Tag Archives: Laurence Côté-Pitre

M.A. Student Contact thisiscindy.cao@mail.utoronto.ca  Read More »

M.A. Student Contact savannah.bein@mail.utoronto.ca Office Hours Monday 11am-12pm Thursdays 1pm-2pm Classes 2022-23 GER100S LEC0301 Background Graduated from University of Toronto in 2020 with a major in Environmental Studies and minors in both French and German languages. I’ve previously lived in Freiburg, Germany where I completed an internship in sustainable agriculture. Currently I am an M.A. student with the German department, with my studies focusing on the influence of trees in German culture and activism. Read More »

Ph.D. Candidate Contact laurence.cote.pitre@mail.utoronto.ca Office Hours M/W 5:00-6:00 pm (on zoom) Classes 2022-23 GER200Y1 LEC5101 (online) – M/W 6:00-8:00 pm Background Originally from Quebec City, I studied languages (English, German and Spanish) in my hometown at Cégep Limoilou from 2010 to 2012 (DEC Arts et Lettres, profil Langues Modernes). I received my H.BA. from the University of Toronto in German Studies and European Studies in June 2016, after spending a year at the Karl-Franzens Universität in Graz, Austria as an exchange student in 2013-14. I graduated from my M.A. in German from the University of Toronto in November 2017. My major research paper focused on the underground poetry of the Prenzlauer Berg Connection in the 1980s. My current research interest involves ecocriticism and environmental discourses in German literature. My dissertation focuses on post-Chernobyl and Anthropocene discourses in women literature from East and West Germany. Aside from academics, I enjoy knitting, gardening, and I recently discovered the fascinating world of photography! 🙂 Conference Papers “Writing the Anthropocene: German Literature after Chernobyl” (poster presentation) Canadian Association of University Teachers of German Conference. University of Alberta. May-June 2021. “Landschaft als Quelle: Wie kann man Feldforschung in literarische Analyse integrieren?” Internationales Forschungsnetzwerk Literatur im ... Read More »

M.A. Student Contact zoe.levson@mail.utoronto.ca  Background I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto in 2023, specializing in Philosophy and minoring in Yiddish. My interests include Yiddish poetry, Yiddish translations of German philosophy, and chess. Read More »

M.A. Student Contact owen.meunier@mail.utoronto.ca  Courses GER100Y1 Y LEC0401 Tue/Thur 11 am – 1 pm Office Hours TR 1-2 pm (in person) Background Graduated from his Bachelor of Commerce in June of 2023 specializing in Management with a focus in International Business and Leadership in Organizations. Owen further completed a double minor in German Studies and Economics. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in German Literature, Culture, and Theory. Owen’s research interests include machine-based translation and evolutionary linguistics. Coming from a small town in Northern Ontario, he was eager to travel the world and experience different cultures. Through his travels, he developed a musical ear for languages which inspired his studies in the Spanish and German languages. Owen’s time working in Berlin and studying in Kassel further piqued his interest in the German language and culture. Publications Meunier, Owen. “Die Deutsche Sprache – Auf Dem Weg Zur Inklusion.” UBC Augenblick, 28 Feb. 2023.  Read More »

M.A. Student Contact hannah.robinson@mail.utoronto.ca  Read More »