The Diefenbaker Lectures, March 5 & 26, April 6

[Arts Communications]

Join the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies and the soon-to-be School of Critical and Creative Humanities for The Diefenbaker Lectures<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/diefenbaker-lectures>, a series showcasing the breadth and range of German studies scholarship today. Held as part of the search for the next occupant of the Diefenbaker Memorial Chair in German Literary Studies<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/diefenbaker-memorial-chair-german-literary-studies>, an endowed research and public engagement professorship at the University of Waterloo, these lectures feature leading scholars, all strong advocates of interdisciplinary humanities education, who are  keen on leading German studies in new directions.
The next lecture in the series is this week, and all three lectures are in person only
March 5: Dr. Priscilla Layne, Professor of German and Director of the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Layne’e lecture, “Swiss Postcolonial Literature? Reading Martin Dean’s Meine Väter (2003) through Trauma, Mutism, and Third Space” will explain what makes this Swiss novel such a compelling example of postcolonial literature.

  *   WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m. at the Balsillie School of International Affairs
  *   More details and registration<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/events/priscilla-layne> (you can just show up, of course, but if you register, it helps us plan the reception following the talk).

March 26: Dr. Hannah Eldridge, Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she also edits the scholarly journal Monatshefte. Dr. Eldridge’s lecture, “The (Germanophone) Poem and the (Connected) World” traces paths from Rainer Maria Rilke in Paris to Algeria, Sudan, and the Caribbean, to re-think the canon of Germany poetry.

  *   WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m. at the Balsillie School of International Affairs
  *   More details and registration<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/events/hannah-eldridge>

April 6: Dr. Anjeana Hans, Professor and Chair of German Studies at Wellesley College. Dr. Hans’ lecture, “From Vienna to Hollywood: Independent Films, Exile, and the Shaping of Hollywood Genre” follows the career of German filmmaker Henry Koster whose exile during the Third Reich saw him make a mark in Hollywood genre films.

  *   WHEN & WHERE: Monday, April 6, 7 p.m. at the Balsillie School of International Affairs
  *   More details and registration<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/events/anjeana-hans>

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