New Publication | (Pro)creación. Escritura y maternidad en la España contemporánea
Dr. Olga Albarran Caselles, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish, published a new book titled (Pro)creación. Escritura y maternidad en la España contemporánea (May 2022, Ediciones Libertarias). Here she elaborates on the inspiration behind it. About the Book (Pro)creación is a book about writing and motherhood in contemporary Spain: it analyzes how three women authors have portrayed […]
Patricio Robles: Nature-Culture in Ecological Narratives about the Pampas and Patagonia
Patricio Robles, PhD Student of Hispanic Studies, examines literary representations of the environment in narratives about two Southern Cone regions (Part 1). He also shares about his graduate student experience at UBC (Part 2). Part 1: Research What is your research topic? My research project, “Affective Environments: Nature-Culture in Ecological Narratives about the Pampas and […]
FHIS Launches New Instagram and YouTube Accounts
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Get to Know the Work Learn Students of FHIS (2022-23)
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is fortunate to have amazing Work Learn students who play an important role in carrying out the department’s services. Get to know them! Alice Dobal Jordan International Relations, 4th Year Role: Community Engagement Assistant, Centre de la Francophonie Responsibilities: I work with the Centre de la […]
Changing Course: Hybrid Opportunities for Students in French, Hispanic, and Italian Language Programs
By Luisa Canuto, Associate Professor of Teaching (Italian), and Brianne Orr-Álvarez, Associate Professor of Teaching (Spanish) The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) was awarded the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) for a hybrid and multi-access course redesign project titled “Changing Course: Hybrid Opportunities for Students in French, Hispanic, and Italian Language […]
Spanish Conversation Partner Program with UBC & UDLA
El Programa Chat Intercultural con UDLA y UBC Improve your Spanish and make new Ecuadorian friends! How it works: You will be partnered up with an Ecuadorian university student from the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) in Quito, Ecuador to mutually practice your language skills: 30 minutes in Spanish, then 30 minutes in English. Time […]
Teaching Assistant Award Recipients 2021-2022
Congratulations to Nicholas Bartlett (French Studies) and María Fernanda Guzmán (Hispanic Studies) for receiving the 2021-2022 Teaching Assistant Award for their outstanding leadership, significant contributions to the department, and efforts to enhance the UBC student experience.
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 […]