Student Perspective: Adapting to the Online Learning Environment
Soumya Singhal Routery shares about her experiences with adapting to the online learning environment.
Recently Defended Theses
Recently defended theses from FHIS graduate students between January 2020 – November 2020.
Graduate Student Association 2020-2021
The FHIS Graduate Student Association aims to improve the overall experience of graduate students at the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.
National Essay Contest: $2000 Scholarship for French Studies
Are you in Grade 10, 11 or 12 (secondaire IV, secondaire V or Cégep 1 in Quebec) and registered in a French program? Do you need a little boost to continue your education in French after high school? Take part in the National Essay Contest by Le français pour l’avenir for the chance to […]
Liza Bolen: Storytelling Through the 5 Senses
Dr. Liza Bolen, former PhD student of French Studies, shares why her graduate student experience at UBC surpassed her expectations, and how her research on the five senses tackles an often overlooked aspect in literature studies.
Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
The Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies is currently accepting applications for the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. If interested, please contact one of our faculty members in order to confirm that they may become your potential UBC supervisor and provide a letter of support for you. The internal deadline to submit your application to […]
FHIS Graduate Student Conference
The Graduate Student Conference offers our graduate students the opportunity to showcase their research.
Welcome to newly hired FHIS faculty members
The Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies extends a warm welcome to several new faculty members who will be joining our community this academic year. Marie-Eve Bouchard Assistant Professor of French (Sociolinguistics) Anne Salamon Assistant Professor of French (Romance Philology) Antje Ziethen Assistant Professor of French (Francophone Studies) Please join us in welcoming our […]
Farewell to Retiring FHIS Faculty Members
The Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies bids farewell to four longtime faculty members who have made a remarkable and lasting impact on the thousands of students they have educated, mentored, and inspired over the years. Here’s a look back at their accomplishments: Dr. Hervé Curat Since joining UBC in 1983, Dr. Hervé Curat […]
Le monde en ruines : Espaces brisés de la littérature contemporaine
Dr. Vincent Gélinas-Lemaire is excited to announce the recent publication of his edited volume on the poetics of ruins in contemporary literature. The publication consists of contributions from both established and young scholars from Canada, France and Switzerland. Their essays touch on a variety of topics and locales, from the trenches of the Great War […]