Earlham College

 

Spanish and Hispanic Studies at Earlham

Ana Cornide

"As a teacher, I want students to
see that literature, culture and
language reflect how we view
the world — to question these
views and dialogue with each
other, to bury misconceptions
and to think beyond the
material they have learned,
displaying how learning is
engaging and enjoyable."

 

– Ana Cornide, Ph.D.;
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Language and Literature

College students investigating Spanish and Hispanic Studies often do so because of a desire to speak the language. However, at Earlham, the language is only one part of a broader, more comprehensive education that also includes linguistics, cultures and texts. We have courses in film; we read poetry and newspapers; students study plays and perform them for the Earlham Community. We believe that off-campus study is essential to advanced understanding of Hispanic Studies. Simply put, we study Hispanic culture in exciting and unexpected ways.

Majors and minors in Spanish and Hispanic Studies at Earlham create a coherent, challenging program of study according to their special interests (for example: linguistics, language learning, text analysis or cultural studies). All students who major or minor in Hispanic Studies are asked to demonstrate:

  • A high level of proficiency in the Spanish language
  • A ability to think critically about and analyze texts (from film to TV to novels to graffiti)
  • An awareness of the great diversity of subjects that Hispanic Studies contains and the cultural diversity of Spanish-speaking communities throughout the world
  • An in-depth knowledge of a particular subject within Hispanic Studies, according to individual student interests
The diversity of subjects our students study is reflected in the career paths they follow after college. Our graduates have found careers in medicine, social work, law and education, and have become immigration attorneys, Peace Corps volunteers, teachers and professors and specialists in bilingual education.