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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 1d

With co-editor Dr Margarita Vaysman (Oxford), Dr Katherine Bowers has published The Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms with Oxford University Press. The book includes 40 chapters and an introduction.
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Katherine Bowers and Dr. Kate Holland (U of Toronto) have received a SSHRC Insight Grant for the project “Computational Dostoevsky.” This funding will support the project through 2029.
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 6d

From October 23 to October 29, the Vancouver Cinematheque will show two classic Ukrainian films in a small series with the title: “Ukrainian Poetic Cinema: Rebuilding National Identity.”
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 7d

The Winter 2025-2026 program for the annual CENES Sawchen and Ziegler Lecture Series is now available! This year's theme is 'networks'. Check out our programming below.
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to the three CENES projects that were successful in the 2024-25 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) cycle!
@arts.ubc.ca @katiabowers.bsky.social @linguacene.bsky.social
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 9d

CENES invites you to celebrate the launch of Literature in Late Monolingualism (Bloomsbury), the latest book by Dr. David Gramling (UBC CENES). This is a hybrid event, to attend online, please visit the link below.
@ervinmalakaj.bsky.social @linguacene.bsky.social
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 9d

Everyone needs to have fun at least some of the time and the people we call Vikings were no exception. CENES, @ces.ubc.ca, UBC Pop Culture Cluster and the UBC SNSA student group to host a Viking Games Night with Dr. Erin McGuire on October 8th. @uvicanthro.bsky.social cenes.ubc.ca/events/event...

UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Aug 5

Together with Dr. Kate Holland, Dr. Katherine Bowers has published an article called “The Failure of Form: Reading Liminality Computationally in Dostoevskii’s The Double” in the most recent issue of Slavic Review. @katiabowers.bsky.social @fyodor76.bsky.social
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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Jun 10

UBC Grad students! We are looking for a Graduate Academic Assistant to work on the ”Linguaphobia, Linguistic Indifference, and the Monolingual University” Project. For further details and eligibility criteria, please submit applications by 4:00pm PT on June 19: cenes.ubc.ca/about/job-op...

Job Opportunities | UBC CENES Department

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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Apr 8

Calling all UBC CENES Alumni! Time to get ready for UBC’s 2nd annual Humanities Alumni Spring Mixer! Get your ticket and join CENES on Tuesday, May 6 from 6–8 PM at Earls Yaletown for an evening of conversations and connections with Arts alumni and faculty. @arts.ubc.ca cenes.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies is now accepting applications for a Lecturer in Swedish Language and Nordic Studies with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025! Applications are due Mary 5, 2025 by 4:00pm PT: cenes.ubc.ca/about/job-op...

Discover faculty, staff and student job opportunities in the UBC Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies (CENES) Department.

Collective Praxis, Collaborative Publishing: The Case of the Data-Sitters Club

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UBC Centre for European Studies @ces.ubc.ca · Mar 19

We are excited to announce our fourth and final 2025 CES Spring Colloquia Series! Dr. Matthew Tomkinson, postdoctoral fellow in @ubc-cenes.bsky.social will give a lecture titled "Adapting Schreber: From Memoir to Multimedia and Beyond." Happening April 3rd at 12:30PM at BUTO 997 and Zoom!

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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Mar 4

Our Banting Postdoctoral Fellow @jonahgarde.bsky.social is speaking next week in the @ces.ubc.ca Colloquia! Come join us and learn about their exciting research! The event is hybrid - see details below.

UBC Centre for European Studies @ces.ubc.ca · Feb 25

We are excited to announce our third lecture in our 2025 Spring Colloquia!

@jonahgarde.bsky.social will give a lecture titled: "Fantasies of Eldorado: Germany's Mythical Place in the Trans* Historical Imaginary."

Happening on March 11 at 12:30 PST. In person and on Zoom! 🔗in bio! See y'all there

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Journal of Electronic Publishing @jepub.bsky.social · Jan 27

In ‘Collective Praxis, Collaborative Publishing: The Case of the Data-Sitters Club’ @readywriting.bsky.social @katiabowers.bsky.social, Maria Sachiko Cecire, @quinnanya.me, Anouk Lang & @roopikarisam.bsky.social discuss their DH collaboration, its challenges & benefits doi.org/10.3998/jep.... [14/n]

The Data-Sitters Club (https://datasittersclub.github.io/site/index.html) is a pedagogical resource consisting of “books” that explore themes and methods from digital humanities and computational text...

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Journal of Electronic Publishing @jepub.bsky.social · Jan 27

We at @jepub.bsky.social are incredibly excited to announce the publication of our new special issue, On Gathering: Exploring Collective and Embodied Modes of Scholarly Communication and Publishing (editor: @katinalynn.bsky.social)! journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/issue/33... [1/n]

The Journal of Electronic Publishing | Issue: Issue: 1(28) On Gathering: Exploring Collective and Embodied Modes of Scholarly Communication and Publishing (2025)

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UBC Centre for Migration Studies @migration.ubc.ca · Jan 24

📣 Call for Proposals: CMS and UBC Okanagan invite proposals from academic affiliates for the 2025 CMS Research Conference on May 1-2.

Theme: “Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes.”

Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...

#migrationconference #researchconference

Call for Proposals: 2025 CMS Research Conference - Centre for Migration Studies

Submit your proposal for the 2025 CMS Research Conference on "Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes" in Vancouver, May 1-2, 2025.

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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Jan 21

Join CENES for Careers Night with alumni from German, Nordic, Slavic & Modern European Studies programs! Hear their stories, ask questions, and network over refreshments. Jan 22, 5:30–7:30 PM, Peña Room, Irving K. Barber Centre. RSVP here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Or drop by!

UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · Jan 15

🎉 First-Year Event Alert! 🎉

Explore languages & cultures at the Vanier Outreach Event! 🌍
📅 Jan 15, 5 PM
📍 Place Vanier Ballroom

✨ Highlights:
- 15-min language mini-classes
- Discover CENES courses
- Food & networking

Join us for an exciting evening! 🙌

#UBC #CENES #FirstYear