Patrick Moran’s book “The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure” is now available
Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure by Patrick Moran has recently been published by Cambridge University Press. It is part of their new series titled “Elements in Publishing and Book Culture.” Description: Despite publishing endeavours such as the “Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series” in the 1970s and “Fantasy Masterworks” in the early 2000s, the canon […]
Promoting the French Language: Centre de la Francophonie de UBC
Want to get involved with cultural events in UBC and the Lower Mainland? Learn about the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC.
Research Spotlight: Modes of Resistance in Dominican Literature
Dr. Ramón Antonio Victoriano explores the representation of “blackness” and different modes of resistance in Dominican literature.
Research Spotlight: Gender, Genre & Economic Transactions in Literature
Dr. Elizabeth Lagresa-González investigates the intersection between gender, genre, and cross-cultural transactions in literature.
Research Spotlight: The Evolution of a “Poetics of Ruins”
Dr. Vincent Gélinas-Lemaire tracks the evolution of a “poetics of ruins” in French and Québécois literature — and what they say about a growing sense of worry in our societies.
Latin American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Studying the Region
Learn what makes Latin American Studies unique, what skills students can develop, and where the program is heading in the near future.
Research Spotlight: Post-Nationalism in Mexican and Central American Narrative Fiction
Dr. Tamara Mitchell examines how globalization is leveraged by Latin American thinkers and artists to critique and shape world relations.
Elena Zampieri: Promoting Italian Language and Culture at UBC
Want to get involved with Italian cultural events in UBC and the Lower Mainland? Dr. Elena Zampieri explains.
Fascism: Why Understanding the Past is Critical for the Present
Dr. Carlo Testa explains why understanding historical Fascism is critical to resisting the many forms of Fascism that are arising today.
Research Spotlight: Mobilities & Cultures — Italy, China, North America
Dr. Gaoheng Zhang seeks to refine cultural mobility analysis through a case study that explores the relations between Italy, China and North America in his latest research project.