FHIS mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Larry Bongie
It is with sadness that we learned that Dr. Laurence Bongie, Professor Emeritus of French, has passed away on December 26th in Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island.
Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant, French Sociolinguistics
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard accepte présentement des candidatures pour un poste d’assistant de recherche pour la période de janvier à décembre 2021. Le candidat doit être un étudiant gradué et avoir un niveau avancé de français.
Sima Godfrey shares her COVID-19 doodle cartoons
Dr. Sima Godfrey expresses the frustrations of life under COVID with easily relatable, funny and whimsical cartoons.
Caitlin Midgley and Mirta Roncagalli receive the Ximena Osegueda Prize 2019
Caitlin Midgley and Mirta Roncagalli received Ximena Osegueda Prize for best essay in a graduate seminar.
Five FHIS Faculty Awarded the Hampton New Faculty Grant
Five faculty members from FHIS have been awarded the Hampton Fund New Faculty Grant.
Research Spotlight: Digital Humanities & the Evolution of Philology in French Literature Studies
Dr. Anne Salamon explores the use of digital humanities to expand knowledge of 15th century French literature.
Studying Abroad: Serena Huang reflects on her time in Lyon, France
Ever consider studying abroad? Serena Huang shares about her experiences in Lyon, France for a Go Global Seminar.
Research Spotlight: War and Collective Forgetting
Dr. Sima Godfrey investigates the relationship between war, pandemics, and the concept of ‘collective forgetting’ in French cultural memory, with regards to the Crimean War.
Research Spotlight: Transatlantic Migration in African Literature
Dr. Antje Ziethe seeks new insights into the complex dynamics of migration from the African continent to the Americas.
Research Spotlight: Language, Identities, and Ideologies Among French-Speaking Immigrants in Canada
Marie-Eve Bouchard investigates the intersection between language, identities, and ideologies as experienced by young French-speaking immigrants in Canada.