New Faculty Spotlight: Michela Valmori, Visiting Lecturer of Italian
Get to know Michela Valmori, Visiting Lecturer of Italian, who joined UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) in January 2024. Career background I started teaching in 2005 at the Modern Language Centre of the University of Bologna, and throughout my career I taught courses at all levels in the Italian language, of […]
Mathilda Poulenay: Contemporary queer feminism in Francophone literature
Mathilda Poulenay, PhD Student of French Studies, examines contemporary queer feminism in Francophone literature (Part 1). She also shares about her graduate student experience at UBC (Part 2). Part 1: Research What is your research topic? My research focuses on contemporary queer feminism. I chose to work on authors Virginie Despentes, Wendy Delorme and Jo […]
Student leadership stories from UBC’s Spanish program
The Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies (FHIS) has a longstanding tradition of connecting classroom learning with real-world experience through community engagement, study abroad and exchange programs, and volunteer and student-worker positions. Such opportunities position students to pursue personal and academic interests, while building relationships both here at UBC and with local and global […]
Jennifer Nagtegaal publishes “Politically Animated: Non-fiction Animation from the Hispanic World” (Book)
Jennifer Nagtegaal, PhD Student of Hispanic Studies, recently published a book based on her MA thesis titled Politically Animated: Non-fiction Animation from the Hispanic World (2023) with the University of Toronto Press. In this article, Jennifer describes the book-writing process and shares advice to other graduate students who are interested in publishing. Part 1: About […]
Laurie Serafin: Studying Abroad in Quito, Ecuador
UBC student of Spanish, Laurie Serafin, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador through a Global Seminar. The Spanish language and culture course was taught by Dr. Stephanie Spacciante during Summer 2023, where students completed six credits of SPAN 201 (or SPAN 206) and SPAN 202 abroad, while living with Ecuadorian host families. […]
Victoria Valeva: Studying Abroad in Lyon, France
UBC student of French, Victoria Valeva, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Lyon, France through a Global Seminar in Summer 2023. In the second half of this article, Dr. Caroline Lebrec describes FREN 420 in detail, where students compared the reality in Lyon to the city’s representation in fiction. Part 1: Q&A with Victoria […]
Loujain Bilal: Studying Abroad in Barcelona, Spain
UBC undergraduate student, Loujain Bilal, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain through a Global Seminar. The Romance Studies course was taught by Dr. Anna Casas during Summer 2023, where students completed three credits of RMST 390. Through an immersive exploration of the city’s literature, visual arts, cinema, architecture, urbanism, and responses to […]
New Faculty Spotlight: Marco Schaumloeffel, Isabella Huberman, Isabelle Delage-Béland
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) welcomed three faculty members into new roles. Get to know Marco Schaumloeffel (Lecturer of Portuguese), Isabella Huberman (Assistant Professor of French Studies) and Isabelle Delage-Béland (Assistant Professor of Teaching in French). Marco Schaumloeffel Lecturer of Portuguese Studies Isabella Huberman Assistant Professor of French Studies Isabelle Delage-Béland […]
Staff Spotlight: Raynold Quan, Student Programs Assistant
Get to know Raynold Quan, who joined the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) in June 2023 as the Student Programs Assistant. What is your role as Student Programs Assistant? The Student Programs Assistant (SPA) serves as the first point of contact for all current and prospective students in FHIS, providing information and […]