UBC French, Hispanic and Italian Studies

Congratulations to Mathilda Poulenay and Kathryn Houston, recipients of the FHIS TA Award for their teaching excellence, subject mastery, and outstanding impact on students, peers, and faculty. We are incredibly grateful for their contributions to the department. fhis.ubc.ca/news/teachin...

📣 Call for Papers! FHIS Grad Student Conference invites proposals on "The Silence of Forgetting: Absence, Void, & Memory in Literature & Culture". We welcome submissions from all relevant departments.

🗓️ Deadline: Aug 27
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As we dive into summer, our team is reflecting on the amazing work of our 2024-5 student research fellows. Graduate Fellow Sarah Revilla-Sanchez, a PhD candidate with @ubc-fhis.bsky.social, discusses her project on how Mexican women use the Gothic mode to grapple with gender-based violence below!

📢 Applications are now open for the 2025–26 Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies!

Enhance your UBC degree with a specialization in migration and mobilities studies.
🗓️ Application deadline: June 23, 2025

Learn more & apply: migration.ubc.ca/graduate-stu...

Meet María Julieta Cordero, our PhD student in Hispanic Studies who will be celebrating #UBCgrad today!🎓 Her dissertation, "Spiritual Tides: Religion, Memory & History in Three Caribbean Novels," introduces a new method called archipelagic reading. Read it here:⁠ open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/c...

Today is an opportunity to grieve the loss of innocent lives, honour them, comfort those impacted and offer appreciation for those serving in response to the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy.

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Support and care for those impacted by Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy - Faculty of Arts The devastating and senseless attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26 has shocked our communities and continues to weigh heavily on our hearts. We extend our deepest condolences to the famili...

Our hearts are with those affected by the tragic events at the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival. We extend our deepest condolences and stand in solidarity with all impacted. Support resources are available: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/support...

Arturo Victoriano (@arturovictoriano.bsky.social) reflects on the lasting impact of Mario Vargas Llosa in Dominican literature, the complex relationship between his politics and his work, and why he remains a significant literary influence. www.reforma.com/celebra-tosc...

Celebrate the richness of French & Hispanic Studies at the FHIS Graduate Student Symposium on April 15th. Through thought-provoking presentations and engaging dialogue, the Symposium is a vibrant space for MA & PhD students to share research across literature, culture, media, linguistics and more.

CMS Research Conference 2025: Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes - Centre for Migration Studies Join CMS for Research Conference 2025 on May 1-2 at xʷθəθiqətəm, Liu Institute, to explore migration, mobilities, and changing political landscapes.

Join us on May 1-2 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues (UBC Vancouver) for the CMS Research Conference 2025: Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes.

📣 Full program now available!

Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...

FHIS Research Seminar | Claiming the River: Québécois and Innu Narratives of the Romaine River Hydro Project - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Isabella Huberman, Assistant Professor of French (FHIS) Respondent: Sarah Henzi, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies (Simon Fraser University) About the talk:  Hydro-Québec’s Romaine…

Join us for a talk on Hydro-Québec’s Romaine River megaproject on unceded Innu territory, sparking debate over land attachment. Explore how Québécois and Innu stories reveal disparate narratives of belonging in the next FHIS Research Seminar led by Dr. Isabella Huberman on April 2nd. Register now.

Graduate | UBC French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) Achieve your educational and career goals through our graduate programs in French or Hispanic Studies at UBC Vancouver, British Columbia.

The deadline to apply for the Master of Arts (MA) in French Studies program at UBC has been extended to the following dates:⁠
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➡️ April 20, 2025: for domestic applicants
⁠➡️ April 30, 2025: for international applicants

Learn more: fhis.ubc.ca/graduate/

Graduate | UBC French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) Achieve your educational and career goals through our graduate programs in French or Hispanic Studies at UBC Vancouver, British Columbia.

