Helmut Walser Smith, Vanderbilt University
Helmut Walser Smith (Vanderbilt University) and Jim Retallack (University of Toronto) will engage in a public discussion at York on the topic of “Continuities in German History” on Friday, February 11th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Vari Hall 1152A (building #30 on the map found here) (CONTINUE READING)
Dr. Alexandre Berlin, Honorary Director of the European Commission and an organizer of the EU Study Tour and Internship Program, will be on hand at the EUCE York on Tuesday, January 18th from 12:30 to 2:00 pm (749 York Research Tower) ( to answer questions about this unique chance to actively engage with the European Union and other European institutions. From May 9th to May 27th, 2011, tour participants will acquaint themselves with the workings of Europe’s major political, economic and legal institutions with visits to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Hachenburg, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, and Luxembourg. At the end of the tour, some participants will have the opportunity to complete an internship at a European institution relevant to their interests.
York students wishing to participate in the tour are eligible to apply for financial support from the European Union Centre of Excellence at York. For details on this, please contact the Centre’s Coordinator, John Paul Kleiner, at jkleiner@yorku.ca
More information on the study tour, can be found at:
http://www2.capilanou.ca/programs/europe.html
Together with the CITY Institute at York, CCGES will host a talk by Tino Petzold and Sebastian Schipper (Human Geography, University of Frankfurt) considering the transformation of the University of Frankfurt on Tuesday, November 30th from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in room 626 York Research Tower.
Sit In, Uni. Frankfurt 2009
At the end of 2009, students occupied a central building at the University of Frankfurt as part of a nationwide university strike. While this form of protest enjoys a long history of legitimacy in Germany, in this case a brutal police intervention broke up the demonstrations after only three days. To understand this new shift towards authoritarian practices, Petzold and Schipper argue that it is essential to analyze the general transformation of the University of Frankfurt in the context of the neoliberalization of the higher education system in Germany and Europe. (CONTINUE READING)
The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) is organizing three panels on issues related to automobility. These panels will raise socially, economically, technologically and politically important issues around the car, its production, use and culture.
The series organizers Prof. Roger Keil (Director, CITY Institute) and Prof. Bernard Wolf (Schulich School of Business), both CCGES faculty affiliates suggest that European and North American societies of the 20th century arguably were transformed and marked by the automobile more than by any other commodity. The car is the chief artifcat of industrial society, at the centre of transportation in our cities, at the core of household mobility and financial decision-making, the most iconic symbol of modern life, and a lightning rod for environmental critique.
Moritz Rinke
A humorous novel from Germany? Written by a German? On German History? Never heard of such a thing? Yet, it does exist! Moritz Rinke, one of Germany’s finest young playwrights and novelists, will discuss the perils and possibilities of having fun with history and read from his new novel Der Mann, der durch das Jahrhundert fiel (The Man Who Fell Through The Century).
This event takes place Wednesday, November 24th and will feature an English-language reading from Mr. Rinke’s new novel as well as discussion moderated by Dr. Wolfram Eilenberger (a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and cultural commentator with several German publications).
All are welcome, but attendees are asked to register in advance with ccges@yorku.ca
Location: 626 York Research Tower (building #95 on the map found here)
Time: 10:30 am – noon
