UBC Centre for European Studies

Join us for the Tobin Distinguished Lecture with J. Rafael Balling! “Subject to Change” explores trans and gender-diverse experiences through German-language literature. Date: October 22 at 12:30–2 PM Location: Dodson Room, IKBLC + Zoom RSVP or register for Zoom on our website!

Upcoming at UBC! Join FHIS for a Research Seminar with Paolo Granata on From Dante to Aldus Manutius: The Journey of the Commedia into Print. Date: Oct. 16 at 1:45–3 PM Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 726 Learn more and RSVP through FHIS!

Join us for the Tobin Distinguished Lecture with J. Rafael Balling! “Subject to Change” explores trans and gender-diverse experiences through German-language literature. Date: October 22 at 12:30–2 PM Location: Dodson Room, IKBLC + Zoom RSVP or register for Zoom on our website!

Join Lilia Topouzova for a discussion on research, testimony, artistic practice, and her new book Unsilencing. Title: The Art of Unsilencing: Research, Testimony, and the Stories We Tell Date: October 13, 2026 at 6–7:30 PM Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Register via link in bio.

Join us for our upcoming CES/JMC workshop! East/West, North/South: Green Capitalism and Green Colonialism in the Race to Net Zero, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Aide Esu and a panel of UBC researchers. Date: Oct. 9, 2026 at 11 AM–3 PM Location: The Place of Many Trees RSVP via link in bio!

Join us for the Tobin Distinguished Lecture with J. Rafael Balling! “Subject to Change” explores trans and gender-diverse experiences through German-language literature. Date: October 22 at 12:30–2 PM Location: Dodson Room, IKBLC + Zoom RSVP or register for Zoom on our website!

Our latest Research Feature highlights JMC Seed Grant recipients Dr. Sara Shneiderman & Dr. Jeevan Baniya and their project on disaster governance, infrastructure, and migration between Nepal and Europe. Read the full Q&A on our website!

Join us for our upcoming CES Research Speaker Series event! Dr. Willem Maas presents "Borders, Migration, and Multilevel Citizenship in the E.U. and U.S." Date: October 6 at 12:30–2:00 PM Location: Allard Hall, Fasken Classroom (Room 122) + Online RSVP on our website!

Join Lilia Topouzova for a discussion on research, testimony, artistic practice, and her new book Unsilencing. Title: The Art of Unsilencing: Research, Testimony, and the Stories We Tell Date: October 13, 2026 at 6–7:30 PM Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Register via link in bio.

Join us for the Tobin Distinguished Lecture with J. Rafael Balling! “Subject to Change” explores trans and gender-diverse experiences through German-language literature. Date: October 22 at 12:30–2 PM Location: Dodson Room, IKBLC + Zoom RSVP or register for Zoom on our website!

Yumi follows 3 South Pacific law students taking climate change to the International Court of Justice. Free screening at the Norm Theatre. Doors open at 6 PM. No tickets required. Co-sponsored by JMC, CES, UBC Pacific Islands Research Network, UBC Film Society & German Consulate General Vancouver.

Join us for our upcoming CES/JMC workshop! East/West, North/South: Green Capitalism and Green Colonialism in the Race to Net Zero, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Aide Esu and a panel of UBC researchers. Date: Oct. 9, 2026 at 11 AM–3 PM Location: The Place of Many Trees RSVP via link in bio!

We’re sorry to announce that today’s CES Affiliate Gathering at Koerner’s Pub, September 23rd, has been cancelled. We apologize for the last-minute change and any inconvenience. Thank you to everyone who was planning to join us, and we wish everyone a great start to the new school year!

Join us for our upcoming CES Research Speaker Series event! Dr. Willem Maas presents "Borders, Migration, and Multilevel Citizenship in the E.U. and U.S." Date: October 6 at 12:30–2:00 PM Location: Allard Hall, Fasken Classroom (Room 122) + Online RSVP on our website!

Yumi tells the inspiring story of three law students from the South Pacific who join a movement to bring climate change before the International Court of Justice via the UN. Their goal: to save their home islands from destruction. See link in bio for details and the full list of event sponsors!

Join Lilia Topouzova for a discussion on research, testimony, artistic practice, and her new book Unsilencing. Title: The Art of Unsilencing: Research, Testimony, and the Stories We Tell Date: October 13, 2026 at 6–7:30 PM Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Register via link in bio.

Join us for our upcoming CES Research Speaker Series event! Dr. Willem Maas presents "Borders, Migration, and Multilevel Citizenship in the E.U. and U.S." Date: October 6 at 12:30–2:00 PM Location: Allard Hall, Fasken Classroom (Room 122) + Online RSVP on our website!

