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 […]
David Chen wins Italian literary competition “Premio Bolletino Itals”
David Chen, UBC student of Italian, won first place in the Free Theme Poetry category of Premio Bolletino Itals, a literature competition held by l’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. The competition received over 200 submissions by students learning Italian from 34 countries. David’s original poem was initially composed as part of the coursework for “Elementary […]
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 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 […]
Patrick Moran receives SSHRC Grant to explore narrative literary genres in the Middle Ages
Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Moran, Associate Professor of French, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Grant to assist with his research project titled “The Celestial Emporium: An Essay on the Emergence of Narrative Literary Genres in the Middle Ages”. About the research project: In his 1942 essay “The Analytical Language of John Wilkins”, Jorge Luis Borges […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.