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Welcome to the WCGS

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is a research institute at the University of Waterloo. Funded by private donations, the WCGS supports research into all aspects of the German-speaking world, and is committed to publicly-oriented scholarship. We facilitate the communication of German studies research, distribute awards to students wishing to study in Germany, and organize cultural programming for the university and wider communities.

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Cultural Literacy & Cosmopolitan Conviviality

Thu 9 – Sat 11 May 2019, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon)

CALL FOR PAPERS

The first biennial C took place in London in April 2015; the second in Warsaw in 2017. We are now pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the third Biennial Conference, to be held at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon) in May 2019.

Postdoctoral Fellow in History with a focus on German-Canadian migration or Canadian-German relations

The Chair in German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg invites qualified candidates to apply for the one-year Postdoctoral Fellow position in History with a focus on German-Canadian migration or Canadian-German relations. Application Deadline: 4 January 2019. Position Start: 1 July 2019 or 1 August 2019.

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