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Monday, September 22, 2014 8:00 am - Friday, September 26, 2014 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Dictatorship and Democracy in the Age of Extremes: Spotlights on the History of Europe in the Twentieth Century

Poster for photo exhibition, Dictatorship and Democracy

Revealing a total of 190 rare photographs, newspaper clippings and political cartoons from different European archives, the exhibition "Dictatorship and Democracy in the Age of Extremes" tells Europe's dramatic story of the 20th century – a past between freedom and tyranny, democracy and dictatorship.

Whether they arrived in the 1950s on a ship or a few years ago on a passenger plane, German immigrants to Waterloo Region still hold many untold stories in their families that risk being lost if they are not recorded. The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is looking for people of German descent—or their children—who would like to talk about their years in German-speaking Europe, their arrival in Canada during the 1950s, 1960s or later, and their lives in Waterloo Region.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:00 am - 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Schiller Excursion - Maria Stuart

Sponsored by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS), on Oct. 4, nineteen students and faculty travelled to Toronto to see the Soulpepper theatre company's rendition of Schiller's great tragedy Maria Stuart (1801) in English translation.

Monday, December 3, 2007 12:00 am - 12:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Weihnachtsfeier

In the spirit of Christmas giving we will be accepting donations on behalf of Kidsability, a charitable organization helping thousands of children and young adults who have developmental, physical and communication disabilities. All funds raised will go directly to programs helping these children discover their potential.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:00 am - 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Reading: Jagoda Marinić

Deutsch-Kroatische Autorin Jagoda Marinić liest aus ihren Werken

Co-sponsored by the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, the Chair in Croatian Studies, and the Munk-Goethe Writers Residency

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 12:00 am - 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Bronsky Reading

The young author Alina Bronsky is the fourth recipient of the Munk-Goethe Writers Residency. Her debut "Scherbenpark" is about 17-year-old Sascha who came from Moscow to Germany. Sascha is a commuter between two worlds and not at home in either of them but sharp-tongued and precocious enough to stand her ground – and to take the reader with her on a constantly accelerating journey.