Our undergraduate courses focus on a wide range of linguistic and cultural expressions of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world as well as on their historical and sociopolitical contexts. As well as foundation courses introducing students to key concepts and to literary, filmic and artistic works in the field, we offer survey classes in the cultural history of Spain, Latin America, the Iberian Atlantic, and the Luso-Brazilian world. Students can also take advantage of the unique creative writing expertise in our department for advanced language electives in translation, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, as well as for courses focusing on academic writing in the discipline. Advanced electives encourage students to deepen their knowledge of a particular area, including Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Options are available in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. For further information and if you have questions on choosing or enrolling in classes, please contact us at span-port.dus@nyu.edu.
COURSES
Our graduate courses prepare students for advanced research and teaching in Latin American and Peninsular Literary and Cultural Studies and Transatlantic Studies, including Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. The department offerings focus on race, imperialism and colonialism; philosophy, ethics, and poetics; history and anthropology; political theory, psychoanalysis, and translation theory; arts, film and media studies; Latinx and Border studies; feminism; and queer and gender studies. Students are encouraged to test disciplinary boundaries while acquiring a solid foundation in literary and cultural analysis. For further information contact us at spanish.portuguese.phd@nyu.edu.