FHIS Seminar Series 2026-27

The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) invites the UBC community to its 2026–27 seminar series, featuring two distinct forums that bring together guest speakers, faculty members, and graduate students:

All are welcome. Join us for conversation, exchange, and community over complimentary coffee, tea, and light refreshments.

FHIS Research Seminar

A forum for discussing current research in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romance Studies.

October 8 | 12:00-2:00 pm | BuTo 726

Antifascism on the Scale of the World (Graduate Seminar)
Alberto Toscano, Simon Fraser University

October 16 | 1:45-3:00 pm | BuTo 726

From Dante to Aldus Manutius: The Journey of the Commedia into Print
Paolo Granata, University of Toronto

October 28 | 3:00-4:30 pm | BuTo 726

Tracing the Aesthetic Event in Borges: Literature, Philosophy, History
Patrick Dove, Indiana University
+ Tamara Mitchell's Book Launch

November 13 | 12:00-1:30 pm | BuTo 726

The Emergence of Postmodernity in Catalan Culture (1959–1975)
Ángel Costa Gil, Universidad de Barcelona

November 25 | 3:00-4:30 pm | BuTo 726

Chastity, Power, Peace: Reinterpreting Edward the Confessor for a Female Monastic Audience
Sergei Denisov, UBC

Stay tuned for the Winter Term 2 schedule.

FHIS Teaching & Learning Seminar

A forum for exchanging ideas and approaches to pedagogy, curriculum design, and student engagement in language and cultural studies.

October 16 | 4:00-5:00 pm | BuTo 997

Compassion in the Language and Literature Curriculum
Benjamin Rifkin, Fairleigh Dickinson University

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