Dept. of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies, UBC

Hi everyone! With the beginning of the new school year, the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies has decided to make the permanent switch from Facebook to Instagram, and as such will no longer be monitoring/ posting on this page.

While we won’t be posting here anymore, you can still stay up to date on all CENES events, news, and happenings over on our Instagram page

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Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Frackman, Ervin Malakaj (Dept. of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies, UBC), Sara Shneiderman (UBC Anthropology Department), Christopher B. Patterson (The Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice UBC), Yue Qian (UBC Sociology), Heather O'Brien (UBC School of Information), Joelle LeMoult, Jeremy C. Biesanz (UBC Department of Psychology), and Stefan Dollinger (UBC Department of English Language & Literatures), the nine members of the Faculty of Arts who have been awarded the prestigious 2023/24 Killam Research Fellowship and Prizes. Read more about the awardees and their research: https://l8r.it/WhA5

CENES Director of Nordic Studies, Tim Frandy, was featured in a National Geographic article last month! Read more using the link below.

What does Santa have to do with … psychedelic mushrooms? This Christmas theory involves a bright red and white hallucinogenic mushroom called Amanita muscaria that resembles Santa Claus's signature suit. We asked the experts if there's any merit to the colorful legend.

Welcome to 2024! Still looking for courses to take this semester? Check out some of our term 2 offerings, from Indigenous studies, film studies, and literature to language - CENES offers a wide variety of topics.

📢 Applications for CENES Masters and PhD programs are open!

The CENES Department has many opportunities for students to engage in intellectual exchange with our talented faculty and graduate student peers.

⌛Applications are due December 31st, 2023

Find more information on our website:
https://cenes.ubc.ca/graduate/

UBC Grad School

Are you considering grad school, or wondering if it might be the right path for you?

Find out what grad school is like directly from eight current Arts Graduate students: https://ow.ly/YT2E50Q88Xy

UBC's 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund is supporting three community-university projects led by our Faculty of Arts members from the Dept. of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies, UBC and the School of Social Work.

Learn more about the PRE funded projects: https://ow.ly/qjKP50Q6t7U