Irem Ayan receives SSHRC Grant to explore race and gender in Indigenous interpreting
Congratulations to Dr. Irem Ayan, Assistant Professor of French, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her research project titled “Voices of the First Nations: Reflecting on Race and Gender in Indigenous Interpreting”. About the research project: In a news article on July 24th, 2022, Henry Pitawanakwat, one of the twenty interpreters in Ottawa […]
Antje Ziethen receives SSHRC Grant to explore the reverse diaspora of “Brazilians” in West Africa
“Door of No Return” in Ouidah, Benin. Congratulations to Dr. Antje Ziethen, Assistant Professor of French, for receiving a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her research project titled “Reverse Diaspora: The ‘Brazilians’ in West Africa”. About the research project: My project sheds light on a significant and yet mostly unknown chapter in transatlantic history through […]
Marie-Eve Bouchard Receives 2023 Anthony Lodge JFLS Research Award
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard, Assistant Professor of French Studies at UBC, was awarded the 2023 Anthony Lodge JFLS Research Award by the Journal of French Language Studies for best article on her study titled “J’va share mon etude sur les anglicismes avec vous autres: A sociolinguistic approach to the use of morphologically unintegrated English-origin verbs“. Abstract […]
New Faculty Spotlight: Marco Schaumloeffel, Isabella Huberman, Isabelle Delage-Béland
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) welcomed three faculty members into new roles. Get to know Marco Schaumloeffel (Lecturer of Portuguese), Isabella Huberman (Assistant Professor of French Studies) and Isabelle Delage-Béland (Assistant Professor of Teaching in French). Marco Schaumloeffel Lecturer of Portuguese Studies Isabella Huberman Assistant Professor of French Studies Isabelle Delage-Béland […]
Formative Peer Review of Teaching through CTLT
Did you know that you can engage in a confidential formative peer review of teaching through UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)? The CTLT Formative Peer Review of Teaching Program is a supportive process designed to provide feedback to instructors about their teaching. The CTLT has a team of reviewers who are trained […]
Farewell from Outgoing Department Head Joël Castonguay-Bélanger
This newsletter will be my last as Head of this great department. As I prepare to bid farewell to this wonderful chapter of my life, I am filled with a mixture of emotions. How did six years pass so quickly?! It has been an honour and a privilege to serve such a remarkable community of […]
Elena Zampieri Reflects on 6 Years as UBC’s Italian Lettore
As her appointment as Visiting Lecturer of Italian (“Italian Lettore”) comes to an end after six fruitful years, Dr. Elena Zampieri reflects on her most memorable moments at UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS). Role as Visiting Lecturer My appointment as Visiting Lecturer of Italian (also known as the “Italian Lettore“) at […]
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 […]