The Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown offers an in-depth introduction to Hispanic culture. At the undergraduate level it offers the possibility of learning the language and culture of both Spain and Latin America, and at the graduate level it trains students to become effective teachers and scholars. The faculty members represent a broad range of approaches to language, literature, and culture, from philology to literary theory and cultural studies. All courses are taught in Spanish, and the development of fluency in reading, speaking, and writing the target language is an important goal in all classes. However, the goals of the department go beyond language instruction, as it seeks to prepare students to be able to understand a completely different national, continental, and global reality in all its complexity.
News and Announcements
RILCE Dedicates Its Latest Issue to Antonio Carreño
The first issue of 2010 of the journal, published by the University of Navarra, is edited by Brown graduate student Chad Leahy and Brown alumnus Antonio Sánchez Jiménez, and includes articles by several professors and alumni from the Department of Hispanic Studies. Read the full announcement.
Nicolás Wey-Gómez to Receive MLA Prize
MLA's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize Awarded to Hispanic Studies Associate Professor Nicolás Wey-Gómez for The Tropics of Empire. Read the full MLA press release.
Francisco Márquez Villanueva and Ana Rueda appointed Visiting Professors for Spring 2010
In the Spring semester of 2010, Hispanic Studies will offer HISP 2160I, “Four Pillars in Don Quijote,” taught by Professor Márquez Villanueva (Harvard University), and HISP 2250J, a half-credit seminar on Spanish nineteenth-century realism, taught by Professor Rueda (University of Kentucky). Read the course description.
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New Concentration in Hispanic Studies: Greater Leg Room for Your Imagination
The Department of Hispanic Studies announces a vastly revised concentration program. Visit the undergraduate program home page for more information!