German Studies at the University of Alberta

08/27/2019

12/15/2018

There's still room in German courses this coming Winter term 2019, including GERM 316 "Intro to German Applied Linguistics" with Dr. Dailey-O'Cain and GERM 340 "Intro to the Study of Modern German Literature" with Dr. Stuhlmann. Now's the time to sign up or encourage your friends to do so!

09/07/2016

05/03/2016

Please self-nominate or pass along!

Mrs Kathe & Mr Siegfried Klotsche Scholarship in German
Field of Study: German Language
Value: $2,000
Number: 1
Conditions: Awarded to a student with superior academic achievement continuing in or convocating from the Faculty of Arts with a major or minor in German language studies or a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in German. Selection based on academic achievement in relevant courses (as determined by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies). Preference given to a student with demonstrated volunteerism in Edmonton's German community. If no candidates display demonstrated involvement in Edmonton's German community, preference given to a student with demonstrated volunteerism in social and/or community-based organization(s).
Funded by: Endowed by Kathe Klotsche
Application/Nomination Procedure: Apply by May 1st to the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

01/27/2016

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/01/design-for-living-books-adam-kirsch?mbid=social_facebook

Behind the forbidding reputation is a mind passionately engaged with life’s most basic questions.

12/21/2015

We can imagine what it means to lose everything – and that provokes either our empathy or our fear

12/03/2015

11/05/2015

It's a rare treat that German-language movies make it to Edmonton outside of our own MLCS German Film Series, so please mark your calendars for a screening of Austrian thriller "Goodbye Mommy" (original title: "Ich seh, ich seh") at the Metro Cinema!

http://www.metrocinema.org/film_view/5579/

10/19/2015

Interested in German film, food, and wine? Get your tickets to this! Screening of "Soul Kitchen" with a five-course dinner.

http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3f1adf0db41f1054de46eeb65&id=b7e697cbe4

Film and food are evocative partners. Everyone remembers the scene in "Lady and The Tramp" where the two pooches share a plate of spaghetti and meatballs in a romantic alleyway, or the infamous deli scene in "When Harry Met Sally." Food is a vehicle for the both the silly (remember when Mr. Creosote…

09/12/2015

Join us for Fall 2015 instalment of the German Film Series. Up this semester: Westerns!

07/31/2015

If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about German culture, please consider signing up for GERM 343 with Dr. Carrie Smith-Prei! It is taught in German, and you need to have completed 212 to register (or talk with the department).

GERM 343: Postwar Cultures: 1945-today, Tues./Thurs. 2-3:20
This course focuses on cultural changes taking place in German-speaking countries from 1945 to the present. We will look at the immediate postwar period, then at divided Germany and “Die Wende,” considering also its effect on other German-speaking countries, and finally we will discuss contemporary issues after 2000. We will focus on how these developments are configured and reflected in literature, film, and other cultural artifacts.

04/13/2015

http://www.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2015-04/guenter-grass-gruppe-47-blechtrommel

Sich irren, sich engagieren, sich streiten: Günter Grass symbolisierte einen Schriftstellertyp, den viele jüngere Autoren heute ablehnen.