Farewell from Outgoing Department Head Joël Castonguay-Bélanger

Upon completing his term as Department Head of FHIS, Dr. Joël Castonguay-Bélanger reflects on the department's growth over the past six years.

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Farewell from Dr. Elena Zampieri

Dr. Elena Zampieri reflects on her six years at UBC as Visiting Lecturer of Italian appointed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Staff Spotlight: Fonteyn Li

Get to know Fonteyn Li, Administrative Assistant at the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. 

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Students Recreate Paintings from the Romance World

FHIS students recreated and modernized famous paintings from the Francophone, Hispanic, Italian, and Lusophone world and the results were impressive. Take a look! 

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Maria Escobar Trujillo, Inspirational Latin Award Winner

Dr. Maria Escobar Trujillo shares about advocating for equity and diversity through literature, teaching, and service projects.

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Explore UBC Open Collections: French Revolution Collection

Learn about the rare collection of original pamphlets from the French Revolution that is now available on the UBC Open Collections.
 

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Why Major in Romance Studies? | Student Spotlight with Maia Goldman

Maia Goldman shares why she chose to major in Romance Studies and minor in Spanish.

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Graduating Student Spotlight: Soraya Dutto

Soraya shares what she will miss the most about her classes, and advice for current students.

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Jennifer Nagtegaal receives Dean of Arts Graduate Student Research Award 

Learn about Jennifer's comics-related research plans in Spain.

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Recently Defended Theses
 

View the successfully defended theses of MA and PhD students of French or Hispanic Studies.

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Indigenous Knowledge, Law & Sound

Learn about two past events hosted by the Sound and the Humanities Research Cluster featuring Trevor Reed, a Hopi scholar and Associate Professor, who works at the intersection of arts, intellectual property, and Indigenous rights.

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17th Congress of the International Courtly Literature Society

Explore the theme of "Redefining Courtliness"—one of the most fundamental concepts in the study of medieval literature for almost 150 years—from July 24-28 at UBC. 

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Alumni Spotlight: Heather Hastie, Communications Manager

The value of a language degree.

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Alumni Summer Series

From music festivals to wine tasting, check out the summer events for UBC alumni.

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Share Your Alumni Story

Share your advice with students on landing your first job and growing your career.

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