Events - 2013

Friday, October 25, 2013 — 7:00 PM EDT

Grimm Lecture 2013: The Lives of Others: The History of Heritage and the Rhetoric of Consensus

The 2013 Jakob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm Lecture will be given by Harvard film scholar Eric Rentschler. Professor Rentschler, who will also be receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo for his leading scholarship in film studies, will be speaking on the film The Lives of Others / Das Leben der Anderen, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007.

Monday, May 27, 2013 — 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT

Public seminar: Cold War Myths and Realities: Understanding Today’s Threats and Challenges in Historical Perspective

On May 27, the History department at the University of Waterloo and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) co-hosted the 'East Germany in the Cold War' conference at BSIA. Mark Kramer, Director of the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, gave a thrilling seminar talk entitled "Cold War Myths and Realities: Understanding Today’s Threats and Challenges in Historical Perspective" on Monday, May 27.

Sunday, May 26, 2013 — 12:30 PM to Monday, May 27, 2013 — 9:45 PM EDT

GDR conference: "Herrschaft und Macht in der DDR"

Poster:

Herrschaft und Macht in der DDR Conference Agenda (PDF)

Thursday, May 2, 2013 (all day) to Sunday, May 5, 2013 (all day)

Austrian Studies Association Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of the Austrian Studies Association is being held at the University of Waterloo. Co-sponsored by the Association, the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, and the Austrian Cultural Forum, the conference brings together students and scholars from across North America and Europe.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 — 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT

Colloquium - Celan's Orientation Between the Languages

Poster: Celan's Orientation between the Languages 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”.

Monday, April 1, 2013 — 5:00 PM to 9:40 PM EDT