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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alumni Spotlight: Darlene Munro, Teacher
BA – Minor in French, Major in History (2015)
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.
Research Spotlight: Bridging Transatlantic & Transpacific Studies
Dr. Kim Beauchesne offers a decentered perspective on the cultural contacts between Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
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.
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.