Spanish

In combination with our courses, the Spanish program stimulates intellectual dialogue through a variety of extra-curricular activities, including lectures by recognized guest scholars and writers, community-engagement projects, theme dinners, concerts, and film screenings. Our faculty members maintain active research agendas in different periods and areas of Hispanic Studies, publishing in leading journals and scholarly presses, obtaining grants, and participating at national and international conferences. Several of our faculty are active in other academic units on campus such as Latin American, Gender and Women’s, Environmental, Africana, and Film Studies. The variety of teaching and research interests of our faculty reflects the diversity of our students as well, who come from many regions and backgrounds. Most Spanish majors participate in an off-campus program in the Hispanic world, and some of our best students pursue independent study with our faculty to complete in-depth investigations of mutual interest. A Bowdoin concentration in Spanish equips graduates with intercultural skills that are crucial in an increasingly interconnected world. Our majors and minors are astute readers and capable writers who engage in a wide range of occupations, from work in non-governmental agencies, international politics, and high school teaching, to graduate studies and scholarship in Hispanic Studies and related disciplines. « Close