The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) invites you to its seminar series open to the entire UBC community:
- FHIS Research Seminar:
A forum for sharing the latest research related to French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romance Studies. - FHIS Teaching & Learning Seminar:
A forum for exploring pedagogy, curriculum design, and student engagement in language and cultural studies.
Each seminar involves thought-provoking presentations by guest speakers, faculty members, and graduate students. Engage in lively discussions, connect with fellow scholars, and enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and light refreshments.
Please RSVP in advance to confirm your attendance.
Schedule
September 10, 2025: ***COMPLETED***
Research
A Celestial Emporium? The emergence of genre in early medieval French literature (in English)
Patrick Moran, Associate Professor of French (UBC FHIS)
September 24, 2025: ***COMPLETED***
Research
“Sorry for my accent!”: Navigating linguistic insecurity across contexts (in English)
Sarah Huxley and Nancy Ofori, MA Students of French, in conversation with Marie-Eve Bouchard, Associate Professor of French (UBC FHIS)
October 8, 2025: ***COMPLETED***
Research
Book Launch of Cartografías del bosque (Cartographies of the Woods) (in Spanglish)
María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS)
October 22, 2025: ***COMPLETED***
Teaching & Learning
Can Tradition Be Modernized? Rethinking Grammar Teaching (and More) (in English)
Isabelle Delage-Béland, Assistant Professor of Teaching in French (UBC FHIS)
November 26, 2025: ***COMPLETED***
Teaching & Learning
Principles and Practices of Hybrid Course Design in FHIS
Luisa Canuto, Associate Professor of Teaching in Italian (UBC FHIS) & Brianne Orr-Álvarez, Associate Professor of Teaching in Spanish (UBC FHIS)
January 21, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
Casual Encounters: Three Perspectives on Conducting Research
Tamara Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Spanish (UBC FHIS); Tesi Aguirre, PhD Student in Spanish (UBC FHIS); and Katharina Piechocki, Associate Professor of French and Romance Studies (UBC FHIS)
February 4, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
The Commodification of Emotions: AI and the (Dis)Embodiment in Interpreting
Irem Ayan, Assistant Professor of French and Romance Studies (UBC FHIS)
March 5, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
From “The Spell of the Sensuous” to “L’incanto del sensibile”: How to Translate and Transmit the Experience of the More-Than-Human in the Face of the Impending Less-Than-Human
Daniela Boccasini, Professor of Italian (UBC FHIS)
March 11, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
Same-Sex Love: Translating and Editing Isaac de Benserade’s Play “Iphis and Iante” (1634) for the MLA “Texts and Translations” Series (2025)
Marianne Legault and Ramine Adl, Associate Professors, Department of French, Languages and World Literatures (UBC Okanagan)
March 25, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Teaching & Learning
AI in the Classroom: Lessons from Language & Literary Studies
Hiromi Aoki (Assistant Professor of Teaching, Asian Studies); Luisa Canuto (Associate Professor of Teaching, FHIS); Rebecca Carruthers den Hoed (Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Journalism, Writing, and the Media); Florian Gassner (Associate Professor of Teaching, CENES); and Jennifer Walsh Marr (Lecturer, Academic English Program)
April 2, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
Book Launch of Madres que cuentan
Olga Albarrán Caselles, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS) and Marina Bettaglio, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Italian Studies (University of Victoria)
April 8, 2026: ***COMPLETED***
Research
La Guerra de España, 1936: Significados y balances a 90 años
David Jorge, Research Professor (Centro de Estudios Históricos, Colegio de México)
Contact
If you have questions, please contact Katharina Piechocki (katharina.piechocki@ubc.ca) for the Research Seminar or Caroline Lebrec (caroline.lebrec@ubc.ca) for the Teaching and Learning Seminar.
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