The UBC Centre for European Studies seeks to advance the critical study and understanding of European cultures, societies, history, and politics, broadly conceived.
Find out more about us, and our events here:
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Episode 3 of the CES podcast is live! Tune in to hear Professor Ellen Marie Jensen discuss green colonialism and Sámi activism in Norway and the broader arctic region. Listen now at the link in our bio!
#europeanstudies #ubc #podcast
Learn more about how a team of researchers, including CES affiliates Biz Nijdam and Tim Frandy as well as the Faculty of Education's Shannon Leddy, is using popular media to forward Indigenous stories of resilience and cultural renewal. Full story at the link in our bio!
Join us on May 12 for a lecture on the history of vampires in 18th-century Russia! Register for the Zoom link on our website (link in bio).
This event is co-sponsored by the Eurasia Research Cluster, Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies, and UBC Medieval Studies Program.
This lecture will investigate the approaches that different Nordic countries have undertaken on their path to European integration and what lessons can be drawn from the Canadian perspective. Go to the link in our bio to register for the Zoom link or RSVP by noon on April 30th to get a free lunch.
The Centre for European Studies has launched a brand new podcast, available now on cIRcle, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify! This season, we’re focusing on our annual theme, “Infrastructure and Power,” examining how systems shape the lives of those living in Europe and beyond. Listen via the link in bio!
ROOM CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Beginning next week, the Postdoc and Graduate Writing Group will be moving all meetings to BuTo 997. Drop by to meet the UBC European Studies community while getting work done!
In the second episode of our CES podcast, Dr. Kiran Klaus Patel examines the history of the European Union and the political and administrative infrastructure it has established to shape Europe’s economic and political order over the past decades. Tune in at the link in our bio!
In the first episode of our new CES Podcast, Dr. Mongili introduces the concept of the Not-Quite-West: territories where colonial-type relations persist, encompassing marginal areas located within Western or post-imperial states.
Learn more by listening to the episode at the link in our bio!
You are invited to join the upcoming hybrid Trans German Studies workshop.
🗓️ May 21-22, 2026
📌 Buchanan Tower 997 and zoom
Make sure to register ahead of time if you wish to attend. Link in bio!
You are cordially invited to join the pre-program to the upcoming hybrid Trans German Studies workshop.
🗓️ May 20, 2026
🕚 12:00-5:30 p.m.
📌 Buchanan Tower 997 and Zoom
