Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American study guide 2024/25
What you can study
Bristol is renowned for the global approach it takes to the languages, histories, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. This approach enables us to explore the incredible diversity of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries and how they shape the world today.
You will find units on:
- film, media, and digital humanities
- women, gender, and sexuality
- literature and poetry
- history and thought
Pre-requisites
Many HISP units have language requirements. For units taught in English translation, see the Cultural Studies guide.
At UK universities, students specialise from their first year and rarely take units outside their degree subject. This means that:
- Year 1 units are suitable for all students.
- Year 2 units require some university study in the discipline.
- Year 3 units require a strong background in the discipline.
Year 1
Pre-requisites: suitable for all students
Teaching Block 1
Teaching Block 2
Year 2
Pre-requisites: some university study in the discipline.
Teaching Block 1
- Latin America in the Twentieth Century: A People’s History - HISP20119
- Mobility and Displacement in the Lusophone World - HISP20120
- Republic, War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1931- 1975 - HISP20076
- Women’s Writing in Post War Spain - HISP21309
Teaching Block 2
- Barcelona: Culture and Representations - HISP20117
- Colonial Worlds: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1400-1900 - HISP20122
- Contemporary Latin(x) American Poetry - HISP20115
- Images of Power in Lusophone Culture - HISP20092
- Introduction to Latin American Cinema - HISP20114
- Introduction to Spanish Peninsula literature since 1850 - HISP20121
- Queer Writing and Film in The Hispanic World - HISP20118
- Structures and Varieties of Spanish - HISP20123
Year 3
Pre-requisites: strong background of study in the discipline.
Teaching Block 1
- Black and Indigenous Religions in the Early Modern Iberian World - HISP30098
- Dictatorships, prisons, and writing(s) in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking worlds - HISP30070
- The Novels of Carmen Laforet - HISP31026
- The Theatre of Federico Garcia Lorca - HISP30029
Teaching Block 2
Application queries
Contact the Centre for Study Abroad inbound team if you have any queries about the application process for the study abroad programmes:
Phone: +44 117 39 40207
Email: cfsa-inbound@bristol.ac.uk
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