Research Spotlight: Digital Humanities & the Evolution of Philology in French Literature Studies
Dr. Anne Salamon explores the use of digital humanities to expand knowledge of 15th century French literature.
Research Spotlight: War and Collective Forgetting
Dr. Sima Godfrey investigates the relationship between war, pandemics, and the concept of ‘collective forgetting’ in French cultural memory, with regards to the Crimean War.
Research Spotlight: Transatlantic Migration in African Literature
Dr. Antje Ziethe seeks new insights into the complex dynamics of migration from the African continent to the Americas.
Research Spotlight: Language, Identities, and Ideologies Among French-Speaking Immigrants in Canada
Marie-Eve Bouchard investigates the intersection between language, identities, and ideologies as experienced by young French-speaking immigrants in Canada.
Iris Escuer Riera Leads Wellbeing Initiatives During Unprecedented Times
Iris Escuer Riera helps the UBC community maintain a sense of wellbeing during the pandemic by organizing two initiatives.
Research Spotlight: Bilingualism and Literature in Franco’s Spain
Dr. Anna Casas Aguilar studies the connections between gender and nationalism in modern Spanish and Catalan literature.
From ‘Ego-Centered’ to ‘Eco-Centered’: Saving the Planet through Art, Literature, Bewilderment and Consciousness
Learn about the role of art, literature and ‘bewilderment’ in raising our consciousness, in order to save the planet from destruction caused by ‘ego-centered’ worldviews.
Welcome to newly hired FHIS faculty members
The Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies extends a warm welcome to several new faculty members who will be joining our community this academic year. Marie-Eve Bouchard Assistant Professor of French (Sociolinguistics) Anne Salamon Assistant Professor of French (Romance Philology) Antje Ziethen Assistant Professor of French (Francophone Studies) Please join us in welcoming our […]
Farewell to Retiring FHIS Faculty Members
The Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies bids farewell to four longtime faculty members who have made a remarkable and lasting impact on the thousands of students they have educated, mentored, and inspired over the years. Here’s a look back at their accomplishments: Dr. Hervé Curat Since joining UBC in 1983, Dr. Hervé Curat […]
Reimagining Higher Education: Reflections on the transition to online course delivery
While the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) works extremely hard to ensure the best possible experience for students in the fall, faculty share their reflections on the transition so far.