20th century

Andrea Strutz (University of Graz, Austria) gave an informative lecture on Austrian Immigration to Canada - 1938 to 1970 on September 16^th 2011.

Poster: Salvaging History Poster (PDF)

Alexander Freund gave an informative lecture on “Salvaging History: Can We Learn Anything from (Really Bad) 1970s Oral History Interviews?” on September 21^st2012.

Alexander Freund is the holder of the Chair of German-Canadian studies and co-director of the Oral History Centre at the University of Winnipeg. 

Poster: Marat-Sade-Bohnice Exhibition Poster (PDF)

On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 2-4 pm, the Germanic and Slavic Studies and the Diefenbaker Chair hosted the stimulating colloquium “Celan's Orientation Between the Languages”.