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This course explores Latin American and Spanish documentary film in relation to revolutionary and social movements from the 1930s until today. Documentary is seen as a genre that has an “immediate”...

When Mexican director Guillermo del Toro won the Academy Award for best picture, director and animated feature for Pinocchio (2023), it came as no surprise given the explosive trajectory and...

 TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, Gen Ed for “Literature and the Arts” and “US Minority Cultures;" This course studies the relationships between Latinx and Latin American culture through exciting...

 TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, Gen Ed for “Literature and the Arts” and “US Minority Cultures;" This course studies the relationships between Latinx and Latin American culture through exciting...

Why is extractivism the dominant paradigm for development in Latin America? And how can cultural production, from literature to film, help contest its damaging effects and imagine other ways of...

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CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Office of the Vice Chancellor for DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION The...

This page contains Academic Job Market information and resources specifically tailored for our graduate students in Spanish and Portuguese, including workshop videos and other related information. We...

I. RESEARCH AND TEACHING As part of our commitment to excel in research and teaching as one of the top Spanish programs in the U.S., we have made two recent tenure-line hires in the...

One hundred twenty-nine years of Spanish at the University of Illinois By Professor Mariselle Meléndez In the midst of a pandemic, reflecting about the past offers us an...

This course looks at Brazilians in the U.S. through the interdisciplinary approaches of cultural studies and ethnic studies. Students will learn how Brazilian identity in the U.S.  is not uniform or...

An overview of critical theories for the analysis of literary and cultural texts since the mid-20th century, including Spanish, Latin American, Luso-Brazilian, and U.S. Latinx schools of thought. On...

How is Brazil intertwined with and seemingly distinct from an American hemisphere? With some attention to class, gender, race and sexuality, this course explores the making of Brazil across the...

This course aims to break open the singular idea of “Brazil” to reveal many Brazils, exposing students to the tremendous regional diversity that both enriches and complicates our understanding of the...

This course will familiarize students with the broad trends and debates in Brazilian social and historical thought during the long 20th century. Course taught in English We will pay particular...

Faculty: Raquel Castro Goebel, Director of Portuguese Language Program, Instructor...

  Understanding Brazil as a global crossroads of cultures, languages, and powers lies at the heart of the Portuguese studies program. Our approach underscores Brazil as a gateway to study ties with...

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Raquel Castro Goebel, Director of Portuguese Language Program, Instructor....

  Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies Established in January of 2009 and officially inaugurated in October of 2009, the mission of the Lemann...

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Courses for Fall 2020 PORT 150 - Writing Brazilians into the U.S. (TAUGHT IN ENGLISH) - Section A - MW 2-3:20 pm...

  Major Information Minimum required major and supporting courses normally equate to 42-45 hours including at least 27 hours in Portuguese courses beyond the 100 level. General education: Students...

  Why not consider Portuguese and Brazilian Studies as a (Double) Major or (Double) Minor? Undergraduate students can pursue either a Major or a Minor in Portuguese. Portuguese can also be used to...

  Understanding Brazil as a global crossroads of cultures, languages, and powers lies at the heart of the Portuguese MA program. Our approach underscores Brazil as a gateway to study ties with...

  The graduate program in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked nationally as one of the top graduate programs at public research...