Faculty Spotlight: Magali Blanc, Lecturer of French
After obtaining her PhD from UBC, Dr. Magali Blanc accepted a new position as Lecturer of French. Here she explains what she hopes to bring to the department through her new role, and how her graduate education at UBC prepared her for this role. What is your favourite aspect about your new role as lecturer? […]
Faculty Spotlight: Isabelle Delage-Béland, Lecturer of French
After years as a Sessional Lecturer at UBC, Dr. Isabelle Delage-Béland accepted a new position as Lecturer of French. 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? Everything seems possible at the Department of French, Hispanic and […]
Faculty Spotlight: Irem Ayan, Assistant Professor of French Traductology and Translation
As the new Assistant Professor of French Traductology and Translation, Dr. Irem Ayan challenges the normative expectation of true “neutrality” among translators through her research on the emotional labour of conference interpreters. Can you describe your research interests? My research and teaching interests include translation and interpreting theory and practice, gender studies, as well as […]
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 […]
New Publication by Patrick Moran: « Metalya entre les mondes »
Dr. Patrick Moran, Associate Professor of French, shares about his recently published novel Metalya entre les mondes (Mnémos, 2022). What is the novel about? Metalya entre les mondes (Metalya Between Worlds) is a contemporary crime novel set in a fictional seaside metropolis. It’s an homage to the hard-boiled detective stories of West Coast writers like […]
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 […]
Farewell Message from Stéphanie Palisse
After 13 years at UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS), Dr. Stéphanie Palisse, Assistant Professor of Teaching in French, reflects on memorable moments during her time at UBC. Stéphanie Palisse Beginnings I started working at UBC in 2009 in the Extended Learning program, particularly on intensive programs such as Explore and the […]
Centre de la Francophonie: Upcoming Initiatives
Dr. Vincent Gélinas-Lemaire, the new Director of the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC, shares his vision and upcoming initiatives for the Centre. The Centre de la Francophonie de UBC—a joint initiative of the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS), the Department of Language Teaching and Literacy (LLED), and UBC Extended Learning—promotes and […]