Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto
February 29, 2024 Read More »
Guest Lecture: The Berlin Project, Feb 29
Past Events
Kaffeestunde: Thursday, November 2 at 1 pm
November 2, 2023 Read More »
Departmental Research Forum: Thursday, March 16, 4:00-5:30pm
John Evjen: “The End: Death of Wolves and Their Kin” Thursday 16 March, 4:00-5:30pm Odette Hall 323 and on zoom Read More »
Departmental Research Forum, Thur., Mar. 9, 4:00-5:30 pm
Talk by André Flicker Title: Voicelessness, Narration, and Documentation: On the Dramatic Agon of Expression in Karl Kraus’s “Die letzten Tage der Menschheit” Thursday 9 March, 4:00-5:30pm Odette Hall 323 and on zoom Read More »
Kaffeestunde: Thursday, March 2 at 2 pm
Dear undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty of the German Department: We’d like to invite all of you to our Kaffeestunde (coffee hour), the German Department’s social gathering of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. Let’s meet and mingle over coffee, tea and Keksen for an informal chat in German. The Kaffeestunde will take place every first Thursday and third Friday of the month from 2-3 p.m. in the Lounge of the German Department, Odette Hall 301. Please join us for our next Kaffeestunde on Thursday, March 2 at 2 pm. *Help us protect the environment and bring your own reusable cup* Angelica Fenner Acting Chair Read More »
Joseph Haydn’s ORFEO: The Soul of the Philosopher. May 26
May 26, 2023 Read More »
Language and Culture Day, Fri., Mar. 10, 2-4:30pm
The Global Languages Initiative is excited to announce this year’s Language and Culture Day held on Friday, March 10th from 2pm to 4:30pm in Father Madden Hall at St. Mike’s College. Whether you are interested in expanding your existing knowledge of a language, deepening your connection with your linguistic and cultural heritage, or are simply curious about foreign languages and cultures, you are all invited! Read More »
Departmental Research Forum, Thur. Feb. 16, 4-5:30pm
John NoyesIs Race an Urphänomen? Chamberlain reads Herder (and Goethe)Thursday 16 February, 4:00-5:30pmOdette Hall 323and on zoom Read More »
Graduate Study in German & Yiddish @ U of Toronto: Online Info Session Thurs Nov 24, 1 p.m.
The Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Toronto is inviting applications to our Graduate Program in German and Yiddish Literature, Culture and Theory. We will be holding two online information sessions: one this coming Thursday 24 November at 1pm , another on Tuesday 20 December at 4pm Eastern Time. Please join us at https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84299689287 Read More »
Becoming Black: Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker in Attendance, Thurs., Nov. 24, 5 pm
Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker in AttendanceBecoming Black, 90 min.Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, University of Toronto5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 24, 2022 Please join us for a public film screening of the thought-provoking German autobiographical documentary, Becoming Black with the Berlin-based director Ines Johnson-Spain in attendance. The film has travelled globally and found resonance across peoples and cultures. The screening will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker moderated by University of Toronto Professors Angelica Fenner and Azadeh Sharifi. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures, the Cinema Studies Institute, and the DAAD. Read More »