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Anna Kuhn's research titled 'A Call for ‘Widerstand’? Identifying strategies of the New Right's Language and Literature Policy.'  will  be centered on Verlag Antaios, a right-wing German publishing house. In a time of widespread protests against right-wing extremism, this project exposes the political instrumentalization of German studies. 

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Anna!

Join us for a live online information session to talk about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies, including the cross-departmental Minor in Cultural Identities (CI). Bring questions about German, Dutch, Russian, Croatian, and CI courses, about exchange opportunities, and about how learning languages can support your personal and professional goals.

When: Tuesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 1pm to 2pm

Join meetings here

Or email the Germanic & Slavic Studies Undergraduate Studies office for more information.

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Visit Germanic & Slavic Studies at the 2023 Fall Open House to talk about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies, including the cross-departmental Minor in Cultural Identities (CI).

 

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies will be hosting an online workshop on Graduate Studies in German.

When: Friday, November 24, 2023

• 1:30pm - 2:15pm ET

Where: Zoom

This workshop is aimed at both undergraduate and graduate students interested in German studies on the graduate level. 

Interested? Please register for the workshop. 

Are you looking for a German language and cultural experience you will never forget?


Spend May and June 2024 in Germany with the Canadian Summer School in Germany (CSSG)!

Apply now!
 

Application deadline: February 7, 2024

In co-operation with the German Pedagogical Exchange Office (PAD), German Studies Canada is accepting applications for positions as English-language assistants in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Visit Germanic & Slavic Studies at the 2023 Arts Major Showcase to talk about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies, including the cross-departmental Minor in Cultural Identities (CI).
 

When: November 14, 2023 from 12pm to 3pm
Where: Hagey Hall Hub

Speaker: Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow. (Dr. Alison Phipps was nominated by the Germanic and Slavic Studies department for this honorary award)

For more information, view the original posting:  Hospitality: Refugee Integration through Languages, Spirituality, and Arts

DAAD once again invites full-time students at Canadian universities to participate in their annual contest, this year taking place under the banner #PictureYourselfInGermany.

Submission deadline: May 12, 2023, by 5:00pm (EDT)

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We proudly present to you the Winter 2023 Golden Boar Awards.