Alumni Spotlight: Moustapha Fall, Associate Teaching Professor (French)
Dr. Moustapha Fall, Associate Teaching Professor of French & Francophone Studies at the University of Victoria (UVic), shares about his career in academia after completing a PhD at UBC. Career What do you like about your current job? My responsibilities as an Associate Teaching Professor include 70% teaching, 20% scholarly activities and 10% service to […]
“Listen, the World is Ending”: How a Romance Studies course sparked Nandita Parmar’s debut novel
Nandita Parmar (BA in Philosophy ’23) shares how her new novel, Listen, the World is Ending, was influenced by a Romance Studies course at the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS). What is your novel about? Listen, the World is Ending (2024) is all about feeling lost and alone in the world. It’s […]
Why pursue an Honours in Romance Studies? Student Spotlight with Bri Jackson
Third-year student Bri Jackson shares why they are pursuing an Honours in Romance Studies, in addition to a Double Major in Spanish and History and a Minor in International Relations. Why pursue an Honours degree? I found the idea of writing a thesis very intriguing. I appreciate how much flexibility students have to choose a […]
Staff Spotlight: Luisa Alvarado, Student Services Assistant (Work Learn Student)
Get to know Luisa Alvarado, 2nd year Work Learn student and prospective International Relations Major, who joined the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) as the Student Services Assistant after previously volunteering at the FHIS Learning Centre. What is your role as Student Services Assistant? My role encompasses several tasks, which include providing […]
Staff Spotlight: Manaal Yasir, Student Programs Assistant
Get to know Manaal Yasir, who joined the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) as the Student Programs Assistant in March 2024 after previously volunteering at the Learning Centre and graduating as an alumna of FHIS. What is your role as Student Programs Assistant? As the Student Programs Assistant, my role covers a […]
Lily Lou: Studying Abroad in Lyon, France – Exploring Lyon’s representation in the media
Lily Lou, a third-year student majoring in French Languages, Literatures and Cultures, shares about her experience studying abroad in Lyon, France during Summer 2024. The Global Seminar was “FREN 395: Experiencing Lyon: La représentation de Lyon dans les médias” taught by Dr. Caroline Lebrec, Assistant Professor of Teaching in French. The course exposed students to […]
Hannah Marincak: Research in Chile and Argentina – Expanding access to Indigenous poetry
Hannah Marincak, a third-year student double-majoring in Spanish and French Languages, Literatures and Cultures, shares about her experience participating in an Undergraduate Research Forum in Chile and Argentina during the Summer 2024 Session. The forum was part of the Palabras Madres translation project, led by Dr. Maria Carbonetti, which aims to increase public access to […]
Nnaemeka Hubert Odikamnoro: Language attitudes of the Igbos towards the major languages in Nigeria
Nnaemeka Hubert Odikamnoro, former MA Student of French Studies, shares about his research on language attitudes towards major languages in Nigeria (Part 1) and about his graduate student experience at UBC (Part 2). Part 1: Research What drew you to sociolinguistics? I’m not entirely sure what I expected to gain when I set out to […]
