Celebrating achievement in queer studies
June 8, 2023
June marks Pride Month in North America, a month dedicated to celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and spotlighting the achievements and contributions of its members.
Dr. Ervin Malakaj, Director of Undergraduate Studies, German, whose work focuses largely on queer studies, recently received two significant honours that will provide him with opportunities to further his research.
In February, Dr. Malakaj was awarded a Research and Creation grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. The grant will fund a research trip for him to retrace his personal ‘queer migration journey’ to Germany from his home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In March, he received a research fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Cologne. He will be travelling there to work on his next book, on the topic of queer media engagement in early-20th-century Germany.
Ahead of embarking on these projects, we asked Ervin to share insights about his work and lived experience.
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