Who decides what counts as “correct” in a language, and how does this affect those learning or teaching it? Attend the FHIS Research Seminar presented by Sarah Huxley, Nancy Ofori, and Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard. Held in English and open to all. 📅 Sept 24, 2025 ⏰ 3:00-4:30 PM 📍 Buchanan Tower, Room 726

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 cenes.ubc.ca/news/cenes-f...

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 cenes.ubc.ca/events/event...

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...

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 cenes.ubc.ca/news/dr-bowe...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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.

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]

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]

📣 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

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!

🎉 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

The UBC Centre for European Studies is thrilled to announce the 2025 CES Spring Colloquium Series is Dr. Babak Amini's lecture: “The First World War and the Prospects of General Social Theory.” Join us as we delve into how WWI shaped social theory in America! #UBC #europeanstudies