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Read more at: Conference: Contagion and Containment
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Conference: Contagion and Containment

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium are organising a conference for graduate students on 21 May 2016, under the title Contagion and Containment.


Read more at: Professor Brad Epps awarded the Medal of Honor of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Professor Brad Epps awarded the Medal of Honor of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Professor Brad Epps, Head of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been awarded the Medal of Honor of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.


Read more at: Norman MacColl Symposium 2015

Norman MacColl Symposium 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'.


Read more at: Destination known: the letreros of La Paz
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Destination known: the letreros of La Paz

Second year MML student Anna Keeley recently filmed, produced and edited a short film whilst in Bolivia last summer. She also published an article in the Bolivian Express Magazine which gives a fascinating insight into the subject of the film.


Read more at: Mexican Culture Talks
Mexican Culture Talks

Mexican Culture Talks

Disonancias: The Language of Irreverence in Creative Media in Mexico (film,opera,poetry and art). A programme of talks and interactive screenings by artists and academics from Mexico.


Read more at: Colloquium on Carlos Fuentes

Colloquium on Carlos Fuentes

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is hosting a colloquium on Carlos Fuentes, which is being held this Friday (9th October) at Emmanuel College.


Read more at: Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium
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Latin American Cultural Studies Consortium

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.


Read more at: XVI CILEC (Congreso Internacional de Literatura Española Contemporánea)

XVI CILEC (Congreso Internacional de Literatura Española Contemporánea)

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...


Read more at: MacColl Lecture Easter Term 2015

MacColl Lecture Easter Term 2015

The Easter Term 2015 Norman MacColl Lecture will be delivered by Prof Eukene Lacarra Lanz (Universidad del País Vasco) on Thursday, 14 May 2015, at 5.00 pm in the Graham Storey Room, Trinity Hall , Cambridge. The Lecture is entitled: Amor, enfermedad y género en la literatura del siglo XV . All welcome . A drink reception...


Read more at: Simposio: Adaptaciones del cuerpo

Simposio: Adaptaciones del cuerpo

El simposio 'Adaptaciones del cuerpo' (28 de abril, 10:00–17:30, Alison Richard Building, SG1) pretende ofrecer diversas perspectivas y actualizar saberes distintos acerca de la experiencia, representación, conceptualización, práctica y actuación del cuerpo humano (pero también animal, mecánico, etc.) en su relación con la actualidad chilena, latinoamericana y global.