Hispanic Literature

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico offers the degrees of M.A. and Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature. Graduate students in Hispanic literature take advantage of the unique collections representing the literature and culture of the Spanish speaking world. The Hispanic Literature program at the University of New Mexico ranks high nationally among graduate programs. The large lower division Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) and Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) programs afford graduate students ample opportunities in course development as well as experience supervising lower division courses. Recent Ph. D. graduates from the Hispanic Literature program have received positions at the University of Hawaii, University of Pittsburg, University of Montana. Recent Ph. D. Graduates from the Hispanic Literature Program have getting positions at the The University of Hawaii, University of Pittsburg, University of Montana.

• M.A. In Hispanic Literature (pp. 22-30)


• Ph. D. in Hispanic Literature (pp. 47-60 )

Literature and Cultural Studies Faculty in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese

• Anthony Cárdenas-Rotunno Professor of Medieval Literature
• Enrique Lamadrid Professor of Folklore and Southwest Cultural Studies
• Kimberle López Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century Latin American Literature
• Miguel López Lozano Associate Professor of Twentieth Century Mexican Literature, Southwest Cultural Studies, Science Fiction, Cultural Studies
• Anna Nogar Assistant Professor, Hispanic Southwest Studies
• Kathy McKnight Associate Professor of Latin American Colonial Literature, Afro-Latin American Narratives
• Margo Milleret Associate Professor of Brazilian Literature.
• Tey Diana Rebolledo Professor of Chicana/o Literature, Latin American Poetry
• Mary B. Quinn Assistant Professor of 16th and 17th century Spanish literature.
• Eleuterio Santiago Díaz Assistant Professor of Caribbean Literature and Latin American Poetry

Latin American and Southwest Faculty in Associated UNM Departments

• Jesse Alemán Associate Professor of English. Chicano Narrative
• Judy Bieber Associate Professor of Brazilian History, African diaspora, Race and Ethnicity
• Gabriel Meléndez Professor of American Studies, Southwest Cultural Studies
• Héctor Torres Associate Professor
• Kimberly Gaunderman Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American History

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