As you may remember, due to Covid-19 we had to cancel last year’s Undergraduate Research Conference in German Studies, but we look very much forward to celebrating the 10th anniversary this academic year. On Saturday, April 10, 2021, the 10th…
The Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Toronto is currently soliciting applications to our Graduate Program in German and Yiddish Literature, Culture, and Theory. Research areas pursued by our faculty span the medieval era to the 21st-century,…
Consider joining the Decentering German Cinema (DGC), a virtual conference on Nov. 13 and 14, 2020. In line with recent trends in the study of transnational/global cinema, DGC brings international scholars together to theorize and interrogate the linguistic and geo-political limits of "German Cinema." All panels are open to…
The Canadian Association for University Teachers of German (CAUTG) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the Innovate German Award 2021. We invite nominations and self-nominations for the best course materials in the field of…
We are looking for English-language manuscripts on museums and exhibitions as narrative media for our new book series. How do museums narrate time and history? Research in the humanities and social sciences that analyzes museums and their impact on culture…
Im Fokus: Today we take a look at the task-based and blended Open Educational Resource for first year German language courses, Willkommen: Deutsch für alle. This new first-year German language e-textbook was designed by Dr. Claudia Kost (University of Alberta)…
The CAUTG is calling for nominations for the CAUTG Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation in German Studies (for the period 2018 to 2020). Note the new deadline: 13 November 2020. The CAUTG PhD Dissertation Prize is normally awarded every other year, with two awards…
James Skidmore, Associate Professor of German at the University of Waterloo and Director of Waterloo Centre for German Studies, as well as the CAUTG's Treasurer spoke during the summer to CBC News about best practices in online teaching. You can…
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is seeking qualified graduate students for a new internship, and we'd like help in spreading the word about this opportunity.As a Public German Studies intern, you will assist the Waterloo Centre for German Studies…
Stephan Jaeger, Professor of German Studies at the University of Manitoba, authored a new book on his work on museums and Second World war representation. The Second World War in the Twenty-First-Century Museum: From Memory, Narrative, and Experience to Experientiality…