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Spanish and Hispanic Studies About the Department Earlham's Spanish and Hispanic Studies Major offers a challenging combination of literature, language and cultural studies, both on campus and in our study centers abroad. Students have the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of the Hispanic world. Literature from the Caribbean and U.S. Latino literature and history, indigenous literature from Latin America, regional movements in Spain, Spanish linguistics, translation theory and practice, film, drama and dance are some of the areas one might choose to study. Faculty work closely with majors to design and accomplish each student's goals. Students have opportunities to work in small groups doing collaborative research and as teaching assistants in our classes. Recent research projects have included Gender in Film in Spain, Language and Culture of Curaçao and Indigenous Resistance Movements in Mexico. Students enhance their work on campus by choosing to participate in one of our three semester-long off-campus programs: on the border in El Paso/Ciudad Juárez, in Cuautla, Mexico, or in Valencia, Spain. Earlham College programs offer three distinct components. Students study with on-site faculty, live with families and complete a field study/internship. The off-campus program field study/internship gives students the opportunity to work side-by-side with local organizations and agencies 10 to 15 hours each week. An ethnographic journal is kept throughout the study, which forms the basis for a final paper and presentation. Each year, the Hispanic Studies faculty offer one or more May Term courses, often on topics not regularly offered during the academic year. Recent on-campus courses have included AfroCaribbean Poetry and an intensive reading of Don Quijote de la Mancha. Off-campus offerings have included Intensive Spanish in Mexico, the Language and Culture of Curaçao, and the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Earlham Spanish and Hispanic Studies majors often take classes in the related fields of Latin American Studies, Comparative Languages and Linguistics, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and may choose to minor in an unrelated field. According to HEDS data, Earlham is ranked 53rd (in the 96th percentile) among 1,469 institutions of higher learning in the U.S. in the percentage of graduates who go on to receive Ph.D.s in foreign languages. Of those receiving Ph.D.s in the humanities in general, Earlham ranks 34th (in the 97th percentile). Our graduates have entered a variety of graduate programs and professions in fields such as law, bilingual education, social work, medicine, environmental sciences and international studies. Earlham College and Richmond offer many opportunities for speaking Spanish and being involved in Latino cultures on a daily basis. Students may choose to live in La Casa Hispana at Earlham. Our students are active in teaching English, working with children and organizing special interest groups through AMIGOS, the Richmond Latino Center. AMIGOS has also paid summer interns to work with the Latino community. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |