Travelling Across the Romance World: FHIS Student Experiences
As part of the 2024 FHIS Instagram Contest, students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) shared about their travel experiences and how their knowledge of a Romance language has enhanced their ability to connect with different cultures. Here are some of their submissions—you might just get some ideas for your next […]
Graduate Studies Information Session: French and Hispanic Studies
Learn more about the MA and PhD in French or Hispanic Studies, including course offerings, research opportunities, career outcomes, financial aid, and the admissions process. Current graduate students will share their experiences, followed by a Q&A. Questions? Contact fhis.grad@ubc.ca.
Irem Ayan receives SSHRC Grant to explore race and gender in Indigenous interpreting
Congratulations to Dr. Irem Ayan, Assistant Professor of French, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her research project titled “Voices of the First Nations: Reflecting on Race and Gender in Indigenous Interpreting”. About the research project: In a news article on July 24th, 2022, Henry Pitawanakwat, one of the twenty interpreters in Ottawa […]
Mathilda Poulenay: Contemporary queer feminism in Francophone literature
Mathilda Poulenay, PhD Student of French Studies, examines contemporary queer feminism in Francophone literature (Part 1). She also shares about her graduate student experience at UBC (Part 2). Part 1: Research What is your research topic? My research focuses on contemporary queer feminism. I chose to work on authors Virginie Despentes, Wendy Delorme and Jo […]
Recently Defended Theses
Date range: November 2023 – February 2024 MA in Hispanic Studies Luis Enrique Moguel Aquino Naturaleza, indígenas e imperio en Noticias de Nutka (1793) de José Mariano Mociño This study, which offers an interpretation of Noticias de Nutka (1793) written by José Mariano Mociño, focuses on the representation of nature and natives of Nootka and […]
FHIS Instagram Contest 2024: Share Your Travel Photos
Have you travelled to a Romance language-speaking country or city? Submit photo(s) from your travels—with a short reflection describing your time there—to be featured on the Instagram account of UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)! Two winners will be selected by random draw to receive a UBC-branded hoodie. Submission deadline: February 15, 2024 […]
Victoria Valeva: Studying Abroad in Lyon, France
UBC student of French, Victoria Valeva, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Lyon, France through a Global Seminar in Summer 2023. In the second half of this article, Dr. Caroline Lebrec describes FREN 420 in detail, where students compared the reality in Lyon to the city’s representation in fiction. Part 1: Q&A with Victoria […]
Recently Defended Theses
Date range: July 2023 – October 2023 PhD in French Studies Andisheh Ghaderi Reimagining the American dream: critical perspectives by Francophone voices This study examines the success and failure of French-speaking immigrants in the U.S. due to factors such as class, gender, and identity politics as represented in literature and cinema. The select authors for […]
New Faculty Spotlight: Marco Schaumloeffel, Isabella Huberman, Isabelle Delage-Béland
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) welcomed three faculty members into new roles. Get to know Marco Schaumloeffel (Lecturer of Portuguese), Isabella Huberman (Assistant Professor of French Studies) and Isabelle Delage-Béland (Assistant Professor of Teaching in French). Marco Schaumloeffel Lecturer of Portuguese Studies Isabella Huberman Assistant Professor of French Studies Isabelle Delage-Béland […]
Applications are now open for Graduate Programs in French or Hispanic Studies
Want to pursue a Master of Arts (MA) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in French or Hispanic Studies at UBC? The application period for the September 2024 intake and the January 2025 intake is open from now until December 31, 2023. Questions? Contact us at fhis.grad@ubc.ca.