Biz Nijdam

Comics Studies, German Studies, Media Studies. Assistant Professor, Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

[UBC German Studies @UBC_German]

Save the date for UBC's first annual German Day for high school students, co-hosted with BCCTG, with generous support of the German Consulate of Vancouver and the Goethe Institut. Fun activities and a concert by Ami Warning! @cenesubc @UBC_CES @UBC

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas talking about how inspired he is by Comic Studies!! #ICAF2023

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

@AntjeEllermann @frederikbk @sarahleavittcbc @grasshopperpie @ hialyssacomics on Instagram and Emily Chou presenting the “Graphic Narratives of Migration” project at #ICAF2023 @UBCMigration

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

Susan Kirtley’s Academic Keynote presentation "The Role of the Rhetor: Feminist Disruption in Ms. Marvel” #ICAF2023

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

#ICAF2023 begins with @QianaWhitted’s opening remarks

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

@TophMarsh welcoming #ICAF2023 participants to the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people

[UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @cenesubc]

Join us on April 20 at 7:30 pm PT for the last #ZieglerLecture of the academic year, featuring Priscilla Layne (@pdlayne) and comic artist Birgit Weyhe on “Rude Girl (2022): Comics, Blackness, and Transnational Dialogue.” @UBC_German @UBC_Arts @bizabeth https://t.co/gJwX2Klnct

[Visual Storytelling in Holocaust & Human Rights Ed @holocaust_art]

Can graphic novels act as historical sources? Can they function as a form of witness testimony? What can a reader learn about someone’s personal experience through the comics medium?

@natashamdonovan, @kikuhughes, @realgonegirl, @CSchallie & @bizabeth

https://t.co/iTILbIaLfN

[UBC Centre for Migration Studies @UBCMigration]

Tomorrow 6pm! Don’t miss our screening of Broken Angel, with filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin (PhD @GRSJInstitute) in attendance for Q&A. Moderated by UBC new media scholar @bizabeth. Get more info, watch the trailer, and RSVP here: https://t.co/Uqch6yztnq See you in Choi 120!

[UVic Germanic & Slavic @uvic_geru]

This Thursday!

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Join us for Popcorn and Pakora on Tuesday, November 1st @ 5pm for Arts Multilingual Week's Bollywood Film Night!!

Register here: https://t.co/QiN9JXfOsE

@cenesubc @UBCAsianStudies @UBCLangScis @UBC_PH

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

📣GIVEAWAY!📣

Enter to win a UBC Bookstore gift card in 3 easy steps! Winners will be announced November 4.

Be sure to visit our website https://t.co/pe86CpSqcR to learn more about our programming for #ArtsMultilingualWeek.

@UBCAsianStudies @UBCLangScis @cenesubc @UBC_PH

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Interested in a multilingual career?

Join us for two events: 1) on multilingualism in settlement work with MOSAIC and 2) how language learning has helped Arts alumni in their career development to achieve career success.

For more info: https://t.co/pe86CpSqcR

[UBC German Studies @UBC_German]

Want to learn more about the languages of the #Jewish diaspora? Then join us for a *free* lunch and a brief introduction to Yiddish and Ladino! @UBCMultilingual @cenesubc
https://t.co/gyyjLdJkNX

[Biz Nijdam @bizabeth]

Check out our #comics virtual programming at #artsmultilingualweek! And follow @UBCMultilingual for more programming information! @ComicsBD @cssorg @icafcomic

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Join us for two *virtual* keynote presentations on Comics and Multilingualism by Indigenous comics artist Cole Pauls (@TundraWizard) and comics scholar Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (@KelpKate)!

For more information on Arts Multilingual Week programming, see https://t.co/a6r524dVQK

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Want to learn more about the languages of the #Jewish diaspora? Then join us for a *free* lunch and a brief introduction to Yiddish and Ladino!

For more information: https://t.co/2m8JyD9YJ4

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Join us for two *virtual* keynote presentations on Comics and Multilingualism by Indigenous comics artist Cole Pauls (@TundraWizard) and comics scholar Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (@KelpKate)!

For more information on Arts Multilingual Week programming, see https://t.co/a6r524dVQK

[UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @cenesubc]

Click the link to hear from @UBCMultilingual Week event organizers Dr. Biz Nijdam (@bizabeth, CENES) and Dr. Qian Wang (@UBCAsianStudies)!

[Arts Languages Maximum @UBCLanguagesMax]

Have you seen the lineup of events for UBC’s inaugural #ArtsMultilingualWeek?

You don’t want to miss it! Join us October 31-November 4 in celebrating multilingualism at UBC!

@UBCAsianStudies @UBCLangScis @cenesubc @UBC_PH