Hispanic Studies

The Hispanic Studies Program at Bowdoin offers students countless opportunities to achieve mastery of the Spanish language and develop a deep understanding of the vast and diverse cultures, literatures, and history of the Spanish-speaking world.

Why Hispanic Studies?

The skills developed through the Hispanic Studies major and minor at Bowdoin serve our students and alumni in all walks of life. The ability to view and articulate experience from more than one cultural perspective and language gives our graduates an edge in many professions such as business, medicine, international relations, politics, and social work.

Off-Campus Study

Bowdoin’s Boyle Coauthors Jewish-Mexican Cookbook
Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Margaret Boyle has tapped into her heritage to coauthor a book about Jewish Mexican food and culture.
Drawing on Environmental Studies Experience, Senior Teams Up with Hispanic Studies Professor to Produce Academic Article—in Spanish!
Environmental studies and Hispanic studies double major Katie Draeger '24 combines both disciplines as she collaborates with Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Carolyn Wolfenzon Niego to write a Spanish language article for an academic journal.
Students Read Into a Booming Book Trend in Latin America
This spring, Nadia Celis, a professor of Romance languages and literatures, taught a new class about a burgeoning field of young Latin American women writers. The Bowdoin Library supported her by purchasing more than 300 new novels and nonfiction books, many of them in Spanish.