Guest Lecture 20 June 2024 - Prof Charmaine A. Nelson

Guest Lecture 20 June 2024 - Prof Charmaine A. Nelson

We are delighted to announce that Prof Charmaine A. Nelson from the University of Massachusetts Amherst will give a guest lecture on June 20th.

The topic is: ”send him in safe custody to the Gaol of Montreal“: Enslaved Fugitives, Jails, and Workhouses in late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Nova Scotia and Jamaica. “

When and where: 12 - 2 pm, P 12, University of Trier 
All those interested, please register via email: s2nifuhr@uni-trier.de 

This event is organised in collaboration with the Center for American Studies (TCAS) at the University of Trier. 

Poster for the guest lecture by Prof Charmaine A. Nelson on June 20 in P12. At the top of the poster is a newspaper clipping referecing the escape of an enslaved fugitive.

Guest Lecture 23 April 2024 - Prof Adam Muller

We are very happy to announce that Prof Adam Muller from the University of Manitoba will give a guest lecture on April 23rd.

The topic is: ”Genocide, Reconciliation, Repair: Indigenous Canadians and the Burdens of History“

When and where: 12 - 2 pm, E 52, University of Trier 

Guests are very welcome!

Poster for the upcoming Guest Lecture. At the top is a side-by-side of an Indigenous boy in traditional clothing before attending a residential school, and him wearing a suit and having short hair after attending a residential school. The picture is black and white.

Additional LIT 401 Seminar with Focus on Canada

There will be an additional LIT 401 seminar available coming summer term, focusing on Canada!

”“Canadian Literature - Themes and Identities“ (12251206) will focus on exploring the central themes of Canadian identity and examining their depiction in literary works. We will read several short stories, Brother by David Chariandy and The Handmaid‘s Tale by Margaret Atwood.“

Blockseminar:

  • Fr, 19.04.2024, 10-12 Uhr, per ZOOM. B 19 kann als ZOOM-Raum verwendet werden.
  • Fr, 10.05.2024, 9-17 Uhr, Raum C 4.
  • Fr, 07.06.2024, 9-17 Uhr, Raum C 4.
  • Fr, 05.07.2024, 9-17 Uhr, Raum C 429.

Instructor: Carla Göbel

You can sign up from the 5th of April until the 10th. 

Flyer for an additional LIT 401 seminar "”“Canadian Literature - Themes and Identities“will focus on exploring the central themes of Canadian identity and examining their depiction in literary works. We will read several short stories, Brother by David Chariandy and The Handmaid‘s Tale by Margaret Atwood.“ Sign up now!

Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholarship on Transatlantic Relations 2024

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Canada is having a call for applications for the 2024 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholarship on Transatlantic Relations. The Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholarship on Transatlantic Relations is a joint initiative by the Centre for European Studies (CES) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and KAS Canada. It supports a visiting scholarship at Carleton University in the Fall Term of each year (September to December). 

See here for more information on the application process 

Flyer for the scholarship. The text reads: Call for applications! Are you interested in being a scholar in residence at Carleton University? Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline. Check the KAS website or follow the link on our website. All text is in various shades of blue and green

Student report on their Time Abroad in Canada

Read Leia Hermesdorf's report on their time at the University of Manitoba here

This picture shows the campus of the University of Manitoba. The sun is setting and the focal point of the picture is a mansion-like building with. The sky is blue with no clouds.

The Centre for Canadian Studies is now on Instagram

We are officially on Instagram. Check out our page here 

Visiting Professors Summer Term 2024

The Centre for Canadian Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Adam Muller (University of Manitoba) and his wife, Emily Muller, to the University of Trier. 

Courses Summer Term 2024 - Certificate of Canadian Studies

Information on courses for the upcoming summer term 2024 

Find more information on courses for the Certificate of Canadian Studies here 

 

 

Summer Term 2024 Referent Veranstaltung Müller Native North American Literature LIT 401 Seminar - 2 Std., 2 Gruppen: Gruppe 1: Mo 10-12, A 7 Gruppe 2: Mo 14-16, A 12 Müller Michael Ondaatje: Pomo/Poco Narratives of Loss & Retrieval MA- Seminar, LIT 801 / ELM 301 / ELM 302 / NAS 301 / NAS 302 / NAS 402, 2 Std., 2 Gruppen: Gruppe 1: Di 12-14, B 19 Gruppe 2: Do 8-10, B 18 Müller Basic Survey of Canadian Literature and Culture 4. Sem., BA-Studierende LIT 402V, Vorlesung - 2 Std., Do 12-14, P 12 Karstens Nordamerika (ca. 1500-1800) Vorlesung - 2 Std., Do 14-16, HS 8 Felbeck Einführung in die französische und frankophone Literaturwissenschaft BA-Seminar - 2 Std., Mi 8-10, B 211 Merk Einführung in die französische und frankophone Sprachwissenschaft BA-Seminar - 2 Std., Di 12-14, A 11 Klump Vom franzischen Dialekt zur Weltsprache Französisch Seminar - 2 Std., Mi 8-10, B 111 Klump Aktuelle Sprachdiskussionen in der frankophonen Welt MA-Seminar - 2 Std., Do 8-10, B 111 Bélisle-Wolf Francophonies en Amérique du Nord: Le Québec, l’Acadie et la Louisiane MA-Übung - 2 Std., Di 14-16, D 338