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Welcome to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese!

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is one of the largest in the UK, and has been ranked as one of the most outstanding for teaching and research. The Department is a lively and friendly community of undergraduates, postgraduates (masters and doctoral students), researchers and lecturers with interests ranging from the cultures and history of Catalonia, Portugal and Spain, to those of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico amongst others.

Particular research interests of staff are in fields as diverse as film and media studies, modern Peninsular and cultural studies, Portuguese and Brazilian literature and visual arts, translation theory, syntax of the Romance languages, contemporary Catalan culture, Medieval and Golden Age studies, and Latin American literature, film and visual arts.

The Department has approximately 400 undergraduates (across all years) and 14 postgraduate students who conduct their research under the supervision of senior members of staff. Most teaching is undertaken in small groups (supervisions), and as a student here (at any level) you will have frequent opportunities to discuss your work with teaching staff, often on a one-to-one basis.

If you are interested in studying here as an undergraduate, you may like to read the information about applying and attend one of our Faculty Open Days. If you wish to undertake postgraduate research in the Department, please see our dedicated information for MPhil and PhD students. We very much welcome enquiries from prospective students at all levels.

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Latest News

Norman MacColl Symposium 2015

19 November 2015

The Norman MacColl Symposium 2015, organised by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese in collaboration with the Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS) and the British Academy will be dedicated to Early Modern Spanish American poetry and will be entitled: 'Poets of the New World: Literary and Cultural Transmission in Early Modern Spanish America'.

Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium

26 August 2015

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Centre of Latin American Studies are pleased to announce a new Consortium in Latin American Cultural Studies for PhD students. This new flexible arrangement will foster a greater exchange of ideas between students and scholars in the Department and the Centre and provide more opportunities for them to access relevant training, funding and other resources.

XVI CILEC (Congreso Internacional de Literatura Española Contemporánea)

12 May 2015

XVI CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL CILEC: ​LA DIVERSIDAD EN LA LITERATURA, EL PERIODISMO Y EL CINE: Consideraciones culturales, socio-políticas, étnico-raciales, religiosas y sexuales. El Consejo Internacional del CILEC invita a todos los investigadores, profesores y estudiosos de la cultura española (literatura, periodismo y cine...