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Poster for 2014 Grimm Lecture
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Recreating Nature: German Romantic Landscapes as Cultural Ecology

Be it the depictions of castles and seductive sirens along the Rhine River in the poetry and prose of Brentano, Eichendorff, and Heine, the paintings of artists like Runge and Friedrich, or the fairy tales told by the Brothers Grimm, the German Romantics created landscapes whose images continue to resonate in the popular imagination.

Poster of play.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Coffee, My Beloved!

Two plays, one drink:

Azmeras Entdeckung tells the comedic tale about the legendary Ethiopian goatherd Kaldi, his “entirely fictional” goat, Azmera, and how they discovered the miraculous powers of coffee 850 years ago.

Poster of play.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Coffee, My Beloved!

Two plays, one drink:

Azmeras Entdeckung tells the comedic tale about the legendary Ethiopian goatherd Kaldi, his “entirely fictional” goat, Azmera, and how they discovered the miraculous powers of coffee 850 years ago.

Poster: title Fuehrerbunker in red Fraktur script, image of keyhole with light streaming through
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Führerbunker: An Experimental Chamber Opera by Andrew Ager

Canadian composer Andrew Ager’s new chamber opera “Führerbunker” is receiving its premiere at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener.

Friday, March 20, 2015 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

What Do Language Learners Do, Exactly?

Sound research in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) necessarily draws upon established second language acquisition (SLA) constructs and approaches in exploring learner-computer and learner-learner interaction. At the same time, CALL research has the potential to shape (and also complicate) aspects of SLA theory. Indeed, the digital medium affords CALL researchers certain advantages; however, it also presents a host of methodological challenges. Among these challenges, sufficiently tracking learner behavior seems to be critical.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Film Screening - Maria Speth

Screening of Maria Speth's film "9 Leben/9 Lives" as part of the GER 359 course, German Cinema through a Transnational Lens, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 3-5 p.m. in ECH 1220.  All are welcome to attend.

Headshot of German director Maria Speth
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 4:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Maria Speth Film Retrospective

(En) gendering Precarity

Maria Speth is an award-winning director who is often associated with the "Berlin school" of German filmmaking.  As part of her visit to the University of Waterloo, sponsored by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, three of her most important films will be shown in April.

Headshot of German director Maria Speth
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 4:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Maria Speth Film Retrospective

(En) gendering Precarity

Maria Speth is an award-winning director who is often associated with the "Berlin school" of German filmmaking.  As part of her visit to the University of Waterloo, sponsored by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, three of her most important films will be shown in April.