We have several more events coming up this semester: mark your calendars!
This fascinating exhibition delves into the history of Austrian women. It comes down tomorrow. Check it out before it travels to the University of Alberta!
As of July 1, James Skidmore has taken over the reins of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies. You can read all about it at the UW Bulletin.
by Sam Schirm
Due to construction at Pearson Airport, our speaker just found out yesterday that her flight to Toronto has been cancelled and there were no alternatives. So we unfortunately have to cancel this afternoon's talk on data-driven language learning.
The Embassies of Switzerland, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Austria, in partnership with the Waterloo Centre for German Studies and Princess Cinemas, are hosting the German Language Film Festival this month.
Alice Kuzniar's new book, The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, has just been published by the University of Toronto Press.
Unfortunately, we've had to cancel Monday afternoon's lecture on the debate between Henry VIII and Martin Luther: Our speaker has fallen ill and is unable to travel.
The video recording of our 2017 Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm Lecture, "The Holocaust as History and Warning," is now online. Catch it on the event page.
You can also order Timothy Snyder's book, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, from your local or online bookstore.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies will be closed from December 23, 2016 - January 3, 2017. We'll be back here on January 4 at 8:30 a.m.
Our hours will also change in January:
Mondays - 8:30-11:30, 12:00-1:45
Tuesdays - 8:30-11:30, 12:00-1:45
Wednesdays - closed
Thursdays - 8:30-11:30, 12:00-1:45
Fridays - 8:30-11:45
German author Christopher Kloeble will be on CKWR 98.5 FM this afternoon at 4:20 p.m. Audiences outside of the listening area or out of reach of a radio can listen live online from the station's website.
Christopher will be reading from his book, Almost Everything Very Fast, tomorrow at the Kitchener Public Library. Visit our event page for full details.