Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American Studies

We are a vibrant, collegial academic unit committed to supporting our students' development of Spanish and Portuguese language proficiency and to their growth in expertise in Spanish-speaking and Lusophone literatures, culture and linguistics. Students can study the legal and literary context of Medieval Spain, investigate linguistic varieties of Spanish or Portuguese, take a close reading tour of “El Quijote”, watch Spanish cinema while learning about the social context in which it is set, improve their Portuguese pronunciation or be a witness to the Central American War though its fictional narrative.

We are also home to the Latin American Studies program. This program expands our focus on issues relevant to the ideas, peoples, and commodities that have come together within a far-reaching trans-Atlantic cultural sphere - including the indigenous peoples of Latin America, Latin American migrants and their descendants in Canada and elsewhere.

Join us to learn more about issues relevant to the peoples whose stories and histories evolved and were documented in Spanish and Portuguese, and gain appreciation for their historical and cultural trajectories.