Dr. Winthrop-Young Contributes to Vilém Flusser Collection
Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young contributed an essay on “Vampyroteuthis infernalis as Media Theory” to Understanding Flusser, Understanding Modernism, a new collection on the work of Vilém Flusser.
Dr. Frackman Publishes Article on “Coming Out”
Dr. Kyle Frackman has published an article in The Conversation about Coming Out, the 1989 East German film that was the country’s first and last feature film about homosexuality.
Three PhD Students Advance to Candidacy
We congratulate PhD candidates Steve Commichau, Patricia Milewski, and Shoshana Schwebel on reaching this remarkable milestone in their Germanic Studies program.
Dr. Bowers Co-Writes Guide to Sentiment Analysis
Dr. Katherine Bowers, together with Quinn Dombrowski (Stanford), has published the latest installment of the Data-Sitters Club project, a comprehensive, colloquial guide to computational text analysis.
Dr. Gramling and Dr. Malakaj Present at British Columbia Council of Teachers of German
The talk focused on “language maximum” culture and pertains to recent curricular renewal efforts in the UBC German Studies programs.
Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Slapstick
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Assistant Professor of German Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies in German, published a volume titled Slapstick: An Interdisciplinary Companion (de Gruyter, 2021).
PhD Candidate Publishes Article on Abbas Khider
Sabine Zimmermann has published the article “Refuge and Refuse: Waste Imagery in Abbas Khider’s Die Orangen des Präsidenten and Ohrfeige.”
Dr. Hallensleben Publishes Two Articles
Dr. Markus Hallensleben has published new articles as part of his research on Postmigrant Narratives.
East Germany and Queer Futures: Dr. Frackman Delivers Conference Keynote
Dr. Kyle Frackman delivered the keynote address at the recent conference GDR Today – Minority Experiences of the GDR on September 16–17, 2021.
Former RUSS 412 Student Publishes Dostoevsky Article
Former RUSS 412 student Sarah Kirker Wappel has published an article based on her final paper for the class.