Spotlight

Nathalie Gettliffe reading a book on a couch.

Alumni Spotlight: Nathalie Gettliffe, Associate Professor (Linguistics)

Former French PhD student, Nathalie Gettliffe, shares about how her experience as an FHIS graduate student helped her land a career in academia.

Michael Ferrazzi (FHIS Administrator), Elena Zampieri (Visiting Lettore), Joël Castonguay-Bélanger (FHIS Department Head), Massimiliano Iacchini (former Consul General of Italy in Vancouver), Lorenzo De Bernardini (President of ITASA), Gianluca Biscardi (Cultural attaché – Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver)

Elena Zampieri: Promoting Italian Language and Culture at UBC

Want to get involved with Italian cultural events in UBC and the Lower Mainland? Dr. Elena Zampieri explains.

National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany (1938).

Fascism: Why Understanding the Past is Critical for the Present

Dr. Carlo Testa explains why understanding historical Fascism is critical to resisting the many forms of Fascism that are arising today.

Profile photo of Astghik Hairapetian in the UBC Rose Garden

Alumni Spotlight: Astghik Hairapetian, Law School Student

Astghik talks about how her Spanish-language skills, and experiential learning opportunities like Go Global and Co-op, set her on a path towards a career in international law and human rights.

Profile photo of Madeline Natale

Alumni Spotlight: Madeleine Natale, Career Advisor

Madeleine explains how majoring in French and taking advantage of on-campus work opportunities allowed her to live abroad.

Profile photo of Darlene Munro

Alumni Spotlight: Darlene Munro, Teacher

BA – Minor in French, Major in History (2015)

Marco Polo statue in Hangzhou, China. Polo praised Hangzhou as the most splendid city in the world in his travelogue.

Research Spotlight: Mobilities & Cultures — Italy, China, North America

Dr. Gaoheng Zhang seeks to refine cultural mobility analysis through a case study that explores the relations between Italy, China and North America in his latest research project.

Painting of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Rome (1615) by Claude Deruet

Research Spotlight: Bridging Transatlantic & Transpacific Studies

Dr. Kim Beauchesne offers a decentered perspective on the cultural contacts between Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Old building next to a new building in Beirut

Research Spotlight: Arts & Ideology in the 21st-Century Arab World

Dr. Farid Laroussi explores the connection between arts and ideology in his upcoming book on the 21st-century Arab world.

Sketch of Marguerite d’Orléans (Marguerite de Navarre) by Jean Clouet

Research Spotlight: Refashioning Women Writers of the French Renaissance

Dr. Nancy Frelick explores various constructions or preconceptions surrounding gender with regards to women writers of the French Renaissance in her latest research project.