Latin American Studies

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related discipline.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Latin American Studies MLitt comprises taught and research-based elements, allowing you to focus in depth on one aspect of Latin American studies. Topics available include: linguistics, culture, history and politics of Latin America, the Spanish novel and Latin American film.

Our research staff work in a diverse range of fields from sociocultural, historical and political studies, to film and literature, linguistics and sociolinguistics. We offer expert supervision in the following areas of Latin American studies:

• Latin American cultural history and popular culture (Dr Catalá-Carrasco, Dr Morgan, Dr Fehimović, Dr Beleza, Dr Page)
• Historical and contemporary discourses of race and identity in Latin America (Dr Morgan, Dr Fehimović, Dr Beleza, Prof Hentschke, Dr Borea)
• Luso-Afro-Brazilian literature and film (Dr Beleza)
• History of education in 19th and 20th century Latin America (Prof Hentschke)
• Youth cultures and social movements, music and politics (Dr Beleza)
• Political, social, and intellectual history of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially Brazil and the Southern Cone (Prof Hentschke)
• Linguistics, and sociolinguistics of Latin America (Dr Cru)
• Diachronic Spanish syntax, old Spanish, language change, and quantitative historical linguistics (Prof Mackenzie)
• Transatlantic studies Spain-Latin America (Dr. Catalá-Carrasco)
• Film, literature and popular culture of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and its diasporas (Dr Fehimović)
• Lusophone environmental humanities (Dr Beleza)
• Latin American art, cultural policies, museums and material culture (Dr Borea)
• Indigenous cultures, Amazon and Andes (Dr Borea)
• Territory, place-making and cities in Latin America (Dr Borea, Dr Morgan, Dr Page)
• Translation studies, creative translation practice, and reception studies (Dr Arnold, Dr Page)
• Latin American feminisms and reproductive justice (Dr Page)
• Aesthetics, politics and authoritarianism, particularly in the Southern Cone (Dr Page)
• Post-authoritarian cultures of memory and democracy (Dr Page, Dr Catalá-Carrasco)
• Latin American theatre, film and performance (Dr Page)

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Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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