Since before the current cultural moment that gives currency to diverse points of view, acclaimed novelist, playwright and essayist John Rechy has been centering on themes that defend gay, Mexican American,…
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UCLA Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Héctor Calderón Latest Book Wins Awards
Published: October 22, 2019Héctor Calderón, a UCLA professor of Spanish American, Mexican, and Chicana/o literature and cultures, was awarded first place for Best Academic Themed Book at the 21st Annual International Latino Book Awards…
Read MoreENROLL NOW! 2019 Summer Session Courses
Published: June 12, 2019Check out our summer course offerings this summer! We now offer Spanish for Medical Professionals, ONLINE Spanish courses and more. PDF Flyer
Read MoreProfessor Falce-Robinson Awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for Non-Senate Faculty
Published: May 9, 2019The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is proud to announce that Professor Juliet Falce-Robinson has been selected by the Academic Senate Committee on Teaching to receive one of three Distinguished…
Read MorePh.D. Student Michelle Medrado Recently Published in Revista TransVersos
Published: May 9, 2019Michelle Medrado, a Luso-Brazilian Literature and Studies Ph.D. student in the UCLA Spanish and Portuguese Department, recently had her article “Fluxo de Pesquisa: A tríade material figurino televisivo, vestuário-estilo e…
Read More“Build Bridges, Paint Walls” Event to Strengthen Los Angeles Community Bonds
Published: April 25, 2019Kristal Bivona and Isaac Gimenez, Ph.D. students in the Spanish and Portuguese Department, were recently interviewed for their involvement in creating the event Build Bridges, Paint Walls. Visit the Humanities…
Read MoreBuy Your Graduation Sash!
Published: April 22, 2019Attention Class of 2019, stand out from the crowd! Buy your custom-made departmental sash now! Order here
Read MoreNew Summer Course Offering: Spanish for Medical Professionals
Published: April 15, 2019During Summer Session A, students will now be able to learn Spanish for the medical field in a new course offering titled Spanish 28A: Spanish for Medical Professionals. In this…
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Maite Zubiaurre for Exploring Generosity and Humanity Through Art
Published: March 13, 2019Professor Maite Zubiaurre and her alter ego Filomena Cruz were recently interviewed for her work exploring generosity and political activism in “The Wall that Gives/El muro que da” and for increasing…
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor José Luiz Passos for Exploring the Limits of Fiction and History in His Latest Works
Published: March 13, 2019José Luiz Passos, professor of Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures and director of the Center for Brazilian Studies, recently published a variety of works that allow readers to “viscerally relate to…
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