Spanish/Hispanic Studies

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Recently Defended Theses

Date range: December 2022 – June 2023 MA in Hispanic Studies AGUAYO MEJÍA, Samuel Josué, La oralidad ficticia en Temporada de huracanes : violencia, trauma y chisme (2023) GUZMAN RODRIGUEZ, Maria Fernanda, De símbolo sexual al empoderamiento: representaciones de la agencia femenina de la revolución mexicana a la narco-modernidad (2022) ROSS, Nancy Jean, Negotiating the […]

Anna Casas Aguilar

Anna Casas Aguilar receives SSHRC Grant to explore regionalisms, gender, and the evolution of tourism in Spain

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Casas Aguilar, Assistant Professor of Spanish, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Grant to assist with her research project titled “Images of Difference: Regionalisms, Gender, and the Evolution of Tourism in Spain (1960-2020)”. About the research project: Tourism offers unique insights into dynamics of identity creation. This research contributes to a greater […]

Sound and the Humanities Cluster

Event Recap | Indigenous Knowledge, Law & Sound with the Sound and the Humanities Research Cluster

On March 7th, 2023, UBC’s Sound and the Humanities Research Cluster—an intellectual and collaborative space for UBC scholars and creators working in the field of humanistic sound studies—hosted two successful events centered around the theme of “Indigenous Knowledge, Law & Sound”. Co-convened by Professors Julen Etxabe (Allard School of Law), Tamara Mitchell (Department of French, […]

Jennifer Nagtegaal

Jennifer Nagtegaal receives Dean of Arts Graduate Student Research Award to conduct research in Spain

Upon receiving the 2023 Dean of Arts Graduate Student Research Award to conduct research in Spain, Jennifer Nagtegaal, PhD student of Hispanic Studies, details her research plans abroad.  Research project: My doctoral research project—with a working title of  “Comics, Art, Interaction: Exploring an Avant-garde in Spain and Latin America and Beyond”—investigates the transformations of comics […]

Maia Goldman

Why Major in Romance Studies? | Student Spotlight with Maia Goldman

Undergraduate student Maia Goldman shares why she chose to major in Romance Studies in addition to minoring in Spanish. 

Maria Escobar

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Maria Escobar Trujillo, Inspirational Latin Award Winner

Dr. Maria Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, Lecturer of Spanish, received Latincouver’s Inspirational Latin Award in the “Arts & Culture” category on April 15th, 2023. The award is presented to a Latin American who has shown exceptional commitment to a cultural, environmental, or artistic cause, demonstrating benefit to the community, creativity, community engagement, inspiration, and vision and […]

IG Contest

UBC Students Recreate Paintings from the Romance World

Students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) recreated and modernized famous paintings from the Francophone, Hispanic, Italian, and Lusophone world as part of an FHIS Instagram Contest hosted by the Cultural Club. Take a look at the impressive submissions! 

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Teaching Assistant Award Recipients 2022-23

UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Teaching Assistant (TA) Award for their outstanding effectiveness as an assistant to the instructor, excellent command of the subject matter, and exceptional capacity to support students: Mary Cook (French Studies) Mirta Roncagalli (Hispanic Studies) Congratulations to these students […]

Image credits: Recreation of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s “Boy With a Basket of Fruit” (1593) by Francesco De Grazia.

FHIS Instagram Contest 2023: Recreate Paintings from the Romance World

Use your creativity to recreate or modernize famous paintings from the Francophone, Hispanic, Italian, or Lusophone world for a chance to win a gift card to the UBC Bookstore! A total of $300’s worth of prizes will be distributed among the winners.