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.
Professor André Lamontagne: Reflecting on 31 Years at UBC
Professor André Lamontagne spent his entire career — 31 years, to be exact — at UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS). In addition to teaching, researching, and publishing, he served as FHIS Department Head, co-founded the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC, and was awarded special distinctions by the French Government and […]
André Lamontagne awarded honorary title of “Knight” by France’s Ministry of Education
March 10, 2020 Dr. André Lamontagne, Professor of French at UBC, was awarded the honorary title of Chevalier (Knight) in L’ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms), a prestigious award granted by the Ministry of Education of the French Republic. Established in 1808 by Emperor Napoléon I and expanded in 1955 to […]
Dr. Ramón Victoriano named in the “Gallery of Personalities of the Dominican-Canadian Relations”
Dr. Ramón Antonio Victoriano, Assistant Professor of Spanish, was named in the “Gallery of Personalities of the Dominican-Canadian Relations” by the Dominican Republic Embassy in Canada in December 2019. The Gallery’s aim is to make known the personalities that have rendered a valuable service in strengthening of the relations between our two nations, with the […]