2010 Diefenbaker Lecture Series
Poster: 2010 Diefenbaker Lecture Series Poster (PDF)
In February and March 2010, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies and the Waterloo Centre for German Studies hosted the 2010 Diefenbaker Lecture Series.
Poster: 2010 Diefenbaker Lecture Series Poster (PDF)
In February and March 2010, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies and the Waterloo Centre for German Studies hosted the 2010 Diefenbaker Lecture Series.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies hosted this international conference at the University of Waterloo. It brought together scholars from North American and European universities whose research investigated various facets of the post-secondary curriculum for teaching and learning German as a foreign and/or second language and culture.
Dream of the Other Europe: Rethinking Germanistik through the Balkans
Poster: Zukunft der deutschen Sprache Poster (PDF)
In his lecture and video presentation held on September 10th 2012, Manfred Schröder (Verein Deutsche Sprache) made a passionate plea for the future of the German language.
Poster: Classicism and Secular Humanism Poster (PDF)
On September 17th 2012, Jane K. Brown gave an inspiring lecture on Classicism and Secular Humanism: The Sanctification of Die Zauberflöte in Goethe’s Novelle.
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”.
By discussing the issues and problems that are currently central to their research in German Studies, these leading scholars will explore how literary studies can fulfill the expectations of an academic discipline and connect with wider society.
By discussing the issues and problems that are currently central to their research in German Studies, these leading scholars will explore how literary studies can fulfill the expectations of an academic discipline and connect with wider society.
By discussing the issues and problems that are currently central to their research in German Studies, these leading scholars will explore how literary studies can fulfill the expectations of an academic discipline and connect with wider society.
By discussing the issues and problems that are currently central to their research in German Studies, these leading scholars will explore how literary studies can fulfill the expectations of an academic discipline and connect with wider society.