Contact Information

Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies location: Clearihue Building, Room B441

mailing address: Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies University of Victoria PO Box 3045, Stn CSC Victoria, BC V8W 3P4 Canada

courier address: Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies Clearihue Building, Room B441 University of Victoria 3800 Finnerty Rd Victoria, BC V8P 5C2 Canada

phone: 250-721-7413fax: 250-721-6608email: spanit@uvic.ca

Chair and Graduate Adviser: Dr. Pablo Restrepo-Gautierphone: 250-721-7413fax: 250-721-6608email: spanit@uvic.ca

Graduate Studies in Hispanic and Italian Studiesweb.uvic.ca/hispanital/graduate/graduate.htm

General InformationThe Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies offers a Master of Arts program with two streams:

� Hispanic Studies — reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the department, which comprises studies in Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Studies

� Hispanic and Italian Studies — reflects the above, but also includes the Italian component of the department, particularly in the area of Medieval to Renaissance Italian Literature, which strongly influenced Peninsular Spanish Literature both of the Middle Ages and the Golden Age.

Research and teaching strengths include:

� the Italian Middle Ages

� the Spanish Middle Ages

� the Spanish Golden Age

� Colonial and 19th Century Latin American Literature

� 20th Century Latin American Literature to the present.

Degrees and SpecializationsThe Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies and Master of Arts in Hispanic and Italian Studies, both in a thesis and non-thesis option.

FacilitiesIn addition to the central university McPherson library facility, we offer a department research library.

Financial AssistanceEach year, entering students are eligible for a University Graduate Fellowship of $10,000 to $15,000 per year, tenable for two years. Qualified students entering the program may also be hired as teaching assistants with funds available for up to two courses annually to be taught by graduate students at a value of approximately $5,000 per course. Students must apply by February 15th to be considered for a University Graduate Fellowship. Eligible students are encouraged to apply for funding from provincial, federal and external sources. Besides these sources of financial aid, in the coming years more opportunities for funding are available through a number of research assistantships thanks to SSHRC and MCRI grants held by faculty members of the department. At least two assistantships, worth up to $11,000, can be offered to incoming students.

Thinking at a higher level.

September 2010

DeadlinesApplications must be received in the Graduate Admissions and Records Office by February 15 to be considered for a fellowship; otherwise, April 1st. International applicants are advised to apply earlier.

Faculty Members and Areas of ResearchGregory Peter Andrachuk, PhD (Toronto)

Medieval literature, especially sentimental

romance and Cancionero poetry, religion and

literature, especially Auto Sacramental

Maria Bettaglio, PhD (SUNY-Buffalo)

Twentieth-century Spanish and Italian

literature, women’s studies, gender studies,

critical theory, translation theory

Beatriz de Alba-Koch, PhD (Princeton)

Colonial and nineteenth-century Spanish

American literature, especially Mexico

Lloyd H. Howard, PhD (Johns Hopkins)

Italian literature of the 13th and 14th

centuries, especially Dante

Pablo Restrepo-Gautier, PhD (British Columbia)

Golden Age Spanish drama and literature, modern

Peninsular Spanish narrative, modern Colombian

narrative, humour studies, gender studies

Dan Russek, PhD (Chicago)

Modern and contemporary Latin American

literature, literature and visual arts