Galsan Tschinag reading from his novel (in German, with parallel passages in English) Der Blaue Himmel
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: Grimm Lecture 2010 Lecture Poster (PDF)
Inaugural Jacob-and-Wilhelm Grimm Lecture 2010 given by Professor David Blackbourn at the University of Waterloo on November 18, 2010.
Romantic Ecology Symposium event schedule.
Poster: The Anthes Papers Poster (PDF)
On September 28th 2011, Susan Thorne and Geoffrey Hayes gave a presentation about the Anthes Papers, a set of letters by the German-Canadian pastor Anthes, which have been preserved in the German archive of the University of Waterloo.
Poster: Affen, Wölfe und Tanzbären Lecture Poster (PDF)
On October 25th, Regine Zeller (University of Mannheim) gave an 'animalistic' lecture on animal imagery in Thomas Mann's early works.
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.
Poster: Colloquium 2013 Language Learning Poster (PDF)
On Monday, 1 April 2013 the Waterloo Colloquium on Language Learning and Teaching took place in Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo.
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”.