Friday, November 21, 2 p.m.: Kaffeestunde at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Read More »
Author Archives: Department of German
Prof. John Zilcosky fellow at the Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin
Prof. John Zilcosky is spending the summer semester 2014 as a visiting fellow at the Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin. Read More »
Prof. Emeritus Heinz Wetzel published his novel Wo die Bäume im Wasser stehn
Prof. Emeritus Heinz Wetzel published his novel Wo die Bäume im Wasser stehn (Athene Media Verlag, 2013). For more information, please visit the website of the publishing house Athene Media. Read More »
Monadic Vitalism and Aesthetic Harmony: Why Leibniz Still Mattered around 1800
February 7, 2013 16:00 Monadic Vitalism and Aesthetic Harmony: Why Leibniz Still Mattered around 1800 John Smith, John G. Diefenbaker Chair in German Literary Studies, University of Waterloo Odette Hall 323, 50 St. Joseph Street Read More »
Melitta Adamson (UWO): Baghdad, Byzantium and Beyond: A Corpus of Medieval Dietetic Literature and its Reception in Fifteenth-Century Bavaria
January 17, 2013 16:00 - 18:00 Melitta Adamson (UWO): Baghdad, Byzantium and Beyond: A Corpus of Medieval Dietetic Literature and its Reception in Fifteenth-Century Bavaria Tasting Histories: Prof. Adamson is the author of Food in Medieval Times (2004) and editor of Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe (2002), among many other publications. Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100A Read More »
Wagner and Adaptation: A Public Symposium
January 31 - February 2, 2013 Wagner and Adaptation: A Public Symposium University of Toronto Read More »
Just published: Spatial Practices, inspired by Department’s Toronto German Studies Symposium
In recent decades the conceptualization of space and place as social constructs has received significant attention and has been re-evaluated with an emphasis on cultural, social and political practice. This shift moves away from regarding space as fixed, unchanging container towards a realization that space is always inextricably linked with social practice and cultural signification... Read More »
Undergraduate student Walker Horsfall wins University of Toronto Excellence Award
Undergraduate student Walker Horsfall was awarded a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA) for his research project “Invoking Sacred Spaces: Heinrich von Meissen and Medieval German Religious Poetry.” Read More »
Alumnus John Koster director of BR travel series “Mit leichtem Gepäck”
Alumnus John Koster director of BR travel series "Mit leichtem Gepäck" Read More »
b2B backpack to BRIEFCASE
November 19, 2012 17:30 - 19:30. Presented by Departments of French, German, Italian, Slavic, Spanish & Portuguese Charbonnel Lounge, Elmsley Hall, SMC. Interested in networking with U of T alumni who studied languages and used their education and passion to pursue and achieve successful careers? Attend a panel discussion with alumni from the languages departments. There will be a panel discussion, Q&A, light refreshments and an opportunity for networking. Read More »