James Skidmore + Myrto Provida
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce the winner of the WCGS Book Prize for first books published in 2019.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its annual Book Prize.
This Winter we are reading:
Der geteilte Himmel/They Divided the Sky by Christa Wolf, trans. Luise von Flotow
This Fall we are reading:
Alina Bronsky: Baba Dunja’s Last Love (German title: Baba Dunjas Letzte Liebe).
Auf den zweiten Blick: A Conversation with Nigerian-German Film Director Sheri Hagen
3D artists are cordially invited to submit to this virtual and physical show, which will be displayed online and at a gallery in the Ballard area of Seattle, WA.
The annual report for the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, detailing all WCGS activities from May 2019 - April 2020, is now available on our website. Read it here.
During these strange and trying times of social isolation, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies will continue to support research into all aspects of the German-speaking world. Further, we remain committed to supporting German-related cultural programming for the university and our wider communities. To this end, we have gathered a listing of different online activities, events, and courses that may be of interest to those curious about German culture and language. Check out our list here.
The WCGS Grimm Lecture 2020 “Thinking Itself Is Dangerous: Reading Hannah Arendt Now” by Professor Samantha Rose Hill was scheduled to be held on 19 March 2020. Due to a state of emergency in Ontario to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the public lecture had to be cancelled in order to protect the health of the community.