Study Abroad Opportunities | Summer 2023
Applications are now being accepted for Summer 2023 study abroad opportunities. There are two types of opportunities that may be of interest to you: Global Seminar: UBC courses taught by a UBC instructor abroad Earn UBC credits Application deadline: December 13, 2022 Summer School: Non-UBC courses taught at a partner institution abroad Earn credits that […]
Faculty Spotlight: Magali Blanc, Lecturer of French
After obtaining her PhD from UBC, Dr. Magali Blanc accepted a new position as Lecturer of French. Here she explains what she hopes to bring to the department through her new role, and how her graduate education at UBC prepared her for this role. What is your favourite aspect about your new role as lecturer? […]
Faculty Spotlight: Isabelle Delage-Béland, Lecturer of French
After years as a Sessional Lecturer at UBC, Dr. Isabelle Delage-Béland accepted a new position as Lecturer of French. Here she explains what she hopes to bring to the department through her new role. What is your favourite aspect about your new role as lecturer? Everything seems possible at the Department of French, Hispanic and […]
Faculty Spotlight: Irem Ayan, Assistant Professor of French Traductology and Translation
As the new Assistant Professor of French Traductology and Translation, Dr. Irem Ayan challenges the normative expectation of true “neutrality” among translators through her research on the emotional labour of conference interpreters. Can you describe your research interests? My research and teaching interests include translation and interpreting theory and practice, gender studies, as well as […]
Introducing the FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard, Assistant Professor of French, provides an introduction to the FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab. The FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab was created for students who are interested in language use in its social context. The members of the Lab are current or former students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) who have […]
Recently Defended Theses
Date range: July 2022 – November 2022 PhD in French Studies BOOLUCK-MILLER, Pooja, Migrations et traumatismes : Afrique, Caraïbes, océan Indien (2022) PhD in Hispanic Studies MOSCOSO-GARAY, Marcos, Máquinas y autómatas : retratos de la mujer amazónica y su relación con la naturaleza en la literatura del auge de la extracción del caucho (1879-1914) (2022)
New Publication by Patrick Moran: « Metalya entre les mondes »
Dr. Patrick Moran, Associate Professor of French, shares about his recently published novel Metalya entre les mondes (Mnémos, 2022). What is the novel about? Metalya entre les mondes (Metalya Between Worlds) is a contemporary crime novel set in a fictional seaside metropolis. It’s an homage to the hard-boiled detective stories of West Coast writers like […]
Study Abroad in France, Ecuador, or Spain: Online Information Sessions
Interested in studying abroad, while earning credits towards your degree? UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is offering three Global Seminars to France, Ecuador and Spain in 2023. Attend an online information session to learn more. Lyon, France: Global Seminar This is an intensive 3-week course in Lyon that takes students outside […]
Program Information Sessions: French, Spanish, Italian and Romance Studies
Thinking about pursuing a major, minor, or honours in French, Spanish, Italian, or Romance Studies? Attend our program information sessions to help inform your decision! You will learn: Why you should consider declaring a major, minor, or honours in French, Spanish, Italian, or Romance Studies Program requirements Curriculum and course overview Opportunities (e.g. Study Abroad) […]
Annabelle Glas and Sarah Revilla Sanchez receive the Ximena Osegueda Prize 2021
Congratulations to our Ximena Osegueda Prize winners for best essay in a graduate seminar: Best graduate essay in French Studies: Annabelle Glas “Approche sociocritique autour de deux fictions utopiques contemporaines” Best graduate essay in Hispanic Studies: Sarah Revilla Sanchez “Audible Absence: Feminicide, Necrowriting and Affective Listening in Chicas muertas (2014) and Cometierra (2019)”