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. 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. 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
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. Katherine Bowers has published a 5-episode podcast called “Thinking Climate Change.”
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
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
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
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
Congratulations to our Ph.D candidate, Braden Russell, for receiving a fellowship at the University of Victoria.