Associated Resources

Spanish and Latino Studies

Description

The significant Latino population in the San Joaquin Valley makes it both an ideal place to study Spanish and Latin American issues and a place where such studies are urgently needed. Faculty members can contribute to stories about language acquisition and representation of Latino people in literature and the media.

 

Associated Faculty

  • Simón Weffer (Urban inequality, collective action, social movements, racial and ethnic issues, immigration)
  • Cristián H. Ricci (Literature, Spanish literature, North African and Arabic literature)
  • Manuel Martin Rodriguez (Hispanic culture in film, literature, and television)
  • Robin Maria DeLugan (Community, identity, migration, nationalism, transnationalism; Museums, tourism; Mexico, El Salvador)
  • Virginia Adan-Lifante (Language learning; Spanish and Latin American language, literature and culture)