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: Jun 14, 2018, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for German Studies Book Prize has been established to recognize first-time authors whose scholarly work provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. Find out more on our website.

Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation

At the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region Museum from May 25 to September 3, 2018thisexhibit presents historical events over the centuries, inspiring stories of German immigrants, and innovative bilateral research projects and partnerships.

Goethe films: Schlingensief - Approach those you fear

Thu, 05/10/2018 -Thu, 05/17/2018 @6:30 pm, Tiff Bell Lightbox

Cyberbullying - A Linguistic Perspective

April 4th 1-2pm

On Tuesday, November 28th, WCGS Director James Skidmore gave a talk on the history of Christmas traditions in German-speaking Europe. The event was connected with Kitchener's Christkindl Market, which opens next week, on Thursday, December 7th.

Every semester, the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for German Studies's reading group meets on a weeknight evening to discuss a book that is somehow related to German-speaking culture. These have been our past titles:

Alice Kuzniar, University Research Chair and Professor of German and English, will be awarded the Hans-Walz Research Prize at a champagne reception on 1 December at the Robert Bosch Haus in Stuttgart for her work on the history of homeopathy.  

Alice Kuzniar's new book, , has just been published by the University of Toronto Press.

Whether they arrived in the 1950s on a ship or a few years ago on a passenger plane, German immigrants to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region still hold many untold stories in their families that risk being lost if they are not recorded. The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for German Studies is looking for people of German descent—or their children—who would like to talk about their years in German-speaking Europe, their arrival in Canada during the 1950s, 1960s or later, and their lives in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region.