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Isabella Huberman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. She specializes in Indigenous literature and cinema of Quebec, with research focusing on Francophone Indigenous narrative arts, environmental humanities, archives and cinema studies, Quebec-Indigenous studies, decolonial and anticolonial theory, and research creation. Her work explores the intersections of Indigenous sovereignty, hydroelectric development, and storytelling in Quebec.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2019
- M.A., University of Toronto, 2012
Dr. Huberman is a settler-scholar who completed SSHRC and University of Toronto postdoctoral fellowships. Her research examines how Indigenous authors in Quebec use personal stories to articulate visions of sovereignty, focusing on Innu, Cree-Métis and Wendat texts. She has co-edited special issues on Indigenous literatures of Quebec and colonialism in cultural production, exploring deconstructing colonial archives, 'visiting' as methodology, and hydro development stories.
Her publications reveal a strong focus on Indigenous narratives addressing hydroelectric development, colonial archives, and sovereignty. Spanning literary analysis, film studies, and environmental humanities, her scholarship examines how Indigenous communities relate to land and water in resource extraction contexts, with particular attention to Quebec's hydroelectric projects and their impacts on Indigenous territories.
Awards:
- Gabrielle-Roy Prize for best book, Association of Canadian and Quebec Literature, 2024
- Finalist for the Prix Victor-Barbeau, Académie des lettres du Québec, 2024
- Polanyi Prize in Literature, 2022-2023
- SSHRC Explore Grant, 2022
- Peter Morris Prize, Film Studies Association of Canada, 2022
Dr. Huberman actively supervises graduate students in French Studies MA and PhD programs. Her current projects include 'Reframings of Hydro Power in Indigenous Film and Literature from Manitoba and Quebec' and 'Zines against extractivism: zine-making as DIY method and practice,' which produced the 'Power/Lines' research journey funded by SSHRC. Her book 'Histoires souveraines: poétiques du personnel dans les littératures autochtones au Québec' (2023) won the Prix Gabrielle-Roy 2024 and was a Prix Victor-Barbeau 2024 finalist.
