About

Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Leeds

Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies are taught in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Spanish has been taught as a degree subject at Leeds since 1918 and Portuguese since the 1950s, making us one of the longest-standing providers in the UK.   We combine this long-established tradition of scholarship with a dynamic approach to Hispanic and Lusophone Studies and support a wide range of teaching and research interests in Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Our research culture is multidisciplinary and actively combines the interests and expertise of a team of academics specialised in language, literature, history, social sciences, cultural and film studies.

We are proud of our strong connection with the (on-campus) cultural branches of the governments of Spain and Portugal: the Cervantes Institute and the Camões Institute. In partnership with the Department, both institutes host a large number of cultural events and academic activities.