
Hiring: Southeastern European Studies / Croatian Language and Culture Lecturer
CENES is hiring for a Southeastern European Studies / Croatian Language and Culture Lecturer
New CENES Undergraduate Directors, Centre Directors, and Professors
Every year in July, new faculty members join our departmental community, and existing members take on new leadership positions.
CENES Tim Frandy Book Listed on Smithsonian Magazine’s Best Books of 2022 List
A new book by UBC CENES faculty member Tim Frandy and B. Marcus Cederström (University of Wisconsin-Madison) was listed on the Smithsonian Magazine’s list of Best Books of 2022.
Dr. Nijdam Receives a Diversity and Inclusion Grant from the Waterloo Centre for German Studies
Dr. Biz Nijdam is a 2023 recipient of a Diversity and Inclusion Grant in German Studies from the Waterloo Centre for German Studies for her project “Games for Decolonization,” which explores how board games can be valuable tools in decolonizing teaching and learning in European, German, and Migration Studies.
Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on totalitarian termites
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has published “The Social Politics of Karl Escherich’s 1933 Inaugural Presidential Lecture” in Journal of the History of Biology.