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

Academic Festival
Hispanic Studies

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

Academic Festival
Academics
Hispanic Studies

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

Academic Festival
Academics
Hispanic Studies

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

Academic Festival
Academics
Hispanic Studies
Women's and Gender Studies

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

Academic Festival
Hispanic Studies

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

Partnerships in Teaching and Learning

Hispanic Studies
Teaching with Technology

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

Hispanic Studies
Provost

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

Campus Life
Computer Science
English
Film & New Media Studies
Greek, Latin and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Hispanic Studies
History
Jewish Studies
Teaching with Technology
Technology

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

Mining Memory in Peru

Hispanic Studies

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

Prof. Montserrat Pérez-Toribio wins Whiting Fellowship

Hispanic Studies

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…

Professor Lectures at Amherst College

Hispanic Studies
Latin American Studies

Hispanic Studies Professor Francisco Fernandez de Alba invited lecture at Amherst College

Prize-winning pedagogy Prof. Ledezma wins “multimedia prize” from regional Latin American scholars conference

Hispanic Studies
Latin American Studies

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Domingo Ledezma was honored by the New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS) for developing a digital publication on…