Spotlight: Pooja Booluck-Miller, Assistant Professor (French)
Pooja Booluck-Miller, PhD student of French Studies at UBC, shares about her new position as Assistant Professor of French Literature at the University of New Brunswick. She offers valuable advice for others wishing to start a career in academia. About the role I will be an Assistant Professor of French Literature at the University of […]
Mary Cook Receives Benjamin John Edinger Memorial Prize in French Literature
Congratulations to Mary Cook, MA student of French Studies, for receiving the John Edinger Memorial Prize in French Literature. This award is offered to an outstanding student in the MA program whose studies focus on European French literature, and is made on the recommendation of the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies in consultation […]
(Un)titled: Graduate Student Poetry Collection
Enjoy this collection of poetry written by graduate students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies as part of a poetry contest called “(Un)titled”. Winner in the Spanish Section: Anabel Flores written by María Fernanda Guzmán Rodríguez, MA student in Hispanic Studies Jacarandas invernales envuelven tu piel, dejando desnudo el tronco de tu […]
Student Translators Needed for Spanish for Community
Spanish for Community is looking for 2-3 students to help with translating a 34-page document for Paddlers Abreast Canada and the Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Network. The translated materials serve to help women survivors of breast cancer, after surgery and beyond, to improve their quality of life and physical, emotional and mental health. Student translators […]
FHIS Graduate Student Poetry Contest: Call for Submissions
The FHIS Graduate Studies program is hosting a graduate student poetry contest called (Un)titled, which is dedicated to collecting and presenting a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry created by the FHIS graduate students. It aims to provide graduate students with a safe space to present their creative work. All graduate students are invited to submit […]
Francophonie Month 2022
Celebrate Francophonie Month by attending several events hosted by UBC’s Centre de la Francophonie! Atelier de poésie : Créer entre deux chaises Date: Thursday, March 17 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 726 Language: French Description: Join our guest, poet Ariane Audet, for a restorative poetry workshop. No prior writing experience necessary! Conférence : […]
George McWhirter’s Translation Workshop and its Significance to FHIS
On March 25th, 2022, celebrated translator and UBC emeritus George McWhirter will be leading an online translation workshop for graduate students of French and Hispanic Studies titled “The Possibles and Impossibles in Translation.” McWhirter has worked with Mexican poets such as José Emilio Pacheco, a former faculty member of UBC’s Spanish program. In this article, […]
Pooja Booluck-Miller: Migration and Trauma
Pooja Booluck-Miller, PhD student of French Studies, shares about her research on migration and trauma in francophone literature, in addition to her graduate student experience at UBC. Part 1: Research My thesis, titled “Migration and Trauma: Africa, Caribbean Islands, Indian Ocean”, explores the interplay of trauma studies and psychoanalysis in migration literature. It studies how […]