Research

Looking Ahead to 2024-2025: German Program Highlights and Events

Looking Ahead to 2024-2025: German Program Highlights and Events

UBC German Studies is looking forward to the year ahead with their 2024-25 programming.

Dr. Frackman Publishes Chapter on Queer Lives in East German Documentary Films

Dr. Frackman Publishes Chapter on Queer Lives in East German Documentary Films

Dr. Kyle Frackman has published a chapter on professional and amateur documentary film in East Germany.

Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Authored Article on the Pedagogy of Unwellness in German Studies

Dr. Malakaj Publishes Co-Authored Article on the Pedagogy of Unwellness in German Studies

Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Associate Professor of German Studies, published an article co-authored with Dr. Maggie Rosenau (UC Boulder) in the most recent issue of Feminist German Studies.

Nijdam and Cassisa Receive 2024 Public Engagement Award

Nijdam and Cassisa Receive 2024 Public Engagement Award

Congratulations to CENES Prof Dr. Biz Nijdam and MA Student Susanna Cassisa on receiving UBC-V’s 2024 Public Engagement Awards.

Dr. Bowers Publishes “Thinking Climate Change” Podcast

Dr. Bowers Publishes “Thinking Climate Change” Podcast

Dr. Katherine Bowers has published a 5-episode podcast called “Thinking Climate Change.”

Dr. Malakaj Publishes Chapter on Queer Iranian-German Cinema

Dr. Malakaj Publishes Chapter on Queer Iranian-German Cinema

Dr. Ervin Malakaj publishes a chapter in Faraz Shariats “Futur Drei”.

2024 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

2024 Call for Applications: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

CENES invites applications from interested researchers and supervisors to be considered for the premier Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Jonah I. Garde joins CENES as Banting Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-26

Jonah I. Garde joins CENES as Banting Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-26

Dr. Jonah I. Garde has recently been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to work on their project, “Germany and the Trans Historical Imaginary: Affective Reimaginations of the Transgender Past.”

Education through comics: Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Comic Art

Education through comics: Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Comic Art

Dr. Elizabeth Nijdam talks about how comics are an effective medium that presents complex ideas in an easily understandable way.

Braden Russell Awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Victoria

Braden Russell Awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Victoria

Congratulations to our Ph.D candidate, Braden Russell, for receiving a fellowship at the University of Victoria.