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Ohio State University – Department of Spanish and Portuguese

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About the Program

Program Description

Four courses are offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese of the Ohio State University:

Latin American Literatures and Cultures Program

The Latin American Literatures and Cultures Program at The Ohio State University offers one of the most distinguished and comprehensive MA and PhD programs on Latin American cultural studies in the nation. Ohio State is one of the largest research public universities in the United States and there are many resources on our campus to support the study of Latin American Literatures and Cultures from different perspectives. The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) lists over 100 faculty members with teaching and research interests in the continent.

Literatures and Cultures of Spain Program

The Peninsular Program of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University focuses on the literatures and cultures of Spain, past and present. Our faculty has a long and illustrious history that includes such notables as Juan Bautista Avalle-Arce, Carlos Blanco Aguinaga, Stephen Gilman and Elias L. Rivers. The current faculty similarly has wide international research experience and recognition. Some professors have received prestigious research and teaching awards. Others serve on advisory boards and awards committees of international associations, as well as editorial boards of journals published here and abroad. The fields of specialization of our faculty reflect both the historical development of our discipline and the new directions in which it is moving. Our curriculum covers a wide variety of literary and cultural texts from all regions of Spain, including those of the periphery. In addition to a broad range of courses centered on Spanish literature of different periods, there are others that deal with Spanish film, Spanish music and dance, and the plastic arts. The faculty has a keen interest in literary theory, film studies, cultural studies, popular culture, and in the development of new cultural spaces (such as migration studies and transatlantic studies). As individuals we collaborate with other programs and centers on campus, such as the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Department of History, the Department of Theater and the Department of Women’s Studies.

Portuguese Program

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University offers exciting academic opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels for students interested in Luso-Brazilian culture and Portuguese language and linguistics. The strengths of OSU?s Portuguese program lie in our cutting-edge and versatile language program, our B.A. in Portuguese that emphasizes the cultural, economic, and political complexities, as well as the transatlantic dimension, of the Lusophone world, and our distinguished program in Portuguese linguistics, especially in the areas of phonetics, morphology, and pragmatics.

Hispanic Linguistics Program

The Hispanic Linguistics Program at The Ohio State University offers one of the most distinguished and comprehensive MA and PhD programs in the nation. Ohio State is one of the largest research universities in the United States and there are many resources on our campus to support the study of Hispanic Linguistics from distinct perspectives. Specifically, OSU has nationally ranked Departmentsof Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy, Speech and Hearing Sciences as well as a Center for Cognitive Sciences. Students and faculty enjoy the benefits of the 9 million volume OSU library as well as state of the art research and instructional facilities.

Editor notes

The courses offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese of the Ohio State University are general Linguistics, Literature and Culture courses. Although they comprise one important part of the translator’s education, it lacks of some specific translation courses, which can be taken by the student after completion of one of these degrees.