Dr. Elizabeth Lagresa González

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Elizabeth Lagresa-González is an Assistant Professor in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University and has conducted fellowships at prestigious institutions such as the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies and the Freie Universität Berlin. Her research principally focuses on early modern Spanish literature and culture, with particular attention to intersections of gender, visual studies, and cross-cultural material studies. She has published articles in notable journals such as Cervantes Bulletin and Romance Notes and has co-edited a forthcoming volume on the economy of literature in Spain from the Middle Ages to the present. In 2022, she received the SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project, 'Re-Imagining Spanish Novella: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Fiction by Women (1635-1700).' Lagresa-González also has teaching interests that encompass early modern literature, gender and sexuality studies, theatre studies, and visual material culture.

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Assistant Professor

— Present

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC

Assistant Professor in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, specializing in early modern Spanish literature and culture.

Awards

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SSHRC Insight Development Grant

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Hampton Fund Research Grant

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.