Take the next step in advancing your French Studies career by applying to the Master of Arts (MA) program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The extended deadline is April 15, 2025 for the September 2025 and January 2026 intakes.⁠ Learn more. fhis.ubc.ca/graduate/

FHIS Research Seminar | "Silent Poetry": How Enlightenment Literature Redefined Deafness - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Flora Amann, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FHIS) Respondent: Joël Castonguay-Bélanger, Associate Professor of French (FHIS) About the talk:  Description coming soon! Registration: About…

Not only did the Age of Enlightenment witness the emergence of sign linguistics, but it also redefined deafness as a unique perspective on language and the world—as an aesthetic experience. In our next FHIS Research Seminar, explore the relationship between the French language and the image.⁠

FHIS Research Seminar | Thinking Through Food in the Global Hispanophone: Heritage, Identity, Foodscapes - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Rosi Song, Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Durham University) Sponsored by Latin American Studies About the talk:  Rosi Song discusses the burgeoning field of Food…

Explore how food practices shape and reflect identity, heritage, and global movements, and the intersection of food studies, history, cultural studies, and Latin American/Iberian studies, at the next FHIS Research Seminar on March 19 by Rosi Song (Durham University).

FHIS Research Seminar | Stanislavski’s Method of Physical Actions for the Study of Plays by Ana Caro and Maria de Zayas - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Natalia Soracipa Ortiz, PhD Student of Spanish (University of Calgary) Respondent: Elizabeth Lagresa-González, Assistant Professor of Spanish (FHIS) About the talk:  The Method of Physical ...

On March 12th, explore Stanislavski’s “Method of Physical Actions” as they apply to the study of plays by Ana Caro and Maria de Zayas at the next FHIS Research Seminar presented by Natalia Soracipa Ortiz, PhD Student of Spanish (University of Calgary). fhis.ubc.ca/events/event...

Ximena Osegueda Prize Winners for Best Graduate Essay 2025 - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Congratulations to our Ximena Osegueda Prize winners for best essay in a graduate seminar: Best graduate essay in Hispanic Studies: Keira Smith-Tague, MA Student of Hispanic Studies “Waste Narratives:...

Congratulations to Keira Smith-Tague, Emmy Issartial, and Jessica Fraser for winning the Ximena Osegueda Prize for Best Graduate Essay.

FHIS Research Seminar | Defeat and Development: Fragmented Identities, Betrayal, and the City in the early Works of Roberto Marcallé Abreu - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Dr. Ramón Antonio (Arturo) Victoriano-Martinez, Assistant Professor of Spanish (FHIS) Respondent: Paul Haase, PhD Student of Hispanic Studies (FHIS) About the talk:  This presentation explo...

Explore themes of fragmented identities, political betrayal, and urban alienation—and the paradoxes of urban growth and social inequality—at the next FHIS Research Seminar presented by Dr. Ramón Antonio (Arturo) Victoriano-Martinez (@arturovictoriano.bsky.social) on Feb. 27th. All are welcome! ⁠

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Laura Madokoro for our last Speaker Series event! Through a historical lens, she will examine the rising anti-immigrant discourse in North America, focusing on how language reinforces otherness.

📆 March 3, 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
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Explore how language teaching shapes unconscious biases in areas like racism and gender identity in this awareness workshop and screening hosted by Green College on February 24. Facilitated by Caroline Lebrec, Shreya Diwan, Savindya Mudadeniya (FHIS), and Ingrid Broussillon (Griottes Polyglottes).

FHIS Research Seminar | Stories of Loss: Tourism, Gender and Precarity - Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Presenter: Anna Casas Aguilar, Associate Professor of Spanish (FHIS) Respondent: Mirta Roncagalli, PhD Student of Hispanic Studies (FHIS) About the talk:  Description coming soon! Registration: About ...

Explore stories of loss in relation to tourism, gender, and precarity at the next FHIS Research Seminar on February 13th, presented by Dr. Anna Casas Aguilar (Associate Professor of Spanish). All are welcome. fhis.ubc.ca/events/event...

We are excited to announce our 2025 Graduate Student Research Fellows in the UBC Centre for European Studies! You can read more about our fellows and their projects at the link in our bio!

#UBC #europeanstudies

Call for Proposals: 2025 CMS Research Conference   - Centre for Migration Studies Submit your proposal for the 2025 CMS Research Conference on "Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes" in Vancouver, May 1-2, 2025.

📣 Call for Proposals: CMS and UBC Okanagan invite proposals from academic affiliates for the 2025 CMS Research Conference on May 1-2.

Theme: “Migration, Mobilities, and Changing Political Landscapes.”

Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...

#migrationconference #researchconference