To recognize outstanding research by emerging scholars, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies has instituted an annual book prize.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is now accepting applications for the Cecilia and the late George Piller Graduate Research Award.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is pleased to announce the winner of its prize for the best first book published in 2020.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its annual Book Prize.
Earlier this year, we accepted applications for our first Diversity and Inclusion Grants, whose purpose is to provide scholars and programs with some financing to support initiatives aimed at improving diversity and inclusion in German studies in Canada. Two upcoming events have received funding from the grant. Click on the event links for more details:
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies has released its annual report for 2020-2021.
From World War I until the late 1950s, Catholics in Germany reported more instances of stigmata and visions of the Virgin Mary than at any time in modern history. This lecture emphasizes the stigmata of the charismatic Therese Neumann of Bavaria and the Cold War apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the small town of Heroldsbach. Neumann’s story in particular reveals much about the fall of German democracy in the 1920s and the relation of Catholics to the Third Reich.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of its first-ever Diversity and Inclusion Grants. These grants have been created to support scholars and programs in their efforts to diversify German studies in Canada.
For its anniversary, the film symposium commits itself to a long-time companion of the cinema: Mental illness has been accompanying cinema since its origins contributing to its topics and forms, widening its possibilities of expression and theory.