The PhD program in Spanish and Portuguese combines rigorous coursework with individual research in Spanish, Latin American, and/or Luso-Brazilian language and literature.
Students admitted to the program will have the opportunity to work with world-renowned faculty with a wide range of focus areas and research interests. In addition, the program boasts a dynamic student body representing 12 countries and numerous academic and professional backgrounds.
Areas of scholarly focus in the Department range in historical scope from medieval Iberia and colonial Latin America to contemporary literature, culture, and art, drawing on critical vocabularies in visual studies, performance studies, cultural studies, continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, postcolonial studies, queer studies, film studies, biopolitics, and ethics, among others.
The program consistently ranks among the best in the country and every year attracts a diverse and highly competitive applicant pool. The Department typically accepts between four and six fully-funded students annually.
For information about the admissions process, please visit Admissions FAQs and GSAS Application Resource Center. If you have questions about the admissions process that are not addressed on either of these two pages, please contact Edgardo Núñez at spanish.portuguese.phd@nyu.edu.
Director of Graduate Studies: Professor Licia Fiol-Matta