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Crossing Conventions

In 1627, the young Irish noble Mary Stuart O’Donnell, daughter of the earl of Tyrconnell, fled in male attire from England to the Catholic Netherlands…

Field Notes: Wheaton Filmmaker in Granada Spain

Each summer, Wheaton College offers several Filmmaker in Residence Fellowships that fund students to travel with faculty-led international courses and produce films about the experiences…

Global Learning: Exploring Puerto Rico and Climate Change through the Lens of Culture

This how my four years at Wheaton culminated into a project that ultimately changed the way I think about the world.

The Power of Learning a Foreign Language in the Context of a Liberal Arts Education

Landing on a capstone project topic wasn’t an easy task for me. There was no obvious choice. I wanted it to be meaningful while connecting…

Global Honors: The Power in 3: Celia Cruz, Selena and Rosalía and New York City, Miami and Cleveland

My global project applies transculturation, musical crossover, bilingualism, and productive frictions to Celia Cruz, Rosalía, and Selena. My reflection portion of the Global Honors focuses…

Guatemala’s Gender Norms Seen Through Film

For my senior capstone project in Hispanic Studies I looked at the relationship between the film of director Jayro Bustamante and gender norms in Guatemala.…

Senior Seminar Capstone: Second Language Acquisition

My senior seminar capstone explores second language acquisition in conjunction with the methodological and pedagogical aspects of bilingual education.

Partnerships in Teaching and Learning

Innovation in Wheaton College classrooms often starts with engaging with students as partners. This is the classic Wheaton for which we are remembered. Professor Domingo…

Cosmopolitan Post-nationalists – New Approaches to Hispanic Literature

Francisco de Alba, professor of Hispanic Studies, contributes chapter entitled “Cosmopolitan Post Nationalists: The Case of Virgilio Piñera and Wifredo Lam” to the recently published…

Calling all lovers of texts and tech

Calling all lovers of texts and tech: WED, Nov. 15, 3:30 pm (csLab, SC 1315)

Mining Memory in Peru

Prof. Tierney-Tello’s new book examines Peruvian childhood narratives and their cultural roles.

Prof. Montserrat Pérez-Toribio wins Whiting Fellowship

Wheaton College professor Montserrat Pérez-Toribio has received a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation to fund travel and research that will facilitate the…