The Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG/APAUC) continues to stand in solidarity with the Black Canadian Studies Association (BCSA) and supports the BCSA’s requests to the Federation. The withdrawal of the BCSA from Congress 2021 leaves a significant…
We are looking for a literary translator with experience in translating literary works from German to English. The translation consists of an excerpt from Poetische Vernunft im Zeitalter gusseiserner Begriffe by the Croatian-German author Marica Bodrožić. The translated excerpt will be part…
Please take note of and distribute the attached call for contributions to an essay contest for university students in Canada on the occasion of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 100th birthday, organized by the Embassy of Switzerland. Please do encourage your advanced undergraduates and…
Below please see the link to the ads for two Acadia University per course positions for Beginners 2, and one for Beginners 1, for Winter 2021. The courses can be taught virtually/remotely. Please note that the lesson times have…
The University of Calgary announced a number of teaching opportunities in German for the upcoming winter session. Here is a link to the announcement:https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/5873905-sessional-instructors-german-school-of-languages-linguistics-literatures-and-cultures All the listed courses will be delivered online. Please consider sharing this information and/or applying.
Throughout the past decade, scholars in critical race, queer, disability, and animal studies such as Rosi Braidotti, Judith Butler, Mel Y. Chen, Eunjung Kim, Dana Luciano, Jasbir K. Puar, or Dinesh Wadiwel have grappled with questions of what constitutes default…
In September 2020 DDGC hosted a Town Hall on the job market crisis in German Studies. Here is a report from the event: https://diversityingermancurriculum.weebly.com/ddgc-blog/report-ddgc-town-hall-on-job-market-crisis. We are hosting a follow-up event during which we would like to pick up on points raised…
You are invited to submit proposals for papers to be given at the virtual CAUTG annual meeting at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Canada (https://congress2021.ca/about), hosted as an online-only event in cooperation with the University Alberta…
The application process for the CSSG 2021 is now open. Further information can be found here, or on the CSSG website: www.cssg.ca We intend to offer the program as close to usual in Kassel next spring. However, we guarantee a…
The Central and East European Program Lecture Series features Dr. Stephan Jaeger who will be speaking about his new book, The Second World War in the Twenty-First-Century Museum: From Memory, Narrative, and Experience to Experientiality. Please click on the link…