A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Male Homosexual Politics in 1970s West Germany (Oxford University Press) by Craig Griffiths has been awarded the Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize for first books published in 2021.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its annual Book Prize.
Established in 2017, the WCGS Book Prize recognizes first-time authors whose scholarly work contributes substantially to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. The prize foregrounds good writing, scholarly relevance, originality, and the ability to reach audiences beyond the academic sphere.
This year’s shortlist, celebrating books published in 2021, is another reminder of just how active and engaging German studies can be.
View the 2021 shortlist here.
Established in 2018 with the generous support of Martha Stevns to provide opportunities for emerging translators, the prize is open to any translator over the age of 18 who has not yet published a full length literary translation. For full entry instructions, prize details and eligibility guidelines click here. Please address any queries to submissions@peirenepress.com
The Canadian Summer School in Germany (CSSG) application process is now open. Students can access all necessary information on the CSSG website.
You are cordially invited to the second Annual German Studies Canada Graduate Research Colloquium, which is taking place on November 18th on Zoom. The full schedule will be announced soon. Papers (5 in total) will be circulated to registered attendees one week ahead of the colloquium. Attendees are welcome to join at any time during the day.
To register and receive colloquium materials, follow this link.
A fellow WCGS community member is looking to re-home the following German books:
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of our Diversity and Inclusion Grants. These grants have been created to support scholars and programs in their efforts to diversify German studies in Canada. For 2022 - 2023, we are funding three Graduate Research Grants and four Curriculum and Programming Grants:
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The Austrian Culture Forum Ottawa is pleased to announce that scholarships for international students are available for participation in one of their classes at the 2022 Salzburg International Summer Academy which will take place from July 18 to August 27. The deadline for scholarship applications is April 29, 2022.