Faculty Spotlight: María Escobar Trujillo, Lecturer of Spanish
After years as a Sessional Lecturer at UBC, Dr. María Escobar Trujillo accepted a new position as Lecturer of Spanish. 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? I love being part of a dynamic and vibrant […]
Dr. Tamara Mitchell receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant to explore the sounds of violence in contemporary Latin American literature
Congratulations to Dr. Tamara Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Spanish, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) to assist with her research project titled “Reading with the Ears: The Sounds of Violence in Contemporary Latin American Literature”. About the research project: Situated at the intersection of Sound Studies and Literary Studies, “Reading with the Ears” […]
Dr. Elizabeth Lagresa-González receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant to re-imagine Early Modern Spanish novellas by women
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Lagresa-González, Assistant Professor of Spanish, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Development Grant to assist with her research project titled “Re-Imagining the Spanish Novella: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Fiction by Women (1635-1700)”. About the research project: In the scope of Spanish literature of the 17th century, the “novela corta” (short prose […]
The Sounds of Latin American Literature: Conference Recap
Dr. Tamara Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Spanish, provides a recap of the conference titled “Listening with the Eyes: The Sounds of Latin American Literature” which took place on October 14-15, 2022. The Significance of Aurality in Latin American Literature In Latin America, a region with a protracted history of colonialism and interventionism, oral cultures and […]
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)
Arts Multilingual Week Poetry, Short Films, and Multimedia Projects by FHIS Students
The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is proud to showcase the work of some of its Spanish (SPAN 401, taught by Dr. Maria Escobar Trujillo) and Italian (ITAL 201, taught by Chiara Falangola) students, who participated in the Untranslatable Exhibition Contest and the Multilingual Poetry Slam Contest as part of Arts Multilingual […]
The Significance of the Photographs in the FHIS Lounge
In November 2022, UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) installed four large-format photographs of special significance on the walls of its departmental lounge. The photographs were taken by Enrique Manchon, Senior Instructor Emeritus of Spanish, who has a long-standing personal connection with UBC spanning five decades until his retirement in 2019. In […]
Marcos Moscoso-Garay: Stereotypes of Amazonian Women During the Rubber Boom
Dr. Marcos Moscoso-Garay, former PhD Student of Hispanic Studies, explores how the stereotyping of Amazonian women by novelists and filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries undermined the effectiveness of their criticism towards capitalist extractivist production during the Amazon Rubber Boom (Part 1). He also shares about his graduate student experience at UBC (Part 2). […]
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) […]