Dr. Malakaj awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship
Dr. Ervin Malakaj was awarded a research fellowship for experienced researchers to write a book on queer media engagement.
Dr. Malakaj awarded Canada Council for the Arts grant to write book on queer Bosnian diaspora
The award will fund a research trip on which Dr. Malakaj will retrace his refugee and migration journey from his hometown in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Canada.
Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on war and media studies
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has contributed a chapter “War and Media Studies” to the new Cambridge UP companion on War and Literary Studies.
Dr. Winthrop-Young publishes on Wagner and Kittler
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has published a translation of Friedrich Kittler’s essay “Wagner’s Furious Host,” as well a companion piece entitled “Furious Feedback and the Revolutionary Ode to Noise.”
Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz (1927–2022): A Tribute
We mourn the passing of our colleague, Professor Emerita and former Department Head, Dr. Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz.
Faculty spotlight: Dr. David Gramling
Dr. Gramling is a Professor of German Studies and Head of the CENES Department. His main research interests include monolingualism, multilingualism and translation.
Dr. Peter Stenberg (1942–2022): A Tribute
We mourn the passing of our much loved and respected colleague, teacher, friend and father figure, Dr. Peter Stenberg, Professor Emeritus.
Drs. Frackman & Malakaj co-edit second special issue on queer temporality in German Studies
Like its companion special issue of Monatshefte, this project arose from a 2020 conference on queer German Studies hosted by UBC.
Drs. Frackman and Malakaj Co-Edit Special Issue of Monatshefte on Queer Temporality
The special issue is titled “Slowness, Untimeliness, Rupture: Queer Time and History in German Studies.”
Dr. Malakaj Appointed to Editorial Boards of a Scholarly Journal and Book Series
Dr. Ervin Malakaj will serve on the editorial board of Feminist German Studies and the “Women, Gender, and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture” series at Peter Lang.