Come chat with your fellow CES affiliate faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars about all things European Studies, with snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on us. Please RSVP by September 21st. See you there!

Join us at the Norm Theatre for a free German-language film screening full of laughs and language exploration! Doors open at 6 PM. No tickets required. Subtitles in English. View event details and a full list of sponsors on our website (link in bio).

Yumi tells the inspiring story of three law students from the South Pacific who join a movement to bring climate change before the International Court of Justice via the UN. Their goal: to save their home islands from destruction. See link in bio for details and the full list of event sponsors!

Join us at the Norm Theatre for a free German-language film screening full of laughs and language exploration! Doors open at 6 PM. No tickets required. Subtitles in English. View event details and a full list of sponsors on our website (link in bio).

Meet Victoria, our new Visiting International Research Student for Winter Term 1, 2026! Victoria is a visiting master’s student from Germany. During her time at CES, she’ll support the Centre’s communication, events, and research activities. We’re excited to welcome her to CES!

Join CES postdocs and graduate students for a weekly drop-in writing session! Meet the UBC European Studies community while getting work done. The group will meet in Buchanan Tower, Room 997 on Thursdays from 1-3 PM. No meeting on Oct 1st. No RSVP required!

Help us kick off the back-to-school season in style with an afternoon of food, friends, and fun at Koerner’s Pub on Wednesday, September 23rd! Please RSVP at the link in our bio by September 21st.

Episode 5 of our podcast is live! Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics, Hans Kundnani, discusses the current and historical role of EU integration, as well as its connections with colonialism, racism, and militarism. #ubc #europeanstudies #researchpodcast #newepisode

Episode 4 of our podcast is live! Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Jeevan Baniya jointly discuss how funding from the European Union is flowing into Nepal to support infrastructure development and “good governance” at the local level, while young people are leaving the country through labour migration.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

Join CES postdocs and graduate students for a weekly drop-in writing session! Meet the UBC European Studies community while getting work done. The group will meet in Buchanan Tower, Room 999A on Wednesdays from 1-3 PM. No meeting on July 1st. No RSVP required!

Join us April 24th for a workshop on “infrastructural biography” as a research method for examining infrastructure in its social, environmental, political, economic, and material contexts. Lunch will be served and work will be pre-circulated. RSVP by end of day April 20 if you plan to attend.

We are sad to announce that the CES Affiliate Gathering @ Koerner's Pub on April 16th has been cancelled. We wish everyone the best of luck this finals season and look forward to seeing you next school year!

Join us on April 16 @12:30-1:30 for a lecture by the University of Warsaw's Adam Szymanski. This talk will take a multilevel approach to studying democracy, with a focus on the case of Poland between 2010 and 2024.

Join us for a lunchtime showcase of our W2025 student research fellows, Alexandra and Elodie! A mixer with tea, coffee, and treats from Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery will follow. This is a hybrid event; all those that wish to attend in-person or virtually must RSVP on our website!

Join CES for our next colloquium talk, in which Dr. Winthrop-Young examines Nazi propaganda, philosophy, pharmacology and changes to the pension system. The talk will present the increasingly compressed, accelerationist and catastrophist notions of history that made up the “Nazi chronobscene.”

Join us for Hans Kundnani's talk on ‘Coal, Steel and the EU as a White Peace Project’, the next instalment in our "Infrastructure & Power" Speaker Series. This talk is co-sponsored by CSDI. Learn more and register on our website at ces.ubc.ca/events/event...

Join CES as David Watson discusses the legal, political, and geographical implications of Prosecco in the European Union as part of our 2026 Spring Colloquia. #europeanstudies #ubc

Organized by Shoufu Yin and Mara Yue Du, "The Great Entanglement: Reframing East Eurasian Histories in the Longue Durée" will be taking place March 11th to 12th. Find the detailed schedule on our website! #europeanstudies #ces

Drawing upon their individual and collaborative research, Dr. Shneiderman and Dr. Baniya explore how European funding is flowing into Nepal, while young people are flowing out of the country through labour migration to global locations including Europe. Lunch will be served. RSVP on our website!

Join CES in celebrating the recent publication of Shredding the Map: Imagined Geographies of Revolutionary Russia, 1914-1922′, the latest book by Dr. Edith W. Clowes. #europeanstudies #ubc

Join CES as Dr. Mhishi examines how Europe contends with how it will be constituted in the future, a recurring challenge has been how Europe engages, in this instance particularly in relation to Africa, in processes of reparation in the aftermath of colonial histories that shape the present.