Asked once what he might have been if he hadn't taken up writing, Roberto Bolaño didn't hesitate. "A homicide detective," he said. "I would have been the sort of person who comes back alone to the ...

Throughout the history of Latin America, writers have challenged notions of a white-dominated literary canon by leaving an undeniable mark on literature in their home countries and across the world.

Discover how Latin American landscape representations can reflect social & political concerns. Who is Mother Nature REALLY? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll uncover how ...

High school seniors at Valley View School District 365U will have the chance to take a class focusing on Latin American literature next year. After three years of standard English, the elective can be ...

Maria Claudia André of the Hope College Spanish faculty has co-edited the book “The Woman in Latin American and Spanish Literature.” André, who is a professor of Spanish and chairperson of the ...

When Princeton University senior Elizabeth Butterworth was in middle school she immersed herself in the richly imagined world of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings." The experience sparked her ...

There was a time not so long ago when Latin American literature, as it appeared on college syllabi, in critical discourse, and in writers' own spheres of influence, summoned up the whimsical and ...

How students at USC Aiken explore the histories and cultures of Latin America through its diverse literature was the topic of the free “Aiken in the Alley” lecture on March 20. The Spanish language is ...

Discover the origins of Latin American horror in ghost towns, haunted inns, and eerie landscapes. Are you afraid of ghosts? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we pull back the ...

The University of Texas at El Paso has named a Latin American literature scholar from Houston as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Anadeli Bencomo, a native of Venezuela, will officially ...

This list is intended to help you prepare for the Latin PhD preliminary examination. That exam is a test of your competence in Latin and your familiarity with the field of Latin literature, rather ...

There was a time not so long ago when Latin American literature, as it appeared on college syllabi, in critical discourse, and in writers' own spheres of influence, summoned up the whimsical and ...