The Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages offers on-campus and online courses in DUTCH language and culture.
DUTCH 101 Elementary Dutch 1 (on-campus 4pm to 5:20pm Tuesdays & Thursdays)
DUTCH 271 Dutch Culture and Society (online; taught in English)
And the Boar Award goes to ...
We proudly present to you the Fall 2021 Golden Boar Awards!
The Award Ceremony will take place on December 7, 2021, 5-7 pm, EST on Zoom.
GER 303 - Interactive German Language and Culture develops German language skills and cultural awareness. Discussions include such topics as Heimat, nation, migration, and study abroad. Students will engage with and reflect on different social and cultural perspectives through interviews, videos, and texts. Online interactions, including with people in and from Germany, form an integral part of the course.
New Spring 2021 course
Learn more about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies (including Cultural Identities), exchange opportunities, and how German can boost your career.
Virtual Declare your Major / Minor info session.
When:
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, from 11:45am to 12:30pm and
Zina Gimpelevich's book The Portrayal of Jews in Modern Biełarusian Literature, published 2018, has won the Canadian Association of Slavists/Taylor & Francis Book Prize. Congratulations!
Professor Alice Kuzniar received a SSHRC Insight Grant for her research about the influence of the writings and practice of the renowned homeopath Clemens von Bönninghausen on the poetry of Germany's foremost female writer, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. For this, she asks the question: How can one meaningfully bring together the very different fields of medicine and literature? Professor Kuzniar says that this grant allows her to pursue this line of research and form a team of medical historians and literary scholars.
Read the summary of her proposal below:
Modern Hungers: Food and German Identity from the Third Reich to the Berlin Wall and Beyond