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FHIS Research Seminar Schedule 2024-25

The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) invites you to attend the FHIS Research Seminar—an opportunity to delve into the latest research surrounding the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Romance language-speaking

FHIS courses that fulfill “Ways of Knowing” breadth requirements

View a list of course bundles that fulfill the "Ways of Knowing" breadth requirements in the following categories: Humanities and Creative Arts, Place and Power, and Language as Meaning.

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Announcement, Event Highlight, Graduate, Undergraduate

Call for Presenters: “Why Learn Languages Today?” Roundtable Discussion (Arts Multilingual Week)

September 22, 2025

Announcement, Event Highlight, Undergraduate

FHIS Language Tables Schedule 2025

September 5, 2025

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Announcement, Event Highlight, Research

FHIS Seminar Schedule 2025-26

September 3, 2025

FHIS Research Seminar

Upcoming Events

Cultural Events, Department, Group Conversation Sessions, Undergraduate

Language Table: Portuguese

October 2, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Buchanan Tower - Room 813 (FHIS Learning Centre)

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Cultural Events, Department, Group Conversation Sessions, Undergraduate

Language Table: French

October 7, 2025

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Buchanan Tower - Room 726

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Cultural Events, Department, Lecture, Public

FHIS Research Seminar | Book Launch of “Cartografías del bosque (Cartographies of the Woods)” by María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo

October 8, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Buchanan Tower - Room 726

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