Research

Dr. Bowers Presents Research at Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference

Dr. Bowers Presents Research at Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference

This past week, Dr. Katherine Bowers participated in the annual ASEEES conference, the largest annual conference in Slavic Studies worldwide.

Dr. Malakaj Co-Organizes Conference, “Decentering German Cinema”

Dr. Malakaj Co-Organizes Conference, “Decentering German Cinema”

Dr. Ervin Malakaj and Dr. Nichole Neuman (Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis) are hosting a conference titled “Decentering German Cinema” November 13-14, 2020.

Dr. Frackman Presents on East German Film and Unification

Dr. Frackman Presents on East German Film and Unification

On November 9, 2020, Dr. Kyle Frackman presented “Parallel Worlds: The Legacies of East Germany’s Coming Out” virtually at the University of North Texas.

Dr. Bowers Speaks at Open Scholarship in Practice Event

Dr. Bowers Speaks at Open Scholarship in Practice Event

On November 4, 2020, Dr. Katherine Bowers was part of a panel discussion alongside Dr. Mark Turin (UBC), Dr. Rupert Gatti (Cambridge), and Megan Brand (UBC Press) to discuss open access book publishing.

PhD Student Receives SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

PhD Student Receives SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

PhD student Patricia Milewski has received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship for the next three years. She was one of 25 doctoral students from UBC to receive this award in the 2019 competition. 

Dr. Bowers Participates in Public Humanities Hub Conference

Dr. Bowers Participates in Public Humanities Hub Conference

Dr. Katherine Bowers participated in the Public Humanities Hub conference “Collaboration: A Digital Humanities Conference” this past week.

Young Researchers’ Essays on Witnessing Auschwitz Available as eBook

Young Researchers’ Essays on Witnessing Auschwitz Available as eBook

The More I Know, The Less I Understand, an anthology of UBC student essays edited by Dr. Bozena Karwowska and Dr. Anja Nowak, is now available as an eBook. 

Dr. Bowers Publishes Chapter on Reading in Russia

Dr. Bowers Publishes Chapter on Reading in Russia

Dr. Katherine Bowers has published a chapter in Reading in Russia: A History of Reading in Modern Russia, a 3-volume collection co-edited by Damiano Rebecchini and Raffaella Vassena.

Former RUSS 412 “Dostoevsky” Student Publishes Article

Former RUSS 412 “Dostoevsky” Student Publishes Article

Former RUSS 412 “Dostoevsky” student Kate Smith published an article in the UC Undergraduate Journal of Slavic and East/Central European Studies.

Dr. Bowers Receives Grant from Institute for European Studies

Dr. Bowers Receives Grant from Institute for European Studies

Dr. Katherine Bowers received a small grant from the Institute for European Studies for a project on “Open Access Dostoevsky Scholarship.”